Gay YA That Isn't Cringey (8 books)

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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 — 33,080 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) 4.28 avg rating — 682,815 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) 3.58 avg rating — 77 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) 3.74 avg rating — 124 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) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,074 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

8 books · 8 voters · list created January 24th, 2022 by Ryan Ehrhart (votes) .

Tags: complex, cringe, cringe-free, deep, gay, m-m, m-m-young-adult, mature, serious, ya

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