Day: January 9, 2023

4 WLW Romance Novels That Don’t End in Tragedy

The era of burying our gays is over… or at least, it should be. While this particular trope has lessened in frequency over the years, getting into queer media, particularly lesbian or WLW media, can still feel like a gamble–will yet another gay character feel the brunt of real-world cruelty? Below, I’d like to highlight four WLW romance novels that don’t end in total tragedy, because honestly, we deserve it.

THE NATURE OF LOVE

Love is the best and the worst,The most predictable and unpredictable,The greatest feeling and yet the most disappointing,The limitless and limiting,The most reliable and still uncertain,The thing I want but am so afraid of. But beyond all that, you are the strongest and weakest with it.And I’m afraid of the weaknesses—the vulnerability.The heartbreak—that’s inevitable, isn’t […]

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