June is PRIDE MONTH and I wanted to join the celebration and put together a little post to spread the love. I’ve decided to share both my favorite LGBTQ+ recommendations I read since I started It’s All About Books and a few titles that are on the top of my LGBTQ+ TBR.
PRIDE MONTH RECOMMENDATIONS
I have read a lot of stories with a LGBTQ+ rep over the years, and I’m sharing my favorite stories with you today. It was hard narrowing it down, but below you can find a total of 20 wonderful titles that each received a 4 or 5 star rating! Click the links to read my full reviews on each of them.
- The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid REVIEW
- Exquisite by Sarah Stovell REVIEW
- The Song Of Achilles by Madeline Miller REVIEW
- The Vanishing Season by Dot Hutchison REVIEW
- And I Darken by Kiersten White REVIEW
- Queens Of Geek by Jen Wilde REVIEW
- Beneath The Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire REVIEW
- BingeĀ by Tyler Oakley REVIEW
- None Of The AboveĀ by I.W.Gregorio REVIEW
- The Fever KingĀ by Victoria Lee REVIEW
- Carry On by Rainbow Rowell REVIEW
- Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens AgendaĀ byĀ Becky Albertalli REVIEW
- What If It’s UsĀ by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera REVIEW
- Rubyfruit JungleĀ by Rita Mae Brown REVIEW
- Aristotle & Dante Discover The Secrets Of The UniverseĀ by Benjamin Alire Saenz REVIEW
- They Both Die At The EndĀ by Adam Silvera REVIEW
- The Art Of Being NormalĀ by Lisa Williamson REVIEW
- GeorgeĀ by Alex Gino REVIEW
- I Have Lost My WayĀ by Gayle Forman REVIEW
- History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera REVIEW
TBR
There are quite a few titles perfect for Pride Month still on my TBR, but I’ve made a selection of ten books I hope to get to soon. I might have even finished one of these by the time this post goes live!
- Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
- We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
- Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
- Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
- The Gentleman’s Guide To Vice And Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
- The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
- Darius The Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
- We Set The Dark On Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- Girls Of Paper And Fire by Natasha Ngan
- I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman
Do we share any favorites? Is there a title on my TBR I should give priority to? Feel free to comment with your own Pride favorites!
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Wow! Thanks for the recommendations! I’ve been meaning to read some LGBT books myself!
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You’re welcome! I can recommend all twenty of these. š
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Cool!
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Lots of fantastic books on this list. I’ve read most of them but there are a few I’ve yet to get to. From your TBR I’ve only read Gentleman’s Guide which was a lot of fun and Girls of Paper and Fire which was OK (I’m in the minority on this).
I’d recommend Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts). It’s a little on the graphic side, particularly for being YA, but also quite a disturbing as there’s a whole creepy stalker thing going on.
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I can’t wait to finally read Gentleman’s Guide! I’ve had that series on my TBR for way too long now… And I’m adding Jack Of Hearts to my TBR now as it was already on my radar and I don’t mind disturbing at all. š
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I recommend The Lion Tamer Who Lost by Louise Beech!
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Oh I have that one on my wishlist! Basically every Louise Beech title is on there after I fell in love with her writing in Call Me Star Girl. š
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Yeah that’s the Beech effect š I fell in love with her writing because of The Lion Tamer š
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Oh yes she instantly made it on my absolute favorite author list. ā¤
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I’m listening to A Gentleman’s Guide, and absolutely loving it!
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That’s great to hear! I can’t wait to finally pick it up.
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Evelyn Hugo and The Heart’s Invisible Furies are two of my favorite books ever. I need to read more on this list!! Thank you for sharing!
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Evelyn Hugo is one of my all time favorites as well! And I can’t wait to finally read The Heart’s Invisible Furies myself.
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I wasn’t expecting less from you! A giant rec list! I love it š
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Always ready to throw more book recommendations at people. š xx
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Love these recs!!! I’ve read many of these books š
I’ve read The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo, The Song Of Achilles, And I Darken, Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, Aristotle & Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe, George, The Gentlemanās Guide To Vice And Virtue, The Heartās Invisible Furies, and Darius The Great Is Not Okay.
I enjoyed Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda and Aristotle & Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe, but I would say the rest were stand out books!
I have a feeling that you would particularly love The Heart’s Invisible Furies and Darius the Great is Not Okay. I’d be willing to bet money on it š
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That’s great to hear! I’m convinced I would love The Heart’s Invisible Furies as well since I loved his other story The Boy In The Striped Pajamas… And I’ve heard so many great things about Darius The Great Is Not Okay that I’m convinced I’ll enjoy it as well. Hopefully soon!
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