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FERALITY
Five golden cages. Two very different worlds. One hockey team caught in the middle. Zero emotional regulation.It all starts at a queer bar called Peaches. Alex, Canada’s most eligible disaster lesbian, moves to Ottawa and meets Mads, a Swedish hockey player who is as emotionally legible as an IKEA manual.
Alex and Mads unwittingly drag three other women into realizing that they are all just trying to survive expectations, ambition, family, desire, and their own nervous systems.
Five disaster lesbians are about to learn that happily-ever-afters exist only if they are brave enough, and honest enough to take them. They all skipped the meet-cute and collided.
Will they finally allow themselves to be rabidly perceived and radically understood? Will honesty finally teach them what it means to be imperfectly human and unapologetically happy?
Babe, just buy the book if you made it this far.The first in a four-book series, FERALITY™ is for adult readers obsessed with sapphic intensity, ensemble drama, explicit sexuality, class texture, and emotional autopsies.
It is Romance in the old allegorical sense of the word if more lesbians had been allowed to unapologetically write their yearning for most of human naked, ridiculous, mythic, embarrassing, horny, and impossible to look away from. It's every reader who asked, “Why can’t lesbians also be terrifyingly rich, institutionally powerful, and emotionally catastrophic?” In this series, they are.
FERALITY and the FERALITY™ book series tackles mature themes and adult lived experiences. From self-inflicted damage, unsupervised hormonal activity, unauthorized body betrayals, scientifically accurate dirty talk, to Dracula-levels of longitudinal sapphic yearning, and devotion that should probably be illegal; this book will not hold your hand through the full spectrum of character stories that are messy and morally human.
Summer 2026
Spring 2027
AUDACITY: Summer 2028
Summer 2029
Alex and Mads unwittingly drag three other women into realizing that they are all just trying to survive expectations, ambition, family, desire, and their own nervous systems.
Five disaster lesbians are about to learn that happily-ever-afters exist only if they are brave enough, and honest enough to take them. They all skipped the meet-cute and collided.
Will they finally allow themselves to be rabidly perceived and radically understood? Will honesty finally teach them what it means to be imperfectly human and unapologetically happy?
Babe, just buy the book if you made it this far.The first in a four-book series, FERALITY™ is for adult readers obsessed with sapphic intensity, ensemble drama, explicit sexuality, class texture, and emotional autopsies.
It is Romance in the old allegorical sense of the word if more lesbians had been allowed to unapologetically write their yearning for most of human naked, ridiculous, mythic, embarrassing, horny, and impossible to look away from. It's every reader who asked, “Why can’t lesbians also be terrifyingly rich, institutionally powerful, and emotionally catastrophic?” In this series, they are.
FERALITY and the FERALITY™ book series tackles mature themes and adult lived experiences. From self-inflicted damage, unsupervised hormonal activity, unauthorized body betrayals, scientifically accurate dirty talk, to Dracula-levels of longitudinal sapphic yearning, and devotion that should probably be illegal; this book will not hold your hand through the full spectrum of character stories that are messy and morally human.
Summer 2026
Spring 2027
AUDACITY: Summer 2028
Summer 2029
483 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2026
About the author
L.D. Gay
1 book6 followersL.D. Gay is a Canadian author whose idea of decompressing after work involves writing about brilliant sapphic women making catastrophic decisions.
She enjoys spending time at the public library smelling old books, conducting extremely serious research into topics she cannot discuss at dinner parties, and lighting a candle for every reader who has ever longingly looked at an oblivious woman and thought, "That one. Unfortunately, that one."
When she is not overthinking a single line of dialogue or asking whether a scene needs more tenderness, L.D. is either enjoying her third Diet Coke of the day while valiantly defending a human's right to use the em dash, or napping with her partner and their cat, Churchie, after starting a movie they were never going to finish anyway.
FERALITY is her debut novel.
Find her at feralityseries.com or on Instagram @feralityseries. She will read your message three times, draft four replies, and send the first one anyway.
She enjoys spending time at the public library smelling old books, conducting extremely serious research into topics she cannot discuss at dinner parties, and lighting a candle for every reader who has ever longingly looked at an oblivious woman and thought, "That one. Unfortunately, that one."
When she is not overthinking a single line of dialogue or asking whether a scene needs more tenderness, L.D. is either enjoying her third Diet Coke of the day while valiantly defending a human's right to use the em dash, or napping with her partner and their cat, Churchie, after starting a movie they were never going to finish anyway.
FERALITY is her debut novel.
Find her at feralityseries.com or on Instagram @feralityseries. She will read your message three times, draft four replies, and send the first one anyway.
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September 18, 2026
Rating: 4
Spice: 🌶🌶🌶🌶
Ferality gives us the disaster lesbian ensemble that we’ve all been waiting for. In most romance series, we focus on one couple at a time and maybe get a quick sneak peek at the upcoming couple at some point during the final chapters of the previous book. I’ve honestly come to expect this so much that I had trouble following who exactly was into who at the beginning of Ferality (spoiler alert: the answer is just “Yes. All.”).
It’s important to know going in that Ferality is Book 1 of what’s anticipated to be a 4 book series, and it truly focuses on the ensemble. This is where we get to know everyone and get glimpses into their histories and what’s led them into each other’s worlds. Of course there is still plenty of romance to go around, and the main couple we see in Ferality is sweeter than sweet. From their first meeting to their surprisingly dedicated slow burn, I turned page after page waiting to see where they would end up.
Because this is a larger ensemble series, I really appreciated how well we got to know each of the 5 disaster lesbians (as L.D. Gay has lovingly named them). We get chapters from each of their POVs, which really lends to the character building that I’m sure will have a huge payoff in future books. Something tells me we’ve only scratched the surface with these women, and I am totally okay with that.
With the series structure being a bit different than most of the books I’m reading, I did have a hard time with the pseudo-cliffhanger ending. It wasn’t overplayed or overdramatic, but it did feel a bit abrupt. I would’ve loved to see a bit more of a resolution before tying things off for the end of this first book. As it stands, I’m imagining that Book 2 may pick up right where we left off in the first book, which will be exciting to see, but it does make for a difficult decision in how to separate the books of the series.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and thought it was a fabulous debut from L.D. Gay. I can’t wait to see where the rest of the series takes our favorite disaster lesbians!
TLDR: Five disaster lesbians, one gorgeously messy ensemble, and at least one slow burn couple worth the wait (plus another three books coming down the pipeline). Book 2, can you come sooner…please?
Spice: 🌶🌶🌶🌶
Ferality gives us the disaster lesbian ensemble that we’ve all been waiting for. In most romance series, we focus on one couple at a time and maybe get a quick sneak peek at the upcoming couple at some point during the final chapters of the previous book. I’ve honestly come to expect this so much that I had trouble following who exactly was into who at the beginning of Ferality (spoiler alert: the answer is just “Yes. All.”).
It’s important to know going in that Ferality is Book 1 of what’s anticipated to be a 4 book series, and it truly focuses on the ensemble. This is where we get to know everyone and get glimpses into their histories and what’s led them into each other’s worlds. Of course there is still plenty of romance to go around, and the main couple we see in Ferality is sweeter than sweet. From their first meeting to their surprisingly dedicated slow burn, I turned page after page waiting to see where they would end up.
Because this is a larger ensemble series, I really appreciated how well we got to know each of the 5 disaster lesbians (as L.D. Gay has lovingly named them). We get chapters from each of their POVs, which really lends to the character building that I’m sure will have a huge payoff in future books. Something tells me we’ve only scratched the surface with these women, and I am totally okay with that.
With the series structure being a bit different than most of the books I’m reading, I did have a hard time with the pseudo-cliffhanger ending. It wasn’t overplayed or overdramatic, but it did feel a bit abrupt. I would’ve loved to see a bit more of a resolution before tying things off for the end of this first book. As it stands, I’m imagining that Book 2 may pick up right where we left off in the first book, which will be exciting to see, but it does make for a difficult decision in how to separate the books of the series.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and thought it was a fabulous debut from L.D. Gay. I can’t wait to see where the rest of the series takes our favorite disaster lesbians!
TLDR: Five disaster lesbians, one gorgeously messy ensemble, and at least one slow burn couple worth the wait (plus another three books coming down the pipeline). Book 2, can you come sooner…please?
August 18, 2026
Sapphic Yearning Done Right
As a former disaster lesbian in my early 20s, I feel seen.
Ferality is one of those books that pulls you in with its humor and keeps you invested because the characters feel so real. Set in Canada this is exactly the right read for all my other Canadian Sapphics out there.
Alex is the standout for me, my absolute fave character in this book. She's brilliant, driven, and always seems to have everything under control, but underneath all that confidence is someone trying to figure things out like everyone else. One of my favorite Alex moments is when she admits, "I make spreadsheets about everything. It's a problem." It perfectly captures her mix of competence, self-awareness, and charm. And honestly? Same here Alex.
If Alex wasnt here then Charlie would have been the favorite. She's the perfect counterpart. She's funny, chaotic, and completely herself. Her playful declaration, "Your disaster, babe. Get it right," sums up the energy she brings to every scene.
And then there's the rest of the Feral hockey team, a lovable group of 'disaster lesbians' whose locker-room banter, friendship, and constant chaos add so much personality to the story. They make the world feel lived in and give the book some of its funniest and most memorable moments. The entirety of Chapter 11 had me in a chokehold.
The book also delivers plenty of sapphic yearning, tension, and emotional pining, making every interaction between the characters feel meaningful. And while it's packed with heart and humor, it doesn't shy away from some really hot scenes, which just make me happy to see as a Lesbian. The scenes are realistic, and really hot.
More than anything, Ferality is about identity, belonging, friendship, and finding your place in a community that sees and accepts you for who you are. Which, lets be real, is SO how it can and has been for so many of us in our LGBTQIA2S+ communities.
Funny, heartfelt, and packed with some really unforgettable characters, and plenty of spicy scenes, it's the kind of book that makes you laugh, makes you feel, and leaves you wishing you could spend just a little more time with the Feral team.
Hopefully, we can all end the night like Alex and just be better at "being honest out loud" with the women in our lives.
As a former disaster lesbian in my early 20s, I feel seen.
Ferality is one of those books that pulls you in with its humor and keeps you invested because the characters feel so real. Set in Canada this is exactly the right read for all my other Canadian Sapphics out there.
Alex is the standout for me, my absolute fave character in this book. She's brilliant, driven, and always seems to have everything under control, but underneath all that confidence is someone trying to figure things out like everyone else. One of my favorite Alex moments is when she admits, "I make spreadsheets about everything. It's a problem." It perfectly captures her mix of competence, self-awareness, and charm. And honestly? Same here Alex.
If Alex wasnt here then Charlie would have been the favorite. She's the perfect counterpart. She's funny, chaotic, and completely herself. Her playful declaration, "Your disaster, babe. Get it right," sums up the energy she brings to every scene.
And then there's the rest of the Feral hockey team, a lovable group of 'disaster lesbians' whose locker-room banter, friendship, and constant chaos add so much personality to the story. They make the world feel lived in and give the book some of its funniest and most memorable moments. The entirety of Chapter 11 had me in a chokehold.
The book also delivers plenty of sapphic yearning, tension, and emotional pining, making every interaction between the characters feel meaningful. And while it's packed with heart and humor, it doesn't shy away from some really hot scenes, which just make me happy to see as a Lesbian. The scenes are realistic, and really hot.
More than anything, Ferality is about identity, belonging, friendship, and finding your place in a community that sees and accepts you for who you are. Which, lets be real, is SO how it can and has been for so many of us in our LGBTQIA2S+ communities.
Funny, heartfelt, and packed with some really unforgettable characters, and plenty of spicy scenes, it's the kind of book that makes you laugh, makes you feel, and leaves you wishing you could spend just a little more time with the Feral team.
Hopefully, we can all end the night like Alex and just be better at "being honest out loud" with the women in our lives.
August 18, 2026
Thank you to Booksprout, the publisher, and the author for the opportunity to read and review this book in advance. All opinions are my own.
*Ferality* is a delightfully chaotic collection of disaster lesbians. The humor and distinctive narrative voices drew me in immediately and kept me thoroughly entertained throughout the book. L.D. Gay did an excellent job capturing her internal spiraling and self-judgment. Those passages manage to be funny at times while still feeling painfully authentic to the experience of being trapped inside your own head. For a book that embraces emotional chaos so enthusiastically, there is a surprising amount of insight underneath it.
Alex was the biggest standout for me. She felt particularly well-developed and three-dimensional. I also really enjoyed getting to know the larger ensemble and seeing the different personalities, relationships, and varieties of lesbian disaster represented among them. The characters have enough individuality that the chaos never felt interchangeable.
The pacing was probably the weakest element for me. There were places where I wanted the story to linger longer and others where it could have moved more quickly, and the ending arrived somewhat abruptly. Considering this is the beginning of a series, though, it succeeded at making me extremely interested in what comes next.
This is a remarkably confident and entertaining debut with a strong voice, memorable characters, and an impressive understanding of the less flattering places our brains can take us. I'm very excited for the rest of the series—and considerably less excited about having to wait for it.
*Ferality* is a delightfully chaotic collection of disaster lesbians. The humor and distinctive narrative voices drew me in immediately and kept me thoroughly entertained throughout the book. L.D. Gay did an excellent job capturing her internal spiraling and self-judgment. Those passages manage to be funny at times while still feeling painfully authentic to the experience of being trapped inside your own head. For a book that embraces emotional chaos so enthusiastically, there is a surprising amount of insight underneath it.
Alex was the biggest standout for me. She felt particularly well-developed and three-dimensional. I also really enjoyed getting to know the larger ensemble and seeing the different personalities, relationships, and varieties of lesbian disaster represented among them. The characters have enough individuality that the chaos never felt interchangeable.
The pacing was probably the weakest element for me. There were places where I wanted the story to linger longer and others where it could have moved more quickly, and the ending arrived somewhat abruptly. Considering this is the beginning of a series, though, it succeeded at making me extremely interested in what comes next.
This is a remarkably confident and entertaining debut with a strong voice, memorable characters, and an impressive understanding of the less flattering places our brains can take us. I'm very excited for the rest of the series—and considerably less excited about having to wait for it.
August 11, 2026
For a debut this is great, like with any new author there are slight issues for example the pacing felt a little bit off and it took me awhile longer to get into the book but once I did I really enjoyed it.
I do feel like this will be a marmite book for some, you’ll either love or hate the characters. I didn’t enjoy the way Charlie’s character was wrote, it was very Gen Z written which it was meant to be but I found it jarring at times, I’m technically Gen Z ( 1997) but I’m so glad I don’t speak like that 😂
The way this author writes when someone is spiralling is great, it really got you to understand that panic the character was feeling and how they went to the worst case scenario.
Overall I did enjoy the book, I just think it ended too abruptly but in a perfect place where it’s not quite a cliffhanger but it’s not like you can’t see where the next one will pick up
I do feel like this will be a marmite book for some, you’ll either love or hate the characters. I didn’t enjoy the way Charlie’s character was wrote, it was very Gen Z written which it was meant to be but I found it jarring at times, I’m technically Gen Z ( 1997) but I’m so glad I don’t speak like that 😂
The way this author writes when someone is spiralling is great, it really got you to understand that panic the character was feeling and how they went to the worst case scenario.
Overall I did enjoy the book, I just think it ended too abruptly but in a perfect place where it’s not quite a cliffhanger but it’s not like you can’t see where the next one will pick up
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