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Happy Monday, bibliophiles!
I’m always up for a pride-themed book tag, so when I saw The Corner of Laura’s take on this one, I knew I had to give it a try! The tag was originally created by Isabelle @ Nine Tale Vixen.
RULES:
- Link back to the person who tagged you
- Credit & link back to the creator: Isabelle @ Nine Tale Vixen
- Each book you pick should have an LGBTQIA+ main character and/or an LGBTQIA+ author. Try to include diverse books: different romantic/sexual/gender orientations, different ethnicities, etc.
Let’s begin, shall we?
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RED: A book that gives you courage or is about courage
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An Unkindness of Ghosts is a story of courage and resistance in circumstances that have all but walled you inβa generation ship that oppresses its lower-class passengers of color much like the antebellum South. Rivers Solomon never misses!
ORANGE: A book with a passionate/fierce protagonist
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Jin-Lu from Road to Ruin is as tough as they come, but will do anything to protect the ones she loves. This novel was the perfect blend of post-apocalyptic sci-fi and fantasy!
YELLOW: A book that celebrates friendship
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All of Alechia Dow’s books sparkle with themes of connection, but A Song of Salvation centers around the friendship (and eventual romance) between its three unlikely leads! Not her best, but still a sweet book.
GREEN: A Middle Grade book and/or a book featuring kids
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It’s been ages since I’ve read (or even thought about) Star-Crossed, but I’m glad I remembered itβsuch a sweet coming-of-age story about a bisexual girl playing a genderbent Romeo in her class production of Romeo & Juliet!
BLUE: A book which includes a wedding or an already-established LGBTQIA+ couple
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I seriously think that The Heartbreak Bakery has the most LGBTQ+ rep I’ve ever seen in a single bookβseveral established queer couples, and characters spanning tons of sexualities, gender identities, and ethnicities!
PURPLE: A book featuring love at first sight
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The Cybernetic Tea Shop is a sweet, cozy sci-fi novella about a robot who runs a tea shop and the romance that blooms between her and a technician!
BLACK: A book centered on an antihero or villain
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Off With Their Heads centers around two cunning, bloodthirsty, and vengeful characters, in an equally bloodthirsty and vengeful world loosely based on Alice in Wonderland.
BROWN: A book that celebrates family, chosen or given
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Don’t let the gritty-looking title and cover fool youβActivation Degradation is one of the most emotional celebrations of found family that I’ve read all year! Highly recommend it.
LIGHT BLUE: A book about star-crossed lovers
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Across a Field of Starlight features a nonbinary romance that stretches across solar systems, war, and ideology.
PINK: A book as sweet as cotton candy
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Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster is a lighthearted, sweet romance about a bisexual girl scrambling to find a date for her sister’s quinceaΓ±eraβand sort out her messy romantic history.
WHITE: A book that isnβt focused on romance
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Another piece of lovely cozy sci-fi (from the cozy sci-fi queen herself), A Psalm for the Wild-Built has no romance, and focuses on self-discovery and friendship!
PURPLE CIRCLE: A standalone book that is perfect and complete on its own
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Only This Beautiful Moment is the story of three generations of men in an Iranian family, and the interwoven threads of sexuality, trauma, and love.
RAINBOW: Free choice! Recommend any LGBTQIA+ book that you love
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A Half-Built Garden was one of the best pieces of sci-fi that I read last yearβa wonderfully nuanced and human vision of first contact, featuring a whole host of cleverly designed aliens!
I TAG ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE!
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That’s it for this book tag! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and take care of yourselves!
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Great picks! Only This Beautiful Moment looks really good.
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thanks so much!! only this beautiful moment is incrediblyβI’ve loved pretty much everything I’ve read by abdi nazemian. like a love story is my favorite of his…it’s a rough ride, but it’s beautiful
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