Listopia > Lani's votes on the list Verified Decent Queer Books (31 Books)
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
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"Character driven space opera. Absolutely impeccable
Lani
rated it 5 stars
Rep: sapphic, bisexual, omnisexual, m/nb, two spirit (literally) character" See Review |
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On a Sunbeam
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"Space scifi/fantasy-ish graphic novel about planetary restoration. One of my favorites ever
Rep: sapphic, nb" |
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Love Lessons (Love Lessons, #1)
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"Cute nerdy dorks falling in love in college
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: cis gay" See Review |
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Proxy (Proxy, #1)
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"The rich can buy poor people's debt in exchange for them talking any and every punishment as proxy. One kid decides to capture his patron for a way out. Don't read the sequel...
Lani
rated it 5 stars
Rep: gay, bisexual CW: major character death" See Review |
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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls, #1)
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"Woman finds mysterious object and becomes the center of a going mystery. One of my all time favorite
Lani
added it to favorites
Rep: bisexual mc CW: violence, general hatred and bigotry, unlikeable mc" See Review |
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Goodbye Paradise (Hello Goodbye, #1)
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"Two boys escape a religious cult together and fall in love
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: Cis gay, minor lesbian (?) CW: abuse, homophobia" See Review |
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Mooncakes
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"Werewolf and witch team up to fight evil. Absolutely adorable graphic novel
Lani
rated it 5 stars
Rep: sapphic, f/nb, lesbian grandmas" See Review |
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Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1)
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"A school for kids who traveled to other dimensions and returned changed. Novella series with each focusing on different characters and dimensions
Lani
rated it 5 stars
Rep: ace, transmasc, nb, sapphic CW: can be quite dark, first book devolves into murder mystery" See Review |
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Captive (Beautiful Monsters, #1)
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"Dark urban fantasy about one man accidentally caught in the middle of a vampire/incubus war
Lani
rated it 5 stars
Rep: everyone is bi CW: extreme violence and gore, torture, arguable dubious consent" See Review |
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Felix and the Prince (Forever Wilde, #2)
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"Stained glass historian studying castle falls for secret prince. Entire series great, but start here
Rep: cis gay CW: Everyone Is Gay trope for overall series " |
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Signal Boost (Off the Grid, #2)
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"Blackout dystopian survival romance. This is second in series
Rep: gay" |
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Jefferson Blythe, Esquire
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"Case of mistaken identify leads Jefferson to flee criminals while running around Europe. Just fun that happens to be gay
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: gay" See Review |
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Fake Out (Fake Boyfriend, #1)
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"Fake boyfriends trope done well
Rep: cis gay, arguable bisexual CW: "I didn't know I was gay until him" trope" |
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Hello Forever (Hello Goodbye, #2)
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"Childhood friends separated after caught kissing. Meet again in college and navigate homophobic father with welfare of children
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: gay CW: homophobic family, abuse and manipulation (not between MC), gay bashing" See Review |
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Red, White & Royal Blue
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"Son of president falls for prince. A lot of side plots
Rep: gay, side lesbian (?) CW: forced outing" |
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Her Royal Highness (Royals, #2)
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"American at Scottish boarding school forced to room with spoiled (literal) princess. Hate to love trope
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: lesbian, bisexual" See Review |
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The Henna Wars
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"Two girls both pick the same business idea for a school project. Enemies to lovers
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: Desi/afrolatina sapphic CW: discussions of cultural appropriation" See Review |
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The Kill Club
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"A scheme to rid the world of bad people goes wrong. Thriller ish
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: sapphic CW: abuse of a minor, medical abuse, spousal abuse, major character death" See Review |
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Little & Lion
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"Girl moves back home after a year at boarding school and struggles with her sexuality while trying to support her bipolar brother. Sad, but good sad
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: bi/pan/queer/questioning (also black, Jewish, Korean, deaf, and Latina MCs) CW: mental illness, bullying, self destructive behavior" See Review |
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Hold Me (Cyclone, #2)
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"MCs have been talking over email for a year, unknowingly meet irl and hate each other. Learn and grow from there
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: trans latina, bisexual south asian CW: misogyny (mc thinks pretty = shallow in beginning), background transphobia" See Review |
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Beauty Queens
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"A must read. Anti capitalist satire YA about teen beauty contestants. One storyline is sapphic
Lani
rated it 5 stars
Rep: lesbian, questioning (plus desi, black, and deaf characters)" See Review |
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Lizard Radio
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"There are no words, I've tried. Government mandated reprogramming camp for kids. Trippy scifi but maybe dystopian and a bit magical realism but also genreless
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: NB/trans/genderless mc, sapphic" See Review |
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Something in the Wine (The Moonstone Series, #1-2)
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"Practical joke fake relationship turns to real love
Rep: lesbian, bisexual, ace if you squint CW: straight before them trope" |
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Just Physical (The Hollywood Series, #3)
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"Actress with multiple sclerosis falls for her stunt woman
Lani
added it to to-read
Rep: lesbian" See Review |
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Snow Falls
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"Two women get snowed in to a mountain together all winter
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: lesbian, bisexual CW: straight until them trope (I think)" See Review |
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We Are Okay
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"If you need to cry but feel better about life afterwards, read this. Catharsis in book form.
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: sapphic, no explicit romance CW: revolves around grief and depression" See Review |
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The Love Interest
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"Orphans are raised to be implanted spies in the lives of important individuals. Two boys compete to win over their target but fall in love with each other instead
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: gay" See Review |
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
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"A social worker checking on the welfare of a magical orphanage which holds the antichrist
Rep: gay, no explicit romance" |
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NoX (Wolves Incarnate #1)
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"It's like if Venom was a werewolf-esque military experiment? Soul bond romance where partner provides anchor to reel in The Monster
Rep: gay CW: gore, violence, ichor" |
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Stolen Ink (Ink Born, #1)
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"Tattoo sorcerer discovers dark magic
Rep: gay" |
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Bonds of Brass (The Bloodright Trilogy, #1)
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"Spaceship pilots caught in interplanetary war. Some believe rebranded Finn/Poe fanfic
Lani
rated it 4 stars
Rep: gay, bi" See Review |
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