jayisreading's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 5 by Mokumokuren

The Summer Hikaru Died #5

The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 5

Mokumokuren

196 pages • 2024 • 27 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ manga mystery dark emotional tense medium-paced
& This is How to Stay Alive by Shingai Kagunda

& This is How to Stay Alive

Shingai Kagunda

97 pages • 2021 • 8 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary emotional medium-paced
3.75 jayisreading's review
Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon Vol. 4 by Shio Usui

Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon #4

Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon Vol. 4

Shio Usui

164 pages • 2022 • 8 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ manga romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Love in the Palm of His Hand, Volume 1 by Rinteku

Love in the Palm of His Hand #1

Love in the Palm of His Hand, Volume 1

Rinteku

256 pages • 2023 • 12 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ manga romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
In the Pockets of Small Gods by Anis Mojgani

In the Pockets of Small Gods

Anis Mojgani

124 pages • 2018 • 2 editions

poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
4.25 jayisreading's review
Humans: A Monstrous History by Surekha Davies

Humans: A Monstrous History

Surekha Davies

336 pages • 2025 • 7 editions

nonfiction sociology medium-paced
I Wanna Be Your Girl, Vol. 1 by Umi Takase

I Wanna Be Your Girl #1

I Wanna Be Your Girl, Vol. 1

Umi Takase

240 pages • 2019 • 12 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ manga young adult emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
Shoko's Smile by Choi Eunyoung

Shoko's Smile

Choi Eunyoung

261 pages • 2016 • 30 editions

fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
5.0 jayisreading's review
Lote by Shola von Reinhold

Lote

Shola von Reinhold

460 pages • 2020 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
4.0 jayisreading's review
Love, That's an Understatement, Volume 3 by Fujimomo

ひかえめに言っても、これは愛 / Love, That's an Understatement #3

Love, That's an Understatement, Volume 3

Fujimomo

193 pages • 2023 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary manga romance lighthearted medium-paced