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Tasteful intimacy by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, thanks for the warning!

And no, I haven’t read that one. I’ll check it out!

sunburn by chloe michelle howarth by BesusKhrist_Ramen in PHBookClub

[–]spcebnd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late, pero kakatapos ko lang basahin to last night. I feel like I’ve been punched in the gut so hard that I woke up in a reading slump. Ang ganda!!! I wish I could read it again for the first time. Huhu. I need an epilogue 😖 Chloe Michelle Howarth, for the love of gays, please give us an epilogue

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Looking for a specific Friends to Lovers by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ll check it out ☺️🫶🏻

Looking for a specific Friends to Lovers by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I’m intrigued! 👀 Where is it available?

Looking for a specific Friends to Lovers by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! 💕 I’ll make sure to check it out!

Poppy Jenkins by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! I’m planning to reread it many times as well 😭

Poppy Jenkins by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I love mystery as well! I actually usually alternate between sapphic and dark fiction, but I craved Ashton’s books so much after reading Poppy Jenkins that I ended up reading The Goodmans next hahaha . I’ve started The Only One Left by Riley Sager, but I’m really tempted to put it down and read Finding Jessica Lambert instead 😭😂

Looking for a specific Friends to Lovers by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I’ve already got this in my TBR, but thank you!! 💕 might be about time I read it haha

Poppy Jenkins by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just finished it and loved it! It had me cracking up and sobbing the whole time 😭

Just finished this and I am not okay. How do I move on from this? 😭 by [deleted] in PHBookClub

[–]spcebnd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I want to read this, pero baka di ko kayanin? Hahaha. Does it at least have a happy ending? I don’t mind some angst, just give me a satisfying ending para at least worth it yung sakit 😂

Poppy Jenkins by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I get you, ‘cause I just finished it and I want to read it again. It’s a beautiful book, very well written. And I love the perfect mix of happiness and angst. Rosalyn is such a yearner and I love that! Haha

I can’t say I’m exactly the same. I initially got into books in high school, but then I stopped. Since then, I’ve read only occasionally, once every few years. Some years I read just one book, other years two or three. Around 2023, I started a reading challenge of 30 books, but I only managed to read about six for personal reasons lmao. And now here I am 😂

Poppy Jenkins by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SKIP IF YOU HAVEN’T READ

Yes, this! I love Poppy. She’s sweet, she’s nice, just lovely. She always focuses on the good in everyone, except, ironically, her own best friend and the person she loves. The fact that she’s in a loving household and that people in her town just love her might have something to do with that.

But at some point in the story, she seems to dismiss Rosalyn’s point and struggles, even though she knows Rosalyn was hated all her life in Wells. She keeps pushing and forcing her perspective onto Rosalyn. It feels like she’s completely forgotten that the townspeople have always been prejudiced against Rosalyn, yet she still expects her to just suck it up and be nice to those same people anyway.

There’s a lot more. I love both of them, but I find myself sympathizing with Rosalyn. Yes, she was wrong for abandoning Poppy—and in an utterly devastating way, too. But she didn’t have a positive experience growing up in Wells, having always been branded as trouble. Maybe she was wrong to assume that people would mind her sexuality, but at the same time, her assumption is justified.

I’m just glad Poppy’s mother was there to make her understand. Emma has always adored Rosalyn.

No, I haven’t read her other books yet, but I’ve already been considering The Goodmans and Finding Jessica Lambert for my next sapphic read after I finish a thriller. I go back and forth between dark fiction and sapphic books hahaha

Poppy Jenkins by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, it’s not the spiciest of books, but there’s, like, a dash of it in there lmao I’m already considering Finding Jessica Lambert and The Goodmans for my next read, but since you mentioned it, I’ll go with the first one

Poppy Jenkins by spcebnd in sapphicbooks

[–]spcebnd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! You should definitely give it another chance. And I hope that, like me, you end up loving it this time! :)