June is Pride month! I'd like to help kick it off by suggesting books with my favorite trope. Enemies-to-Lovers will never fail to get me to read a book or engage with other media. I know I am not alone in this. So take a look below for 6 Sapphic books featuring two characters that don't know the difference between love and hate!
Loveless by Alice Oseman:
Georgia is starting college with the knowledge that she's never kissed anyone. She's not entirely sure that she wants to, but she knows it's expected of someone her age to be interested in kissing and more. When her roommate drags her into a Shakespeare production, drama forms around her two friends from home and her two new college friends. While Georgia discovers her sexuality and romantic identity, her best friend and roommate struggle to find the line between love and hate. You can find out more about it in my recent review:
She Gets The Girl by Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick:
Molly Parker has been infatuated with the same girl since high school. When they wind up at the same college, her family insists that this is the perfect opportunity to get to know Cora. Molly knows she wants to but has no idea how. She's hopeless at flirting and struggles with self-esteem. Alex Blackwood started at Pitt partially as a chance to get away from Philadelphia. Still, she's trying to prove she can be good and faithful to her recent ex. Although she gets off on the wrong foot with Molly, she wants to help her get together with Cora. But which girl does Molly Parker get? You can find out more about it in my recent review:
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur:
Darcy and Elle are set up on a blind date by Darcy's brother, also a friend of Elle's. This date goes completely wrong and both girls assume they will never see each other again. Unfortunately, what was meant to be an easy lie from Darcy leads to her brother suggesting to Elle that things went well. The two girls reluctantly agree to fake date for their own reasons, but will their feelings for each other help or hinder the situation? More info can be found in my review:
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake:
Delilah Green tends to avoid going back to her hometown. It reminds her of her childhood, raised by her awful stepmother and not having been able to find solace in her sister, Astrid. However, when she's hired as the photographer for Astrid's wedding, it is hard to turn down the money. When she gets there, she bumps into Claire Sutherland. Claire is one of Astrid's best friends, someone who Delilah had always disregarded. She is also a single mother of a daughter whose father disappears for long stretches of time. Two weeks is not much time, but will it be enough for Claire and Delilah to fall for each other? More info can be found in my review:
Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth:
Aideen does not feel like she can control much in her life. Her best friend is drifting from her, school cannot be a priority, and her mother is suffering from alcoholism. She would be the last person one would expect to become a "fixer" (in a non-killing sense of the word). When her school rival, Meabh, asks Aideen to injure her, she reluctantly agrees. As more people ask her to do favors for them, she only asks for a favor in return. Although her home and school lives are not going well, she gets quite successful at helping others out. She's not alone in it, however. Several of the people she has helped join her hobby, including Meabh. Will working together be enough to bring them together, or will their distaste for each other win out? More info can be found in my review:
She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen:
Scottie is a high school basketball player struggling with the feelings she still has for her ex girlfriend. Her ex plays for a rival team. So after Scottie's team loses to their's, she is reasonably not in a good mood. When trying to drive out of the school parking lot, she gets into a crash with cheerleader Irene. Irene and Scottie don't know each other well, but they do have bad history between them. If it wasn't enough that they now have to carpool, the two girls foolishly decide to fake-date. They cannot stand each other, but they do have benefits that can help the other. More info can be found in my review (plus a bonus review):
I'd love to read your favorite Enemies-to-Lovers books!
Feel free to comment with the best queer ones!
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