i’m doing the f/f feb readathon!

Hop in, traveler!

For the third year in a row, Ellie and Imi are hosting the F/F Feb Readathon! And this year, I’m participating!

This readathon is focusing on reading books that feature f/f pairings and/or sapphic characters and is happening during February. To help us decide what to read, they created a bingo card with nine different prompts:

More features are included in this readathon, and if you want to know more, I advise you to check their explanatory post!

Related: Want to read a sapphic book? Check out my WLW posts!

I’m hoping to read 5 books for this readathon, which is a big amount for me — I usually read 4 books per month. But this year, we’re challenging ourselves! Enough chit-chat now, let’s head over my F/F February TBR.

A DEAD DJINN IN CAIRO
P. Djèlí Clark

prompt: an f/f historical book

Egypt, 1912. In an alternate Cairo infused with the otherworldly, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine. What starts off as an odd suicide case for Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha’arawi leads her through the city’s underbelly as she encounters rampaging ghouls, saucy assassins, clockwork angels, and plot that could unravel time itself. [ read more ]

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THE EMPRESS OF SALT AND FORTUNE
Nghi Vo

prompt: an f/f audiobook

A young royal from the far north is sent south for a political marriage. Alone and sometimes reviled, she has only her servants on her side. This evocative debut chronicles her rise to power through the eyes of her handmaiden, at once feminist high fantasy and a thrilling indictment of monarchy. [ read more ]

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THAT INEVITABLE VICTORIAN THING
E.K. Johnston

prompt: an f/f backlist book

Set in a near-future world where the British Empire was preserved, not by the cost of blood and theft but by effort of repatriation and promises kept, That Inevitable Victorian Thing is a novel of love, duty, and the small moments that can change people and the world. [ read more ]

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CRIER’S WAR
Nina Varela

prompt: an f/f sci-fi

Impossible love between two girls —one human, one Made. A love that could birth a revolution.
After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, Designed to be the playthings of royals, took over the estates of their owners and bent the human race to their will. [ read more ]

Related: 12 backlist books I’m hoping to read in 2021

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ANNIE ON MY MIND
Nancy Garden

prompt: a sapphic own-voices book

When Liza Winthrop first lays eyes on Annie Kenyon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she knows there’s something special between them. Soon, their close friendship develops into a deep and intimate romance. Neither imagined that falling in love could be so wonderful, but as Liza and Annie’s newfound sexuality sparks conflict in both their families and at their schools, they discover it will take more than love for their relationship to succeed. [ read more ]

I mostly chose short books to help me achieve my goal. I’m pretty happy with my list, and I can’t wait to discover all these stories!

Are you taking part in F/F Feb?
What are your favorite sapphic novels?

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