Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 11/05/2024OUT NOW: savesappho.com/2024/05/11/n...savesappho.comNot/Coming Out (2024)This charity anthology is a diverse look at queer existence in the best way possible. And--better yet--all these diverse representations of queer identities are in one place! 000
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 11/05/2024NEW REVIEW: Not/Coming Out: A Charity Anthology (2024) We loved this diverse collection for its variety of perspectives on (not) coming out and (self-)acceptance as well as its exploration of a variety of LGBTQIA+ identities!savesappho.comNot/Coming Out (2024)This charity anthology is a diverse look at queer existence in the best way possible. And--better yet--all these diverse representations of queer identities are in one place! 000
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 11/05/2024Our review of the Not/Coming Out: A Charity Anthology goes live at 7:15 am ET tomorrow! We loved this important collection that encapsulates a variety of identities and experiences of (not) coming out and (self-)acceptance. @notcomingout.bsky.social 111
Reposted by Save SapphoSave Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 02/03/2024NEW REVIEW: Trauma (2024) poetry collection, Lou Willingham We review queer media on a scale of pain (1 being the least traumatizing, 10 being the most), so you don't have to worry about being triggered 7/10 cutting, poetic violets This collection is a MASTERPIECE. #BookBlogger #LGBTQ #BlogPostsavesappho.comTrauma (2024)"What a tragedy to love an idea more than a heart." As I not-so-eloquently put it on my Goodreads review, I'm in physical agony after reading this spectacularly beautiful poetry collection, which expl... 022
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 02/03/2024NEW REVIEW: Trauma (2024) poetry collection, Lou Willingham We review queer media on a scale of pain (1 being the least traumatizing, 10 being the most), so you don't have to worry about being triggered 7/10 cutting, poetic violets This collection is a MASTERPIECE. #BookBlogger #LGBTQ #BlogPostsavesappho.comTrauma (2024)"What a tragedy to love an idea more than a heart." As I not-so-eloquently put it on my Goodreads review, I'm in physical agony after reading this spectacularly beautiful poetry collection, which expl... 022
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 23/02/2024We've created a Threads account! We will still remain active on BlueSky.threads.netSave Sappho (@savesappho) on ThreadsEnduring the pain so you don’t have to. SAVE SAPPHO grades LGBTQ+ pain in media, so we may reclaim our queer joy. Run by @thekristenroedel. 36 Followers. 001
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 17/02/2024Oh, no. I'm sorry in advance... I'll send over some tissues. 110
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 17/02/2024You could tell that they wanted to, too. Especially Masterson! God, she killed me--especially with that wedding scenes where she watches Ruth from behind the bushes... 💘🔥 110
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 17/02/2024Thank you for your support, @robinclairvaux.bsky.social , now and always! 😀 110
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 17/02/2024What should we review next? 💜 Request a review for a pre-existing book, film, or TV series or for your own work! 💜 Independent, self-published, and debut writers and artists are encouraged to submit! #LGBT #LGBTQ #Blogger #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #BookSky #FilmSky #TVSkysavesappho.comRequest a ReviewOne of Save Sappho's unofficial missions is to uplift debut, independent, and self-published authors' and artists' work. If you would like to submit your work (or the work of a friend) for review, ple... 100
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 17/02/2024Choose your own adventure. 💜 Save Sappho’s mission is to help connect queer readers with books, films, and TV series that meet their expectations and desires for queer media. Search by identity, ending type, etc. CW/TW and pain scores appear at the top of each review. #LGBTQ #BlogPostsavesappho.comSearch Save SapphoSearch Save Sappho by title, author, identity, or by "happy ending." 020
Reposted by Save SapphoSave Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 17/02/2024NEW REVIEW: Not Quite Out (2021) We review queer media on a scale of pain (1 being the least traumatizing, 10 being the most), so you don't have to worry about being triggered 5/10 timid, not-quite-out violets #BookBlogger #LGBTQ #BlogPostsavesappho.comNot Quite Out (2021)Author: Louise Willingham Content Warnings: abortion, PTSD, drug addiction, abusive relationships, self-harm, discussion of bi-erasure Genre: New Adult LGBTQ+ Romance William Anson is done with relati... 011
Reposted by Save SapphoSave Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 17/02/2024NEW REVIEW: Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) We review queer media on a scale of pain (1 being the least traumatizing, 10 being the most), so you don't have to worry about being triggered 8/10 closeted, never-on-screen violets #BookBlogger #LGBTQ #BlogPostsavesappho.comFried Green Tomatoes (1991)This may be the most unproblematic queer romance I've ever seen. High school student Paige Evans (Rowan Blanchard) teams up with fellow track teammate AJ Campos (Auli'i Cravalho) in order to apprehend... 122
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 17/02/2024NEW REVIEW: Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) We review queer media on a scale of pain (1 being the least traumatizing, 10 being the most), so you don't have to worry about being triggered 8/10 closeted, never-on-screen violets #BookBlogger #LGBTQ #BlogPostsavesappho.comFried Green Tomatoes (1991)This may be the most unproblematic queer romance I've ever seen. High school student Paige Evans (Rowan Blanchard) teams up with fellow track teammate AJ Campos (Auli'i Cravalho) in order to apprehend... 122
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 17/02/2024NEW REVIEW: Not Quite Out (2021) We review queer media on a scale of pain (1 being the least traumatizing, 10 being the most), so you don't have to worry about being triggered 5/10 timid, not-quite-out violets #BookBlogger #LGBTQ #BlogPostsavesappho.comNot Quite Out (2021)Author: Louise Willingham Content Warnings: abortion, PTSD, drug addiction, abusive relationships, self-harm, discussion of bi-erasure Genre: New Adult LGBTQ+ Romance William Anson is done with relati... 011
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 11/02/2024ICYMI: A Sapphic witchy brooding book for Sapphics who love pining… and only pining… 000
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 11/02/2024NEW REVIEW: Wild and Wicked Things (2022) We review queer media on a scale of pain (1 being the least traumatizing, 10 being the most), so you don't have to worry about being triggered 5/10 pining violets #BookBlogger #LGBTQ #BlogPostsavesappho.comWild and Wicked Things (2022)Author: Francesca May Content Warnings: blood and gore; alcohol (“kazam”) use; latent homophobia (disguised as a disgust for magic); abortion Genre: Sapphic Fantasy (but reads like horror) In the afte... 010
Reposted by Save SapphoSave Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 10/02/2024NEW REVIEW: Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (2024) 2/10 optimistic, historically-accurate violets We review queer media on a scale of pain (1 being the least traumatizing, 10 being the most), so you don't have to worry about being triggered #BookBlogger #LGBTQ #BlogPostsavesappho.comDon’t Want You Like a Best Friend (2024)Author: Emma R. Alban Content Warnings: non-graphic discussion of domestic violence; alcohol use/abuse Genre: Sapphic Historical Romance Gwen has a brilliant beyond brilliant idea. It's 1857, and anxi... 054
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 10/02/2024NEW REVIEW: Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (2024) 2/10 optimistic, historically-accurate violets We review queer media on a scale of pain (1 being the least traumatizing, 10 being the most), so you don't have to worry about being triggered #BookBlogger #LGBTQ #BlogPostsavesappho.comDon’t Want You Like a Best Friend (2024)Author: Emma R. Alban Content Warnings: non-graphic discussion of domestic violence; alcohol use/abuse Genre: Sapphic Historical Romance Gwen has a brilliant beyond brilliant idea. It's 1857, and anxi... 054
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 06/02/2024We are absolutely loving DON’T WANT YOU LIKE A BEST FRIEND by Emma R. Alban. Review forthcoming in the next week! 000
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 07/11/2023Anuja Varghese's CHRYSALIS (2023) is absolutely breath-taking. A must-read for lovers of literary fiction and fantasy. We rated this 5/10 self-effacing violets! [This means it's somewhat safe but not entirely free of triggers!] Our review: savesappho.com/2023/11/06/c... #BookBlogger 🌈📚 #BlogPost 022
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 03/11/2023We’re reading Anuja Varghese’s CHRYSALIS and LOVING IT. This is literary fiction at its finest.goodreads.comChrysalisGenre-blending stories of transformation and belonging … 001
Reposted by Save SapphoSave Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 10/09/2023DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE (2022) is one of our all-time favorite books! This is another example of a fluffy, safe queer novel. We rated this 2/10 soft, velvety violets! [This means it's SAFE, POSITIVE, & PAIN-FREE!] Check out our review: #BookBlogger 🌈📚 #BlogPostsavesappho.comDelilah Green Doesn’t Care (2022)This was the most refreshing read because it was the first piece of Sapphic content that I've ever encountered that had a happy ending without any grossly traumatic bits in between. Before I move onto... 065
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 10/09/2023DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE (2022) is one of our all-time favorite books! This is another example of a fluffy, safe queer novel. We rated this 2/10 soft, velvety violets! [This means it's SAFE, POSITIVE, & PAIN-FREE!] Check out our review: #BookBlogger 🌈📚 #BlogPostsavesappho.comDelilah Green Doesn’t Care (2022)This was the most refreshing read because it was the first piece of Sapphic content that I've ever encountered that had a happy ending without any grossly traumatic bits in between. Before I move onto... 065
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 09/09/2023We proudly present our review of PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019) as an upstanding model of what healthy, beautiful queer content can--& should--look like (to atone for all of TJR's dead queers). We rated this 3/10 soft, breathy violets. Check out our review for CW/TW: #BookBlogger 🌈📚 #BlogPostsavesappho.comPortrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)For a film where they don't end up together because of historical circumstance, I got an immense amount of joy from this film. It's soft, and it's safe, and there is absolutely no homophobia. Refreshi... 001
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 09/09/2023To adequately introduce SS, I present our most popular review: Taylor Jenkins Reid's NYT Bestseller THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO (2017). We rated this a 9/10 "unnecessarily painful violets thrown under the bus." Each review contains content/trigger warnings. #BookBlogger 🌈📚 #BlogPostsavesappho.comThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (2017)This book is deceptive--with a title like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, one does not expect Evelyn Hugo's true love to be a woman. In fact I didn't pick it up for years because I assumed the titu... 002
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 09/09/2023SAVE SAPPHO's mission is to ensure that queer people can reliably screen the queer content they wish to consume. We rate queer books, TV shows, and films on a pain scale, so you know how soft or violently queer-bashing something is. Read more here:savesappho.comAboutSave Sappho I'm exhausted. I've spent this last decade ravenously consuming anything and everything with queer characters, only to be gravely disappointed. If it wasn't a coming out story in a conserv... 001
Save Sappho @savesappho.bsky.social · 02/09/2023We've made it onto Bluesky! 🌈📚 💙📚 SAVE SAPPHO: Enduring the pain so you don’t have to. SAVE SAPPHO grades queer pain in media, so we may reclaim our queer joy. Check out everything we've reviewed on savesappho.com #BookBlogger #BookReviewsavesappho.comSave SapphoEnduing the pain so you don't have to. 074