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This list is for gay-themed books set mostly in continental Europe, with a fair bit of emphasis on the setting.
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500 books · 136 voters · list created June 25th, 2012 by M (votes) .
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message 1: by Pushubuu (last edited Jul 06, 2012 10:50PM) (new)

Pushubuu My head seemed to gear itself towards thinking contemporary and continental lol, but now I realize there are plenty more that would be set in the UK and Ireland and in genres like fantasy, paranormal, historical etc.

I haven't read some of the books I voted on, but they have fairly high rating averages so I thought that would work for the list.


message 2: by M (new)

M Pushubuu wrote: "My head seemed to gear itself towards thinking contemporary and continental lol, but now I realize there are plenty more that would be set in the UK and Ireland and in genres like fantasy, paranorm..."

Thanks for voting. I made the list with exactly that in mind: contemporary continental Europe, but left the description vague on purpose so people could vote for whatever they liked. However, the UK is excluded. There's a separate list for that:Very British MM .


message 3: by Pushubuu (new)

Pushubuu Hey, that's good to know, M! :)
I'll go check that too, and try to remember more recs for this list.


message 4: by [deleted user] (new)

Why is Widdershins listed here? The book is set in America.


message 5: by Shannon (new)

Shannon Post above have been dealt with.


message 6: by Bitchie (new)

Bitchie Removed Bullet and Bold, as they take place in Los Angeles, not Europe.


message 7: by Suze (new)

Suze Have just read Ollie Always and it is set in New Zealand - one of the characters does spend 18 months in the UK but it is described in a few paragraphs and UK isnt included here either


message 8: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Taboo For You is set in New Zealand!


message 9: by Stephan (last edited Apr 13, 2018 04:38PM) (new)

Stephan If the UK is excluded, this list needs a lot of editing. Playing for Keeps Playing to Win and the enlightened series Enlightened is in Scotland. England: Muscling Through Aftermath For Real & other Alexis Hall. An Unlocked Heart

Widdershins is the US as mentioned previously.


message 10: by Eugenia (new)

Eugenia Unmasked by the Marquess is not MM, it’s MF(the F being non-binary).


message 11: by Driima (last edited Apr 07, 2023 03:46AM) (new)

Driima You all realize that by now more than half, if not most, of the books here are set in the UK, yes?

I don't think the "continental" in continental europe stood out enough in the desciption. I voted for several books first as well before I realized...too late


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