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5-stars queer books
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items I love reading, and I love reading about cute couples! I don't know you, but I'm struggling to find good queer books. So I created a list with all of the ones I read and like! From Greek mythology to classics with Virginia Woolf, you will most defini...
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Mythology
Fantasy
Classics
Other
Mythology
I loved this Iliad retelling from the point of view of Cassandra and Helen! High stakes but also comfy sapphic romance with an ace character.
The End Crowns All (Deluxe Edition) by Bea Fitzgerald, Paperback
This book revived my love for Greek Mythology!
The Song of Achilles (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Madeline Miller, Hardcover
Mythology? Queer characters? Games where you might die at any point? Enemy to lovers? This book is everything that I like!
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas, Paperback
This book is not out yet, but it's a retelling of the myth of Dionysus and Ariadne with pansexual and genderqueer character. I'm 100% sure I will love it, and I can't wait to read it!
This Divine Revelry - Dernier livre de Bea Fitzgerald
The Iliad is the story of Achilles and Patroclus. It teaches us how to deal with grief when the person you loved died. I think this book is the most beautiful romance ever writen.
The Iliad: Translated by Emily Wilson by Homer, Paperback
Fantasy
The story of a knight who is a bit too much in love with the necromancer she must protect. I loved this sapphic love-story!
Gideon the Ninth (Locked Tomb Series #1) by Tamsyn Muir, Paperback
Low stakes cosy fantasy. Great sapphic love-story between unconventional characters!
Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes
It's a great story with a trans main character! But if body horror makes you inconfortable, you must pass this book.
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth (B&N Exclusive Edition)
You probably already know this book, but I'm putting it in the list because it's a good read (this romance is a lot about the physical relationship of the characters, though).
Captive Prince - CS Pacat
Classics
The character is not openly gay, but the themes are. This is a beautifully written doomed love-story/rewriting of Narcissus, and I didn't regret giving it a go!
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Signature Classics) by Oscar Wilde, Paperback
I loved this story about a gender-swapping protagonist!
Orlando by Virginia Woolf, Paperback
Did you know that Hans Christian Andersen wrote the Little Mermaid as a retelling of his own gay relationship that didn't end well?
The Little Mermaid & Other Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble)
Other
The focus of this book is the roman emperor Hadrian. One of the main theme is his love for Antinous. It's my favorite book.
Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar, Paperback
This book will always be special for me, because its the first one I read in English. It's a lovely gay love-story!
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
I cried. You'll cried. But it's worth it.
Carry Me Like Water by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Paperback
I loved this sapphic love-story with a historical perspective!
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (National Book Award Winner)
I know I'm recommanding Bea Fitzgerald too much. But this novel is a lesbian romance between 2 actresses, and I love it!
Better Than Revenge: A Novel by Bea Fitzgerald, Paperback