18 best-selling queer books like The Law of Inertia by Sophie Gonzales

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The Law of Inertia

By: Sophie Gonzales

4.25

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

When James’s boyfriend died by suicide, no one questioned what happened. A foster kid with a checke…

"If anyone could listen to my silence and hear the words I wanted to speak, it was him."

-Sophie Gonzales, The Law of Inertia

"If anyone could listen to my silence and hear the words I wanted to speak, it was him."

-Sophie Gonzales, The Law of Inertia

If you liked the queer plot in The Law of Inertia by Sophie Gonzales , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Wild Beauty

By: Anna-Marie McLemore

3.61

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Love grows such strange things. For nearly a century, the Nomeolvides women have tended the grou… read more

Similar categories in Anna-Marie McLemore's Wild Beauty book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"Everyone’s broken. The only difference is how."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Wild Beauty

"Sorrow was a family heirloom, written into their blood like ink on a will."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Wild Beauty

"Nothing else in the world makes a man like that more afraid than five girls on their periods."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Wild Beauty

"Estrella wished she could pry the ground open like the shell of a pomegranate, spilling out its secrets like shining red seeds."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Wild Beauty

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2. When the Moon Was Ours

By: Anna-Marie McLemore

3.89

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

To everyone who knows them, best friends Miel and Sam are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses… read more

Similar categories in Anna-Marie McLemore's When the Moon Was Ours book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"No boy was ever so interesting to them as when he was interesting to someone else."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, When the Moon Was Ours

"She wanted you to have the life you wanted,' Aracely said. 'So figure out what kind of life you want."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, When the Moon Was Ours

"He wanted to be a girl who wanted to be a girl, or a boy who was, in a way no one could question, a boy."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, When the Moon Was Ours

"They're expected to forget everything they knew about being anything other than what they're supposed to be."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, When the Moon Was Ours

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3. Trailer Trash

By: Marie Sexton

3.76

Format: 168 pages, ebook

It's 1986, and what should have been the greatest summer of Nate Bradford's life goes sour when his… read more

Similar categories in Marie Sexton's Trailer Trash book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • contemporary
  • m m romance
  • young adult
  • lgbt

4. At the Edge of the Universe

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

2.62

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Tommy and Ozzie have been best friends since second grade, and boyfriends since eighth. They spent … read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's At the Edge of the Universe book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt

5. The Wicker King

By: K. Ancrum

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Hardcover

The Wicker King is a psychological young adult thriller that follows two friends struggling as one … read more

Similar categories in K. Ancrum's The Wicker King book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

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6. Out of Character (True Colors, #2)

By: Annabeth Albert

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

It's friends-to-enemies-to-friends-to-lovers in this LGBTQIA+ Romance for fans of Red, White & Roya… read more

Similar categories in Annabeth Albert's Out of Character (True Colors, #2) book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1) by E.L. Massey

7. Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

By: E.L. Massey

4.33

Format: 423 pages, ebook

Nineteen-year-old hockey phenom Alexander Price is the youngest-ever captain in the NHL. With a pol… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Massey's Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1) book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Apparently, Alex doesn't know how to handle emotions, and he's a dumpster fire of a human being."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

"The problem is he thinks he and Eli could be good for each other. Really good. Under different circumstances. In a different life. Or maybe, if he was just a little braver, in this one."

-E.L. Massey, Like Real People Do (Breakaway, #1)

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8. The Music of What Happens

By: Bill Konigsberg

3.84

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Max: Chill. Sports. Video games. Gay and not a big deal, not to him, not to his mom, not to his bud… read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's The Music of What Happens book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"That never even occurred to me, that he had feelings."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"Just smile, Max. The paint cannot be stronger than a smile. But it is."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"It's funny because it's true, and also it's the kind of humor that makes you think."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

"He stands and he lifts me up by my shoulders, and he hugs me tight. “I'm sorry, dude."

-Bill Konigsberg, The Music of What Happens

Cover of The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian

9. The Chandler Legacies

By: Abdi Nazemian

3.65

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a revelatory novel about the enc… read more

Similar categories in Abdi Nazemian's The Chandler Legacies book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • queer
"My legacy isn't about living up to my past by trying to be perfect. It's about the future I'll help create by being myself. We make our own legacy."

-Abdi Nazemian, The Chandler Legacies

"There is no right or wrong way to be creative. Creativity is the only true purpose we have. It's our power, and we have a duty to use that power responsibly."

-Abdi Nazemian, The Chandler Legacies

"But I'll tell you what we will never be deficient of. LOVE. We love art and beauty. We love new ideas and pushing boundaries. We love fighting against corruption. We love redefining archaic rules. We…"

-Abdi Nazemian, The Chandler Legacies

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10. 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

Similar categories in Saundra Mitchell's All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"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

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11. Chasing The Alpha's Son (The Alpha's Son #2)

By: Penny Jessup

4.05

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

The second book in Penny Jessup's best selling The Alpha's Son series. It's been three months since… read more

Similar categories in Penny Jessup's Chasing The Alpha's Son (The Alpha's Son #2) book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
Cover of A Stealthy Situation (Franklin U 2, #2) by Saxon James

12. A Stealthy Situation (Franklin U 2, #2)

By: Saxon James

4.02

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

Harrison My life’s goal? Make plants fun! I’m gonna be fighting for flora when I’m older and … read more

Similar categories in Saxon James's A Stealthy Situation (Franklin U 2, #2) book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
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13. The Ghosts We Keep

By: Mason Deaver

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli, this book will rip your heart out before sho… read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's The Ghosts We Keep book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Fingers finding lost bodies- floating along the surface, despaired drowned, dead. Keeping secrets lost on pale blue lips- For this is the place the dead things go- This is the home of the ghosts we k…"

-Mason Deaver, The Ghosts We Keep

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14. This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

By: Kacen Callender

3.38

Format: 304 pages, ebook

A fresh, charming rom-com perfect for fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Boy Meets Boy a… read more

Similar categories in Kacen Callender's This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Maybe the way you love changes from person to person."

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

"Maybe the ending isn't even really the point. Just as long as there was a happy somewhere along the way."

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

"I’m sick and tired of looking around at everyone else falling in love, and telling myself that I don’t deserve it, too."

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

"I’m realizing it doesn’t really matter if we have a happy ending or not. We’re happy right now. That’s the important part, right?"

-Kacen Callender, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

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15. Ziggy, Stardust and Me

By: James Brandon

4.15

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is still raging. And ho… read more

Similar categories in James Brandon's Ziggy, Stardust and Me book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • queer
"How was a feeling be so bad if it makes me feel so good?"

-James Brandon, Ziggy, Stardust and Me

"Warm chairs. I don't know, like I'm sitting on someone's leftover germs."

-James Brandon, Ziggy, Stardust and Me

"He looks at me. And smiles. "Just us remember?To the moon," he whispers."

-James Brandon, Ziggy, Stardust and Me

"Your imagination is your safe space, an escape pod to another dimension where you're free to be."

-James Brandon, Ziggy, Stardust and Me

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16. We Are Lost and Found

By: Helene Dunbar

3.74

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, heartbreaking, and uplifting story in the tradition of The Perks of Being a Wallflower … read more

Similar categories in Helene Dunbar's We Are Lost and Found book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of How to Be a Movie Star (How to Be, #2) by T.J. Klune

17. How to Be a Movie Star (How to Be, #2)

By: T.J. Klune

4.45

Format: 350 pages, ebook

Josiah Erickson wants to be a movie star. The problem with that is so does half of Los Angeles. But… read more

Similar categories in T.J. Klune's How to Be a Movie Star (How to Be, #2) book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You know you live in America when people can hate who you love, but then can turn around and hug a damn racist. Fuck them. You go out and show them just how stupid they are."

-T.J. Klune, How to Be a Movie Star (How to Be, #2)

"The Internet is a fad that is full of Tumbling and children who write explicit fan fiction pornography based upon my boyfriend’s books. They should be outside playing with pinecones or hula hoops or …"

-T.J. Klune, How to Be a Movie Star (How to Be, #2)

Cover of The Law of Inertia by Sophie Gonzales

18. The Law of Inertia

By: Sophie Gonzales

4.25

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

When James’s boyfriend died by suicide, no one questioned what happened. A foster kid with a checke… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • mystery thriller
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • queer
"If anyone could listen to my silence and hear the words I wanted to speak, it was him."

-Sophie Gonzales, The Law of Inertia

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19. Heartbeat

By: Nicholas Brown

4.35

Format: None pages, ebook

Thomas Hart lives in the numb aftermath of his brother’s tragic death. After spending six months in… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Brown's Heartbeat book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • m m romance
  • gay
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • contemporary
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20. Our Favorite Songs (Moonlighters, #2)

By: Anita Kelly

3.99

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Restless and disillusioned with his life, Aiden McCarstle is ready for a night out at The Moonlight… read more

Similar categories in Anita Kelly's Our Favorite Songs (Moonlighters, #2) book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
Cover of Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) by Aiden Thomas

21. Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2)

By: Aiden Thomas

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsid… read more

Similar categories in Aiden Thomas's Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) book and Sophie Gonzales's The Law of Inertia

  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt

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3.89

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3.76

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