Weekly Book Recs 24-2025: Lesbian Romance Stories

WEEKLY BOOK RECS: 6 book reviews and suggestions every week

This week’s all about love stories between women. From sweet slow burns to complicated flings, these books explore queer romance in all kinds of forms. You’ll find everything from cozy small-town connections to messy city hookups that maybe turn into something more. It’s a good reminder that lesbian romance doesn’t come in just one flavor, it can be soft, hot, awkward, hilarious, or life-changing.

Whether you're in the mood for something fluffy or something that’ll rip your heart out and kiss it better, I’ve got you covered. Grab a coffee, find a patch of sun, and settle in. These six lesbian romance stories all bring the vibes.

1. “Something to Talk About” by Meryl Wilsner

⭐ 4.3/5

Tropes/Genre: Slow burn, workplace romance, Hollywood drama

Description: Jo is a powerful Hollywood showrunner who never gets caught slipping. Emma is her assistant, loyal and bright and constantly underestimated. When paparazzi catch a photo of them laughing together on a red carpet, the press assumes they’re dating. But what starts out as a rumor slowly builds into tension neither of them knows how to ignore.

Review: This one is a masterclass in the slowest burn known to man. The chemistry is quiet but electric, and the workplace power dynamic is handled really thoughtfully. It’s about respect, vulnerability, and the kind of longing that simmers for chapters before anything actually happens. Some might find it a bit too slow, but if you love subtlety and a mature love story, this delivers.

2. “Honey Girl” by Morgan Rogers

⭐ 4.5/5

Tropes/Genre: Accidental marriage, coming-of-age, soft sapphic chaos

Description: Grace just finished her PhD and accidentally gets married to a woman she doesn’t know while celebrating in Vegas. Classic. Instead of panicking, she decides to visit her mystery wife in New York and figure her life out in the process. What follows is part romance, part existential road trip of the heart.

Review: This one hit me in the feelings. It’s more than a romance — it’s about burnout, expectations, queerness, and trying to find home in people. Grace is a beautifully written character, and the romance is soft and strange and very real. It’s not your typical rom-com, but if you like books that hold your hand while unraveling you a little, it’s worth it.

3. “The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet” by Becky Chambers

⭐ 4.4/5

Tropes/Genre: Sci-fi found family, soft romance, interspecies queerness

Description: Okay, not a traditional romance novel, but hear me out. This space opera follows a motley crew as they tunnel wormholes across the galaxy. Among them is a lovely and low-key romance between the ship’s tech and a peaceful alien that’ll sneak up on your heart.

Review: It’s warm and hopeful sci-fi with queer characters written with real care. The sapphic romance isn’t the main plot, but it’s such a gentle and meaningful thread that I had to include it. If you want a break from messy love stories and just want two people to treat each other really well while floating in space, this is it.

4. “One Last Stop” by Casey McQuiston

⭐ 4.2/5

Tropes/Genre: Time loop romance, queer New York chaos, found family

Description: August is a skeptic with a bad habit of isolating herself. Jane is the hot girl on the Q train who turns out to be from the 1970s and is stuck on the subway. Romance blooms, time gets weird, pancakes are involved. It’s messy in all the right ways.

Review: This book is big on energy. It’s got that chaotic queer roommate vibe, the romance is sweet and steamy, and the concept is totally wild. Jane is such a cool character, and the writing never talks down to you. If you like your romances full of personality, this one’s a ride.

5. “Delilah Green Doesn’t Care” by Ashley Herring Blake

⭐ 4.6/5

Tropes/Genre: Enemies to lovers, small-town return, reluctant softie

Description: Delilah is a city girl with no plans to go back to her small hometown, but her stepsister’s wedding drags her back. Claire is a single mom who never thought she’d be into Delilah, and now they’re stuck in a bunch of wedding events together with rising tension and lots of sarcastic banter.

Review: This is a perfect enemies-to-lovers that never gets mean. The characters are grown, flawed, and fun. Delilah’s journey is full of vulnerability behind the sarcasm, and Claire is so grounded it balances things out. A great pick if you like messy families, complicated feelings, and flirty tension that actually delivers.

6. “This Is How You Lose the Time War” by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

⭐ 4.7/5

Tropes/Genre: Enemies to lovers, sci-fi fantasy epistolary romance

Description: Two rival agents, Red and Blue, wage war across time and space. But through the letters they leave for each other, a strange and beautiful love begins to grow. It’s poetic, dramatic, and weirdly intimate.

Review: This one isn’t for everyone. It’s abstract, lyrical, and written like a long love poem. But if you give yourself over to it, it’s one of the most unique and romantic things out there. Their love builds in the spaces between words and timelines. Wildly romantic and deeply queer.

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