14 Best queer books like Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk

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Nothing Burns as Bright as You

By: Ashley Woodfolk

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Five starred reviews! From New York Times  bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk,  Nothing Burns as Br…

"You flew through books, reading more in a week than some people did in a year."

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

"You flew through books, reading more in a week than some people did in a year."

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

"I get it, she says. And I go from feeling invisible to feeling like I fill the whole room, the whole building, the whole sky."

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

"I get it, she says. And I go from feeling invisible to feeling like I fill the whole room, the whole building, the whole sky."

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

If you liked the queer plot in Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes

1. The Luis Ortega Survival Club

By: Sonora Reyes

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School comes a story in the vein of… read more

Similar categories in Sonora Reyes's The Luis Ortega Survival Club book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

2. We Deserve Monuments

By: Jas Hammonds

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's We Deserve Monuments book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"

-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments

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3. 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 Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"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

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4. Dear Wendy

By: Ann Zhao

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more

Similar categories in Ann Zhao's Dear Wendy book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

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5. Chaos Theory

By: Nic Stone

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two tee… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Chaos Theory book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

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

6. 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 Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • 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

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7. D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

By: Chencia C. Higgins

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

D’Vaughn and Kris have six weeks to plan their dream wedding.Their whole relationship is fake.Insta… read more

Similar categories in Chencia C. Higgins's D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Lean on me if you have to,"

-Chencia C. Higgins, D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

"No one has ever said that to me before, and I've certainly never said it to anyone...or imagined that I ever would. I thought love would make me weak. And I was right, because when you said it, you c…"

-Chencia C. Higgins, D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

Cover of Friday I'm in Love by Camryn Garrett

8. Friday I'm in Love

By: Camryn Garrett

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

It's too late for a Sweet Sixteen but what if Mahalia had a Coming Out Party? A love letter to roma… read more

Similar categories in Camryn Garrett's Friday I'm in Love book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith

9. How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

By: Tony Keith

4.19

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in vers… read more

Similar categories in Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • audiobook
  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr

10. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Saints of the Household by Ari Tison

11. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

12. We Are All So Good at Smiling

By: Amber McBride

3.88

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse … read more

Similar categories in Amber McBride's We Are All So Good at Smiling book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • poetry
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Sorrow is no one's fault."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

"The only way out is through."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

"Let's write our story, so no one can take it away."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

"It starts in the middle not the beginning or the end- stories start in the middle."

-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling

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13. Whiteout

By: Dhonielle Clayton

3.64

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt … read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's Whiteout book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Vinyl Moon by Mahogany L. Browne

14. Vinyl Moon

By: Mahogany L. Browne

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Library Binding

A teen girl hiding the scars of a past relationship finds home and healing in the words of strong B… read more

Similar categories in Mahogany L. Browne's Vinyl Moon book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk

15. Nothing Burns as Bright as You

By: Ashley Woodfolk

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Five starred reviews! From New York Times  bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk,  Nothing Burns as Br… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You flew through books, reading more in a week than some people did in a year."

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

"I get it, she says. And I go from feeling invisible to feeling like I fill the whole room, the whole building, the whole sky."

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

"Parents think they control us with their authority. But really the only reason we listen is because we're desperate for them to love us. And we're terrified that if we do too many bad things, they'll…"

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

"A Lie: You’re not my girlfriend The truth: we both know exactly who we are to each other If you want to get technical.. if you counted up the hours i spent thinking of you and the days we spent in yo…"

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

Cover of The 7-10 Split (Peach Blossom, #1) by Karmen Lee

16. The 7-10 Split (Peach Blossom, #1)

By: Karmen Lee

3.35

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This is how love rolls… For teacher Ava Williams, some subjects are not up for debate. Like his… read more

Similar categories in Karmen Lee's The 7-10 Split (Peach Blossom, #1) book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie

17. You Don't Have a Shot

By: Racquel Marie

4.38

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A queer YA romance about rival soccer players from author Racquel Marie, perfect for fans of She Dr… read more

Similar categories in Racquel Marie's You Don't Have a Shot book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari

18. Just Another Epic Love Poem

By: Parisa Akhbari

4.29

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Best friendship blossoms into something more in this gorgeously written queer literary romance. … read more

Similar categories in Parisa Akhbari's Just Another Epic Love Poem book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington

19. Forever Is Now

By: Mariama J. Lockington

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more

Similar categories in Mariama J. Lockington's Forever Is Now book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • lesbian
  • poetry
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow

20. A Million Quiet Revolutions

By: Robin Gow

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For as long as they can remember, Aaron and Oliver have only ever had each other. In a small town w… read more

Similar categories in Robin Gow's A Million Quiet Revolutions book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • poetry
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I feel like the only way to exist as a queer person is to hide."

-Robin Gow, A Million Quiet Revolutions

"It’s hard to search for someone like yourself when you’re not even sure who you are."

-Robin Gow, A Million Quiet Revolutions

Cover of A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins

21. A Little Kissing Between Friends

By: Chencia C. Higgins

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Music producer on the rise Cyn Tha Starr knows what she likes, from her sickening beats in the stud… read more

Similar categories in Chencia C. Higgins's A Little Kissing Between Friends book and Ashley Woodfolk's Nothing Burns as Bright as You

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"No less than forty-five minutes after giving birth, a memo is sent out informing the life-bringer that their time as a bad bitch has expired and they are henceforth Somebody’s Mama and must act accor…"

-Chencia C. Higgins, A Little Kissing Between Friends

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Hayley Kiyoko

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