10 best-selling lgbt books like Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Cover of Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Ace of Spades

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

4.16

Format: 470 pages, Paperback

An incendiary and utterly compelling thriller with a shocking twist that delves deep into the heart…

"Home, lately, has been the highlight of my day."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

"Home, lately, has been the highlight of my day."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

"People love to reward conventionally attractive people."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

"People love to reward conventionally attractive people."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

If you liked the lgbt plot in Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

1. Monday's Not Coming

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Format: 448 pages, ebook

Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been in… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Monday's Not Coming book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"...Dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"And dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds. - Claudia"

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"Well, sometimes the people we love the most can hurt us the most."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

"Kids tend to forget their roots. But roots are always the first to carry you back home."

-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming

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2. Last Night at the Telegraph Club

By: Malinda Lo

4.22

Format: 409 pages, Hardcover

A story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown during the Red Scare. “That book. It w… read more

Similar categories in Malinda Lo's Last Night at the Telegraph Club book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"How am I supposed to know?"

-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club

"As if summer had bloomed inside the club and wrapped her in its lazy heat"

-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club

"She didn't understand the shrinking feeling inside her, as if she shouldn't be caught looking at those girls."

-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club

"A few of them were already engaged to be married. When had everything changed? She felt as if it had been very sudden"

-Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club

3. The Naturals (The Naturals, #1)

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Naturals (The Naturals, #1) book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

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4. Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

By: Alice Oseman

4.49

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about l… read more

Similar categories in Alice Oseman's Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5) book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Una parte de la intimidad consiste en confiar en alguien lo suficiente como para renunciar a una parte de ese control. Y eso, a veces, es muy difícil. Pero es importante que recuerdes que, si Nick y …"

-Alice Oseman, Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

Cover of Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1) by Aiden Thomas

5. Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

By: Aiden Thomas

4.27

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx famil… read more

Similar categories in Aiden Thomas's Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1) book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"But now your mess is my mess, too."

-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

"What are you going to do, stab me ?"

-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

"Maritza smiled. "Let's do this, brujo."

-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

"Julian's chuckle was wet. "Valió ... la pena."

-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

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6. Love Radio

By: Ebony LaDelle

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a pop… read more

Similar categories in Ebony LaDelle's Love Radio book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"It's crazy how a relationship can be over long before you both call it quits."

-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio

"That's what love looks like. It's not always about the flowers and grand gestures, but this right here. Being completely yourself with another person in the moment, and them accepting no less of you."

-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio

"And now I'm realising it's ok to let toxicity go, even if it used to be good at one point. What matters is how does it make you feel now, and right now nothing about Destiny makes me believe she care…"

-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio

Cover of This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2) by Kennedy Ryan

7. This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

By: Kennedy Ryan

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. Sh… read more

Similar categories in Kennedy Ryan's This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2) book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Grown

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific … read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's Grown book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly  Jackson

9. The Reappearance of Rachel Price

By: Holly Jackson

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A new true-crime fueled mystery thriller about a girl determined to uncover the shocking truth abou… read more

Similar categories in Holly Jackson's The Reappearance of Rachel Price book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Family first", Bel said. Not a threat, but a promise."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

"The people who loved you, the ones who really cared, they would always come back. Sometimes, they even came back from the dead."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

"They hadn't had time to say one word to each other, which was fine, because it was hard to be rude to someone with just one word."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

"A little insensitive", she whispered, loud enough that Bel and Carter could hear. "Giving the man with dementia a book called The Memory Thief."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

Cover of Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

10. Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

By: Joya Goffney

4.08

Format: 368 pages, ebook

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by debut author Joya Goffney is the story of an overly enthusiastic list… read more

Similar categories in Joya Goffney's Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"There are enough closed doors and glass ceilings in the world. My comfort zone shouldn’t be one of them."

-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

"Cowards will do anything to feel safe, to feel in control. I used to be a coward, too, but the first brave thing I ever did was to stop being your friend."

-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

"Because I realized today that that’s what I did to you. I forced you to get naked before you were ready. And I’m disgusted at myself for doing that to you."

-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

"I think to myself, If I can still move, what I’m gon’ be still for? Maybe because I’m too scared to move. Because if I move, people might see me. Because staying still is easier."

-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

Cover of Five Survive by Holly  Jackson

11. Five Survive

By: Holly Jackson

4.08

Format: 391 pages, Hardcover

Eight hours. Six friends. One sniper . . . Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a r… read more

Similar categories in Holly Jackson's Five Survive book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"That's what she said -Simon"

-Holly Jackson, Five Survive

"She wasn’t fine but she was alive and, really, how was that much different from the rest of her life?"

-Holly Jackson, Five Survive

"His whole life has been a war, that does something to your head, I think. It's done something to my head."

-Holly Jackson, Five Survive

"Trapped. Shut in. Only thirty-one feet to share between them, that extra foot important enough not to round down."

-Holly Jackson, Five Survive

Cover of Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn  Bayron

12. Cinderella Is Dead

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.68

Format: 400 pages, ebook

It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now re… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's Cinderella Is Dead book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"Do not be silent. Raise your voice. Be a light in the dark."

-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead

"People wear masks so that they can fit in and stay safe. Can you blame them?"

-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead

"it feel like another part of me is being changed to fit someone else's vision of what is pretty."

-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead

"I'm lost in the tide of her breathing, the sweet smell of her skin, the push and pull of our bodies against each other..."

-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead

Cover of Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

13. Ace of Spades

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

4.16

Format: 470 pages, Paperback

An incendiary and utterly compelling thriller with a shocking twist that delves deep into the heart… read more

Similar categories in Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • lesbian
  • mystery thriller
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • queer
"Home, lately, has been the highlight of my day."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

"People love to reward conventionally attractive people."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

"But I know dreams are dangerous; they give me too much false hope."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

"Money can only get you so far; you need power and influence to go with it."

-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

Cover of This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1) by Kalynn  Bayron

14. This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1)

By: Kalynn Bayron

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a … read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1) book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

15. Their Vicious Games

By: Joelle Wellington

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A Black teen desperate to regain her Ivy League acceptance enters an elite competition only to disc… read more

Similar categories in Joelle Wellington's Their Vicious Games book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

16. The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

By: Sonora Reyes

4.27

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

A debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school, while falling in love… read more

Similar categories in Sonora Reyes's The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"…any way you engage with your own culture is authentic, because it’s yours."

-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

"Let's just say there's not a lot of melanin over there. I could probably pay my tuition selling sunscreen between classes."

-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

"I know I can't take all that shame away from him. But I can start by showing him how much I'm not ashamed. Not only am I not ashamed, I'm proud. I can't make him love himself. The closest I can get i…"

-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

Cover of You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn  Bayron

17. You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.59

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?This heart-… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • queer
"I turn my Black ass right around and book it back to my cabin, where I close and lock the door."

-Kalynn Bayron, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

Cover of The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

18. The Weight of Blood

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.21

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

" New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America's hi… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's The Weight of Blood book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2) by Tracy Deonn

19. Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2)

By: Tracy Deonn

4.32

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The shadows have risen, and the line is law. All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind he… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Deonn's Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2) book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"No!"

-Tracy Deonn, Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2)

"Dwi yn,"

-Tracy Deonn, Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2)

"We had faith,"

-Tracy Deonn, Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2)

"Come back, Bree. Come back to us."

-Tracy Deonn, Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2)

Cover of I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

20. I Kissed Shara Wheeler

By: Casey McQuiston

3.88

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a deb… read more

Similar categories in Casey McQuiston's I Kissed Shara Wheeler book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • queer
"You were the only one it could be."

-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

"Get a clarifying shampoo and suck it up, Kylo Ren."

-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

"Why is it so bad to want to feel special, or loved, or accpeted?"

-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

"She’s glad it’s Shara. Nobody else would have felt important enough."

-Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

Cover of Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1) by Tracy Deonn

21. Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)

By: Tracy Deonn

4.34

Format: 502 pages, Hardcover

After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her f… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Deonn's Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1) book and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Ace of Spades

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"Oh, sure,"

-Tracy Deonn, Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)

"It’s college,"

-Tracy Deonn, Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)

"Where do we begin?"

-Tracy Deonn, Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)

"Sometimes a crime is an act of heroism."

-Tracy Deonn, Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)

20 Top fiction books like Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Transform Your Habits

Monday's Not Coming

Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

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Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)

Alice Oseman

4.49

Transform Your Habits

Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

Aiden Thomas

4.27

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21 Top fiction books like The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

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Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

4.22

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Home Field Advantage

Dahlia Adler

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Girls Like Girls

Hayley Kiyoko

3.74

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Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

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