21 must-read lgbt books like Peter Darling by Austin Chant

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Peter Darling

By: Austin Chant

4.06

Format: 310 pages, ebook

The Lost Boys say that Peter Pan went back to England because of Wendy Darling, but Wendy is just a…

"A bad idea, he reflected, was better than no idea at all."

-Austin Chant, Peter Darling

"A bad idea, he reflected, was better than no idea at all."

-Austin Chant, Peter Darling

"A bad idea, he reflected, was better than no idea at all."

-Austin Chant, Peter Darling

"What was the point of being himself if he had to be alone?"

-Austin Chant, Peter Darling

If you liked the lgbt plot in Peter Darling by Austin Chant , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Mad About the Hatter

By: Dakota Chase

3.48

Format: 190 pages, ebook

This isn’t his sister’s Wonderland…. Henry never believed his older sister, Alice’s, fantastic t… read more

Similar categories in Dakota Chase's Mad About the Hatter book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • retellings
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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2. Lost Boi

By: Sassafras Patterdale

3.53

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

Lambda Literary Award finalist In Sassafras Lowrey's gorgeous queer punk reimagining of the clas… read more

Similar categories in Sassafras Patterdale's Lost Boi book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • retellings
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"There is magic everywhere around you, but most people are too busy being grownup to notice it."

-Sassafras Patterdale, Lost Boi

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3. Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)

By: C.S. Pacat

4.56

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

In this riveting sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Dark Rise, Will and his allies have… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Pacat's Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2) book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"It’s all very well caring about sheep when you killed six of my men,"

-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)

"Light is not something you can extinguish," she said. "Even in the darkest night, there is a star."

-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)

"So you can take a shadow,' said Will, 'you can pledge yourself to darkness, but I can't be trusted with my own power, even when I want to use it to do what's right?"

-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)

"So you can take a shadow," said Will, "you can pledge yourself to darkness, but I can't be trusted with my own power, even when I want to use it to do what's right?"

-C.S. Pacat, Dark Heir (Dark Rise, #2)

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4. Peter Darling

By: Austin Chant

4.06

Format: 310 pages, ebook

The Lost Boys say that Peter Pan went back to England because of Wendy Darling, but Wendy is just a… read more

Similar categories in Austin Chant's Peter Darling book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • retellings
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • transgender
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"A bad idea, he reflected, was better than no idea at all."

-Austin Chant, Peter Darling

"What was the point of being himself if he had to be alone?"

-Austin Chant, Peter Darling

"I always thought the only way to grow up was to be… her. I don't know what to do as me."

-Austin Chant, Peter Darling

"Thats the trick of growing up. Nothing stays the same." Hook sounded oddly sympathetic. "You see the faults in everything. Including yourself."

-Austin Chant, Peter Darling

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5. Hell Followed With Us

By: Andrew Joseph White

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Prepare to die. His kingdom is near. Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cu… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Joseph White's Hell Followed With Us book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • transgender
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Do you believe in God? I do, please stop, there's so much blood"

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

"I think it hits us all at the same time that maybe we'll live long enough to grow up."

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

"I'm done begging for a scrap of respect-I am done with those who enact suffering, and I am done with the sons of bitches who stand back and let it happen."

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

"Bein transgender is who you are, and the pain is what the outside does to you. The pain is what happens when you and the world go at each other's throats."

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

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6. The Darkness Outside Us

By: Eliot Schrefer

4.32

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Two boys, alone in space. After the first settler on Titan trips her distress signal, neither re… read more

Similar categories in Eliot Schrefer's The Darkness Outside Us book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Wow, that was salty. I kind of like it,"

-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us

"Today he smells like motor oil. It's sort of exotic-erotic."

-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us

"Intimacy is the only shield against insanity. Intimacy, not knowledge. Intimacy, not power."

-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us

"I can manually debug a few hundred thousand lines. It won't be fun, but I ... who am I kidding, it will be fun."

-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us

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7. Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

By: Aiden Thomas

4.27

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx famil… read more

Similar categories in Aiden Thomas's Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1) book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"But now your mess is my mess, too."

-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

"What are you going to do, stab me ?"

-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

"Maritza smiled. "Let's do this, brujo."

-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

"Julian's chuckle was wet. "Valió ... la pena."

-Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)

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8. The Wicked Bargain

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.19

Format: 368 pages, None

El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen … read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's The Wicked Bargain book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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9. In Deeper Waters

By: F.T. Lukens

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his comin… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's In Deeper Waters book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"The world isn't kind" Tal said as Garrett held him at arm's length, the flames of the torch flickering from the ground, casting both in eerie shadows. "But that doesn't mean I cant be."

-F.T. Lukens, In Deeper Waters

"Heart aching, he decided then he wouldn't allow his magic to become a weapon, even for his own family. He'd rather be locked in a tower or exiled off the known map than become the monster his heritag…"

-F.T. Lukens, In Deeper Waters

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10. Most Ardently

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A trans boy searches for a future―and a romance―in which he can live and love openly as himself in … read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's Most Ardently book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"I love you, Oliver," Darcy said, "Most ardently."

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"We're permitted to bring a guest,' Darcy said. 'We could bring a guest every week if we wanted to. I'd be happy to make you mine.' Oliver arched an eyebrow. Darcy's face flushed pink. 'My... guest. T…"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"Just the notion of being able to spend multiple days as himself made Oliver feel lighter. He finished his tea and stood, the heaviness of his argument with his mother melting away at the prospect of …"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

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11. Three Kings

By: Freydís Moon

3.95

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

A polyamorous modern-day fairytale filled with magical flora, cozy romance, and Icelandic folklore…… read more

Similar categories in Freydís Moon's Three Kings book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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12. Angels Before Man

By: Rafael Nicolás

4.14

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

A queer retelling of Satan's fall that's part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with … read more

Similar categories in Rafael Nicolás's Angels Before Man book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • retellings
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"I know what the Lord dressed me in and what He handed to me, and inside, I can feel the detail He put into me. And yet, still, I’m so lost. I only want to be useful to Him, but I don’t know how. I wa…"

-Rafael Nicolás, Angels Before Man

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13. PRINCE OF LUST

By: Lucien Burr

3.63

Format: None pages, None

Alessandro senses his devotion to the monastery slipping away, haunted by regret over the years he … read more

Similar categories in Lucien Burr's PRINCE OF LUST book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fantasy
  • queer
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14. 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 Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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15. The Bayou

By: Arden Powell

4.03

Format: 149 pages, Kindle Edition

"Eugene didn’t know if he believed in the devil beyond the wicked things people did of their own ac… read more

Similar categories in Arden Powell's The Bayou book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • lgbt
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16. 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 Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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17. Teach the Torches to Burn

By: Caleb Roehrig

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In Teach the Torches to Burn, a breathlessly romantic remix of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet and sev… read more

Similar categories in Caleb Roehrig's Teach the Torches to Burn book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • retellings
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"- have you never considered that perhaps you are meant to have this happiness?"

-Caleb Roehrig, Teach the Torches to Burn

"When someone has decided who you are, and they won't let you change their mind, what are you meant to do? Where is left to go?"

-Caleb Roehrig, Teach the Torches to Burn

"From Author's Note: "...quite a few queer tragedies have already been written, including ones based on 'Romeo and Juliet,' and i was hesitant to tread that particular ground. I wanted to bring someth…"

-Caleb Roehrig, Teach the Torches to Burn

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18. Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix

By: Anna-Marie McLemore

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York City, 1922. Nicolás Caraveo, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Minnesota, has no interest… read more

Similar categories in Anna-Marie McLemore's Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • retellings
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"We were boys who had created ourselves. We had formed our own bodies, our own lives, from the ribs of the girls we were once assumed to be."

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix

"Gatsby and I may have been nothing to men like Tom Buchanan, but men like that did not know we were as divine as the heavens. We were boys who had created ourselves. We had formed our own bodies, our…"

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix

"There's no use denying that I fell a little bit in love with Jay, at least as much in love as I've ever been with any body. You see, Nicky, boys are always falling in love with me, but I don't fall m…"

-Anna-Marie McLemore, Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix

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19. Exodus 20:3

By: Freydís Moon

3.79

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

Religious eroticism and queer emancipation meet in a claustrophobic monster-romance about divinity,… read more

Similar categories in Freydís Moon's Exodus 20:3 book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fantasy
  • queer
"It was a frightening thing, being in the middle of nowhere with someone who paid attention."

-Freydís Moon, Exodus 20:3

"Homes left and remade, countries carried from one place to another, rituals remembered in tangled languages."

-Freydís Moon, Exodus 20:3

"Turn the other cheek. Yeah I get it -" "Allow God to act on your behalf," Ariel said sternly... "Make room for divine intervention."

-Freydís Moon, Exodus 20:3

"Aren't you... aren't you, like, a pastor or something?" "No, I'm someone with an idea. That's all." "Uh-huh. And rebuilding this church is your idea? Restoring faith?" "Yes, and providing access." Di…"

-Freydís Moon, Exodus 20:3

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20. The Flowered Blade

By: Taylor Hubbard

4.23

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

Crown Prince, the elf Silvyr Quilen is the family disappointment. His father, High King Keryth Quil… read more

Similar categories in Taylor Hubbard's The Flowered Blade book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • transgender
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fantasy
  • queer
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21. Far From Neverland (Far From, #1)

By: River Hale

4.02

Format: None pages, ebook

Peter Pan left Neverland and grew up. Now I want him back. It’s been fourteen years since he lef… read more

Similar categories in River Hale's Far From Neverland (Far From, #1) book and Austin Chant's Peter Darling

  • romance
  • retellings
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fantasy
  • queer
"I hate him like sin."

-River Hale, Far From Neverland (Far From, #1)

"I’m an exploding star, a fucking supernova."

-River Hale, Far From Neverland (Far From, #1)

"I can’t get enough of you. You’re my new fucking addiction. Now I want all of you."

-River Hale, Far From Neverland (Far From, #1)

"Without it, Neverland has no light, no sun. Your magic is what sets Neverland’s star alight. In a way, you are Neverland’s star."

-River Hale, Far From Neverland (Far From, #1)

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