The Afterward
By: E.K. Johnston
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
It has been a year since the mysterious godsgem cured Cadrium’s king and ushered in what promised t…
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1. The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #1)
By: Emily Skrutskie
4.19
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
Cas has fought pirates her entire life. But can she survive living among them? For Cassandra Leung,… read more
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- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fantasy
- queer
2. Sparrow Hill Road (Ghost Stories, #1)
By: Seanan McGuire
4.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
Rose Marshall died in 1952 in Buckley Township, Michigan, run off the road by a man named Bobby Cro… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
3. The Hallowed Hunt (World of the Five Gods, #3)
By: Lois McMaster Bujold
4.11
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
The half-mad Prince Boleso has been slain by a noblewoman he had intended to defile -- and Lord Ing… read more
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4. Sofi and the Bone Song
By: Adrienne Tooley
4.05
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In this gorgeous standalone fantasy with a “sweet sapphic romance” ( Booklist ), a young musician s… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- magic
- young adult
- young adult fantasy
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
5. Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2)
By: Natasha Ngan
3.77
Format: 403 pages, Hardcover
In this mesmerizing sequel to the New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire, Lei and Wren … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- magic
- young adult
- high fantasy
- fiction
- young adult fantasy
- fantasy
- queer
"But there is one thing that is infinite: greed. The ability of humans and demons to want. To desire. To hunger after things that don't belong to them."-Natasha Ngan, Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2)
"You might be human, but you're a woman, and that gives you far more strength than he'll ever be capable of. Not to mention perspective. Only women truly understand the cruelties of the world, the dep…"-Natasha Ngan, Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2)
"Being vulnerable isn't a flaw. It is the most beautiful thing in the world. If you were invincible, being brave would be easy. It's the fact that it isn't easy, that we have to constantly work and wo…"-Natasha Ngan, Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2)
"Girl. Such a simple title. One I've been labeled all my life. But nowhere was I called it more than at the Hidden Palace: spat from the beaked mouth of Madam Himura, hissed with contemp by Naja, thro…"-Natasha Ngan, Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2)
6. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea (The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, #1)
By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
3.80
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
A desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial daughter find a connection on the high s… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- young adult fantasy
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- fantasy
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"Rich people love books."-Maggie Tokuda-Hall, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea (The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, #1)
"Love does not work in convenience. Or any kind of sense."-Maggie Tokuda-Hall, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea (The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, #1)
"Love does not work in terms of convenience. Or any kind of sense."-Maggie Tokuda-Hall, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea (The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, #1)
"He'd never understand why his drinking bothered Flora. To him, it was just something that had to happen, like sunrise, or death."-Maggie Tokuda-Hall, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea (The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, #1)
7. Girls of Fate and Fury (Girls of Paper and Fire, #3)
By: Natasha Ngan
4.14
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
The epic romance of Lei and Wren comes to a breathtaking conclusion in the explosive finale to the … read more
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- magic
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- high fantasy
- fiction
- young adult fantasy
- fantasy
- queer
8. Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer
By: Garth Nix
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix’s exciting adult debut: a new collection including all… read more
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- fantasy
- high fantasy
- magic
- fiction
9. 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
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- high fantasy
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
10. Bee Sting Cake (Greenwing & Dart, #2)
By: Victoria Goddard
4.39
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
Magic is out of fashion. Gambling is merely illegal. Neither law nor common sense has ever stopped … read more
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- fantasy
- high fantasy
- magic
- fiction
11. Whiskeyjack (Greenwing & Dart, #3)
By: Victoria Goddard
4.33
Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition
Magic is out of fashion. Outlaws make their own. Jemis Greenwing has slain a dragon, been ackno… read more
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- fantasy
- high fantasy
- magic
- fiction
12. A Dark and Hollow Star (The Hollow Star Saga, #1)
By: Ashley Shuttleworth
3.79
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Choose your player. The “ironborn” half-fae outcast of her royal fae family. A tempestuous Fury… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- young adult fantasy
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
" Psst."-Ashley Shuttleworth, A Dark and Hollow Star (The Hollow Star Saga, #1)
"Hang on a little tighter than that, Spider Monkey."-Ashley Shuttleworth, A Dark and Hollow Star (The Hollow Star Saga, #1)
"You’re… you’re something else, Arlo Jarsdel. But you’re also weird as fuck."-Ashley Shuttleworth, A Dark and Hollow Star (The Hollow Star Saga, #1)
"She had her morals, the whole one or two of them that stubbornly clung to existence"-Ashley Shuttleworth, A Dark and Hollow Star (The Hollow Star Saga, #1)
13. Sweet & Bitter Magic
By: Adrienne Tooley
3.70
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In this debut fantasy, a witch cursed to never love meets a girl hiding her own dangerous magic, an… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- magic
- young adult
- young adult fantasy
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- fantasy
- queer
"She was enchanted by the witch's lips."-Adrienne Tooley, Sweet & Bitter Magic
"Now Tamsin was nothing but bitter and dark and cold—always so impossibly cold."-Adrienne Tooley, Sweet & Bitter Magic
"Never learn to love someone untouchable. They'll only disappoint you in the end."-Adrienne Tooley, Sweet & Bitter Magic
"Tamsin had quite preferred the child when he was quiet, but the mother seemed pleased."-Adrienne Tooley, Sweet & Bitter Magic
14. All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
By: Saundra Mitchell
3.94
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love and shape… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Askim,"-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
"Ugh. Feelings are gross,"-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
"Let go of which cannot be held."-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
"Wilhelm's hands trembled. “I'll bring you only misery."-Saundra Mitchell, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
15. How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster) (Monster Girlfriend, #1)
By: Marie Cardno
3.62
Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition
Life is tough when you’re an eldritch abomination. Trillin isn’t technically a person. She’s a t… read more
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- lgbt
- fantasy
- queer
16. 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
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- magic
- young adult
- young adult fantasy
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- 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
17. The Girl in Question
By: Tess Sharpe
4.35
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
High school is over, but Nora O'Malley's life isn't, which is weird now that her murderous stepdad … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
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- young adult
- fiction
- queer
"It's fucking with fate."-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question
"Sometimes lying is the only way through to survival."-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question
"It's time to stop reacting. It's time to start attacking."-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question
"Sorry you got fired. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. "-Tess Sharpe, The Girl in Question
18. Compound Fracture
By: Andrew Joseph White
4.53
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Joseph White returns with a queer Appalachian thriller,… read more
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- fiction
- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
"There's a whole spectrum of reactions to coming out. Getting kicked out is one extreme–being accepted wholeheartedly is the other. But in the middle, there's this. The awkwardness, the refusals to ac…"-Andrew Joseph White, Compound Fracture
19. The Afterward
By: E.K. Johnston
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
It has been a year since the mysterious godsgem cured Cadrium’s king and ushered in what promised t… read more
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- lesbian
- lgbt
- magic
- young adult
- high fantasy
- fiction
- young adult fantasy
- fantasy
- queer
20. The Backups: A Summer of Stardom
By: Alex de Campi
3.89
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Step into the spotlight with The Backups, a graphic novel from writer Alex de Campi and artist Lara… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- young adult
- lgbt
21. A Bánh Mì for Two
By: Trinity Nguyen
4.02
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vi… read more
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