It’s Pride Month, and there are so many fantastic books and comics to feature, with new awesome reads releasing each week. Honestly, I could fill a whole book shop with just LGBTQ+ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ books alone. However, here are my Top 10 Fav Queer Books of all time (in no particular order).
1) The King’s Men
All for the Game Book 3
by Nora Sakavic
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Demisexual Romance
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Action Romance, New Adult, Slow-burn Romance, School Romance, Sports Romance, Organized Crime
READ IT
2) Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation
Volumes 1 & 5
by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Queer Genre: Achillean Romantasy, Demisexual Romance
Genres: Danmei (Chinese Boys Love), Xianxia (Chinese Supernatural Fantasy), Paranormal Mystery, Murder Mystery, Romantasy, Historical Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Slow-burn Romance, Neurodiverse Romance
*I really can’t decide which I love more Vol 1 or 5
READ IT
3) Therapy Game
Volume 1
by Meguru Hinohara
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Bisexual Romance
Genres: Boys Love Manga, Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance, RomCom, Yaoi Manga, Romance Manga
READ IT
4) Prince’s Gambit
The Captive Prince Trilogy Book 2
by C.S. Pacat
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Bisexual Romance, Demisexual Romance
Genres: Fantasy, Romantasy, New Adult Romance, Action Fantasy, Enemies-to-lovers Romance, Forbidden Romance, Slow-Burn Romance, Royal Romance
READ IT
5) Given
Volume 2
by Natsuki Kizu
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Bisexual Romance
Genres: Boys Love Manga, Contemporary Romance, Coming-of-age Romance, Young Adult/New Adult Romance, Yaoi Manga, Romance Manga, School Romance, Music/Band Romance, Workplace Romance, Neurodiverse Romance
READ IT
6) The Sun and The Star
A Nico di Angelo Adventure Book 1
by Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Bisexual Romance
Genres: Young Adult Romance, Contemporary Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Myth Punk, Coming-of-age Fantasy, Coming-of-age Romance, Epic Fantasy
Awards: A Kirkus Reviews’ Best Middle Grade Book of 2023
READ IT
7) Bound: The Contract
Volume 1
by Anne Luise Pätzke
Queer Genre: Achillean Romantasy, Bisexual Romantasy, Queer Romantasy
Genres: Boys Love Fantasy, Romance Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Romantasy, Magic Realism, Sword & Sorcery, Queernormative Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal Fantasy
READ IT
8) Wayward Son
Simon Snow Trilogy Book 2
by Rainbow Rowell
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Bisexual Romance
Genres: New Adult Romance, Contemporary Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Coming-of-age Fantasy, Coming-of-age Romance, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy RomCom
Awards: Barnes & Noble Booksellers’ Favorites in Young Adult Books 2019, The American Library Association YALSA Teens’ Top Ten Titles 2020
READ IT
9) Castle Swimmer
Volume 1
by Wendy Lian Martin
Queer Genre: Achillean Romance, Queer Fantasy
Genres: Boys Love Fantasy, Romance Graphic Novel, Fantasy manga, Young Adult Fantasy, Mermaid Romance, RomCom Fantasy, Royal Romance, Swords & Sorcery
READ IT
10) The Hammer of Thor
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book 2
by Rick Riordan
Queer Genre: Pansexual Fantasy, Pansexual Romance, Genderfluid Romance
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Myth Punk, Coming-of-age Fantasy, Coming-of-age Romance, Epic Fantasy, Norse Fantasy
Awards: Stonewall Book Award winner 2017
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