List of queer books I read, loved & recommend!
(There isn't any particular order, I wrote these as I remembered them)
Master Of One - Jaida Jones & Dani Bennett (mlm, fantasy, very cool worldbuilding and magic system, funny, cool characters)
Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree (wlw, fantasy, very soft & chill vibes)
The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon (wlw, high fantasy, cool worldbuilding, kinda reminds me of LOTR but with more dragons and feminism and lesbians)
Even Though I Knew The End - C.L. Polk (wlw, supernatural noir, cool 1930s detective story with angels & demons, I loved this one!)
The Love Interest - Cale Dietrich (mlm, science fiction, very cool concept)
The Darkest Part Of The Forest - Holly Black (side mlm, fantasy, cool fae lore)
The Weight Of The Stars - K. Ancrum (wlw, not quite science fiction but space stuff is involved, lovely and complex characters)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz (mlm, fiction, very nice in general, there is also a sequel)
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee (mlm, historical and vaguely fantasy, nice story but I preferred the sequel honestly)
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy - Mackenzi Lee (wlw, the sequel to the one before, more fantasy elements than the first, asexual main character!!)
Gallant - V.E. Schwab (no romance, but in the background one of the characters(?) uses they/them pronouns, very cool dark fantasy vibe)
Stranger Than Fanfiction - Chris Colfer (gay main character, trans main character, coming-of-age, nice book)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (yes it's the Love, Simon book, mlm, fiction, pretty nice)
They Both Die At The End - Adam Silvera (mlm, sci-fi ish but mostly fiction, cool ideas, but the ending is sad! Very amazing book though, I haven't read the prequel yet)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid (wlw, bi main character, historical fiction, cool story, just a neat book in general)
This Is How You Lose The Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (wlw, sci-fi, very cool time travel stuff!! and very beautiful, it felt like reading poetry most of the time)
One Last Stop - Casey McQuinston (wlw, background trans & pan & queer characters, sci-fi or fantasy idk, but time travel, I loooved this book, great)
The House In The Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune (mlm, fantasy, THIS BOOK oh my gosh you should read it!!, just cute and lovely and good)
Under The Whispering Door - TJ Klune (mlm, fantasy, this book is also sooo amazing, great character development and awesome relationships and stuff, it's been a while since I read it but it was so good)
And They Lived... - Steven Salvatore (nblm, fiction, about gender identity and learning to love yourself, read it a while ago but it was very nice)
I Wish You All The Best - Mason Deaver (nblm, fiction, about finding your identity and people who care about you, very cute and sweet)
The Song Of Achilles - Madeleine Miller (mlm, historical, very good in general)
Carry On - Rainbow Rowell (mlm, background wlw in the third book, fantasy, it's a trilogy, basically Harry Potter if it was gay and also better)
Silver In The Wood - Emily Tesh (mlm, fantasy, very pretty, lots of fae stuff and lovely descriptions, it has a really good sequel too)
Pretty much anything by Alice Oseman (all cute and lovely and great, though I've only read Radio Silence so far I hear only good things, Solitaire is on my to-read list)
I Kissed Shara Wheeler - Casey McQuinston (wlw, fiction, it's been a while but I liked this book)
The Falling In Love Montage - Ciara Smyth (wlw, fiction, this book was so cute and funny and deeply emotional it made me Feel way too many things, I'd definitely recommend it)
What Big Teeth - Rose Szabo (a bit of queerness all around, fantasy, werewolves and monsters, this one was pretty cool!, lots of original ideas for the world/character building)
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I am my father's daughter
The Woman Destroyed, Simone de Beauvoir
Fleabag (2016-2019)
East, West, Salman Rushdie
Irish proverb
Franny and Zooey, J.D. Salinger
Along for the Ride, Sarah Dessen
The Father Tamer, Eileen Granfors
Cat's Eye, Margaret Atwood
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Franny and Zooey, J.D. Salinger
Foucault's Pendulum, Umberto Eco
A Room Called Earth, Madeleine Ryan
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Aaaaaaand that's the last of Turnabout Academy.
I'm gonna need a couple days to drink it all in, because I have HEAPS to say in-detail. But for now...
Athena and Simon are done wonders. Her trauma threatening to repeat itself and his small mentor-esque moments were great character stuff. The Athena-oriented soundtrack continues to be amazing to the ears. Hell, Simon even gets a nice moment with the defendant. They're both soooooo good! AGH!
Apollo and Athena are doing fine! They're coming along as a duo just swell after getting accustomed in The Monstrous Turnabout. All the more fun to see, and all the more heartbreaking when we get to The Cosmic Turnabout! Whoo~
FULBRIGHT! He has a wonderfully playful dynamic with the lawyers, and his moments with Simon range from "Dream Team" to "Bungling Fools". I love it! (bit sad that Simon's actually scared of being shocked by him though...)
I enjoy Phoenix here. This case strikes a good balance between having him as a present mentor while not letting him overstay his welcome. I already think he and Athena's dynamic in Reclaimed was solid, and this is a nice expansion, showing the reverse point-of-view.
The Academy Trio's solid, for the most part! Robin's reveal is... more than a little troubling, though most of everything else is sound. They and Scuttlebutt are alright.
I'm a little conflicted on Means, if I'm honest. He's a comical villain and plenty of fun, but his mantra is as subtle as a brick to the head and he's not nearly a credible opponent when exposed in court. A cartoon villain, essentially. Athena's meltdown deserved a better antagonist to set it in motion. Simon's interactions with him are heaps hilarious though if it means anything!
Poor Klavier... Man's fun to watch, don't get me wrong... he just doesn't do all that much to service the story beyond mechanical functionality. You'd think the Gavins would get more when this is the story Phoenix gets his badge back for but alas.
I dead-ass forgot Trucy was there till the end. Her biggest contribution was magic pantie cookies. A sad turnabout for Apollo's assistant and Phoenix's daughter, and such a crucial character in the previous game...
Suppose I'll see the Cosmic Turnabout soon then - I only have 25 days to finish this before the anniversary, and I plan to stock up!
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