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…
Want to Read $ 13.99"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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1. Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1)
By: C.S. Pacat
4.16
Format: 464 pages, ebook
The ancient world of magic is no more. Its heroes are dead, its halls are ruins, and its great batt… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Kindness is never a mistake. Somewhere in the heart it is always remembered."-C.S. Pacat, Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1)
"Kindness is never a mistake," said the Elder Steward. "Somewhere in the heart it is always remembered."-C.S. Pacat, Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1)
"I’m here to follow you.' His eyes were bright, his lips smiling, his hair gold in the shifting light from the fire. Will said, 'Of course you are."-C.S. Pacat, Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1)
"When the past is forgotten, then it can return. Only those who remember have the chance to stave it off. For the dark is never truly gone; it only waits for the world to forget, so that it may rise a…"-C.S. Pacat, Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1)
2. 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
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- 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)
3. Otherworldly
By: F.T. Lukens
3.99
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After. Seventeen-year-old E… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
4. Winter’s Orbit
By: Everina Maxwell
3.99
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Ancillary Justice meets Red, White & Royal Blue in Everina Maxwell's exciting debut. While the I… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- science fiction
- space
- fantasy
- mystery
- queer
"Jainan,"-Everina Maxwell, Winter’s Orbit
"Some things feel the same no matter how much time passes."-Everina Maxwell, Winter’s Orbit
"Bears often hoard rose petals to strew on hiking couples. Little-known romantic fact."-Everina Maxwell, Winter’s Orbit
"His eyes reflected the light from the hall; behind him, beyond the void, the stars burned in the enduring points; far beyond them, a telescope could have seen the maelstrom of the link, and a million…"-Everina Maxwell, Winter’s Orbit
5. We Could Be So Good
By: Cat Sebastian
4.29
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Casey McQuiston meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century romdram about a scrappy… read more
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- fiction
- lgbt
- gay
- queer
6. You Should Be So Lucky
By: Cat Sebastian
4.39
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- queer
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky
7. Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
By: Everina Maxwell
4.13
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- science fiction
- space
- fantasy
- queer
"Society isn't something you can just snap your fingers and change."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
"This is nothing. One more incredibly dumb problem to baffle my therapist with."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
"It's not fair. It's not equal. You have to let things go, over and over and over again. But it's mine, and it's important, and I'm doing what I can."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
"I used to be unusable because I was a mess," Tennal said. "Now I've spent time as a ranker and time as an officer, and you know what? Now I'm unusable by choice."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
8. All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)
By: Erik J. Brown
4.23
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this postapocalyptic, queer YA adventure romance … read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- science fiction
- queer
"You couldn't catch this gay if you had tickets to Hamilton."-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)
"Oh my fucking God, is that adorable or are my standards apocalyptically lowered?"-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)
"When he kisses me, my chest feels lighter again, like he's taking on some of my sorrow but passing on some of his love."-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)
"We're going to be okay,' I repeated to him. If things get hard again, I'll carry him. And he'll carry me. And we'll be okay."-Erik J. Brown, All That’s Left in the World (All That's Left in the World, #1)
9. 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
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- science fiction
- space
- fantasy
- mystery
- 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
10. The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)
By: Erik J. Brown
4.24
Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition
THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. NOW THEY MUST RESCUE WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND. The highly-anticipated sequel to… read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- science fiction
- queer
"He sets the rifle down and we close the gap in between us in half a second. His arms around me, mine around him. Holding tight, as though we're trying to fuse ourselves together. It's familiar and lo…"-Erik J. Brown, The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)
11. 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
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- 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
12. The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1)
By: K.D. Edwards
4.18
Format: 371 pages, Kindle Edition
Rune Saint John, last child of the fallen Sun Court, is hired to search for Lady Judgment's missing… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
- queer
"Oh, I get it. You think this is one of them big, fancy rescues. Boy are you about to be embarrassed."-K.D. Edwards, The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1)
"As I fished for my keys, Brand said, a little hesitantly, "That woman. The fake seer. She didn't bother you too much with what she said, right?" "Nah," I mumbled. He watched my face closely. "'Nah'?"…"-K.D. Edwards, The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1)
"There are moments in your life that are so impossibly large that it’s difficult to even comprehend them. They make your very bones vibrate. Standing there, it was like my future spiraled outward. Wav…"-K.D. Edwards, The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1)
13. They Hate Each Other
By: Amanda Woody
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Jonah and Dylan get along like oil and water. Until a fake dating ploy gives them new perspective, … read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
14. 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
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- queer
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"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
15. A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1)
By: Freya Marske
3.96
Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition
Set in an alternative Edwardian England, this is a comedy of manners, manor houses, and hedge mazes… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
- queer
" Off administering a country seat, indeed. Robin had nothing against the country, but could never shake the impression that it would rather everyone buggered off to town and let it administer itself …"-Freya Marske, A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1)
" Off administering a country seat,> indeed. Robin had nothing at all against the country, but could never shake the impression that it would rather everyone buggered off to town an administer itself …"-Freya Marske, A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1)
"You look like a Turner painting and I want to learn your textures with my fingertips. You are the most fascinating thing in this beautiful house. I'd like to introduce my fist to whoever taught you t…"-Freya Marske, A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1)
" You look like a Turner painting and I want to learn your textures with my fingertips. You are the most fascinating thing in this beautiful house. I'd like to introduce my fists to whoever taught you…"-Freya Marske, A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1)
16. So This Is Ever After
By: F.T. Lukens
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Carry On meets Arthurian legend in this funny, subversive young adult fantasy about what happens af… read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Well, your princess isn't in another tower. She's dead."-F.T. Lukens, So This Is Ever After
"His horrible, beautiful face and his stupid perfect magic and his snarky hilarious comments. It bothered me that he felt guilty over my predicament. It bothered me that he felt stuck here in the cast…"-F.T. Lukens, So This Is Ever After
17. 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
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- 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)
18. The Long Run
By: James Acker
4.31
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt an… read more
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- audiobook
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- queer
19. Spell Bound
By: F.T. Lukens
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in t… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Sometimes a family was a mischievous magical boss, her magical rival turned friend, a magical girl who used to be a babysitter and now was like an older sister, and the person you didn't understand i…"-F.T. Lukens, Spell Bound
20. Icebreaker
By: A.L. Graziadei
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A. L. Graziadei's Icebreaker is a YA debut about two hockey players fighting to be the best—and the… read more
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- queer
- gay
- lgbt
- young adult
- audiobook
"I don't wanna be just another one of your former teammates."-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker
"I get through the first few weeks of college without dropping out, but that's only because I don't want to deal with Dad whining about it for the next twenty years."-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker
"Gdyby @mjames17 dodał sobie te jedenaście punktów do wzrostu, może wtedy bym się przejął.' Siedzę obok niego, podjadam ze wspólnej paczki czipsy solone z octem i odpowiadam: 'Mickey James III @mjames…"-A.L. Graziadei, Icebreaker
21. 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
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- lgbt
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- fiction
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