Reviews by Tag: lgbtq

Dahlia Adler’s Cool for the Summer is a passionate, nostalgic take on young love and identity. 
     Lara returns to high school after a magical summer and immediately hits it off with her longtime crush, Chase. She’s thrilled, but is suddenly caught off guard by the reappearance of Jasmine, the girl she spent the summer with. Told in both the present and in flashbacks to the summer, the novel follows Lara as she grapples with her feelings for both Jasmine and Chase. 

Luc is not boyfriend material - he’s a wild drunk party animal that passes out in the street gutters in strange outfits. At least according to the tabloids that chase him because of his parent’s fame (he actually works at a charity and happened to trip in the street - though he was wearing bunny ears at the time). But this public image and his past has ruined his self-confidence and dating life, a huge problem given that he actually has an event where he needs a date.

The Song of Achilles narrates the tragic love story of Patroclus and Achilles. It follows

Patroclus, who murdered a boy and was exiled to a different kingdom, where he soon meets

Achilles. While wary at first, the two form a close bond and run away, where they meet Chiron

and train with him. Everything seems to be going fine, until Achilles is called by his father.

When the two arrive at the palace, they are greeted by Odysseus, who draws Patroclus’ name,

Andrew and Jamie are two teen boys living through a very deadly pathogen. They

sickness has killed all their friends and family members. Andrew and Jamie stumble upon each

other and quickly become friends. The two head south searching for civilization and must

endure many trials and hardships. Throughout their long dangerous journey Jamie and Andrews

friendship starts to develop into something more. They soon realize that all that’s left in the

world is their strong and unmistakable connection.

Aristotle has never had any real friends - maybe he’s too lost in his thoughts on his

brother in prison, his complicated Mexican heritage, his distant father. But when another boy

with a similarly named after a philosopher, Dante, offers to teach him to swim, a bond is quickly

forged between the two. However, a tragic accident and moves and love and heartbreak begin

to warp their relationship - but hopefully, Dante will be able to breach the high walls around

Dante’s heart.

In Chloe Green’s small town of False Beach, Alabama, the golden girl has disappeared.

Shara Wheeler, principal’s daughter and queen bee of Willgrove Christian Academy kisses

Chloe in the school elevator - and then vanishes, leaving only a trail of pink note cards with

confusing messages on them. To figure out this strange mystery, Chloe teams up with star

football player Smith and resident mysterious guitar-player Rory (both recipients of kisses from

This book is about a trans boy trying to prove himself as a boy and be accepted by his family so

that he can become a brujo. Well trying to prove himself he summons the spirit of Julian, a

recently deceased bad boy from his high school, instead of his cousin Miguel who is missing.

Now he has to help Julian make amends with his friends and figure out how he died, try to find

his cousin, and prove himself to his traditional family. This book starts off slowly but then

It took eighteen years for Georgia, the protagonist of

Loveless, to realize that she has never had a crush on anyone. As much as she tries to convince herself otherwise, she just can’t seem to find

her true love like the world around her, and she doesn’t understand why. After numerous tries and

fails to develop romantic relationships, Georgia eventually realizes that she never has and never will

After California-raised Chole is moved to small town Alabama, she meets her academic rival

Shara Wheeler, who changes her life. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

demonstrates a full cast of dynamic and relatable characters. As the mystery of Shara unfolds,

so does the mystery that surrounds many of the other characters. The cast goes through

important self discoveries that make them relatable and important to readers. It demonstrates

Written by Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun is an exhilarating and emotional

read, especially if you like queer historical fiction and fantasy. It follows the growth of a young

woman who takes her brother’s name, a name destined for greatness. In Mongol China, peasants are

starving, famine is commonplace, and bandit attacks are frequent. When a bandit attack leaves both

children without a father and eventually takes the life of the brother, Zhu--the name the young