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Witch Wolf 🐺🔮🖤🌃 by Winter Pennington

☆ Kassandra Lyall Preternatural Investigator Book #1 ☆

Finally compiling moodboards for my absolute all time favorite sapphic urban dark fantasy series, also THE series that inspired me to start this blog ♥︎ Highly recommend this for anyone who just wants to unwind with a fun, fast paced adventure but still wants that good good romance and detailed witchy worldbuilding.

There really is something about urban fantasy, y2K grunge and sapphic vibes: Underworld, Van Helsing (both the film and TV series), Ginger Snaps, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Carmilla. I'm honestly addicted to the SD grain and pixelation, the harsh bluish tones, the foreboding in dripping nightlights and sharp silhouettes. Not sure how to explain it but Winter Pennington's writing and cover designs really evoke the *classics* Eating that shit up! Short Stubborn Grunge Werewolf Kassandra x Tall Elegant Vampire Royalty Lenorre has my entire heart and I would read and/or watch 20 seasons of this in a heartbeat 𐙚

I KNOW canonically Lenorre has long black hair but hear me out on the shoulder length Atomic Blonde look shhhhhhh. If this moodboard is missing anything it's probably a slick leather jacket. Moodboards for Book 2 and 3 coming soon (✿◠‿◠)

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WLW books for Bridget Essex Fans

wizard-of-oz87 replied to your post: Five Favs: Books with LGBTQ Characters

Can you recommend any wlw books?! Like similar to Bridget Essex?!

Sure! Here are some recs from me (Robin):

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman. It’s not explicitly wlw, but, I mean... it definitely is. The Snow White x Sleeping Beauty fic you never knew you needed. My one gripe is that it’s way too short.

Now, I don’t read a lot of romance in the vein of Bridget Essex, but I wanted to leave you with a few more options, too. Though I haven’t read them personally, I have heard good things about these:

Witch Wolf by Winter Pennington. Kassandra Lyall is a paranormal investigator trying to track down one werewolf and help another. I hear there are also vampires afoot!

The Pyramid Waltz by Barbara Ann Wright. Katya is a royal rogue and rake by day, and a crime-fighting Fiend by night. Starbride is a courtier who came to the city to avoid marriage and study law. But when the two meet... well. Actually hang on, I’m adding this to my own TBR list now...

And here is a rec from Sean:

The New 52 Batwoman series (starting with Batwoman: Elegy). Going to be honest, I’m not 100% sure you will like this, only because it isn’t a novel but it’s the first thing that came to mind for wlw. The series started in 2010 (though honestly it starts to dwindle in quality by volume 6). I really enjoyed the series but I like the batfamily and stories. Representation in comics is great and having Kate Kane be a lesbian (and it not being a major plot point its just who she is) is very refreshing for comics.

Anyone else who would like to recommend some more wlw books for fans of Bridget Essex, feel free to add!

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im reading a book not only about lesbians, but werewolves and vampires. its like twilight for queers and i love it.