Trying to find books is hard, trying to find books that have representation from a minority group is even harder. Here is my top picks of books that have authentic queer rep, written by queer authors.

 

‘Cinderella is dead’ by Kaylnn Bayron.

In a twist of the iconic Cinderella fairy take you will find yourself in a dystopian world 200 years after Cinderella’s death. Sophie knows the story of Cinderella all too well since she, like every other girl in the city, must recite the story everyday in preparation for the annual ball, for those who do not get chosen by a man will be forfeit.

But Cinderella’s story isn’t a fairy-tale for Sophie, when she is living in fear of the girl she loves being chosen.

This re-imagining of Cinderella’s story will forever change how you view fairy-tales as Sophie finds out the truth about what happened 200 years prior and strives for a world where she can be who she is.

Black Lesbian main character, plus 3 queer sub-characters.

 

‘A complicated love story set in space’ by Shaun David Hutchinson.

Two boys and a girl wake up on a spaceship that is about to explode. Sounds like the start of a bad joke, but for DJ, Noa and Jenny it’s a reality.

In this gripping romance x mystery you will find yourself aboard the spaceship Qriosity, faced with space monsters, repeating days and floating schools with many twists along the way. With a romantic, sci-fi, mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page, what else could you want?!

All 3 main characters are queer but no sexuality is labelled.

 

‘Only Mostly Devastated’ by Sophie Gonzales.

‘Ollie and Will were a summer fling, but now they’re classmates, and only one of them is out.’

After a family emergency Ollie finds himself in a new school across the country but the silver lining is that his summer romance fling Will is here! Great! Until Ollie realises that this isn’t the Will he fell for over the summer. While summer Will was kind and affectionate, school Will is closeted and kind of a jerk.

Soon him and Wills lives start to collide in every way, but last time Ollie gave him his heart he gave it back trampled and broken, he would be stupid to give it to him again. Right?

With the best Bisexual rep I have read this is a must read! 3 main queer characters plus an ensemble cast of loveable characters you’ll never forget!

 

‘Felix ever after’ by Kacen Callender.

Finding love is hard, especially for Felix. As a Queer, trans and black guy he worries he may be one minority too many. So when a student starts sending him transphobic messages and posts his dead name and pictures of him before his transition all over his school Felix makes a plan to catch the transphobic troll.

But he didn’t plan on ending up in a love triangle in the process.

 

In this story of self discovery Felix redefines the most important relationship of all, his relationship with himself.

Main characters rep includes a variety of queer characters all with different backgrounds and ethnicities.

 

‘The Extraordinaries’ by TJ Klune (Trilogy).

These books will take you into the world of Nova City where extraordinaries like ‘shadow star’ protect and fight against ‘Pyro Storm’. These books follow the story of Nick, a queer boy with ADHD and his friends as they get tied into the drama of the city. With so many loveable queer characters this book is a must read for everyone. With drama, twists, romance and amazing humour this book is a must read!

Trilogy in order, ‘The Extraordinaries’, ‘Flash Fire’ and ‘Heat Wave’

Features an ensemble cast of intricate characters dripping with ethnic and queer diversity.

 

‘Loveless’ by Alice Oseman.
How can you write a novel about love without Romance? How can you live a life without Romance? This novel by Alice Oseman (writer of Heartstopper) explores the life of Georgia, who has never had a crush. Not on a celebrity, not on a friend, not on anyone.

Moving to university Georgia decides that with new experiences might give new love. But what if romance isn’t something that Georgia wants, or even needs? Finding out about herself and identities such as Asexual and Aromantic Georgia discovers that she’s had love the whole time.

An unforgettable read with AroAce, Lesbian, Pansexual, Non-binary rep and more!

 

I really hope that you can find yourself in one of these books! There are so many more beautiful books and authors out there and I hope you find one that really speaks to you.

Happy reading!