genres

• verona comics by jennifer dugan

Ridley's father has given him the task of spying on an indie comic book store owned by Jubilee's mothers. He, very reluctantly, takes the job but things quickly get complicated and spiral out of control when he realizes just how much he likes being around them.rep: bisexual female main character with two moms (one bi and one lesbian), bisexual male main character with anxiety and depression, lesbian side character, black and korean side characters
romance: m/f romance
tws: anxiety, depression, panic attacks, verbally and mentally abusive parents, child neglect, no on page physical abuse but it is hinted at, codependent relationship, past suicide attempt, suicidal ideation

• love, creekwood by becky albertalli (series)

A novella in letter format that follows Simon, Bram, Leah and Abby in college.third in a series but could probably be read as a standalone
rep: gay male and bisexual female main characters
romance: f/f romance, m/m romance

• jay's gay agenda by jason june

Jay isn't expecting to be able to cross many things off his Gay Agenda bucket list from the confines of his small town. That all changes, and gets very messy, when his family moves to Seattle.rep: gay main character, gay chinese-american love interest, several other queer characters - it's just very, very gay
romance: m/m romance
tws: sexual content, infidelity, homophobia, alcohol use, toxic relationship, mentions of racism, adult/minor relationship (fling?)

• you asked for perfect by laura silverman

When a failed calculus test jeopardizes the perfect college resume he has worked his whole life for, Ariel seeks tutoring from a classmate to get back on track and maybe develops a crush along the way. As the feelings get stronger and the academic pressure more intense, Ariel struggles to stay afloat.rep: jewish bisexual male main character with anxiety, gay muslim love interest, lesbian korean-american side character, indian-american side character
romance: m/m romance
tws: academic pressure/stress & burnout, anxiety/panic attacks, stress induced illness

• meet cute diary by emery lee

Noah runs Meet Cute Diary, a popular blog that details meet cute stories between trans people. When a troll exposes the blog for having fake stories, Noah has to scramble to save face and comes up with a fake dating scheme that has him choosing between following his own rules for love or going off script.rep: mixed (white, japanese, afro-carribean) bisexual transmasc main character, achillean character, gay genderqueer character, lesbian character
romance: yes, it's also kind of messy
tws: emotional abuse, panic attacks, toxic relationships (not endgame), vomit, alcohol, drug use, brief mentions of bullying and suicide

• The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver

Neil finds himself in a tricky situation when Josh (his friend with benefits and date to his brother's wedding) confesses feelings he does not reciprocate to him just days before the wedding. Lucky for him his roommate agrees to be his fake date at said wedding and chaos ensues.rep: fat gay transmasc main character, queer (bi?) gender-questioning (starts using they/them pronouns towards the end of the book) love interest, several queer characters
romance: m/gender-questioning (t4t) romance
tws: transphobia, homophobia, deadnaming, underage drinking, mentions of neglectful parenting

• sunset springs by kacen callender

A short hallmark-esque novella about Charlie who has recently just returned to his small home town after his New York life imploded. There he runs into Jack, a recently out guy he knew in high school, and the two of them quickly hit it off.rep: black gay transmasc main character, gay love interest
romance: m/m romance
tws: transphobia, homophobia, racism

• red, white & royal blue by casey mcquiston

Alex, America's first son, and Henry, Prince of Wales, do not like each other. When the two cause a major fiasco by knocking over a very expensive wedding cake, they are forced to play nice as a publicity stunt. Only the more time they spend with each other the more they realize they don't actually hate each other. Not at all.rep: mexican-american bisexual male main character, gay love interest, several lgbt side characters
romance: m/m romance
tws: mentions of addiction, homophobia, forced outing, alcohol usage, racism, mentions of grief/loss of a parent, minor plot point surrounding sexual assault (not detailed or graphically depicted)

• conventionally yours by annabeth albert

Conrad and Alden are forced into a cross-country road trip in order to make it to a fan convention where they both plan on competing in the Odyssey gaming tournament. Neither of them is happy about this arrangement but over the course of the trip that just might change.rep: achillean main character, achillean neurodivergent main character
romance: m/m romance
tws: homophobia, anxiety/panic attacks, emotional abuse, toxic relationship

• Breakaway by E.M. Lindsey (series)

Adrien is not happy when Ravi, captain of the Denver Huskies, ends up doing community service under his supervision at his ice rink. Ravi is just trying to prevent his already crumbling life from unraveling even further. Despite their contentious first meeting and rocky relationship, neither one of them can seem to stay out of each others orbit.part of a series but can be read as a standalone
rep: indian-american achillean main character with anxiety/panic attacks, chronic migraines and dyslexia, gay main character with an amputated leg, aromantic achillean character who is a coda and has chronic pain (MC in second book), several disabled minor characters (particularly amputees) - just so much disabled rep
romance: m/m romance
tws: drugging (ravi is drugged but gets away and ends up crashing his car leading to a DUI, we know this from the very beginning but nobody else does - it is handled by the end and nothing happens to ravi but it is an essential point of the book), past body shaming leading to issues with body image, ableism, past car accident leading to permanent injury, anxiety/panic attacks, implied attempts at sexual assault (nothing happens, but it is talked about)

• Soft Hands by E.M. Lindsey (series)

Marko and Luka were supposed to be just a bit of fun, but the more time Nolan spends with them the more he begins to care. He won't compromise who he is and he won't ruin what Marko and Luka have, but maybe the three of them have what it takes to make it work.part of a series but can be read as a stand alone
rep: aromantic achillean male main character with chronic pain who is a coda, achillean autistic male main character (him being autistic isn't explicitly stated but the author's note talks about him being specifically written as autistic and why it was done that way), achillean male main character - lots of queer side characters
romance: m/m romance, m/m/m relationship
tws: mentions of arophobia (NOT within the main relationship), mentions of ableism, discussion of past injury that's lead to chronic pain

• On the Ice by Amy Aislin (series)

While recovering from a broken arm, NHL player Alex is spending time with his grandfather while he still can. In a weird turn of events he also becomes a tutor to Mitch, a college hockey player, and things quickly heat up between them.part of a series but can be read as a standalone
rep: gay demisexual main character, gay main character
romance: m/m romance
tws: dementia & terminal illness (grandparent), grief, emotionally abusive parents

• Shots on Goal by Amy Aislin (Series)

Roman, a NHL player who volunteers at a local library, and Cody, a part time library worker at said library, get tangled up in a plot to save the library from closing down and might just fall in love along the way.part of a series but can be read as a stand alone
rep: gay demisexual main character, gay main character
romance: m/m romance
tws: outing, abandonment, anxiety and panic attacks, minor homophobia and religious bigotry

• radio silence by alice oseman

Francis has spent her life working towards what she thinks she needs to be successful. Then she meets Aled, makes the best friend she'll ever have and eventually gets the courage to be herself.rep: biracial bisexual female main character, gay demisexual character
romance: m/m romance (sidelines)
tws: emotionally abusive parent, underage drinking, anxiety, mental illness

• i was born for this by alice oseman

Angel, a really big fan of a band called The Arc, and Jimmy, a member of said band, have an unexpected chance encounter that will change both of their lives and put a lot of things into perspective.rep: italian-indian gay transmasc main character with anxiety/panic attacks, iranian hijabi muslim main character, bisexual male character, other queer and bipoc characters
romance: beginnings of m/m romance
tws: anxiety, panic attacks, depression, smoking, alcohol use & abuse, brief mention of biphobia and transphobia, minor violence (injury)

• felix ever after by kacen callender

When an anonymous student starts sending Felix transphobic messages after publicly deadnaming him, he sets up a revenge catfish plot that gives him more than he bargained for and sets him on a course of self-discovery that just might bring him the love he's always wanted to experience.rep: black queer transmasc demiboy main character, biracial bengali achillean love interest, several bipoc and queer characters
romance: demiboy/m romance
tws: transphobia, homophobia, deadnaming, outing, bullying, drug & alcohol abuse, mentions of parental abuse & neglect, catfishing

• the black flamingo by dean atta

Told in verse: this book follows Michael as he settles into university, comes to terms with the different facets of his identity, makes forever friends and finds his place in drag.rep: gay jamaican and greek cypriot main character, several black and queer side characters
tws: mentions of drinking and drug use, internalized homophobia, racism, child abuse

• can't take that away by steven salvatore

When Carey auditions to play Elphaba in their school's rendition of the Wicked Witch of the West, it sets off a chain reaction of backlash. With the help of a new love interest and their friends, Carey has to fight for their rights.rep: queer genderfluid main character, queer side characters
romance: genderfluid/m romance
tws: transphobia, homophobia, bullying, misgendering, discussion of alzheimer's, assault, mentions of grief

• as far as you'll take me by phil stamper

Marty lands in London with nothing but his oboe and the hopes to land his dream job. Finally away from his conservative parents and their expectations, Marty seems to be flourishing in Europe with his new friends and new budding relationship. Inside, he's floundering and all he really wants is to find where he belongs.rep: gay main character with anxiety
romance: m/m romance
tws: disordered eating, anxiety & panic attacks, homophobia, toxic relationship & friendship, forced outing, religious bigotry

• The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian

Five teens, all affected by and struggling with their school in different ways, are brought together to join their elite boarding school's writing group. Tasked with writing their truth, they all must decide if they can handle the fallout of doing so.rep: gay iranian-american main character, cuban-brazillian-american main character, indian-american main character - lesbian main character, bisexual main character, queer main character (i can't for the life of me remember which one is which so they may also be bipoc)
tws: bullying, hazing, homophobia, racism, sexual assault, xenophobia, adult/minor relationship

• the disasters by m. k. england

Four people who were all kicked out of the Ellis Station Academy for various different reasons find themselves on the run through space when the Academy is attacked shortly before they're supposed to return to Earth and they are the only ones left alive who witnessed what happened.rep: pakistani-american bisexual male main character, black gay love interest, transfem kazakhstani character, hijabi muslim character, several characters have anxiety
romance: m/m romance
tws: panic attacks, death, murder, gun violence, genocide, mentions of transphobia, mentions of ableism

• hero by perry moore

Thom has a lot of secrets and when he's asked to join the league, the same league that ruined his father's life, he's forced to keep a few more. Things start off great but when he and a small group of misfits uncover a conspiracy theory within the league they're all forced to make some life-altering decisions.rep: m/m romance, gay main character and love interest
romance: m/m romance
tws: death, death of a parent, homophobia, violence

• the gilded wolves by roshani chokshi (series)

Séverin assembles a group of experts to help him on a dangerous mission in hopes his inheritance will be restored. The hunt for an ancient artifact is dangerous, but if they succeed may just change the course of history.rep: autistic jewish character, filipino-hispanic bisexual male character, indian character, black character
romance: eventual m/m romance
tws: character death, anxiety, child abuse, antisemitism, ableism, racism, minor mentions of homophobia, violence

• timekeeper by tara sim (series)

Danny, a clock mechanic in an alternate Victorian-inspired world controlled by clock towers, is given a new assignment and a new apprentice. The apprentice is a little weird and a little secretive but when things and secrets are revealed, Danny finds out just how far he'll go to keep him safe.rep: gay main characters
romance: m/m romance
tws: bombings, panic attacks, ptsd, homophobia, death, death of a parent

• cemetery boys by aiden thomas (series)

Yadriel, desperate to prove himself as a proper brujo to his family, performs a ritual to bring back his cousin's ghost to figure out what happened to him. Instead, he brings back the ghost of a kid he knows from school and together they journey to figure out what happened to him.rep: mexican-cuban gay transmasc main character, colombian-american gay love interest with adhd, mostly bipoc cast, lesbian character, trans character
romance: m/m romance
tws: deadnaming, misgendering, transphobia, brief mention of past gang violence, death

• Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens

When the Consortium (the governing body for magic) comes after Rook's magical teacher because of his illegal magical device and Sun's magical teacher is also targeted, the two rival apprentices must team up together to save them.rep: bisexual male main character, non-binary asian main character, other queer characters
romance: m/non-binary romance
tws: grief, violence, police brutality

• The Magic Between by Stephanie Hoyt

When A.B., a pop star, and Matthew, a NHL prospect, bump into each other sparks fly. Literally. In a world where magic exists and legends speak of bonds where two people's magic calls out to each other, that just might mean something. Or, it could be nothing. They sure will find out.rep: bisexual main character with OCD, bisexual main character who is very much still figuring out his sexuality
romance: very slow burn m/m romance
tws: OCD depiction, panic attacks/anxiety, homophobia, biphobia, bullying

• silver in the wood by emily tesh

Tobias lives a simple life tethered to the forest of Greenhollow. Henry, Greenhollow Hall's new owner, is about to shake that up.rep: gay main characters
romance: m/m romance
tws: kidnapping, violence, death, injury/injury detail

• crown of feathers by nicki pau preto (series)

Told in three POVS: Veronyka disguises herself as a boy in hopes of fulfilling her life long dream of becoming a Phoenix Rider, Tristan is currently training to be a Phoenix Rider and Sev is an animage in the empire's army that gets tangled in a traitorous plot. Their lives become intertwined when the empire learns of the Phoenix Riders return and becomes intent on destroying them.rep: gay main character, several bipoc main characters
romance: eventual m/m romance
tws: slavery (based on magical ability), animal death/cruelty, death, violence, sexism, emotional abuse, war, death of parents,

• in other lands by sarah rees brennan

Elliot goes on a class field trip and realizes he's one of the few who can see a wall that divides this one and the next. There he's given the choice of journeying to the Borderlands or staying where he is now. He takes the chance and that decision will forever change his life.rep: bisexual main character, gay main character, side queer side characters
romance: extremely slow burn m/m romance
tws: war, violence, parental abandonment, sexism, mentions of biphobia & homophobia, death, adult/minor relationship (elliot has a relationship with a 20 year old when he's 16 but it doesn't last very long and is addressed later on)

• in deeper waters by f.t. lukens

Inspired by the Little Mermaid: While on his coming-of-age tour of the Kingdom, Prince Tal has a fleeting but intense encounter with Athlen. Shortly after, Tal is kidnapped in a plot to instigate a war. Desperate to save both his family and his kingdom, Athlen might be Tal's only hope.rep: bi/pan (not labeled specifically) male main character, achillean love interest
romance: m/m romance
tws: kidnapping, violence, confinement, mild torture, mention of genocide (specifically against magical people), mentions of war

• ace of spades by faridah àbíké-íyímídé

Devon and Chiamaka's lives are thrown into turmoil when an anonymous texter begins leaking their secrets to everyone at their private school.rep: black bisexual female main character, black gay main character
tws: racism, institutional racism, social eugenics, homophobia, bullying, suicidal ideation, racial slurs, emotional abuse, outing, mentions of drug use and alcohol use, gun violence, stalking, arson

• Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp

Five friends get together to play their favorite RPG-inspired game one last time as a goodbye before they go their separate ways; but they all are harboring secrets and resentment for each other that's been bubbling under the surface for a while now and someone wants it all to end.rep: transmasc main character who uses crutches, non-binary main character, bisexual autistic female main character with chronic pain, bisexual male main character
romance: none (?)
tws: ableism, transphobia, death, murder, blood, addiction, minor torture

• Murder at Pirate's Cove by Josh Lanyon (series)

Cozy mystery series that follows Ellery who has recently inherited a failing bookstore and run down mansion in a small town where he keeps accidentally getting involved in mysterious circumstances. The first book involves the murder of a rival book store owner.rep: gay main character, bi love interest,
romance: budding m/m romance that develops over the course of the series
tws: murder, suicide, fire depiction

• lavender house by lev ac rosen (series)

It's 1952 and Andy isn't sure what to do with his life when he's found at a gay bar and kicked off the force. Things change however when a woman asks him to investigate the murder of her (unofficial) wife and he finds himself at lavender house where things are very different.rep: gay main character, several other queer main characters
romance: none
tws: homophobia, police brutality, violence, murder*

• the taking of jake livingston by ryan douglass

Jake can see ghosts. Most of the time they are harmless and don't bother him. Until he meets Sawyer, a vengeful ghost who will not leave Jake alone. When bodies start turning up around his town, Jake has to figure out a way to stop it before Sawyer gets what he wants.rep: black gay main character, black gay love interest
romance: m/m romance
tws: bullying, racism, homophobia, child abuse, murder, gun violence & school shootings, attempted csa, torture of bugs

• sixteen candles by rosie talbot (series)

When famous ghosts start to disappear in York, seer Charlie must team up with a group of ghosts and the new seer in town to figure out what is happening to them.rep: gay double leg amputee main character, achillean transmasc main character - this book is extremely queer and there's lots of other queer rep
romance: m/m romance
tws: PTSD (depictions of past events/flashbacks), mentions of past suicide (hanging), blood, body horror/occult horror, kidnapping, violence, parental death, anxiety/panic attack, mentions of child abuse

• This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us

This is our rainbow has 16 different middle grade stories (including two short graphic novels) about queer kids and features many different genresage range: middle grade
rep: queer rep of all kinds, several bipoc characters
tws: tws are going to be different for each story but some of them involve racism, bullying, homophobia, transphobia

• queer anthologies edited by saundra mitchell

This series follows queer teenagers throughout time who have shaped and been shaped by the world around them. Each book has an essential theme but there are different genres in each book.all out: the no-longer secret stories of queer teens throughout the ages is set in the pastout now: queer we go again! is set in modern dayout there: into the queer new yonder is set in the futureage range: young adult
rep: representation of all kinds, each story is different
tws: check storygraph for overall tws for each book

• queer, there and everywhere by sarah prager

This book talks about queer people from all over the world and throughout history, some of them are well known and some of them are not so well known.rep: includes real people of all sexual and gender identities and several people of color
tws: homophobia, transphobia, violence, police brutality

• Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen

Sarah Allen details her cross country road trip through red states and the experiences she had with queer communities who live in them and always have.rep: written by an ex-mormon transfem lesbian, includes stories about several different queer people and communites
tws: homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, religious bigotry

• Our Work Is Everywhere: An Illustrated Oral History of Queer and Trans Resistance

Syan Rose illustrates stories told by queer people about their specific experiences and the things they have gone through.rep: features queer representations of all kinds and stories from people who are asian, middle eastern, muslim, latinx, black, indigenous and disabled
tws: homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, racism, ableism

• Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith

A very short poetry collection mostly about what it's like to be black, queer and HIV positive in America.rep: poems are by a queer non-binary hiv-positive black person and the content reflects that
tws: racism, police brutality, racial slurs, gun violence, child abuse, emotional abuse, blood

• heartstopper by alice oseman

Charlie and nick meet in class and their relationship slowly blossoms from friendship to dating as they navigate their personal lives. - you can read this on tapas heregenre: contemporary | age range: young adult
rep: gay main character with disorderd eating, bisexual male main character, chinese main character, lesbian character, black lesbian character, egyptian transfem character
romance: m/m romance, f/f romance (sidelines)
main tws: toxic relationship, eating disorder, self-harm, homophobia, bullying

• Witchy by Ariel Slamet Ries

In Hyalin, the strength of your magic is determined by the length of your hair and those with really long hair are deemed too dangerous to live. Haunted by the death of her father and fearful over what the length of her hair means for her future, Nyneve does the only thing she can do. She runs away from home. - you can read this on it's website heregenre: fantasy | age range: young adult
rep: southeast asian inspired fantasy, several bipoc main characters, bisexual transfem bipoc main character, achillean rep in book 2
tws: check tws on storygraph for each volume

• the backstagers

When Jory transfers to an all-boys private high school, he's taken in by the backstagers and makes some really great friends. He also, however, learns the secrets of the underground world hidden backstage.genre: fantasy | age range: young adult
rep: black bisexual male main character, gay main character, bipoc transmasc main character
romance: m/m romance
tws: check tws on storygraph for each volume

• the tea dragon society by k. o'neill

The series as a whole follows people who take care of tiny dragons that give off tea leaves but each book has a different plot, the first and third are directly related to each other. - you can read the first book on it's website heregenre: fantasy | age range: middle grade
rep: black sapphic main character, sapphic main character with amnesia, achillean main character, achillean main character who uses a wheelchair
romance: f/f romance, m/m romance
tws: check tws for each book on storygraph

• check, please by ngozi ukazu

Follows Bitty, a vlogger who loves baking, and his college experience playing for his school's hockey team. - you can read this on the author's website heregenre: contemporary | age range: new adult
rep: gay main character, bisexual male main character with anxiety, several bipoc main characters
romance: m/m romance
tws: check tws on storygraph for each book but some of them involve alcohol use, past drug use (and overdose), panic attacks/anxiety, coming out

• The Other Side: An Anthology of Queer Paranormal Romance

Basically what it says in the title; this is a graphic novel anthology of nineteen positive queer romances featuring different kinds of paranormal creatures.genre: fantasy
romance: lots of different romances
rep: queer representations of all kinds including several queer bipoc characters

• dodge city by Josh Trujillo & Cara McGee

Tomás' life is changed for the better when he joins a local dogeball team intent on winning the summer regional dodgeball championship. Note: sort of open ending, there were supposed to be more volumes but no news of it being continued.genre: contemporary | age range: young adult
rep: latinx main character, black sapphic main character, achillean deaf main character, several bipoc main characters
romance: f/f romance (sidelines)

• The Last Session

A group of friends who have played a DND inspired game together since high school have decided to do one last session as a goodbye before they all graduate college and go their separate ways. Things get a little messy, however, when the DM invites his girlfriend to play.genre: contemporary & fantasy
rep: all main characters are bipoc and queer, tried to be specific with rep but it might be a little off - sapphic fat latina main character, gay asian main character, transmasc black main character, non-binary latinx main character, aroace bipoc main character in a queer platonic relationship
tws: body shaming, bullying, violence

• You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sanchez & Jul Maroh

Jake doesn't swim. Still, he finds himself yearning for the ocean. Stuck between what he dreams about and the safety of his small desert town, he'll have to make some really big decisions. Note: this is a DC Aqualad origin story.genre: light sci-fi | age range: young adult
rep: black gay main character, asian achillean love interest, latina main character
romance: m/m romance
tws: homophobia, some violence, bullying

• Nimona by ND Stevenson

Lord Ballister Blackheart, a supervillain with a vendetta, takes on Nimona, an impulsive shapeshifter, as a sidekick while he plots to undermine and expose the Institute. Their simple acts of mischief quickly grow out of control as secrets are revealed and Blackheart will have to decide just how far he's willing to go.genre: fantasy | age range: young adult
rep: very subtle achillean rep (some will argue this doesn't count as queer rep, I simply do not care)
tws: violence, blood, death, murder, confinement, child abuse