12 Top queer books like We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1) by Rose Szabo

Cover of We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1) by Rose Szabo

We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

By: Rose Szabo

2.52

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

The first book in a dark fantasy YA duology by the author of What Big Teeth, about the power and da…

If you liked the queer plot in We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1) by Rose Szabo , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1) by S. Jae-Jones

1. Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1)

By: S. Jae-Jones

3.51

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Sailor Moon meets Cinder in Guardians of Dawn: Zhara, the start of a new, richly imagined fantasy s… read more

Similar categories in S. Jae-Jones's Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1) book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1) by Gabriela Romero Lacruz

2. The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1)

By: Gabriela Romero Lacruz

3.33

Format: 511 pages, Paperback

In a lush world inspired by the history and folklore of South America, a sweeping epic fantasy of c… read more

Similar categories in Gabriela Romero Lacruz's The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1) book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"I thought tinieblas were nothing but a story—just a word for shadows. Tales to scare children into obedience. Horror tales are inspired by reality."

-Gabriela Romero Lacruz, The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1)

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3. The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

By: Susan Dennard

3.68

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and t… read more

Similar categories in Susan Dennard's The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1) book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You either trust the forest or you don't, Winnie."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

"But our minds are pretty good at hiding what we don’t want to see, Winnebago."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

"That’s why we’re called the Luminaries, Winnie: we are lanterns the forest can never snuff out."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

Cover of The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

4. The Book Eaters

By: Sunyi Dean

3.64

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain al… read more

Similar categories in Sunyi Dean's The Book Eaters book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"None of us are truly good,"

-Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters

"Love has no cost for our children. Living or dead, here or gone."

-Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters

"How did one give shape to absence? Fill a black hole with light?"

-Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters

"I am not those people and I’m also not me. I can’t ever be me, I’m too full of other lives."

-Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters

Cover of Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

5. Some Desperate Glory

By: Emily Tesh

4.06

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

While we live, the enemy shall fear us. All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge … read more

Similar categories in Emily Tesh's Some Desperate Glory book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"While Earth's children live, the enemy shall fear us."

-Emily Tesh, Some Desperate Glory

"While we live, the enemy shall fear us. We are what's left. We are what must survive."

-Emily Tesh, Some Desperate Glory

Cover of Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1) by Eliza Chan

6. Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1)

By: Eliza Chan

3.16

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From one of fantasy’s most exciting new voices Eliza Chan comes a modern, myth-inflected story of r… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Chan's Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1) book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of To Cage a God (These Monstrous Gods, #1) by Elizabeth        May

7. To Cage a God (These Monstrous Gods, #1)

By: Elizabeth May

3.36

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone, this Imperial Russia-inspired romantasy launch… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth May's To Cage a God (These Monstrous Gods, #1) book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones

8. The Drowned Woods

By: Emily Lloyd-Jones

3.87

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict, and eighteen-year-old Me… read more

Similar categories in Emily Lloyd-Jones's The Drowned Woods book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Voyage of the Damned by Frances   White

9. Voyage of the Damned

By: Frances White

4.02

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The TikTok sensation from the UK has come to North America! This special first edition hardcover w… read more

Similar categories in Frances White's Voyage of the Damned book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • lgbt
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"As if the restrictive shell of a body is more important than the infinite possibilities of a mind."

-Frances White, Voyage of the Damned

Cover of The Darkening (The Darkening, #1) by Sunya Mara

10. The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

By: Sunya Mara

3.58

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught … read more

Similar categories in Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1) book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"To do the one good thing that I must do, I find myself caught in a thousand small evils." I squeeze his hand until he looks at me. "I hope that one thing is worth it." "It is the only thing that matt…"

-Sunya Mara, The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

Cover of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao

11. Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

By: Amélie Wen Zhao

3.80

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation’s past—and u… read more

Similar categories in Amélie Wen Zhao's Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1) book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"A sword's purpose may be determined by its wielder, but take the weapon away entirely, and neither the merciful nor the cruel may draw blood with it."

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

"What use are tears? Ying had murmured to her once, back when they had just crossed their twelfth cycle of life and the wounds of Lan’s losses still cut deep every night. The dead will neither feel th…"

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

"What use are tears? Ying had murmured to her once, back when they had just crossed their twelfth cycle of life and the wounds of Lan’s losses still cut deep every night. The dead will neither feel th…"

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

Cover of The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard

12. The Red Scholar's Wake

By: Aliette de Bodard

3.22

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Xích Si: bot maker, data analyst, mother, scavenger. But those days are over now-her ship has just … read more

Similar categories in Aliette de Bodard's The Red Scholar's Wake book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology, #1) by Akshaya Raman

13. The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology, #1)

By: Akshaya Raman

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Magic, a prized resource, is the only thing between peace and war. When magic runs out, four estran… read more

Similar categories in Akshaya Raman's The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology, #1) book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"My mother used to say that once you've made a choice, you have to act as though it's been made forever. But I don't know if I believe that's true. Our lives aren't decided by one choice, but by a ser…"

-Akshaya Raman, The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology, #1)

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14. The Whispering Dark

By: Kelly Andrew

3.59

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

The Raven Boys meets Ninth House in the most exciting debut of 2022 -- a dark, atmospheric fantasy … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Andrew's The Whispering Dark book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"The question tore through him. Lane was his. She'd always been his. And he was hers. They were painted the same shades. Threaded with the same lines. He'd spent his whole life drawn to her, and she t…"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

"What will he do to Lane?" The question tore through him. Lane was his. She'd always been his. And he was hers. They were painted the same shades. Threaded with the same lines. He'd spent his whole li…"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

"They say she's a girl like a garden, it said. "All roses and lavender and spider mums. Too bright, too bright to be there. One foot among the dead, one foot among the living, like a little breathing …"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

"Wednesday?" Colton's voice was tacky with sleep. "I want to tell you everything." "I wish vou would." "I can't," he said. "It hurts too much." "Tell me what happened to you, at least." A beat of quie…"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

Cover of The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix

15. The Ones We Burn

By: Rebecca Mix

3.72

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Monster. Butcher. Bloodwinn. Ranka is tired of death. All she wants now is to be left alone, living… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Mix's The Ones We Burn book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • lgbt
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • queer
"My strength is not owed to the wounds you gave me, but my willingness to let them scar."

-Rebecca Mix, The Ones We Burn

"Very dramatic" Percy said. "Maybe next time she'll consider theater instead of genocide"

-Rebecca Mix, The Ones We Burn

Cover of After the Forest by Kell Woods

16. After the Forest

By: Kell Woods

3.81

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon. Flour. A drop of blood to bind its power. 1650: The Black Forest, Wurt… read more

Similar categories in Kell Woods's After the Forest book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • magic
  • fiction
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"And old enough to know that womenfolk have little enough power of their own. That is why they must have their charms and their tricks. Their books and their ink and blood. Their eyes, their smiles, t…"

-Kell Woods, After the Forest

Cover of Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah  Underwood

17. Lies We Sing to the Sea

By: Sarah Underwood

3.42

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon deman… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Underwood's Lies We Sing to the Sea book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood, #1) by K.M.  Enright

18. Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood, #1)

By: K.M. Enright

3.66

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

FATE IS A CRUEL MISTRESS The daughter of a powerful but disgraced Blood Worker, Shan LeClaire ha… read more

Similar categories in K.M. Enright's Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood, #1) book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel

19. Goddess of the River

By: Vaishnavi Patel

3.86

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from… read more

Similar categories in Vaishnavi Patel's Goddess of the River book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1) by Rose Szabo

20. We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

By: Rose Szabo

2.52

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

The first book in a dark fantasy YA duology by the author of What Big Teeth, about the power and da… read more

Similar categories in Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1) book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Phoenix Keeper by S.A.  MacLean

21. The Phoenix Keeper

By: S.A. MacLean

4.01

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Set in a magical zoo teeming with mythical beasts from dragons and unicorns to kelpies and krakens,… read more

Similar categories in S.A. MacLean's The Phoenix Keeper book and Rose Szabo's We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, #1)

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer

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