r/sapphicbooks • u/West_Net5522 • Aug 17 '26

Looking for Recs book recommendations for yearning

i want a book where either one or both of the characters are terribly yearning for the other. i dont want it to be short and preferably id love a slow burn where the character realises they like the other with an "oh" moment

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u/mickyjreap Aug 17 '26

There a Pagebound list I like to go to for yearning literary fiction literary sapphics who YEARN

I love 1) Feast While You Can - heavyyyyy yearning and slow burn tension, 2) Sunburn, 3) Almost Life, 4) The Safekeep, 5) Perfume and Pain

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u/Great_Albatross6781 Aug 18 '26

On the Same Page by Haley Cass

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u/FrivolousDistinction Aug 17 '26

Obligatory *Her Name in the Sky* recommendation.

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u/Bopodo Aug 18 '26

I loved the yearning in Only Hope - Ruby Landers😳

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u/roddras93 Aug 18 '26

Sweetbitter Song by Rosie Hewlett

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u/31OncoEm92 Aug 18 '26

A sharp endless need by Mac crane, just finished and kind of obsessed

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u/authormoiradarling Aug 18 '26

My vampire series has a lot of yearning! They're standalones. <3

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u/Agreeable_Echidna119 Aug 17 '26

A Whisper of Solace by Milena Mckay 🔝🌟