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Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

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5.0


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Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

If you have not read this book, go read it right now. No explanation necessary. 

For those who do want one:
This graphic novel was AMAZING!! Absolutely stunning and adorable story. I mean how can you not love a non-binary werewolf and a chinese-american witch childhood-friends-to-lovers story! also the rep was so good with the lesbian grandma’s + different body shapes and sizes! 
 
the story follows tam (the werewolf) and nova (the witch) who are reunited and begin working together to battle a demon that has appeared in the woods nearby. There are some plot twists and turns, which I honestly can not say I was very shocked by, however, I still loved the story and I did not mind that whatsoever. 
We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 41%.
i really love the writing style in this and the concept in general, so while I was listening to the audiobook, i went ahead and looked at some of the reviews. i honestly did not read the little synopsis on the back of this book and just selected it from my library’s random tool. 

what i am about to say may sound shitty but please keep reading beyond the first phrase of the sentence: i am going to, unfortunately, stop reading this book after finding out that this book is supposed to be a gay romance, however, it is between a high school sophomore and senior (who got held back a year?). the sophomore even describes the senior’s energy as “older-sibling-like” and i was beyond excited to read a story of a friendship form through letters. this book’s concept could have so easily been executed without the age gap.
i also have read that there are multiple sex scenes in this book which is extremely weird for a cast of high school characters, especially when this book is labeled as YA. the scenes are over sexualized and there was a weird ass scene with someone being horny for an armpit??


secondly, i am really struggling to follow the plot of this book through just the letters written back-in-forth because it simply does not cover a lot of it yet (I am only like 41% done with the book). i just can’t get past how this story is so unrealistic and out of touch with high schoolers as well as being extremely cliché-filled. i do not think this is a book that i would ever want a young gay kid to read and think was a good example of representation of themselves in the media. I am going to have to trust the reviews on this book and move onto a queer book written by a queer author for queer readers.
Darius The Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was as if my own dreams of traveling to my ancestral homeland were already written out for me.
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This graphic novel follows Tiến, the son of a Vietnamese refugee. Tiến is gay and he doesn’t know how to tell his parents and is scared of what they will say. Tiến‘s struggles to communicate with his parents because of the language barrier, but they communicate with eachother through storytelling. This story and the artwork is beautiful and poignant. 

As the child of a refugee, this book really struck a nerve with me and it really encapsulated all of the feelings that have been going around. I absolutely adored the art and the characters and I would recommend this book to everyone!!

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Coffee Boy by Austin Chant

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved this book! S.A. Chant is probably my favorite author of all time. This book follows Kieran, a trans and gay man who just got hired as an intern at a politcal campaign and is simping massively for his boss, Seth (who has heart-eyes for his painfully straight and engaged coworker). Their romance was sweet and I just love reading any trans romance novels!!

This book was so sweet and I loved how effortlessly the contcepts of gender identity and romantic/sexual attraction was tied into it without making the book feel like “trans 101”. 

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A Boy Called Cin by Cecil Wilde

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Well this book was definitely the first book I have read with this sort of writing and representation. Cin is an trans, art student and Tom is a bisexual, billionaire tech genius who is twenty years older. I honestly still am not a fan of the whole age difference thing, but I am not apart of the male gay community so I am not sure what the general thoughts on age gap relationships are. Beyond that, I really loved this book and how sweet it was. There were definitely times were it felt like “Gender 101”, but I liked seeing my own experiences validated and shared on the page. The writing style was easy to follow and I loved all of the characters so much. 

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