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The Sapphic Inquisition
Problems just keep piling up for Nicolette ‘Nic’ Saracini.
The biggest? Her best friend Will is getting married, which is fine except it means the end of an era. Since childhood the two have been inseparable, sharing the same tastes in music, movies, and, most importantly, women.
The two have been wingmanning each other for the better part of a decade. From highschool prom, to frat parties in college, to smoky dive bars in adulthood, the two have been helping each other score for as long either of them can remember. But weddings have always been their favorite hunting ground.
Now, on the precipice of what they have dubbed The Summer of Weddings, Nic is without a wedding date, and more important, a wingman.
Enter Will’s younger sister Skylar, a beautiful and brilliant surgeon, who offers to fill in for Will at the six weddings that stretch across the summer. It’s not a bad idea, as far as things go, but Nic soon realizes that there are a couple major issues.
To start, Skylar is a hopeless and helpless flirt. This ostensibly straight girl can’t help but tease and touch and make inappropriate innuendos that drive Nic wild.
Which would be bad enough, but when Nic’s dreaded ex Ally starts sniffing around, wanting Nic back, the two hatch a fake dating scheme to keep Ally off her back.
The lines between what’s real and what’s not quickly blur as Ally’s attempt to expose their fake relationship finds the girls off balanced and unprepared.
After all, no one ever expects the Sapphic Inquisition.
The biggest? Her best friend Will is getting married, which is fine except it means the end of an era. Since childhood the two have been inseparable, sharing the same tastes in music, movies, and, most importantly, women.
The two have been wingmanning each other for the better part of a decade. From highschool prom, to frat parties in college, to smoky dive bars in adulthood, the two have been helping each other score for as long either of them can remember. But weddings have always been their favorite hunting ground.
Now, on the precipice of what they have dubbed The Summer of Weddings, Nic is without a wedding date, and more important, a wingman.
Enter Will’s younger sister Skylar, a beautiful and brilliant surgeon, who offers to fill in for Will at the six weddings that stretch across the summer. It’s not a bad idea, as far as things go, but Nic soon realizes that there are a couple major issues.
To start, Skylar is a hopeless and helpless flirt. This ostensibly straight girl can’t help but tease and touch and make inappropriate innuendos that drive Nic wild.
Which would be bad enough, but when Nic’s dreaded ex Ally starts sniffing around, wanting Nic back, the two hatch a fake dating scheme to keep Ally off her back.
The lines between what’s real and what’s not quickly blur as Ally’s attempt to expose their fake relationship finds the girls off balanced and unprepared.
After all, no one ever expects the Sapphic Inquisition.
230 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 18, 2025
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September 14, 2025
This book reads like a man writing sapphic romance and I mean that derogatorily
July 1, 2025
This was a book. I read it. I was underwhelmed.
August 27, 2025
This was a DNF. The main character was awful, I would almost suspect the character was written by a man. I love flawed characters but this one was genuinely a bad person. The 'jokes' fell incredibly flat and the constant comments about womens bodies was overly sexualizing. When she hears good news about her friend she is more concerned about not getting laid then her close friends happiness.
I would not recommend this book to anyone. Maybe it gets better but I got a couple chapters in and was ready to give up.
I would not recommend this book to anyone. Maybe it gets better but I got a couple chapters in and was ready to give up.
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December 29, 2025I need to circle back to this at some point, lowkey can’t tell if it sucks or if I read it during a bad time in my life
September 27, 2025
dnf 42%
idk how i did it
I am 99% a man wrote this book (and if we check the author books this author wrote they are ALL about “turning the straight girl” i mean fuck off
also the over sexualization of women’s body was crazy and oh gosh it was ass and tits all the damn time. I am pretty sure it was a man writing it and I refuse to finish a book a man wrote so I am stopping it right there
idk how i did it
I am 99% a man wrote this book (and if we check the author books this author wrote they are ALL about “turning the straight girl” i mean fuck off
also the over sexualization of women’s body was crazy and oh gosh it was ass and tits all the damn time. I am pretty sure it was a man writing it and I refuse to finish a book a man wrote so I am stopping it right there
January 1, 2026
No, right from the start: the prologue torpedoed the story & therefore the book. Just made me angry and I never recovered. Not a good start to the year!
October 15, 2025
2.5 ⭐️ 2🌶
I couldn't connect to the characters. Nic seemed like a real piece of work. Skylar also was very 2 dimensional. I'm not certain if this meant as an homage to multiple tropes but it seems seen though a fetish gaze.
toaster oven, ice queen, fake dating , womanizer, etc
Others may enjoy this, but i did not. I nearly DNF this book twice.
I couldn't connect to the characters. Nic seemed like a real piece of work. Skylar also was very 2 dimensional. I'm not certain if this meant as an homage to multiple tropes but it seems seen though a fetish gaze.
toaster oven, ice queen, fake dating , womanizer, etc
Others may enjoy this, but i did not. I nearly DNF this book twice.
September 2, 2025
*sighs* Copy editor, anyone? No? Of course not....
I liked the book, for the most part. I can be a sucker for the fake dating trope. I'm not sure I love how smooth, flirty Skylar became a fumbling idiot in the presence of Ally, but I am trying to let it go. Like, she's supposed to be so suave, and fake dating was even her idea, but then she says like, "Just being gay adults together." Okayyyy.... And Nic is basically a fukboi in a woman's body, so that was, uh, interesting. It did make me laugh out loud once or twice. One in particular: "I've found it's better to just let Skylar go. Like a plucky little robot vacuum, she might wander the wrong way at first, bump into a few chair legs, but, as long as she doesn't topple down the stairs, she usually finds her way back to the docking station." Okay, that was funny.
But Nic is miserable. Having fun, but hating life at the same time. She is mildly obsessed with Skylar, and Skylar's flirting doesn't help. As fun as the banter is, it keeps giving Nic the wrong ideas. But at one point, she decides to just go with it and stop resisting, because this is so much fun. What?? This absolute misery and sexual confusion you have been drowning in? This is fun?! She doesn't feel like herself, she's stumbling over her words (which isn't like her), she's aching for what she can't have, and her friends are constantly teasing her and laughing at her. ....What part of that is fun? I know I am a hopeless aromantic, but I'm not stupid. I can see the fun in flirting and banter and whatever. But this does not seem fun! Am I missing something??
I liked the book, for the most part. I can be a sucker for the fake dating trope. I'm not sure I love how smooth, flirty Skylar became a fumbling idiot in the presence of Ally, but I am trying to let it go. Like, she's supposed to be so suave, and fake dating was even her idea, but then she says like, "Just being gay adults together." Okayyyy.... And Nic is basically a fukboi in a woman's body, so that was, uh, interesting. It did make me laugh out loud once or twice. One in particular: "I've found it's better to just let Skylar go. Like a plucky little robot vacuum, she might wander the wrong way at first, bump into a few chair legs, but, as long as she doesn't topple down the stairs, she usually finds her way back to the docking station." Okay, that was funny.
But Nic is miserable. Having fun, but hating life at the same time. She is mildly obsessed with Skylar, and Skylar's flirting doesn't help. As fun as the banter is, it keeps giving Nic the wrong ideas. But at one point, she decides to just go with it and stop resisting, because this is so much fun. What?? This absolute misery and sexual confusion you have been drowning in? This is fun?! She doesn't feel like herself, she's stumbling over her words (which isn't like her), she's aching for what she can't have, and her friends are constantly teasing her and laughing at her. ....What part of that is fun? I know I am a hopeless aromantic, but I'm not stupid. I can see the fun in flirting and banter and whatever. But this does not seem fun! Am I missing something??
August 4, 2025
This was a fun story with a lot of sexual tension between the two main characters. The flirting is next level. Nic's best friend Will is usually her wingman to pick up women at weddings. However he needs to send in a replacement this summer in the way of his half-sister who is a hopeless flirt and straight. Then add in Nic's ex Ally and this really get heated.
August 17, 2025
As a victim of a homoerotic friendship with a girl who insists she’s straight… this book make me feel very anxious and angry
August 14, 2025
Just wrapped up The Sapphic Inquisition. Yes, the title gave one of my co-workers and fellow readers a good chuckle. And, really, that's the best thing that this book offered: humor.
So what to say… Well, there were lots of laughs, some fun situations, and very low angst. Some of the prose was really nice, too. But the editing/proofreading was shit. Lots of words missing from sentences, a bit of continuity problems, and characters who were pretty flat. There's very little background given on any of the characters, most of the characters sound like the same person and don't have unique voices, just a generally shallow, flat deal. But very funny. And delightfully smutty.
It's a good palette cleanser after reading murdery or dark stories or a quick, mostly mindless read when you need that but it's certainly not going to be a classic. And not all books need to be. This one does what I wanted it to do. It made me laugh and who doesn't need some laughs right now?
So what to say… Well, there were lots of laughs, some fun situations, and very low angst. Some of the prose was really nice, too. But the editing/proofreading was shit. Lots of words missing from sentences, a bit of continuity problems, and characters who were pretty flat. There's very little background given on any of the characters, most of the characters sound like the same person and don't have unique voices, just a generally shallow, flat deal. But very funny. And delightfully smutty.
It's a good palette cleanser after reading murdery or dark stories or a quick, mostly mindless read when you need that but it's certainly not going to be a classic. And not all books need to be. This one does what I wanted it to do. It made me laugh and who doesn't need some laughs right now?
September 27, 2025
Totally enjoyable
It took me a few minutes to figure out who was who but I was intrigued and never thought twice about it. I was pulled in right away. Great writing and very relatable. I will read more by this author.
It took me a few minutes to figure out who was who but I was intrigued and never thought twice about it. I was pulled in right away. Great writing and very relatable. I will read more by this author.
October 7, 2025
If I could give this zero stars I would.
The characters are supposed to be in their mid-30s. They have the emotional maturity and self-awareness of 13 year olds.
The author does nothing to emotionally invest us in either of the main characters besides telling us we should care over and over again.
And the spice is, when it does come at the very end of a book told in flashback, is written in such a way that I can’t decide if the author is really a straight dude who has no idea how a woman’s body works or an AI given a really poor prompt.
I am honestly sorry I wasted $.99 on this.
The characters are supposed to be in their mid-30s. They have the emotional maturity and self-awareness of 13 year olds.
The author does nothing to emotionally invest us in either of the main characters besides telling us we should care over and over again.
And the spice is, when it does come at the very end of a book told in flashback, is written in such a way that I can’t decide if the author is really a straight dude who has no idea how a woman’s body works or an AI given a really poor prompt.
I am honestly sorry I wasted $.99 on this.
July 31, 2025
booo lame! nic was so annoying to me, i do not understand how this is rated almost 4 stars! 🍅🍅🍅
December 7, 2025
I rarely DNF a book but this came really really close. The character was a douche? Idk I think a man secretly wrote this
September 14, 2025
I hated these people
You would think that a group of friends, all professional class (software engineer, doctor, writer), with a mix of straight and gay, would be incredibly readable. They're not— they seem to be into cruelly teasing, insulting, and generally being rotten human beings. I only stuck the book out to the end to find out how the hell the author could make Nicoletta and Skyler, the main couple, worthy of a happily ever after—though they all had reasons for being such a thoroughgoing bunch of horrible people? I'm not sure it was enough to make me turn around and like them.
You would think that a group of friends, all professional class (software engineer, doctor, writer), with a mix of straight and gay, would be incredibly readable. They're not— they seem to be into cruelly teasing, insulting, and generally being rotten human beings. I only stuck the book out to the end to find out how the hell the author could make Nicoletta and Skyler, the main couple, worthy of a happily ever after—though they all had reasons for being such a thoroughgoing bunch of horrible people? I'm not sure it was enough to make me turn around and like them.
August 7, 2025
Wow. What a not good book. The number of spelling and grammar mistakes…unreal. Too slow of a slow burn and not worth the wait.
October 23, 2025
Well…this is a one star for me. I wanted to like it because the premise seemed fun with the whole “fake dating through a summer of weddings and oops it ends up becoming real” but the main characters are so flat and one dimensional and also kind of unlikeable. The way women are spoken about is kind of gross, the side characters are pointless because we learn nothing about them - not even Nic’s so called bff Will. Nic’s friends treat her terribly and have basically widdled her down to a sex crazed lesbian obsessed individual and in the end the relationship doesn’t even feel like it’s earned or worth it. And not to call out the author because I could be wrong but I do believe the cover could be AI…hopefully I’m wrong. I don’t understand how this book has a four star rating but to each their own!
August 9, 2025
Just couldn’t get into this at all DNF at 50%
September 15, 2025
I'm always a fan of sapphic books no matter what, the more sapphic literature we have, the more future generations can see themselves in writing. On the flip side, I’ve never met a queer woman who describes other women with such a frat boy attitude such as Nic.
All that being said, 2* I felt was appropriate for this book, which felt rushed with character introductions and world building. Sometimes Skylar's puns and jokes were a bit to follow because it was just all innuendos, sexual puns, etc. all the time from her. While I was ready for Nic/Sky to get it out of their systems by the end, the epilogue saved this for me. It was nice to see both of them in a little more mature setting, even if they did have some jokes plugged in. I did really appreciate, as a Bucks County girl myself, all of the local nods (wawa, down the shore, etc).
All that being said, 2* I felt was appropriate for this book, which felt rushed with character introductions and world building. Sometimes Skylar's puns and jokes were a bit to follow because it was just all innuendos, sexual puns, etc. all the time from her. While I was ready for Nic/Sky to get it out of their systems by the end, the epilogue saved this for me. It was nice to see both of them in a little more mature setting, even if they did have some jokes plugged in. I did really appreciate, as a Bucks County girl myself, all of the local nods (wawa, down the shore, etc).
August 23, 2025
super fucking cute!! definitely wish there had been more character development, it felt rather surface level in some aspects. but such a cute read!
December 21, 2025
Great title but the main character was like an insufferable teenage boy despite being well into her 30s.
November 11, 2025
I don't even know where to begin with this. There were so many times where I legit thought that this book was written by a man. The way women are described and the conversations are like something you would hear off a 14 year old boy, not a grown adult woman. Then you come across some lines in the story that just made me want to roll my eyes at it.
The story was a little too obvious, but also so ridiculous. Whose ex honestly comes up to them and asks them to take them back at a wedding, whilst they are with somebody they are supposedly dating? It's like a weird fantasy the author thought would be a good idea to put in, but I just felt lost with the direction.
Nic is a serial womaniser, which wouldn't necessarily be an issue if she wasn't so gross about it. I don't know how anybody can like her, and even be friends with her is beyond me. She is problematic for many reasons. The story doesn't really delve into her feelings much so you really see her as a 2-dimensional person who is so incredibly shallow that it's a struggle to read through it.
Skylar often times comes across as insane. One minute she is a goofy person whose out to make puns and jokes and then 2 seconds later is making lude remarks that are supposed to be flirting. The contrast between it often felt like whip lash.
The story was a little too obvious, but also so ridiculous. Whose ex honestly comes up to them and asks them to take them back at a wedding, whilst they are with somebody they are supposedly dating? It's like a weird fantasy the author thought would be a good idea to put in, but I just felt lost with the direction.
Nic is a serial womaniser, which wouldn't necessarily be an issue if she wasn't so gross about it. I don't know how anybody can like her, and even be friends with her is beyond me. She is problematic for many reasons. The story doesn't really delve into her feelings much so you really see her as a 2-dimensional person who is so incredibly shallow that it's a struggle to read through it.
Skylar often times comes across as insane. One minute she is a goofy person whose out to make puns and jokes and then 2 seconds later is making lude remarks that are supposed to be flirting. The contrast between it often felt like whip lash.
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September 8, 2025
I read this somewhere between... Book Lovers and Tartufo so, sometime in July? It was an odd premise and I didn't love it. It wasn't NOT spicy, but the spice was awkward and weird because it was all "but she's straight, right?" even after they finger-banged. HOW? WHAT? WHY? It was beyond forced. Also, even when you know the entire plot revolves around a character really being a lesbian underneath it all, chasing after a "straight" girl is a turn-off. IDK.
Dates of reading are guessed at. Kindle Unlimited randomly adds ALL books to my Goodreads challenge whether I want them to or not, but if I want to add a review I have to go back in, delete that, and add this, and then the dates are lost. I should really just build a habit of reviewing things sooner but the extra work this creates is exhausting and lends itself well to even more procrastination.
Dates of reading are guessed at. Kindle Unlimited randomly adds ALL books to my Goodreads challenge whether I want them to or not, but if I want to add a review I have to go back in, delete that, and add this, and then the dates are lost. I should really just build a habit of reviewing things sooner but the extra work this creates is exhausting and lends itself well to even more procrastination.
October 19, 2025
Dnf at 39%. This was so badly written. It just felt like the MC was attempting to show how funny she was, but there was no actual plot, and the MC was not actually funny. She had the sense of humour, along with attitude and intelligence, of a teenage boy. Not one character was likeable, but Nic was the absolute worst. It's rare that I don't finish a book, but I just couldn't subject myself to any more of this. Would not recommend.
September 2, 2025
1.5 stars. Honestly I love the concept of this book but the execution was so unenjoyable for me. The whole thing felt like a lesbian romance written by a man. That’s the best way I can describe it. Very fratboy-esque. I just did not resonate with the characters and frankly found them annoying. I technically finished the book but I skimmed the last half of it just to know what happens.
October 22, 2025
It felt like one of those early 00's movies where the male lead had the depth of a kiddie pool and thought about nothing but sex.
But here the emotionally unavailable, walking red flag is a woman. And it’s sapphic.
It’s like someone watched Wedding Crashers and said, “But make it gay... and worse.
But here the emotionally unavailable, walking red flag is a woman. And it’s sapphic.
It’s like someone watched Wedding Crashers and said, “But make it gay... and worse.
September 6, 2025
No real plot
The book was confusing at times. Interesting storyline but it seemed to lack a through plot and seemed incomplete. It was no real build up. Would have been nice to see Skylar’s POV. This book seemed unfinished and rushed.
The book was confusing at times. Interesting storyline but it seemed to lack a through plot and seemed incomplete. It was no real build up. Would have been nice to see Skylar’s POV. This book seemed unfinished and rushed.
September 7, 2025
hey so that was terrible!!
honestly the spelling error on page 2 (the first of MANY) should have been the giveaway that nothing good was coming from this book
honestly the spelling error on page 2 (the first of MANY) should have been the giveaway that nothing good was coming from this book
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