lgbt book recommendations

peach

♡ Sweet Like Sugar Poison ♡ Early Supporters
Joined
Jun 16, 2019
Posts
479
Reaction score
331
Points
5,120
Location
Europe
Plus Coins
⨭146,190
Here are some lgbt themed books I’ve read and can recommend!
Fell free to add more books :glitchcrab:


Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

41uLGrvFHFL.jpg


Synopsis:
First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations.

The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince. Alex is busy enough handling his mother’s bloodthirsty opponents and his own political ambitions without an uptight royal slowing him down. But beneath Henry’s Prince Charming veneer, there’s a soft-hearted eccentric with a dry sense of humor and more than one ghost haunting him.

As President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. And Henry throws everything into question for Alex, an impulsive, charming guy who thought he knew everything: What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, most importantly, how will history remember you?


The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis

51X4O-FuOOL._SX335_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg


Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn’t know where he fits in. His strict Greek mother refuses to see him as anything but a disappointment. His quiet, workaholic father is a staunch believer in avoiding any kind of conflict. And his best friend Henry has somehow become distractingly attractive over the summer.

Tired, isolated, scared—Evan’s only escape is drawing in an abandoned church that feels as lonely as he is. And, yes, he kissed one guy over the summer. But it’s his best friend Henry who’s now proving to be irresistible. It’s Henry who suddenly seems interested in being more than friends. And it’s Henry who makes him believe that he’s more than his mother’s harsh words and terrifying abuse. But as things with Henry heat up, and his mother’s abuse escalates, Evan has to decide how to find his voice in a world where he has survived so long by avoiding attention at all costs.


Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

51A0p4MJblL._SX329_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg


Synopsis:
Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards for an unknown fate still haunts her. Now, the guards are back and this time it's Lei they're after -- the girl with the golden eyes whose rumored beauty has piqued the king's interest.

Over weeks of training in the opulent but oppressive palace, Lei and eight other girls learns the skills and charm that befit a king's consort. There, she does the unthinkable -- she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world's entire way of life. Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide how far she's willing to go for justice and revenge.


Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

91P3%2BrWJzML.jpg


Synopsis:
Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.

That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right.

Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here — it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up.


Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (graphic novel)

51y3%2BTWsQWL._SX325_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg


Synopsis:
Charlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys. The past year hasn't been too great, but at least he's not being bullied anymore, and he's sort of got a boyfriend, even if he's kind of mean and only wants to meet up in secret.

Nick Nelson is in Year 11 and on the school rugby team. He's heard a little about Charlie - the kid who was outed last year and bullied for a few months - but he's never had the opportunity to talk to him. That is, until the start of January, in which Nick and Charlie are placed in the same form group and made to sit together.

They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance. But love works in surprising ways, and sometimes good things are waiting just around the corner...


Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

716F9uwYi1L.jpg


Synopsis:
Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn’t sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan, sort of, one that’s going to help her figure out this whole “Puerto Rican lesbian” thing. She’s interning with the author of her favorite book: Harlowe Brisbane, the ultimate authority on feminism, women’s bodies, and other gay-sounding stuff.

Will Juliet be able to figure out her life over the course of one magical summer? Is that even possible? Or is she running away from all the problems that seem too big to handle?

With more questions than answers, Juliet takes on Portland, Harlowe, and most importantly, herself.


Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

51khSOXEL%2BL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg


Synopsis:
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.
 
Last edited:

Hormones

Stan Early Supporters
Joined
Jun 18, 2019
Posts
153
Reaction score
311
Points
4,020
Location
USA
Plus Coins
⨭36,145
Thanks ! I might look into a few of those I'm trying to start reading one book a month now, these have definitely peeked my interests.
 

Noctis.

トリプル・エー Early Supporters
Joined
Jun 16, 2019
Posts
450
Reaction score
453
Points
5,720
Location
Plus Coins
⨭117,135
Carry on is one of my favorites LGTB books and i definitely wil check Heartstopper,ty :bakacat:
 

AKID❀KI

Death's Mistress
Joined
Jun 10, 2019
Posts
2,516
Reaction score
6,069
Points
33,520
Location
Cracked & Devoured
Plus Coins
⨭5,921,164
I read josh lanyon's somebody killed his editor and loved it. It was so well written. The humour is on point. The characters are great. The romance is awesome. I like books in the Crime genre so this was a a treat. The entire series is amazing.
 

yerm

I can make the beat go! Graphics Lead Donor
Joined
Jun 16, 2019
Posts
2,444
Reaction score
2,691
Points
42,770
Plus Coins
⨭2,505,706
Pronouns
she/her
Oooh I'll have a look at some of these!

Carry on is one of my favorites LGTB books and i definitely wil check Heartstopper,ty :bakacat:

Unrelated but your sig and my set :sehunehh: Superior :sehunehh:
 
Top Bottom