Trope List: Sapphic reading challenges 2025
Trope List: Sapphic reading challenges 2025
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Jae's Sapphic Book Bingo and the IHS Reading Challenge are underway in 2025! Participating in these is a great way to discover new sapphic romance authors and win prizes for reading. Here's a list of categories my books fit into for both challenges.
How to Flirt with a Witch
How to Flirt with a Witch
Sapphic Book Bingo
Tropes: secret identity + forbidden love
Romantasy
Spicy romance
Witty banter
MC has a big family
Almost kiss
Up-against-a-wall sex
Flirting via text messages
IHS Reading Challenge
Fantasy
Fish Out of Water
Forced Proximity
Found Family
Self-Discovery
Spooky Sapphics
Starting Over
Taboo / Forbidden Relationship
From Fan to Forever
From Fan to Forever
Sapphic Book Bingo
Tropes: age gap + celebrity romance
Spicy romance
Entertainment industry
Up-against-a-wall sex
Flirting via text messages
IHS Reading Challenge
Age gap
Celebrity
Divorced character
Fish out of water
Ice Massacre (Mermaids of Eriana Kwai #1)
Ice Massacre (Mermaids of Eriana Kwai #1)
Sapphic Book Bingo
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers + star-crossed love
Childhood friends-to-lovers romance
Sapphic romantasy
Unique nicknames (“Mee”)
Almost kiss
IHS Reading Challenge
Action/adventure
Slow burn
Enemies to lovers
Fantasy
Self-discovery
Forbidden relationship
Sapphic awakening
The Valkyrie's Daughter (Sigrid and the Valkyries #1)
The Valkyrie's Daughter (Sigrid and the Valkyries #1)
Sapphic Book Bingo
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers + star-crossed love
Sapphic romantasy
Strong initial dislike
Wearing the other character’s clothes
Unique nicknames
Almost kiss
IHS Reading Challenge
Action/adventure
Slow burn
Enemies to lovers
Fantasy
Forced proximity
Found family
Royalty
Self-discovery
Slow burn
Forbidden relationship
Sapphic awakening
The Road Trip Agreement
The Road Trip Agreement
Sapphic Book Bingo
Tropes: fake dating + only one bed
Trapped together
Vegetarian or vegan character
Hiking or camping
Only one bed
IHS Reading Challenge
Beach reads
Slow burn
Fake relationship
Forced proximity
Only one bed
Opposites attract
Slow burn
Vacation/travel
Snowed In With Summer
Snowed In With Summer
Sapphic Book Bingo
Tropes: second-chance romance + trapped together
Trapped together
Spicy romance
Strong initial dislike
Set during your favorite season, if you like winter
IHS Reading Challenge
Forced proximity
Holiday romance
No strings attached
Opposites attract
Second chance
Vacation/travel
Cougar Woods
Cougar Woods
Sapphic Book Bingo
Tropes: age gap + forbidden love + fated mates
Sapphic shape-shifter novel
Spicy romance
Up-against-a-wall sex
IHS Reading Challenge
Age gap
Love at first sight
Forbidden relationship
Striking Gold
Striking Gold
Sapphic Book Bingo
Hiking or camping
Strong initial dislike
Spicy or steamy romance
Set during spring
Vegetarian or vegan MC
Age gap
Ice queen
Enemies-to-lovers
Almost kiss
MC wears the other MC’s clothes
MC teaches other MC a skill
IHS Reading Challenge
Age gap
Coming out
Enemies to lovers
Fish out of water
Found family
Ice queen
Rich girl / poor girl
Self-discovery
Small town setting
Starting over
Sapphic awakening
“Who did this to you?”
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