Since it’s (still) pride, I wanted to give you a lot of book recommendations, and since I have A LOT of book recommendations, I thought it might be smart to challenge myself and do this super quick. All of the below-mentioned books were 4 or 5 star reads, and you probably know quite a few of them because I talk about them a lot (or at least, that’s what it feels like). I have listed the representation as best as I could but for a lot of these it has been a while since I have read them and I might have forgotten about some things, so feel free to send me additions if neccessary.
I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman
Trans boyband member meets Muslim fangirl and struggles with mental health, fame and fan culture.
Rep: trans male biracial MC, female Muslim questioning MC.
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
Sarcastic fat bi girl falls for best friend’s girlfriend and has to survive her final year of high school.
Rep: female bisexual MC, black female LI, gay side-characters, f/f ship, m/m ship which is not the main focus of the book. (WARNING: companion sequel to Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda)
At The Edge of The Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson
A boy’s boyfriend disappears and nobody remembers him oh and also the universe is shrinking.
Rep: male gay MC, m/m ship (also: depression).
Check content warnings before reading!
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
Bisexual boy falls for (teen) writer in writing class and decides to write an autobiography.
Rep: male bisexual MC, male Mormon LI, m/m ship.
Far From The Tree by Robin Benway
Three siblings find each other after 15 years and find out what it really means to be family.
Rep: lesbian MC, f/f ship (also: biracial (Mexican/white) MC, growing up without parents/in the foster system, teen pregnancy, adoption, several m/f ships).
Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Omsbree
A girl’s Anna Karenina retelling web series goes viral and she comes to terms with her asexuality.
Rep: asexual MC (two mlm side characters), m/f ship.
Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
Daughter of superheroes accidentally starts working for villain and also falls for the cute girl that works there.
Rep: bi Vietnamese-Chinese MC, f/f ship, black trans character (also: the second book in the series is about the black trans character).
Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody
Magical girl (“illusion worker”) has to solve the murders of her family members (that she created with her illusions).
Rep: a-spec LI (in my opinion it’s demiromantic asexual but it’s not said on page), m/f ship (also someone said on goodreads the MC is bisexual but I did not even realize that while reading so it might not be true).
Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
After Mara’s twin brother is accused of rape, her life falls apart and she doesn’t know who to trust anymore.
Rep: Bisexual MC with undiagnosed PTSD symptoms, genderqueer LI (also: Korean-American character), f/gq ship, m/f ship.
Check content warnings before reading!
Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Gay boy tries to hide his identity but gets blackmailed and is also in love with his online penpal. (I swear it’s better than it sounds)
Rep: gay MC, several “LIs” including a bisexual boy and black boy, m/m ship (also: Jewish character).
Have you read any of these books? Did you enjoy them? Which books would you recommend?
By the way if any of the terms I used are unclear, feel free to ask me (but google is also always there to answer all your questions and google probably knows better than I do :P)