I’m not one to take part in book bingos, because they stress me out to take part in. HOWEVER, I love doing book recs and what better time to do one than when there’s a year long book bingo? ESPECIALLY when it’s sapphic!
This recommendation list is based on Jae’s Sapphic Book Bingo, which you can find here! One note: these links are affiliate links, which means I make a little bit of money back if you purchase through it!
Here are my personal recs based on the prompts. I don’t have recommendations for every category, because clearly I have lots of reading to do! It’ll be great to see everyone else’s bingo cards to see what I should be reading next!
Base Bingo Card
Age-gap romance:
Read a sapphic romance in which the main characters have an age difference of at least 10 years.
- Mistakes Were Made – Meryl Wilsner
- Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics – Olivia Waite
- Mrs. Mix Up – Candace Harper (me!)
- Matzo Match – Roz Alexander
Bodyguard or security guard:
Read a sapphic book with a main character who is a bodyguard or works in security.
- The Unbroken – C.L. Clark
- Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea – Rebecca Thorne
- Gideon the Ninth – Tamsyn Muir
- Legends and Lattes – Travis Baldree
- Glorious Day – Skye Kilaen
- The Unspoken Name – AK Larkwood
Free sapphic book:
Read a sapphic book that you got for free. Many authors have a free story for you to download on their website or send one to readers who sign up to their newsletter. I’ll post a huge list of free books for you to download in April.
- News Flash – Candace Harper (me! Sign up at the link in the sidebar!)
Country or state you haven’t visited:
Read a sapphic book that is set in a country or in a US state you haven’t visited yet.
- I’ve never been to Edinburgh, so Second Wind by Ceillie Simkiss (me!)
Single parent:
Read a sapphic book with a main character who’s a single parent.
- Hugs and Quiches by Candace Harper (me!)
- Mistakes Were Made – Meryl Wilsner
- Fearless – Shira Glassman
Enemies-to-lovers romance:
Read a sapphic romance in which the main characters start out as enemies or rivals or at least strongly dislike each other before falling in love.
Pride scene:
Read a sapphic book in which the main character attends a Pride parade or another Pride event.
Same-sex wedding:
Read a sapphic book in which a same-sex wedding plays an important role. It needs to be essential to the plot, not just the two main characters getting married in the last chapter or epilogue.
- D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding – Chencia C. Higgins
- Enchanted By Her by Chelsea M. Cameron
- Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
New or new-to-you author:
Read a sapphic book by an author who is either new (hasn’t published more than two full-length novels) or new to you.
I don’t know who you have read and who you haven’t, so I’m going with “less than two full length novels” for this secton
- Season of Love – Helena Greer
- How to Excavate a Heart – Jake Maia Arlow
- The Scapegracers – Hannah Abigail Clarke
Angsty romance:
Read a sapphic romance with a high angst level—the characters are going through strong emotional turmoil, and the author puts them through the wringer before they get their happy ending.
- Wife in the Attic – Rose Lerner
- Dithered Hearts – Chace Verity
- Matzo Match – Roz Alexander
- Ruinsong – Julia Ember
Low-angst romance:
Read a sapphic romance with a low angst level—a light-hearted, feel-good novel that you’d read whenever you need a book hug.
- The Learning Curves Omnibus by Ceillie Simkiss
- Fearless – Shira Glassman
- Things Hoped For – Chencia C. Higgins
- Flowers for Fara – Amara Lynn
- Knit One, Girl Two – Shira Glassman
Coffee shop romance:
Read a sapphic romance in which one of the main characters either works in a coffee shop or spends significant time in one.
Second book in a series:
Read a sapphic book that is the second book in a series.
- Wrapped Up In You by Ceillie Simkiss
- Stormsong – C.L. Polk
- The Thousand Eyes – A.K. Larkwood
- The True Queen – Zen Cho
- Ruin of Stars – Linsey Miller
- The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows – Olivia Waite
- How to Find A Princess – Alyssa Cole
Workaholic character:
Read a sapphic book with a main character who’s a workaholic.
Cowgirl or rancher:
Read a sapphic book with a main character who’s a rancher or a “cowgirl.” The book can be historical or contemporary.
Tool belt:
Read a sapphic book with a main character who works in construction or wears a tool belt in at least one scene.
“Unicorn Card”
Shorter butch character:
Read a sapphic book with a butch main character who is shorter (or at least the same height, not taller) than her love interest.
- I’m gonna rec an entire author here – Roz Alexander. They have several butch/butch romances that I’ve linked all over this list so go read them!!
Unusual first date:
Read a sapphic book in which the main characters are going on an unusual first date, e.g., the location of their first date or the first-date activity is unusual.
Immigrant or expat:
Read a sapphic book with a main character who is an immigrant or an expat (i.e., they left their native country and now live elsewhere).
Stunning cover:
Read a sapphic book with a cover that is stunning, unusual, or stands out in some way.
POC on the cover:
Read a sapphic book that has a person of color on the cover.
- Sips of Her – Karmen Lee
- D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding – Chencia C. Higgins
- Someone Like Her – Tuesday Harper
- You Should See Me in a Crown – Leah Johnson
- Treasure – Rebekah Weatherspoon
- Once Ghosted, Twice Shy – Alyssa Cole
- Femme Like Her – Fiona Zedda
- Mechanics of Love – Meka James
- Honey Girl – Morgan Rogers
- Can’t Resist Her – Kianna Alexander
- The Final Strife – Saara El-Arifi
- The Jasmine Throne – Tasha Suri
Romance without a sex scene:
Read a sapphic romance that doesn’t have an on-the-page sex scene.
- Anything by Ceillie Simkiss!
- When Tara Met Farah – Tara Pammi
- Flowers for Fara – Amara Lynn
Menopause:
Read a sapphic book with a main character who is going through menopause.
Unusual setting:
Read a sapphic book with an unusual setting, e.g., Antarctica, space, a remote island, etc.
If you made it all the way down here, THANK YOU YOU ROCK! Now, please rec me some of your faves for this year’s book bingo so I can read some new to me things!
