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• radio silence by alice oseman

Francis has spent her life working towards what she thinks she needs to be successful. Then she meets Aled, makes the best friend she'll ever have and eventually gets the courage to be herself.rep: biracial bisexual female main character, gay demisexual male character
romance: m/m romance (sidelines)
tws: emotionally abusive parent, underage drinking, anxiety, mental illness

• Loveless by Alice Oseman

Georgia starts university having never kissed anyone nor been in a relationship and is determined to fix that. However, the more she tries to make herself fit into what she thinks is expected of her the messier her life gets and she soon starts to realize something about herself.rep: asexual aromantic female main character (she comes to that realiziation at the end of the book), several other queer characters
romance: none
tws: internalized aphobia, aphobia, discussions of sex and masturbation, past emotionally abusive relationships (mentioned), past bullying (mentioned)

• Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann

After her girlfriend dumps her, Alice swears off dating. So when she meets Takumi and feelings between the two of them grow stronger she's a little surprised and unsure of what to do.rep: black biromantic asexual female main character, japanese love interest, filipino side character
romance: f/m romance
tws: acephobia, sexual harassment, panic attacks, racism, minor biphobia

• Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

When Andrew, a practical stranger, asks Ellie to marry him she can't help but say yes. He gets his inheritance and she walks away with a lot of money. To make it believable, the two plan to spend Christmas with Andrew's family. Things get messy fast when Ellie gets there and finds out his sister is the woman she had a one day stand with last year.rep: biromantic demisexual female main character with anxiety, lesbian love interest, bisexual male character, non-binary character - this book is just very, very gay and also very, very messy
romance: f/f romance, m/non-binary romance (sidelines)
tws: anxiety & panic attacks, past toxic relationship, biphobia, emotionally abusive parent, infidelity (technically... it's complicated), mentions of transphobia, mentions of biphobia, mentions of homophobia

• Soft Hands by E.M. Lindsey (series)

Marko and Luka were supposed to be just a bit of fun, but the more time Nolan spends with them the more he begins to care. He won't compromise who he is and he won't ruin what Marko and Luka have, but maybe the three of them have what it takes to make it work.part of a series but can be read as a stand alone
rep: aromantic achillean male main character with chronic pain who is a coda, achillean autistic male main character (him being autistic isn't explicitly stated but the author's note talks about him being specifically written as autistic and why it was done that way), achillean male main character - lots of queer side characters
romance: m/m romance, m/m/m relationship
tws: mentions of arophobia (NOT within the main relationship), mentions of ableism, discussion of past injury that's lead to chronic pain

• On the Ice by Amy Aislin (series)

While recovering from a broken arm, NHL player Alex is spending time with his grandfather while he still can. In a weird turn of events he also becomes a tutor to Mitch, a college hockey player, and things quickly heat up between them.part of a series but can be read as a standalone
rep: gay demisexual main character, gay main character
romance: m/m romance
tws: dementia & terminal illness (grandparent), grief, emotionally abusive parents

• Shots on Goal by Amy Aislin (Series)

Roman, a NHL player who volunteers at a local library, and Cody, a part time library worker at said library, get tangled up in a plot to save the library from closing down and might just fall in love along the way.part of a series but can be read as a stand alone
rep: gay demisexual main character, gay main character
romance: m/m romance
tws: outing, abandonment, anxiety and panic attacks, minor homophobia and religious bigotry

• Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann

Lucky gets her big break in being a paranormal investigator when she lands a gig with a crew investigating Hennesee House. There she meets Maverick and sparks quickly fly between. Everyone is quick to notice the chemistry brewing between Lucky and Maverick, including Hennesee House itself.rep: black asexual main character
romance: m/f romance
tws: acephobia, grief, emotional abuse, panic attacks

• wayward children series by seanan mcguire

Centers around a school for kids that went to other worlds but are now back in the real world and are having problems adjusting because all they want (for the most part) is to go back. The story jumps around so there's different characters for each book but most of them make several appearances throughout the series. Some of the books can be read as standalones, but it's probably more beneficial to read them in order.- Nancy is asexual and features most prominently in the 1^st bookrep throughout the series:
transmasc character, intersex character, asexual character, lesbian character with mysophobia OCD who has a girlfriend, sapphic mute character, mexican-american character, japanese-american character, black character, hijabi character, character who is an amputee, character with albinism, several fat characters
romance: f/f romance (2^nd and 5^th books)
tws: check each book on storygraph or booktriggerwarnings for specific tws because the series is 10 books long and there are a lot

• gallant by v.e. schwab

Olivia has grown up at the Merilance School for Girls, but when she receives a letter inviting her to come live in her family home she jumps at the opportunity. Only, nobody knew she was coming and nobody wants her there. Stuck there for now with nowhere else to go, she starts exploring and quickly realizes this house and her family have a lot of secrets.rep: mute asexual and aromantic main character
romance: none
tws: death, death of parent, blood, bullying, suicide, animal death

• sidekick squad series by c.b. lee

Series features a world where superpowers are common and centers around a group of friends who accidentally uncover a massive coverup by the Heroes' League of Heroes that throws all of their lives into absolute chaos.- Emma is somewhere on the asexual and aromantic spectrum (she's still figuring things out) and is featured throughout the series but her POV is specifically for the third book, Not Your Backup.rep: this series focuses on a friend group who each have their own book but are featured throughout the series - chinese-vietnamese bisexual female main character (pov 1^st book), black transmasc main character (pov 2^nd book) and latina asexual and aromantic female main character (pov 3^rd book)
romance: f/f romance
tws: check storygraph for tws for each book

• The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

Shortly after moving to a small town in Oregon, Sam feels drawn to investigating the death of a teenage boy from the same town in the 1980's and the closer they get to the truth the more dangerous their life becomes.rep: asexual autistic non-binary main character, bisexual latina character, asexual aromantic black character
romance: hints of a non-binary/f romance
tws: ableism, transphobia, misgendering, homophobia, mentions of racism, mentions of emotionally abusive parents, murder

• sawkill girls by claire legrand

Three girls come together in their isolated island town to confront the legend of a monster and the unexplained disappearances of teenage girls that span decades.rep: black asexual female main character, fat sapphic main character, lesbian main character
romance: f/f romance
tws: gore, violence, blood, murder, child abuse, acephobia

• queer anthologies edited by saundra mitchell

This series follows queer teenagers throughout time who have shaped and been shaped by the world around them. Each book has an essential theme but there are different genres in each book.all out: the no-longer secret stories of queer teens throughout the ages is set in the pastout now: queer we go again! is set in modern dayout there: into the queer new yonder is set in the futureage range: young adult
rep: representation of all kinds, each story is different
tws: check storygraph for overall tws for each book

• Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

A graphic memoir about Maia's life growing up, eirs personal experiences and journey with self-discovery.rep: maia is asexual and genderqueer (e/em/eirs)
tws: dysphoria, some medical content

• The Last Session

A group of friends who have played a DND inspired game together since high school have decided to do one last session as a goodbye before they all graduate college and go their separate ways. Things get a little messy, however, when the DM invites his girlfriend to play.genre: contemporary & fantasy
rep: all main characters are bipoc and queer, tried to be specific with rep but it might be a little off - sapphic fat latina main character, gay asian main character, transmasc black main character, non-binary latinx main character, aroace bipoc main character in a queer platonic relationship
tws: body shaming, bullying, violence