29 Best queer books like Always Human by Ari North

Cover of Always Human by Ari North

Always Human

By: Ari North

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

First serialized on the popular app and website WebToon, Always Human ran from 2015-2017 and amasse…

"Do you ever get so nervous that you pass straight through terror and come out the other side? And then you stop being scared and you start being reckless?"

-Ari North, Always Human

If you liked the queer plot in Always Human by Ari North , here is a list of 29 books like this:

1. Princess Princess Ever After

By: Kay O'Neill

3.65

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neith… read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's Princess Princess Ever After book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Crumbs by Danie Stirling

2. Crumbs

By: Danie Stirling

3.94

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Falling in love just got sweeter in this charming, romantic YA graphic novel from WEBTOON, the #1 d… read more

Similar categories in Danie Stirling's Crumbs book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of The Moth Keeper by Kay O'Neill

3. The Moth Keeper

By: Kay O'Neill

4.08

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth … read more

Similar categories in Kay O'Neill's The Moth Keeper book and Ari North's Always Human

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught

4. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

Similar categories in Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard book and Ari North's Always Human

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier

5. Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

By: Crystal Frasier

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A sweet, queer teen romance perfect for fans of Fence and Check, Please!Annie is a smart, antisocia… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Frasier's Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
"Oh? You're held to a different standard because of others' preconceptions?"

-Crystal Frasier, Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

Cover of If You'll Have Me by Eunnie

6. If You'll Have Me

By: Eunnie

4.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Super sweet and totally heartwarming!”—Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper and Lovele… read more

Similar categories in Eunnie's If You'll Have Me book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
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7. Girl Haven

By: Lilah Sturges

3.90

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

When seventh-grader Ash, his crush Eleanor, and their friends are transported to a girls-only imagi… read more

Similar categories in Lilah Sturges's Girl Haven book and Ari North's Always Human

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
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8. Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1)

By: Sunny .

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Tapas Media, the same webtoon platform that brought you Magical Boy, comes Rainbow!, a new LGB… read more

Similar categories in Sunny .'s Rainbow! Vol. 1 (Rainbow!, #1) book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Mooncakes by Suzanne  Walker

9. Mooncakes

By: Suzanne Walker

3.83

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. Nova Huang knows more about magic than your a… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Walker's Mooncakes book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

10. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: Deya Muniz

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A funny, heartfelt YA romance about finding love—and lots of grilled cheese sandwiches—in the place… read more

Similar categories in Deya Muniz's The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Cosmoknights, Vol. 1 (Cosmoknights, #1) by Hannah Templer

11. Cosmoknights, Vol. 1 (Cosmoknights, #1)

By: Hannah Templer

4.44

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

For this ragtag band of space gays, liberation means beating the patriarchy at its own game. Pan's… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Templer's Cosmoknights, Vol. 1 (Cosmoknights, #1) book and Ari North's Always Human

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • science fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Infinity Particle by Wendy  Xu

12. The Infinity Particle

By: Wendy Xu

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inve… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's The Infinity Particle book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • science fiction
Cover of Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione

13. Basil and Oregano

By: Melissa Capriglione

3.86

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Mix two parts The Great British Bake Off with one-part magical boarding school plus a generous dash… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Capriglione's Basil and Oregano book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Galaxy: The Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod

14. Galaxy: The Prettiest Star

By: Jadzia Axelrod

4.10

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

It takes strength to live as your true self, and one alien princess disguised as a human boy is abo… read more

Similar categories in Jadzia Axelrod's Galaxy: The Prettiest Star book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • science fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

15. The Girl from the Sea

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first lov… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Girl from the Sea book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
"Sometimes plans must change, my love."

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"*creepy ghost whispers* morgan... THAT'S IT SHE'S DEAD"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"Sometimes you have to let your life get messy. That's how you get to the good parts"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

Cover of Hollow by Shannon Watters

16. Hollow

By: Shannon Watters

4.02

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

From Shannon Watters, the co-creator of the bestselling worldwide phenomenon Lumberjanes, and co-wr… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Watters's Hollow book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Every Day: The Graphic Novel by David Levithan

17. Every Day: The Graphic Novel

By: David Levithan

3.66

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A graphic novel adaptation of the groundbreaking, beloved New York Times-bestselling novel about a … read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Every Day: The Graphic Novel book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

18. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

By: Melanie Gillman

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, femini… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Gillman's Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel by Jessica  Walton

19. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel

By: Jessica Walton

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Walton's Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Stories of the Islands by Clar Angkasa

20. Stories of the Islands

By: Clar Angkasa

4.16

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

Journey into a land of magic and powerful girls in this feminist retelling of Indonesian folktales,… read more

Similar categories in Clar Angkasa's Stories of the Islands book and Ari North's Always Human

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • young adult
Cover of Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa

21. Belle of the Ball

By: Mari Costa

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young adult graphic novel about high school wallflower Belle Hawkins, who ends up in a love trian… read more

Similar categories in Mari Costa's Belle of the Ball book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel by Ananth Hirsh

22. Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel

By: Ananth Hirsh

3.37

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A human and human-presenting AI slowly become friends—and maybe more—in this moving YA graphic nove… read more

Similar categories in Ananth Hirsh's Pixels of You: A Graphic Novel book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • science fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Sea in You by Jessi Sheron

23. The Sea in You

By: Jessi Sheron

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

15-year-old Corinth was just trying to clean up the beach; she never expected to meet a mermaid, le… read more

Similar categories in Jessi Sheron's The Sea in You book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp

24. The Marble Queen

By: Anna Kopp

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The Marble Queen is a YA Fantasy graphic novel that’s the political drama of Nimona meets the heart… read more

Similar categories in Anna Kopp's The Marble Queen book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
"I’m not the strong, brave queen Iliad deserves."

-Anna Kopp, The Marble Queen

"It seems so natural. Like she’s done it a hundred times. Does she prefer dancing with women? I thought this marriage was only an arrangement. And if I’m right and it is, then why do I feel so strange?"

-Anna Kopp, The Marble Queen

Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

25. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Always Human by Ari North

26. Always Human

By: Ari North

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

First serialized on the popular app and website WebToon, Always Human ran from 2015-2017 and amasse… read more

Similar categories in Ari North's Always Human book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • webcomic
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • science fiction
  • queer
"Do you ever get so nervous that you pass straight through terror and come out the other side? And then you stop being scared and you start being reckless?"

-Ari North, Always Human

Cover of Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi

27. Project Nought

By: Chelsey Furedi

4.15

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Kiss Number 8 and On a Sunbeam, this debut graphic novel is a fast-paced time travel ad… read more

Similar categories in Chelsey Furedi's Project Nought book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • science fiction
  • queer
Cover of Cosmoknights, Vol. 2 (Cosmoknights, #2) by Hannah Templer

28. Cosmoknights, Vol. 2 (Cosmoknights, #2)

By: Hannah Templer

4.57

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Escape was just the beginning. The sensational "gays in space" webcomic/graphic novel returns, with… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Templer's Cosmoknights, Vol. 2 (Cosmoknights, #2) book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • science fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl by Emily Riesbeck

29. The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl

By: Emily Riesbeck

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Our Flag Means Death gets a magical, sapphic twist in this swashbuckling young adult graphic novel … read more

Similar categories in Emily Riesbeck's The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Not So Shoujo Love Story (Not So Shoujo Love Story #1) by Curryuku

30. Not So Shoujo Love Story (Not So Shoujo Love Story #1)

By: Curryuku

4.55

Format: 620 pages, ebook

Romance-super-fan Rei Chan is ready for her first boyfriend and she knows just who it'll be: the mo… read more

Similar categories in Curryuku's Not So Shoujo Love Story (Not So Shoujo Love Story #1) book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • webcomic
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • queer
Cover of Kiss it goodbye by Ticcy

31. Kiss it goodbye

By: Ticcy

4.46

Format: None pages, None

A slice of life, coming of age wlw webcomic about two girls in Japan, Aruka and Yukimi. read more

Similar categories in Ticcy's Kiss it goodbye book and Ari North's Always Human

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • young adult
  • comics
  • queer

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Kay O'Neill

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Crumbs

Danie Stirling

3.94

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Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

Crystal Frasier

4.24

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If You'll Have Me

Eunnie

4.44

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Victoria Ying

4.01

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall

3.79

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4.44

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