Category: romance

Straight Expectations by Calum McSwiggan || 13 Going On 30 But Queerer

Straight Expectations by Calum McSwiggan || 13 Going On 30 But Queerer

Content Tags: Young Adult     Contemporary     Romance     LGBTQ+     M/M Romance     F/F Romance     Transgender     Homophobia     Perfect for readers who want: Many thanks to TheWriteReads and Penguin for an eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. I know we’re not meant […]

Grave Things Like Love by Sara Bennett Wealer || Paranormal Coming of Age Romance

Grave Things Like Love by Sara Bennett Wealer || Paranormal Coming of Age Romance

Content Tags: Young Adult     Romance     Contemporary     Paranormal     Coming of Age     Love Triangle     Perfect for readers who want: Many thanks to Delacorte Press for an eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. Quotes are taken from an unfinished product and may differ from […]

Twelfth Grade Night || Utterly Charming, Relatable YA Graphic Novel

Twelfth Grade Night || Utterly Charming, Relatable YA Graphic Novel

Content Tags: Young Adult     Graphic Novel     Fantasy     Romance     Coming of Age     Sibling Bonds     Diversity     Plus-Size Characters     LGBTQ+     Perfect for readers who want: Graphic novels Coming of age in a high school setting Blossoming love Questioning/developing identities LGBTQ+ […]

Raising the Horseman by Serena Valentino || Modern LGBTQ+ Take On A Classic

Raising the Horseman by Serena Valentino || Modern LGBTQ+ Take On A Classic

Content Tags: Young Adult     Fantasy     Horror     Retelling     Romance     LGBTQ+     F/F Relationship     Family Bonds     Partner Abuse     Perfect for readers who want: A retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Spooky (but not scary) books to get in the […]

The Wolf Den Trilogy #1 & 2 (The Wolf Den and The House With The Golden Door) by Elodie Harper || Raw, Emotional Look at Slavery in Pompeii

The Wolf Den Trilogy #1 & 2 (The Wolf Den and The House With The Golden Door) by Elodie Harper || Raw, Emotional Look at Slavery in Pompeii

Content Tags: Adult     Fantasy     Historical     Romance     Found Family     Diversity     Self-Harm/Suicide     Abortion     Character Death     Prostitution     Rape/Sexual Assault     Violence/Abuse     Perfect for readers who want: Historical fiction, particularly set in Ancient Italy Fiction about […]

Six Crimson Cranes Duology by Elizabeth Lim || East Asian Folklore Blended With Fairy Tales

Six Crimson Cranes Duology by Elizabeth Lim || East Asian Folklore Blended With Fairy Tales

Content Tags: Young Adult     Fantasy     Romance     Retelling     Mythology     Diversity     East Asian     Dragons     Sibling Bonds     Perfect for readers who want: Fairy tales mixed with East Asian mythology Slow burn, sweet romances Adorable sibling bonds Retellings/remixes of common fairy […]

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune || Queer Rom-Com Between Cinnamon Rolls

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune || Queer Rom-Com Between Cinnamon Rolls

Content Tags: Adult     Fantasy     Romance     Paranormal     LGBTQ+     M/M Romance     Diversity     Perfect for readers who want: Cinnamon roll male protagonists A sweet M/M rom-com Big narratives about the consequences of how we live our lives So. Many. Feels. (The heartwarming type, mostly.) […]

An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan || Romeo and Juliet Meets Chinese Mythology

An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan || Romeo and Juliet Meets Chinese Mythology

Content Tags: Young Adult     Romance     Fantasy     Retelling     Diversity     Chinese     Asthma     Mythology     Sibling Bonds     Child Abuse     Stereotypes     Perfect for readers who want: A forbidden romance that somehow ends up being super sweet and heartwarming […]

Loveless by Alice Oseman || A Coming-of-Age Asexual “Romance”

Loveless by Alice Oseman || A Coming-of-Age Asexual “Romance”

Content Tags: Young Adult     Contemporary     Romance     Coming-of-Age     Diversity     LGBTQ+     F/F Romance     Asexual     Aromantic     Perfect for readers who want: Coming-of-age story and coming out. Asexual (sex repulsed) representation. An ode to friendship and platonic relationships. F/F romance and […]