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GENRE: FANTASY/PIRATES. ICE QUEEN. ROMANCE. ⁠ ⁠ 🌟ABSTRACT: "The Lily and the Crown is a lesbian romance about daring to risk your heart with someone you shouldn’t. The skilled, young botanist, Ariana “Ari” Geiker. Her nameless slave is watchful, intelligent, dangerous, and sexy, and seems to know an awful lot about tactics, star charts, and the dread, marauding pirate queen, Mir. What happens when the slave also reveals an expertise in seduction to her innocent mistress?"⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🌟I first read this one in 2018 as well, I think in 2018 was when I discovered Ylva Publishing because I read a lot of well-known books by them in 2018. And fucking God, was this good. I loved every moment, I hang onto every word and it was just so entertaining and fabulous. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🌟You know that feeling you get after you've finished reading a book and you feel this blissful feeling hugging your soul. Well, That's how I feel right now. Roslyn Sinclair's The Lily and The Crown is a total recommendation. Holy damn. wow. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🌟 Let's talk about taming The Beast because Ari loved Mir so well and softly, it was just beautiful. She didn't tame the beast but she still did. And the there is thawing The Ice Queen, Mir classed that so fucking well, I was literally quivering the first time i read this book. Mir was still remained icey until the end but with a softer edge because she loved Ari so. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🌟 I usually don't talk about sex scenes and that's mainly because I rarely read sex scenes (unless if I am reading erotica). The first love?? no.. sex scene… it was absolutely well written. That moment when Assistant realised that Ari had feelings for her… beautiful. The scene when Ari gave herself to Assistent, fucking magnificent. The scene when Mir told Ari not to ask her to let her go, arghhhh, I was on the floor. I won't even let myself think of Mir finally professing her "weakness" (normal ppl call it love), beautiful indeed. ⁠ I loved the pace, the writing, so emotional and a little bit real but to an extent that is wonderful. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #wlwbooks #sapphicbooks #sapphiclove #lesbianbooks #lesbianfiction #gay #pirates #fantasy #ylvapublishing #roslynsinclair #bookstagram #book https://www.instagram.com/p/CXouPtlPihU/?utm_medium=tumblr

Sometimes, I fucking wish that that was where my drama-loving-self existed because that would make for some very classic, very gut-wrenching drama. @ylvapublishing

There is a history between me and this book. I first read it in 2018 and let me tell you, my 20-year-old self was not moved. I felt like I didn't understand the events that happened in the book. So I read it again when I was 23, by this time, I had this insane love for ice queens but still, my mind was not there yet. Now this year, my soon-to-be 25-year-old self is so impressed by this masterpiece, I shudder in shame at my prior reactions. Over the years, I have developed this crazy love for ice queens and I am a diehard fan of age-gap romance with a celebrity touch to it, so you can imagine my acquired bliss when my heart and mind finally resonated with joy after finishing this book. What confused me was that shit with Richard because I couldn't contemplate Elena's ignorance. And let me tell you when I wholeheartedly paid extra attention to her POVs, well, my fucking heart shattered. My poor sweet woman. I wanted to understand something about that "ignorance" because.. well that's personal. 😫 Ps: That mirror scene had me weak in the knees. Like YESSSSS 🤤🤤🤤😏😫👌🏾🔥 And all those French words had me simping 😫😫🤤🤤 Pss: Now, I need to do the same thing with "Requiem for Immortals" which I also read in 2018, I was having a "Ylva Marathon". My issue with RFI was I couldn't visualise the scenes and that usually reduces the book's impact on me. I need to see every scene I read and play it out in my head, so I can gasp or swoon, whichever. Psss: I would die for a novella or better yet a full novel on Véronique Duchamp. The name is so powerful. There is no way in fuck she is straight. I refuse that. #wlw #wlwbooks #sapphic #lesbian #YlvaPublishing #LeeWinter #2023 #rereads #bookstagram #queer https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXqRLxudNp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The emotions are just right. Just enough. Just PERFECTION. And I am not talking about the sex scenes. I am talking about the intimacy, the emotional range, the hunger, the craving, the yearning... the iceness, It is hard to explain. It is a feeling that I get whenever I read a book of her, it is like I am there, part of the story or watching it in those VR goggles. It is hard to explain. 🥹🥹🥹 Ps: Currently reading: Heavy Sugar And it is heavy, I will tell you that 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤩 #wlw #sapphic #ylvapublishing https://www.instagram.com/p/CmOp0YqjXpJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The emotions are just right. Just enough. Just PERFECTION. And I am not talking about the sex scenes. I am talking about the intimacy, the emotional range, the hunger, the craving, the yearning... the iceness, It is hard to explain. It is a feeling that I get whenever I read a book of her, it is like I am there, part of the story or watching it in those VR goggles. It is hard to explain. 🥹🥹🥹 Ps: Currently reading: Heavy Sugar And it is heavy, I will tell you that 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤩 #wlw #sapphic #ylvapublishing https://www.instagram.com/p/CmOp0YqjXpJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🔞THIS IS A NON-FILTERED REVIEW⚠️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Like damn. 🤤🤤😫👅👌🤗🤤 I felt things 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤😫😫 141 highlights in Book 1. At some point, I highlighted the whole fucking page like fucking God 🤤🤤🤤🤤 That stuff was hot. You know, I shouldn't be surprised because The Lily And The Crown and The X Ingredient were no joke either, mostly the latter... but this one... it.. it.. my god. Anyways, Vivan doesn't like crude ppl so I will keep my nasty business to myself but the things these two books did to me... my psyche 🤤🤤🤤🤤 my ovaries... sheeesh 🤤🤤🤤🤤 95 highlights in Book 2, it was building the relationship... BEST WEEKEND READING EVER. Like fuck me blind.. or should I say "cross-eyed" 😫😂🤤👅🌶👌 Just 🤤🤤🤤🤤👅👅👅👅🌶🌶🌶 like damn. On the other note: The book was entertaining, dramatic, captivating and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The plot, pace and character development were really well portrayed. Ps: I think Allie was such a cute baby. 🤗🤗 🌶 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨, 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨, 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩. #wlw #wlwbooks #queer #ylvapublishing #bookstagram #roslynsinclair #lgbtqia #sapphic #lesbianbooks #lesbianfiction #gay https://www.instagram.com/p/CdmCOF5DQbV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

THEMES: CONTEMPORARY. CELEBRITY. AGE-GAP. FAUXMANCE. ⁠ ⁠ 🌟ABSTRACT: "Life has become a farcical mess for icy British A-lister Elizabeth Thornton. America’s most-hated villain stars in a top-rated TV medical drama that she hates. Now, she’s been romantically linked to her perky, new co-star, Summer Hayes, due to the young woman’s clumsiness. As a closeted actress, that’s the last thing Elizabeth needs. If she could just get her dream movie role, life would be so much better. The only problem is that the eccentric French film-maker offering it insists on meeting her “girlfriend”, Summer, first. A lesbian celebrity romance about gaining love, losing masks, and trying to stick to the script." ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🌟The first time I read this book, I loved it, that was in 2019. I knew I would definitely re-read, just not right away. I was captivated the first that the scenes were like a vivid movie in my head. It is rather hard to explain but the authenticity of this book is just beguiling. You read the book and you are so deeply captivated that when you are finished, you are just dazed, in the most wonderful way possible. ⁠ ⁠ 🌟The way Summer loved Bess was truly sweet. And their connection, well, I understand why Grace was bitter. Fauxmance is just entertaining but even I failed to see where the lines were in this once. And during that film making, my God, Summer's conflicts were just so down-earth. I loved her even more. And the way she didn't take shit from anyone and used her adorableness to charm "others" was so brilliant. Like yes Queen, use your power. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🌟I am gonna say, they both broke character and it was tremendous. And I loved this scene; “Gosh, I love what you’re wearing,” she told the woman [...] “Who’s the designer?” “Me.” The woman beamed. “I love you already. I’m Zara Ejogo.”⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #wlwbooks #lesbianfiction⁠ #lesbianbooks #YlvaPublishing #leewinter #sapphic ⁠ ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CYGsNgwMYee/?utm_medium=tumblr

GENRE: CONTEMPORARY. AGE-GAP. 60s/PRESENT. SMALL TOWN.⁠ ⁠ 🌟 ABSTRACT: "All Nikka thinks about is making partner in the law firm she works for. So, when the firm sends her to the Springs, a women’s resort town and home of famous lesbian author Beth Walker, Nikka jumps at the chance to prove herself to her sexy boss, Lea. But nothing in the Springs is as it seems. Beth is hiding secrets about her mysterious past with movie star Dawn Montgomery. Attorney Lea. Adorably impulsive Maggie. Will Nikka stay true to her life’s ambition, or will she dare look into the mystery—and into her own heart?"⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🌟 98% of the time, I always read the synopsis before I read a book. The first 1% I read half of the synopsis and the other 1%, I don't read it all because even that will be a spoiler. This book, I read the synopsis, 3 times to be exact and it was still nothing like how thought it was going to be. Not wholly in a bad way, of course. I loved the time jumping, I usually enjoy such stories. ⁠ ⁠ 🌟 I dunno if I should call them twists or unexpected-turn of events but kinda like that. Nikki ending up with Maggie, and the actual age-gap to have happened in the 60s and not the present, now that had me howling coz I didn't see that coming. And then Maggie, impulsive, yes, to me, or like stubborn. Don't even get me started on Lea, coz she was just bad. And the twist or unexpected person from the present that connected to the 60s, always having a weird sense of bad timing. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🌟 I recently watched a movie titled, "I Care A lot" starring Rosamund Pike and Eiza González, well, Rosa is definitely Lea, but of course Rosa's character cared for Eiza's character which Lea didn't in Nikka's case. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #wlwbooks #sapphic #lesbianfiction #ylvapublishing #lesbianbooks #bisexual #lgbt #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CXqXgG5sYMR/?utm_medium=tumblr