Genre: Romance

So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens || Subversive Queer Fairy Tale Rom-Com

So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens || Subversive Queer Fairy Tale Rom-Com

Content Tags: Young Adult     Romance     Fantasy     Retelling     LGBTQ+     M/M Romance     Friends-to-Lovers     Perfect for readers who want: I’ve been hooked on F.T. Lukens ever since I read and loved In Deeper Waters nigh on forever ago. I’ve been meaning to go back […]

The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass || Queer Fairy Tale Meet-Cute Romance

The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass || Queer Fairy Tale Meet-Cute Romance

Content Tags: Young Adult     Romance     Contemporary     Retelling     LGBTQ+     M/M Romance     F/F Romance     Friends-to-Lovers     Perfect for readers who want: I have returned, and I know you may be wondering, given my first review back, but no, I am not a […]

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 […]

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+ […]

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 […]

Castles in Their Bones by Laura Sebastian || High Fantasy Political Intrigue and Scheming

Castles in Their Bones by Laura Sebastian || High Fantasy Political Intrigue and Scheming

Content Tags: Young Adult     Fantasy     Romance     LGBTQ+     M/M Romance     Character Death     Perfect for readers who want: High fantasy world with a historical fantasy vibe. Strong women hellbent on taking over the world. Political intrigue and scheming and backstabbing. All the plot twists that […]