Gay YA That Isn't Cringey (8 books)

YA or NA books with gay M/M storylines that are free from the cringiness that plagues a lot of YA writing. Stories that are more complex or emotionally deep and lack awkward pop culture references.

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1	The Darkness Outside Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #1) by Eliot Schrefer (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 32,028 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 677,206 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Rez Runaway by Melanie Florence (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Squishy Crushy Something (Happy Lucky Everything, #1) by Kieran Frank (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Mikey and the Chickadee by Kid Boise (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Touchy Feely Sweet Thing (Happy Lucky Everything, #2) by Kieran Frank (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 3,040 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Lovey Dovey Deep Thing (Happy Lucky Everything, #3) by Kieran Frank (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars