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betterbooksandthings · 7 months

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"The best asexual and aromantic fantasy books are packed full of magic, monsters, and mayhem. In a genre where we can imagine anything from unicorns to unique political systems to new approaches to gender and sexuality, these books take on the assignment and expand further than we thought possible."

#10 OF THE BEST ASEXUAL AND AROMANTIC FANTASY BOOKS #ace books #aro books #CHOSEN. AGAIN. BY J. EMERY #THE CIRCUS INFINITE BY KHAN WONG #TELL ME HOW IT ENDS BY QUINTON LI #SOCIALLY ORCWARD BY LISA HENRY AND SARAH HONEY #THE BRUISING OF QILWA BY NASEEM JAMNIA #IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS BY TJ KLUNE #CITY OF STRIFE BY CLAUDIE ARSENEAULT #HUMAN ENOUGH BY E.S. YU #EVERY HEART A DOORWAY BY SEANAN MCGUIRE #BISCLAVRET BY K.L. NOONE

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autisminmedia · 6 months

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Noah Lau from Human Enough by E.S. Yu is canonically autistic.

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#autism #autistic character #autistic characters #human enough #human enough e.s. yu #human enough by e.s. yu #noah lau #noah lau human enough #books

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thescribblednovel · 1 month

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Fellow Neurodivergent people! What are some of your favorite books with Nerodiverse characters? Please comment your favorites!

A few that I have read that I have enjoyed:

The Boy Who Steals Houses by C.G Drews (This whole series is amazing! Other two books on Patron! Autism and Anxiety representation!)

Human Enough by E.S Yu (Autism representation!)

The Fort by Gordon Korman (OCD representation!)

A Quiet Kind Of Thunder by Sara Barnard (selective mutism representation! I'm not sure if this is a type of neurodiversity, so let me know if it is not!)

#bookish #books and reading #booktrovert #bookworm #books & libraries #books #writers and poets #writing #writers on tumblr #writerscommunity #nerodivergent #nerodiversity #autism #anxitey #representation

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posi-pan · 1 year

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may is aapi heritage month, so i put together a little list of some pan aapi characters written, played, and voiced by aapi authors and actors.

going public by hudson lin (pan chinese mc, taiwanese-canadian author)

soft on soft by mina waheed (pan arab-persian mc, middle eastern author)

iron widow by xiran jay zhao (pan/bi chinese mc, chinese author)

human enough by e.s. yu (pan chinese-american mc, chinese-american author)

beating heart baby by lio min (pan filipino-american mc, chinese-american author)

julie, the expanse (pan and asian, thai-french actress)

delilah, genera+ion (pan and asian, white/chinese actress)

kareema, no tomorrow (pan and indian, indian-american actress)

miggy, single parents (pan and korean-american, korean-american actor)

nandor, what we do in the shadows (pan and iranian, iranian-english actor)

andre, inside job (pan and korean, korean voice actor)

lifeweaver, overwatch 2 (pan and thai, thai voice actor)

nessa, moonbase theta, out (pan and chinese/east asian, korean voice actor)

there aren’t many, but it’s important to highlight what rep does exist, so i hope y’all find some characters, authors, and actors to check out and celebrate this month! 💗💛💙

(this post on instagram!!)

#pansexual #pansexuality #pan books #pan pride #pan positivity #aapi heritage month #poc #pictures #mine

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lgbtqreads · 2 years

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Heyyy

Do you know any book about queers adults with ASD? I’ve been reading Elle Outside the Lines by A. J. Sass and I love it but it’s about a teenager and I would like to read something more my age.

Thank you so much for your service!

Sure do! The Prince and Her Dreamer by Ennis Bashe, The Outside by Ada Hoffman, An Unseen Attraction by KJ Charles, Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan, Grasmere Cottage Mystery by Dahlia Donovan, Killer in the Mirror by Cole McCade, The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish, Failure to Communicate by Kaia Sonderby, The Lifeline Signal by RoAnna Sylver, and Human Enough by E.S. Yu all star autistic adults.

#LGBTQReads #ASD #autistic representation

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victoreli · 3 years

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"And Noah was once again distracted from thinking about how his life had taken an unexpected turn by one of his favorite debate topics: whether there were logical rules to allistic conversations, or whether they just made no damn sense."

love this<3

#human enough by e.s. yu

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aqueerassbookshelf · 5 years

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Human Enough, by E.S. Yu

Publishing date: 7th Oct. 2019 Disclaimer: I recieved this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

When Noah Lau joined the Vampire Hunters Association, seeking justice for his parents’ deaths, he didn’t anticipate ending up imprisoned in the house of the vampire he was supposed to kill—and he definitely didn’t anticipate falling for that vampire’s lover.

Six months later, Noah’s life has gotten significantly more complicated. On top of being autistic in a world that doesn’t try to understand him, he still hunts vampires for a living…while dating a vampire himself. Awkward. Yet Jordan Cross is sweet and kind, and after braving their inner demons and Jordan’s vicious partner together, Noah wouldn’t trade him for the world.

But when one of Jordan’s vampire friends goes missing and Noah’s new boss at the VHA becomes suspicious about some of his recent cases, what starts off as a routine paperwork check soon leads Noah to a sinister conspiracy. As he investigates, he and Jordan get sucked into a deadly web of intrigue that will test the limits of their relationship—and possibly break them. After all, in a world where vampires feed on humans and humans fear vampires, can a vampire and a vampire hunter truly find a happy ending together?

Tags: LGBT, romance, paranormal, Ace, Pansexual, Autism, Crime, Alt Universe, law enforcement, vampires, friends to lovers, interracial. Content warning: Ableism, graphic violence, allusions to past emotional abuse, abduction, hate groups.

I really liked this book. I can say that about loads of books, sure, but Human Enough managed something only a few couple have managed before - it dragged my head-first out of my reading slump, and was finished in just over 24 hours. I spoke with a friend just the other day on how so much of queer literature is just about coming out and nothing more - “Where are our fantasy novels? Where are our paranormal romances?” Well, it’s here, and it’s bloody brilliant.

Yu manages to do just the right amount of world building to pull us in as readers, whilst not going all exposure all the time. I as a reader believe in the world I’m getting - the secrets of vampires uncovered with time, the research to find a solution, the hate groups and the support groups both. There are several things we only get glimpses of, whenever Noah tags along with Jordan, but they are still only glimpses, and they make me want to learn more about the world.

Seeing a main character be so unapologetic about his neurodiversity (whilst also, at times, giving a big mental middle finger to the norm for autistic representation in media) was truly marvellous to read. The paragraphs on overstimulation, on auditory processing, on masking, on executive dysfunction… As a person who has for quite some time now been believed to be somewhere on the neurodiverse spectrum, these paragraphs felt incredibly validating to read. And whilst this is not entirely my topic to judge, and so I might’ve missed certain things, I would 100% recommend the book for this representation alone.

On that note, I also adore all the focus on communities - whether it’s a support group where certain vampires can talk through their thoughts and feelings, or online forums and message boards. So often in media we get presented with a minority character who the text completely isolates, because the writer - for whatever reason - can’t be bothered to give them any form of community or others to relate to, leaving both the character and the represented reader feel… not very good. Human Enough manages a good mix, both between people of different marginalized identities helping each other out in solidarity, and characters finding support amongst their own that I recognize from my own life and friends. Helping where you can when you can, and then when you cannot, helping to find someone who can.

I like the overall pacing of the story. The time jumps had me confused for a hot second, as the text explicitly tells us when it jumps back but not forwards, though after figuring out the (eventually) rather obvious pattern of “every other chapter”, it all went swimmingly. I might’ve felt that the plot was maybe a little predictable at times, having called certain plot twists several chapters ahead of time, but less to the point where it spoilt the story, and more like I’m “Poirot, detective genius”, solving the mystery alongside the characters. The overall storyline felt… I wouldn’t say lacking, but rather… almost too short? Despite the 6 month-divide, both plots only last a couple of weeks, making the story feel more of perhaps a slice-of-life than I was prepared for.

I’d like to personally thank Yu for including one of my favourite tropes, friends to lovers, but also for the clearly loving way in which various marginalized identities are included and discussed within the text. The characters strike a good balance between talking about their various identities in a way that feels real, and lived, and honest, and just being downright salty over the lack of respect the majority often has for minorities. Which, oof, big mood.

A quick and easy read, yet captivating and warm. All in all, book gets a strong 4.5/5 stars - at the very least.

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kinziethings · 5 years

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REVIEW: Human Enough by E.S. Yu

REVIEW: Human Enough by E.S. Yu @aetherquill || #AutisticCharacter #SupernaturalSuspense #Pansexual #GrayAsexual #vampires #netgalley

The Official Description: When Noah Lau joined the Vampire Hunters Association, seeking justice for his parents’ deaths, he didn’t anticipate ending up imprisoned in the house of the vampire he was supposed to kill—and he definitely didn’t anticipate falling for that vampire’s lover.

Six months later, Noah’s life has gotten significantly more complicated. On top of being autistic in a world that…

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itriednottothinkaboutit · 4 years

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Queer Vampire Books

Yes Midnight Sun may be coming out this summer but don’t forget that there are plenty of queer vampire stories you can turn to instead! An incomplete list in no particular order below.

F/F

Carmilla (TV adaptation) by Kim Turrisi (YA)

The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl (YA)

Love Bites by Ry Herman (YA)

The Ex-Wives of Dracula by Georgette Kaplan

Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon

The Gilda Stories by Jewell L Gomez

Iron and Velvet by Alexis Hall

Desire at Dawn by Fiona Zedde

Good Enough to Eat by Alison Grey

The Sullivan Vampires series by Bridget Essex

Thrall by Avon Gale and Roan Parrish

Business Makes Strange Bedfellows by EE Ottoman

Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger The Year of the Knife by GD Penman

Terrible Praise by Lara Hayes

Carmilla and Laura by SD Simper

Darkness Embraced by Winter Pennington

everafter by Nell Stark

Night Weaver by Madeleine Lycka

Goodreads list

M/M

Simon Snow Series by Rainbow Rowell (YA)

Life As a Teenage Vampire by Amanda Meuwissen (YA)

The Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehring (YA)

Archangel Academy series by Michael Griffo (YA)

Triad Blood by Nathan Burgoine

The Beast Without by Christian Baines

Vampire Rising by Larry Benjamin

Human Enough by E.S. Yu

Birth of a Dark Nation by Rashid Darden

Hemovore by Joran Castillo Price

Showers, Flowers and Fangs by Aidan Wayne

Blind Man’s Wolf by Amelia Faulkner

Cronin’s Key series by N.R. Walker

Eye of the Beholder by M.D. Grimm

Letters for Lucardo series by Otava Heikkilä

The Necromancer’s Dance by S.J. Himes

Of Last Resort by Megan Derr

Undaunted by Devin Harnois

Vampire with Benefits by E.J. Russell

Vespers by Irene Preston

Goodreads list

Compilations

Vampires Never Get Old (YA)

Eternally Yours (YA)

#book reccs #mine #vampy #queer vamps #romance novels #young adult fiction #vampire book #lgbt vampire #sapphic vampire #gay vampire #snowbaz #lgbt books #mlm romance #wlw romance #lgbtq romance novels #lgbtq ya

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joshdalebooks · 5 years

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Today we have E.S. YU popping by with their new paranormal romance novel "HUMAN ENOUGH"

Come on and check out the book and our REVIEW.

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rhodrymavelyne · 5 years

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#queer sci fi #e.s. yu #human enough

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betterbooksandthings · 2 months

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"Recently, a wave of fresh paranormal romance books have hit the shelves. The real question is, which new books should you pick up?

Paranormal romance is a subgenre of romance that follows the HEA/HFN (happily ever after/ happy for now) arc of human, non-human, and/or superhuman characters. The paranormal beings involved could be ghosts, werewolves, vampires, witches, or other supernatural creatures of legend that slot into a paranormal version of our world. If it’s in a high fantasy otherworld or is a monster romance, I am following the judgment of fellow Book Riot writer Jessica Pryde in her paranormal romance recommendation list and disqualifying them from this round-up.

As a longtime fan of the genre, I have plenty of backlist recommendations and a carefully curated list of fresh paranormal romance books. Every book here was published in the last five years, between 2019 and 2024. As a general personal rule, I like my paranormal romance to have believable, well-developed characters and a plot that hooks me in. If either the love interests or plot are paper-thin, my attention swiftly drifts. So, if you are looking for a witch, werewolf, vamp, or otherwise paranormal being falling in love, I’ve decided these are the ones you should read."

#10 Fresh Paranormal Romance Reads #paranormal #paranormal romance #book recommendations #romance books #new paranormal book recs #Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai #Lead Me Astray by Sondi Warner #Odd Blood by Azalea Crowley #Bride by Ali Hazelwood #From the Dark We Came by J. Emery #Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh #Wings Once Cursed & Bound by Piper J. Drake #Not Your Ex’s Hexes by April Asher #Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara #Human Enough by E.S. Yu

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valerieullmerromanceauthor · 5 years

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Human Enough by E.S. Yu

Title: Human Enough

Author: E.S. Yu

Publisher: NineStar Press

Release Date: October 7, 2019

Heat Level: 2 – Fade to Black Sex

Pairing: Male/Male

Length: 52400

Genre: Paranormal, LGBT, romance, paranormal, Ace, Pansexual, Autism, Crime, Alt Universe, law enforcement, vampires, friends to lovers, interracial

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When Noah Lau joined the Vampire Hunters Association, seeking…

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betterbooksandthings · 5 months

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"The book has seen immediate success in 2023, debuting as a number one New York Times bestselling novel. Readers love the irreverent fantasy world and the witty characters trying to make a living in a villain’s evil lair. Sure, the villain equips the lair with a top-notch break room, HR, and healthcare, but there are still the trappings of a villain’s daily activities, reminding employees they work for a bad guy. If you, too, can’t get enough of this world, read on for eight funny, romantic, and fantastical books like Assistant to the Villain!

The following books like Assistant to the Villain give readers who are eagerly awaiting book two something to read in the meantime. They are a combination of fantasy romance books that have a dash of action, romance, and comedy to keep any Hannah Nicole Maehrer fan happy. I am head over heels for the odd little subgenre myself, so I guarantee these books like Assistant to the Villain will hit the spot."

#8 WICKEDLY FUNNY BOOKS LIKE ASSISTANT TO THE VILLAIN #Assistant to the Villain #Hannah Nicole Maehrer #BITTER MEDICINE BY MIA TSAI #THAT TIME I GOT DRUNK AND SAVED A DEMON BY KIMBERLY LEMMING #ELF DEFENCE BY LISA HENRY #SARAH HONEY #A RIVAL MOST VIAL BY R. K. ASHWICK #HUMAN ENOUGH BY E.S. YU #ALK BETWEEN WORLDS BY SAMARA BREGER #HEROINE COMPLEX BY SARAH KUHN #FROM THE DARK WE CAME BY J. EMERY #book recomendation #book post #book list #fantasy books #fantasy romance books #romantasy books

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betterbooksandthings · 1 year

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“If you swoon at the sight of queer dragons, werewolves, and robots, you have made it to the right place. The best queer SFF romance books not only have wonderful queer romance, but also the magic, mystery, and mayhem that accompany science fiction and fantasy. Are we here to wrestle with the meaning of humanity and love? Yes, of course we are. In my biased opinion, there is nothing better.

I want a forbidden love that is legitimately forbidden because if they fall in love an ancient magic rains hell upon the earth. Marriages of convenience simply work better when the two diverging kingdoms may destroy each other (with magic or robots) if your wedding doesn’t happen. Give me the introduction scene normal people receive when they learn about all the things that go bump in the night. I need all your secret societies that are actually vampires or werewolves or whatever else you want to throw at me.

I am a bit of a queer SFF romance fanatic. In general, if it has a romance with a ghost, reaper, werewolf, witch, robot, or spaceship, I want to read it. I love it all. Theoretically, I can read the same set of tropes and premises over and over, and I am not sure I will ever tire. I haven’t yet, and trust me when I say I could name 20 books about vampires and vampire hunters falling in love right now without breaking a sweat.“

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betterbooksandthings · 10 months

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"Do you want to read something bite-sized and impossible to put down? If so, may I offer you a list of 11 Queer books under 250 pages to solve your plight? It is wonderful to be able to pick a book up and finish it in a sitting or two. These books do just that and they are queer. What more can you ask for?

With Pride month in full swing, many readers opt to celebrate by adding more queer books to their reading lives. However, June is a busy month full of work, travel, Pride celebrations, and summertime ennui. Sometimes you want something small that you can take on a trip, or something short to read in your downtime. In case you have a busy month or need a short book as a break, this list of queer books under 250 pages is here to help you out. Ideally, it will let you accomplish your queer reading goals and still make it to all the events on your calendar."

#11 QUEER BOOKS UNDER 250 PAGES #BISCLAVRET BY K.L. NOONE #HELP WANTED BY J. EMERY #BEYOND THE GENDER BINARY BY ALOK VAID-MENON #ASHLEY LUKASHEVSKY (ILLUSTRATIONS)#ONCE GHOSTED #TWICE SHY BY ALYSSA COLE #FIREHEART TIGER BY ALIETTE DE BODARD #A SPINDLE SPLINTERED BY ALIX E. HARROW #THE SCOURGE BETWEEN STARS BY NESS BROWN #EVERY HEART A DOORWAY BY SEANAN MCGUIRE #HUMAN ENOUGH BY E.S. YU #THE RED THREADS OF FORTUNE BY NEON YANG #Hither PAGE BY CAT SEBASTIAN

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