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flodaya · 2 years

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my last queer/wlw book recommendation post has been gaining some traction recently so i thought after almost 2 years i would do an updated version

Young Adult Realistic Fiction

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - totally addictive, it’s described as Gossip Girl meets Get Out and that is really basically it; main characters are wlw and mlm; tw: racism, homophobia

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar - wlw rivals to lovers, such a cute romcom but has some more heavy and serious aspects as well, muslim wlw representation, I also highly recommend the author’s other book Hani and Ishu’s guide to fake dating; tw: public outing, biphobia

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo - a ya historical fiction set in 1950's San Francisco, talks about lesbian culture and the coming of age of a Chinese-American lesbian; tw: homophobia, racsim

Clap when you land by Elizabeth Acevedo - it’s about two sisters, one of them is a lesbian, the story itself is about these two half-sisters meeting for the first time after their father has died; tw: parental death

Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales - bisexual main character and a love triangle that is actually fun, super quick and easy read

Realistic Adult Fiction

Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters - this book talks about womanhood, motherhood, fatherhood in a really interesting and moving way; tw: transphobia, misogyny

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers - this book is what everyone lost in their 20s needs to read right now, such a comfort; it starts with the main character getting married to her one night stand in las vegas, beautiful wlw relationship

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - no wlw book recommendations list is complete without this; old Hollywood icon is ready to tell the full truth of her 7 marriages, just absolutely beautifully written

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman - Backman is one of my favourite comfort authors, this book is about a group of people being held hostage, one of the couples is a wlw, it’s just so funny and yet deep as well

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - the story is told from the pov of 4 siblings, one of the storylines is about one sister figuring out her sexuality, TJR has such a talent for writing multi-dimensional characters and beautiful wlw representation;

Fantasy/Science Fiction

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon - almost 900 pages of the most intricate fantasy world, the main relationship is wlw between the queen and one of her “maids”, there is a mlm side character/relationship as well

The Long way from a small angry planet by Becky Chambers - interspecies wlw relationship and such a wholesome book, lots of queer characters

The invisible life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - an immortal bisexual female main character who made a deal with the devil and can’t be remembered meets bisexual male character who seems to be the only one who doesn’t forget her

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri - wlw high-fantasy, morally grey lesbian characters, such a exciting and engaging story; tw: Suicidal ideation

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan - such soft wlw representation between two girls who are being forced to be concubines for the king; tw: sexual abuse

and five of my favourite mlm books as bonus:

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flodaya · 3 years

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Can you recommend some good wlw books?

so these are adult and young-adult because I’m of the firm believe you’re never too old to read well written YA books

Contemporary

1. Honey Girl by Morgan Rodgers - space enthusiast gets married to a podcast girl in Vegas

2. The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reed - the life story of famous movie star Evelyn Hugo

3. You should see me in a crown by Leah Johnson - a black lesbian runs to be prom queen

4. The henna wars by Adiba Jaigirda - kind of hate to love but in a very mellow way

5. Clap when you land by Elizabeth Acevedo - it’s about two sisters who meet for the first time after their shared father dies; one of them is a lesbian

6. Take a hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert- main character is bisexual woman, main romance is f/m, still worth a read imo (definitely better than the first book in the trilogy imo)

7. The summer of Jodi Pérez by Amy Spalding - fashion lover girl falls in love with her new co-worker/competition for an internship

Science fiction

1. The long way to a small angry planet by Becky Chambers - most wholesome space opera, a lot of queer characters, one love story is f/f

2. Wilder girls by Rory Powers - virus, girls boarding school, mystery

3. Upright women wanted by Sarah Gailey - I haven’t seen a single episode of wynonna earp but I assume these two have a similar vibe? like near-future westerns sapphics

4. This is how you lose a time war by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone - love letters between two “enemies”, this is the most vague summery, just look it up, it’s worth it!

5. Gideon the ninth by Tamsyn Muir - lesbian necromancer

Fantasy

1. The priory of the orange tree by Samantha Shannon - high fantasy, dragons, main love story is f/f, really long but so worth it

2. The invisible life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab - like before main character is a bisexual woman, main romance is f/m; I really loved it though, it’s super slow paced so do be warnend

3. Girls of paper and fire by Natasha Ngang - girls in a castle being prepared to marry the “king” but instead they fall in love with each other

4. Dread nation by Justina Ireland - black sapphic zombie hunters during the reconstruction area in the USA

5. The Rise of Kyoshi by FC Yee - the story of avatar two cycles before Aang

Non fiction

1. In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado - personal retelling of her abusive relationship, each chapter is told in a different “genre”

2. Spinning by Tillie Walden - autobiographical graphic novel, i would recommend her fiction graphic novels as well

Some I haven’t read yet/haven’t been released yet but I can’t wait to read them soon-ish

1. The chosen and the beautiful by Nghi Vo - the great gatsby from lesbian Jordan bakers pov, my 15yo self’s dream come true

2. She who became the sun by Shelley Parker-Chan - it’s pitched as “Mulan meets the Song of Achilles”, what sounds more perfect than that

3. Girls made of snow and glass by Melissa Bashardoust - a feminist Snow White retelling, sounds like it’s made just for me

4. One last stop by Casey McQuiston - I’m one of the ppl who thought Red, White and Royal Blue was cute and and easy quick read but nothing spectacular, but of course I’m still excited for the author’s wlw time travel story

5. Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse - I’m not entirely sure if this is wlw but I’ve heard it’s casually queer and has characters who use neopronouns

#ask #my posts

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