18 best-selling queer books like Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

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Beating Heart Baby

By: Lio Min

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Lio Min’s Beating Heart Baby is a love letter to internet friendships, anime, and indie rock When a…

If you liked the queer plot in Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Only This Beautiful Moment

By: Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more

Similar categories in Abdi Nazemian's Only This Beautiful Moment book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves

2. This Is Why They Hate Us

By: Aaron H. Aceves

4.06

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his … read more

Similar categories in Aaron H. Aceves's This Is Why They Hate Us book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"People are exhausting. Sure, they can be fun sometimes; they can “open you up to new experiences"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"What a horrible weight it is to be silent when you want to shout, to hold back when you want to reach out, to freeze when you want to melt."

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"I guess it's true that us queers are starved for stories that mirror our lives. I can't remember a time when I saw a queer person in a movie or TV show or book that I didn't have to actively seek out…"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"Why is the world like this? How is the world like this? How is it that humans have created a society that allows a child to come to the conclusion that they would be better off dead than alive becaus…"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

Cover of The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1) by Aiden Thomas

3. The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)

By: Aiden Thomas

4.33

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the h… read more

Similar categories in Aiden Thomas's The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1) book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"No hetero, but damn, Teo, your wings" Niya circled Teo back on the boat. "Does this make me a furry?"

-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)

"No hetero, but damn, Teo, your wings!" Niya circled Teo back onto the boat. "Does this make me a furry?"

-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)

"Why was it that just because his body was different from everyone else’s, they thought they could ask whatever inappropriate questions they wanted."

-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)

"Why was it that just because his body was different from everyone else's, they thought they could ask whatever inappropriate questions they wanted?"

-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)

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4. Canto Contigo

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—… read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Canto Contigo book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • music
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. Okay, Cupid

By: Mason Deaver

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, the story of a cupid who thinks they know e… read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's Okay, Cupid book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Icarus by K. Ancrum

6. Icarus

By: K. Ancrum

4.08

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, this… read more

Similar categories in K. Ancrum's Icarus book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. The Diablo's Curse

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Wicked Bargain comes a high-stakes race to defeat a curse designed to kill a… read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's The Diablo's Curse book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
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8. Thirsty

By: Jas Hammonds

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have o… read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's Thirsty book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver

9. The Feeling of Falling in Love

By: Mason Deaver

3.80

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best, comes a new kind of love story, about the b… read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's The Feeling of Falling in Love book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"But in my experience, I've learned that the things worth doing are what scare us the most."

-Mason Deaver, The Feeling of Falling in Love

"I don’t deserve anything but loneliness because all I do is hurt people. It’s what I’m good at. I learned from the best."

-Mason Deaver, The Feeling of Falling in Love

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10. Always the Almost

By: Edward Underhill

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A trans pianist makes a New Year's resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win … read more

Similar categories in Edward Underhill's Always the Almost book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • music
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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11. Teenage Dirtbags

By: James Acker

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's Teenage Dirtbags book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman

12. The Prospects

By: K.T. Hoffman

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The pressure cooker of minor league baseball leads to major chemistry in this exhilarating, sexy, a… read more

Similar categories in K.T. Hoffman's The Prospects book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Glasses on or off?" Luis asks. "Off." Gene is nearsighted anyway, and he doesn't plan to let Luis get far enough away that he would need them."

-K.T. Hoffman, The Prospects

Cover of I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C.F. Rogers

13. I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom

By: Shannon C.F. Rogers

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Packed with voice, this is a powerful coming-of-age YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tri… read more

Similar categories in Shannon C.F. Rogers's I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg

14. Destination Unknown

By: Bill Konigsberg

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Stonewall Award winner Bill Konigsberg, a remarkable, funny, sexy, heartbreaking story of two … read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's Destination Unknown book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram

15. The Breakup Lists

By: Adib Khorram

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's The Breakup Lists book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

16. Ander & Santi Were Here

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aristotle and Dante meets The Hate U Give meets The Sun Is Also A Star: A stunning YA contemporary … read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Ander & Santi Were Here book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of If I Can Give You That by Michael Gray Bulla

17. If I Can Give You That

By: Michael Gray Bulla

4.07

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Kacen Callender and Mason Deaver comes a heart-tugging coming-of-age YA debut that take… read more

Similar categories in Michael Gray Bulla's If I Can Give You That book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of What's Coming to Me by Francesca  Padilla

18. What's Coming to Me

By: Francesca Padilla

3.54

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Minerva Gutiérrez plans revenge on her predatory boss in this equally poignant a… read more

Similar categories in Francesca Padilla's What's Coming to Me book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

19. Beating Heart Baby

By: Lio Min

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Lio Min’s Beating Heart Baby is a love letter to internet friendships, anime, and indie rock When a… read more

Similar categories in Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • music
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Minus-One Club by Kekla Magoon

20. The Minus-One Club

By: Kekla Magoon

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the Coretta Scott King and Printz Honor-winning author of How It Went Down , Light It Up , and… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Minus-One Club book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters

21. Prince of the Palisades

By: Julian Winters

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Young Royals meets Red, White, and Royal Blue in this heart-pumping romance by award-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's Prince of the Palisades book and Lio Min's Beating Heart Baby

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

20 Best fiction books like Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min

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Only This Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian

4.46

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This Is Why They Hate Us

Aaron H. Aceves

4.06

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The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)

Aiden Thomas

4.33

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Canto Contigo

Jonny Garza Villa

4.27

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Nora Sakavic

4.59

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F.T. Lukens

3.99

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You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

4.39

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S.T. Gibson

3.66

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