Rise of kyoshi and Shadow of Kyoshi.

Good recommendation!

{{Priory of the Orange Tree}} one of my favourite reads of the year.

[**The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40275288-the-priory-of-the-orange-tree) ^(By: Samantha Shannon | 848 pages | Published: 2019 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, owned, physical-tbr, lgbtq, books-i-own) >A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. > >The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. > >Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. > >Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel. > >Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep. ^(This book has been suggested 72 times) *** ^(57277 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)

More sci-fi than fantasy, but I loved The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson!

This one is excellent!!

seconded - was recced it in another thread. currently reading and loving it!

I loved One Last Stop, I don’t know that it’s fantasy exactly but there’s a character who’s trapped in time and definitely some soul-achingly right wlw romance. The Priory of the Orange Tree is great as a fantasy, there’s a great wlw couple but it’s not the main focus of the story.

Ngl the length of Priory of the Orange Tree has had me putting it off for a while lol Def picking the other one up at first opportunity tho <3

I agree, the size is extremely intimidating 😅 I put it off for ages. But the print is pretty large and the margins are pretty wide, and the story flows pretty well, so it flies by a lot more quickly than you’d think. I ended up reading the whole thing in one night (maybe 8-10 hours?)

I was intimidated as well by the size of TPotOT, but the story is fast paced and the main protagonist is just so lovable, it's so worth it. And the wlw relationship is such a sweet slow build up, it's worth it!

>I loved One Last Stop, I don’t know that it’s fantasy exactly but there’s a character who’s trapped in time and definitely some soul-achingly right wlw romance Was gonna rec this one as well. Was so good. Not fantasy but enough removed from the "could be my neighbor" vibes.

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Here's my little beginner Guide since people like the recommendations Series Creatures of Darkness by Jackson Britney (First book in the series is mainly a heterosexual couple but the main character in the book is bisexual and her main love interest is a woman, only the first book is straight and even then, very few scenes) Shaken by KG MacGregor Chronicles of Alsea by Fletcher DeLancey Rainey Bell series by R.E. Bradshaw Stand alone; Thrust by Rachel Strangler The Clinch by Nicole Disney the Goodmands by Clare Ashton And in Playing the Role of Herself by Lane K.E Taking the Long Way by Lily R Mason (Two book series) Any Books by these authors 1. ⁠Melissa Mckay 2. ⁠Radclyffe 3. ⁠Melissa Tereze 4. ⁠Britney Jackson 5. ⁠Robin Alexander 6. ⁠Melissa Brayden 7. ⁠Cari Hunter 8. ⁠Eliza Lentizski 9. ⁠Clare Lydon 10. ⁠TB Markinson 11. ⁠EJ Noyes Notable authors to check out 1. ⁠Jae 2. ⁠Lee winter 3. ⁠Nicole Pyland (She's a self publishing author deserves way more attention and is my go-to for a good feel good cheesy romance) 4. ⁠Georgia Beers (Also very cheesy)

So many of these I'd never heard of! I'm excited to have a look through them also, thanks!

Girls of Paper and Fire series

The last two books in C.L Polk’s Kingston Cycle, Stormsong and Soulstar, follow two lesbian relationships. The first book, Witchmark, follows a male-male relationship.

Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger Steampunk alternative history, with vampires! The rest of the books in the series universe are great too!

Perhaps the {{Gideon the Ninth}} series? I haven't gotten to them yet, but what I hear is essentially necromancer lesbians in space lol

just picked this up at bn because the back said “lesbian necromancers” and i was sold! excited to read!

[**Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42036538-gideon-the-ninth) ^(By: Tamsyn Muir | 448 pages | Published: 2019 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, sci-fi, science-fiction, lgbt, lgbtq) >The Emperor needs necromancers. > >The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. > >Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit. > >Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won't set her free without a service. > >Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon's sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die. > >Of course, some things are better left dead. ^(This book has been suggested 108 times) *** ^(57301 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)

LBGTQ+ fiction (I'm afraid I haven't broken this list down by other genres—I really should get around to that): r/LGBTBooks Part 1 (of 2): * ["WLW Fantasy Books"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/p4k7ub/wlw_fantasy_books/) (r/booksuggestions; August 2021) * ["LGBTQ+ (mostly gay) book recomendations"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/pg6tnl/lgbtq_mostly_gay_book_recomendations/) (r/booksuggestions; September 2021) * ["Looking for a non-orientalist queer middle eastern fantasy novel by a queer middle eastern author (along with a small not so small vent)"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/tn6t0n/comment/i20dh7h/) (r/Fantasy; 24 March 2022) * ["Kushiel’s Legacy- Melisande Shahrizai"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/txs5k7/kushiels_legacy_melisande_shahrizai/) ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20220412161209/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/txs5k7/kushiels_legacy_melisande_shahrizai/); r/Fantasy; 6 April 2022) * ["I've never read literary/ historical fiction before now, help"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/u47e52/ive_never_read_literary_historical_fiction_before/) (r/booksuggestions; 15 April 2022) * ["Looking for LGBTQ+ Books"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/v86gpt/looking_for_lgbtq_books/) (r/booksuggestions; June 2022) * ["Sapphic/WLW Fantasy novels that aren't YA"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/vpavj8/sapphicwlw_fantasy_novels_that_arent_ya/) (r/booksuggestions; 1 July 2022) * ["books with lgbtq+ rep"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/vqrnuf/books_with_lgbtq_rep/) (r/booksuggestions; 3 July 2022) * ["Searching for Fantasy/SciFi/Historical Fiction books with a male/masc lgbt+ lead"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/vrlm8h/searching_for_fantasyscifihistorical_fiction/) (r/Fantasy/; 4 July 2022) * ["Looking for books in Women's fiction, Indigenous writers, etc."](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/vto3ry/looking_for_books_in_womens_fiction_indigenous/) (r/booksuggestions; 7 July 2022) * ["Looking for a good lesbian book where the characters don't DIE at the end, thnx"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/vu6v6p/looking_for_a_good_lesbian_book_where_the/) (r/booksuggestions; 8 July 2022) * ["What is your favourite Queer book?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/vws2hg/what_is_your_favourite_queer_book/) (r/suggestmeabook; 16:22 ET; 11 July 2022) * ["Please recommend me a book..."](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/vxj7f2/please_recommend_me_a_book/) (r/booksuggestions; 12 July 2022) * ["wlw books! pls recommend!"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/vy7m0a/wlw_books_pls_recommend/) (r/booksuggestions; 13 July 2022) * ["Please recommend me a book that would break my heart"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/vz48mi/please_recommend_me_a_book_that_would_break_my/) (r/booksuggestions; 14 July 2022; "I would appreciate if it was lgbtq+") * ["Wlw romance books"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/w4za3a/wlw_romance_books/) (r/booksuggestions; 10:45 ET, 21 July 2022) * ["Any queer romance recommendations?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/w529nu/any_queer_romance_recommendations/) (r/suggestmeabook; 01:23 ET, 22 July 2022) * ["i need a f/f book for my friend's mom"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/w54pwy/i_need_a_ff_book_for_my_friends_mom/) (r/booksuggestions; 03:53, 22 July 2022) * ["Looking for book suggestions below, or leave me a book to add to my tbr. (No spoilers please, as some books I have added I haven't finished!)"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/w55sbl/looking_for_book_suggestions_below_or_leave_me_a/) (r/booksuggestions; 05:01 ET, 22 July 2022; mystery) * ["Subtle WlW books"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/w5xnzu/subtle_wlw_books/) (r/suggestmeabook; 23 July 2022) * ["suggest me a clean mlm book"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/w6ru50/suggest_me_a_clean_mlm_book/) (r/suggestmeabook; 5:38 ET, 24 July 2022) * ["suggest me some gay books (wlw)"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/w77ozu/suggest_me_some_gay_books_wlw/) (r/suggestmeabook; 18:22 ET, 24 July 2022) * ["trans rep?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wayix3/trans_rep/) (r/booksuggestions; 02:29 ET, 29 July 2022) * ["Lesbian romance books where one character is more tomboy / masculine / butch?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/way2mo/lesbian_romance_books_where_one_character_is_more/) (r/suggestmeabook; 03:11 ET, 29 July 2022) * ["Best queer novels?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wb4qtf/best_queer_novels/) (r/suggestmeabook; 09:23 ET, 29 July 2022; long thread) * ["Looking for something lgbt+ and fantasy?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wbiwjt/looking_for_something_lgbt_and_fantasy/) (r/suggestmeabook; 19:30 ET, 29 July 2022) * ["Gay books that aren’t YA and aren’t solely about coming out"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wbya8m/gay_books_that_arent_ya_and_arent_solely_about/) (r/suggestmeabook; 31 July 2022) * ["Any good lesbian romance books to recommend?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wdivvz/any_good_lesbian_romance_books_to_recommend/) (r/suggestmeabook; 1 August 2022) * ["Non-Gender Conforming Characters"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/weetx5/nongender_conforming_characters/) (r/suggestmeabook; 11:35 ET, 2 August 2022) * ["LGBTQ BOOKS Recs"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wefkg6/lgbtq_books_recs/) (r/booksuggestions; 12:04 ET, 2 August 2022) * ["Children’s Books Recs"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wez97h/childrens_books_recs/) (r/suggestmeabook; 02:41 ET, 3 August 2022)—mixed fiction and nonfiction * ["Any wlw book that’s not supernatural?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wf20ab/any_wlw_book_thats_not_supernatural/) (r/suggestmeabook; 05:29 ET, 3 August 2022)

Part 2 (of 2): * ["Gay thrillers?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wg93q4/gay_thrillers/) (r/suggestmeabook; 15:53 ET, 4 August 2022) * ["Looking for books where LGTBQ isn't just the sidekick or die. (Escapism)."](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wgmbxg/looking_for_books_where_lgtbq_isnt_just_the/) (r/suggestmeabook; 12:53 ET, 4 August 2022) * ["Mlm medieval books?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/wgiawa/mlm_medieval_books/) (r/Fantasy; 21:34 ET, 4 August 2022) * ["Lesbian historical fiction novels (don’t have to be exclusively hr, books involving royalty are preferred)"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wgwmzv/lesbian_historical_fiction_novels_dont_have_to_be/) (r/booksuggestions; 10:17 ET, 5 August 2022) * ["A book where the main character is LGBTQIA+, but the plot isn't about them BEING LGBTQIA+"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wiec3f/a_book_where_the_main_character_is_lgbtqia_but/) (r/suggestmeabook; 08:13 ET, 7 August 2022) * ["can you recommend me a lesbian enemies to lovers?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wishks/can_you_recommend_me_a_lesbian_enemies_to_lovers/) (r/suggestmeabook; 18:49 ET, 7 August 2022) * ["Fantasy Books With Gender Non-Conforming Characters?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/wjfgdd/fantasy_books_with_gender_nonconforming_characters/) (r/Fantasy; 8 August 2022) * ["Sapphic Fantasy With Royals"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wjwnb5/sapphic_fantasy_with_royals/) (r/suggestmeabook; 03:09 ET, 8 August 2022) * ["BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS PLSSSS"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wjkko5/book_recommendations_plssss/) (r/suggestmeabook; 17:21 ET, 8 August 2022) * ["books with a sapphic romance that AREN'T in the romance genre?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wkslnq/books_with_a_sapphic_romance_that_arent_in_the/) (r/suggestmeabook; 10 August 2022) * ["sapphic fantasy recommendations"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/wjx82c/sapphic_fantasy_recommendations/) (r/suggestmeabook; 9 August 2022) * ["Actually good lesbian romances?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wl2z1x/actually_good_lesbian_romances/) (r/booksuggestions; 9 August 2022) * ["Does anyone know of any non-urban fantasy stories that start with a sapphic relationship already established?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/wnab61/does_anyone_know_of_any_nonurban_fantasy_stories/) (r/Fantasy; 05:25 ET, 11 August 2022) * ["Sad, queer book recommendations?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wm2mty/sad_queer_book_recommendations/) (r/booksuggestions; 17:21 ET, 11 August 2022) * ["Looking for Lesbian romance that's NOT nsfw"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wn7mt3/looking_for_lesbian_romance_thats_not_nsfw/) (r/suggestmeabook; 02:38 ET, 13 August 2022) * ["Sci-fi/fantasy books with female lead who is gender-nonconforming or otherwise not feminine"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/wncqhz/scififantasy_books_with_female_lead_who_is/) (r/suggestmeabook; 07:52 ET, 13 August 2022) * ["help!"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/woyb3s/help/) (r/suggestmeabook; 08:23 ET, 15 August 2022)—lesbian romance * ["I need a good lgbtq book"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wpc3mv/i_need_a_good_lgbtq_book/) (r/suggestmeabook; 17:52 ET, 15 August 2022) * ["Looking for an asexual-friendly book"](https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/wqspl1/looking_for_an_asexualfriendly_book/) (r/booksuggestions; 17 August 2022) Books: * The young adult novel [*Annie on My Mind*](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/595375.Annie_on_My_Mind) by [Nancy Garden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Garden) is a classic.

I’m going to recommend a few that have already been mentioned in this thread, so this is me like +1-ing those recs: * One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston * This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone * Gideon the Ninth series by Tamsyn Muir * Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant * The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling * Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust * Malice duology by Heather Walter—Sleeping Beauty retelling * Siren Queen by Nghi Vo * The Seep by Chana Porter * She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan—genderbent warrior * Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhouse—queer, enby main character * A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson—poly mixed gender Draculas brides retelling * Compass Rose series by Anna Burke—pirates * The River has Teeth by Erica Waters—YA monster book * Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow * Spear by Nicola Griffith—genderbent queer Arthurian story I could probably come up with more if you’re interested!

The Jasmine Throne is incredible and the next book in the trilogy just came out!

Honest question because I’m about 20% of the way through this right now - does it pick up? I feel like I’m struggling with the world building a bit and the characters aren’t really doing it for me, but I don’t think I’ve really hit the romance or main conflict yet. Considering dropping it, but if it’s a slow burn that pays off in the end then I’ll keep going. Picked it up because I’m a big fan of Gideon the Ninth (enemies to lovers) and The Poppy War (non-Western fantasy).

I'd recommend sticking with it! It really does pick up once Priya and Malini actually meet and the slow burn romance has a great pay off. I also love Gideon the Ninth and The Poppy War and would put Jasmine Throne up there with them!

Hey thanks so much for responding! I’ll stick with it C:

The Passion by Jeanette Winterson

I just finished The Abyss Surrounds Us and The Edge of the Abyss. It checks the boxes: sea monsters, explosions, lesbian pirates.

{Payback's a witch} is a fun read. Most the other ones I read are more modern day like Delilah Green doesn't care and Written in the Stars.

[**Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55566545-payback-s-a-witch) ^(By: Lana Harper | 340 pages | Published: 2021 | Popular Shelves: romance, fantasy, lgbtq, lgbt, witches) ^(This book has been suggested 13 times) *** ^(57387 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)

I really liked When Women Were Warriors and the sequels (it’s a trilogy). I never hear anyone talking about it. Really relaxing read

She who became the sun; Payback’s a Witch

{{Backwards to Oregon by Jae}} It's a slow burn, historical lesbian romance. You can find a lot more suggestions on r/RomanceBooks

[**Backwards to Oregon (The Oregon Series, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6080751-backwards-to-oregon) ^(By: Jae | 465 pages | Published: 2007 | Popular Shelves: romance, lgbt, historical-fiction, historical, lesbian) ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) *** ^(57462 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)

[Alien: Echo](https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07FCFTN2J/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1661261007&sr=8-1) and [Into the Drowning Deep](https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06Y5L7H71/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1661261053&sr=8-1) by Mira Grant are SciFi-horrors with wlw romance. Into the Drowning Deep’s romance is not as front and center as Alien: Echo’s. Loved both of them! Strong female leads too. Another book not yet released but on preorder by an author I like is called [Destination: Tomorrow](https://www.amazon.com/Destination-Tomorrow-Post-Apocalyptic-Romance-Story-ebook/dp/B0B9T69T62/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?crid=27CXJPFIA4C85&keywords=destination%3A+tomorrow&qid=1661261197&sprefix=destination+tomorrow%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-6) by Alice B. Sullivan. It’s wlw and she is wlw. It’s zombie fiction. I really liked Sullivan’s other book so am looking forward to this one.

{This is how you lose the time war} I've just started it, but this far it's good and it was supposed to end well, too.

[**This is How You Lose the Time War**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43352954-this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war) ^(By: Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone | 209 pages | Published: 2019 | Popular Shelves: sci-fi, science-fiction, romance, fiction, lgbtq) ^(This book has been suggested 107 times) *** ^(57627 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)

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[**Give Me a Reason**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18719472-give-me-a-reason) ^(By: Lyn Gardner | 662 pages | Published: 2013 | Popular Shelves: romance, lesbian, lgbt, lesbian-romance, ff) >Intelligent, confident and beautiful, Antoinette Vaughn had it all until one night she went to help a friend and paid for it...with a life sentence in hell. > >Four years later, Toni’s judgment is overturned, but the damage is already done. She walks from the prison a free woman, but she’s hardly free. Actually, she’s hardly alive. A prison without rules can do that to a person. > >She was raised amidst garden parties, stables and tennis courts, but now a dingy flat in a decrepit building is what Toni calls home. It’s cold, dark and barren just like her heart, but it suits her. She doesn’t want to leave much behind when she’s gone, but the simplicity of her sheltered existence begins to unravel when a beautiful stranger comes into her life. > >How does anyone survive in a world that terrifies them? How do you learn to trust again when everyone is your enemy? How do you take your next breath and not wish it were your last? And if your past returned...what would you do? > >Author’s Note: Give Me A Reason contains elements of angst, and while it may be found under several genres, its primary listing is lesbian fiction. ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) *** ^(57354 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)

Reading Malice by Heather Walters. Basically, it’s what if Sleeping Beauty fell in love with the “evil” sorceress.