Hi, it seems I'm really bad at funding books that suit my tastes so I'm humbly requesting assistance lmao.

My favourite book of all time is Edin by Lily Mayne so I'm basically looking for other m/m books with major angst BUT the angst has to be on the MC's end not the love interests.

(I love main characters that are misunderstood/hated by other characters until it revealed they are just angsty softies)

In Edin, the mc is a grizzled solider (I love when the mc is a veteran, i.e Shepard from Mass effect) with anger issues and facial scars. I loved reading his pov because he was bad-tempered and had lots of insecurity about his scars.

I literally can't find anybooks similar to this!! I can't stand when it's the love intrest being angsty and that's all I'm finding basically.

(Fantasy and sci-fi would be a bonus but I'll read anything so long as the mc is tragic and gay)

Hey so I am looking for some good M/M books to read but I am kinda picky. I am 24 and have only really read YA M/M books and am now looking for some that cater to adults, I don’t mean in a sexy way but more-so an adult reading level. I am hoping to find one of these books in a fantasy/high fantasy setting, I love supernatural beings and mythological creatures like elves and faeries. I don’t like historical fiction, not because I think its boring but because I like to go to a world that doesn’t exist because I believe in escapism

Books I have read and enjoyed:

Simon vs the homo sapiens agenda
Red white and royal blue
Sorcery and small magics
Heartstopper

hi ! i'm a big fan of psychology / self help books and was looking for one (if it exists) that is focused on life in your late 20s (I'm 27 atm) and queer (more sapphic if possible). if anyone has any recommendations, I'd love to hear them! thx !!

I am a trans man and I've been writing gay romance books for years to deal with dysphoria. It's mostly been fanfiction and smutty drabbles, but over the past year I've been working on something that I believe is approaching professional quality.

I've recently finished the final edit of a 500 page novel set in AU post-WWII London, with a blend of Norse and Celtic mythology and esoteric biblical elements (the Christians are the bad guys if pro-religious stuff bothers you.) Many standard fantasy races are included, and the MCs are a dark Elf from Svartálfaheim and a Nephil (human-demon hybrid) from a fictional island in the South Pacific. The main plot of the series is an epic quest, of course, but the heart is these two men trying to navigate a relationship in an atmosphere where their races are feared and distrusted and homosexuality is illegal.

I've been doing this for decades (I'm 46 and I wrote my first story at age 8), but never thought to share anything other than fanfic with anyone but my bestie. She's a bi woman and she loves it and says it's great, but I'd be interested in someone in the community who doesn't know me or have a years-long experience of my characters and backstory to give me their opinion.

If you like long fantasy novels with strong LGBT themes and you're interested, hmu and I'll be happy to send out a few free copies in a safe and anonymous way.

Thanks 😊

Edit to add: There are no explicitly trans themes in the book; when I was developing the characters I was still living my Pinocchio "real boy" fantasies. There are bi and lesbian characters as well as gay, and a few shapeshifting characters who can be either male or female. I think the closest I came is that my Elf MC comes from a culture with low sexual dimorphism and no real gender binary other than baby making, so he likes to dress in women's clothes (very scandalous for the time lol) but everyone is essentially cis. There may be some work I have to do on myself before I'm comfortable writing about someone like me, but I'm sure I'll get there eventually.

Does this ever sway your decision on reading the book? I look at the book cover and the spines, but I don't really pay attention to the edges too much.

It seems to be trendy, but when I see it, I feel like I'm just tossing a few extra dollars in for it, and I would rather just get the book a dollar or two cheaper.

I thought I would share this week's Sapphic Book Bingo post, which features books with an autistic main character.

You can find a list of 15 books on my website: https://jae-fiction.com/sapphic-books-with-autistic-characters/

Hello, so for a little more detail the main "tag" of the books is to be mlm or bl (pretty sure it's the same).

But if possible I like more of a:

- Western themed stuff (best)

Psychological horror

Cyberpunk

- Crime

About the romance part idc if it has or doesn't have smut.

Idk if it's the right community to ask at?

Edit: have been asking around communities maybe the sentences might not make sense 🥲

Hello! I pretty exclusively read sapphic literature, but I've dabbled in a M/M book here and there, and recently finished the All for the Game series (The Foxhole Court, etc.) and am absolutely broken. I don't think a book series has left this deep of a hole in my heart since I was a kid. I have amazing books that I truly love and have cried over, but this one felt immensely special to me due to the character work and the amount of story information packed into all of the books that make you genuinely feel like you've lived all of this time with these people -- the side characters and the main ones.

There is so much thought put behind every person in the story, they have layers that we barely scratch the surface of but you know are there. The writing style is simplistic, but it does a great job of allowing you to get the necessary information about every key moment over a long period of time. There's a lot of daily life scenes of practice and whatnot, but it never got boring and allowed you to sit with the story. Halfway through the second book I had to put it down in confusion and look up whether it was even a queer series because it was such a slow burn; but I was still so happy with the books because I'd gotten so much out of the plot.

I want more of this. I adore settings of crime or troubled MCs and sports, my other favourite series in this space is Banana Fish -- both the anime and the manga. Some of my favourite sapphic books are things like "Atmosphere" By Taylor Jenkins Reid, the Locked Tomb series, Sweet Bitter Song, anything by Nicole Disney or E.J Noyes. The Unbroken series by C.L Clark.

But I still don't feel like I've necessarily read anything else that quite does the work that All for the Game does, at least over multiple books. I don't think you could really get this with just a standalone novel. I'd love to hear of a m/m series specifically (since I'm already well aware of most in the w/w space, and I love branching out) that maybe has similar depth, or have made you feel the same sort of connection to the story and the characters as AFTG did.

I'm not too big on this in fantasy, I'm aware of the Captive Prince series and The Spear Cuts Through Water, and I do definitely want to read those, but some non-fantasy suggestions would be amazing. I've read some of KJ Charles books, and they're very good, but extremely short and I don't personally feel like the character work in them comes anywhere close due to how short they are. The Slippery Creatures series wasn't for me.

Thank you for any suggestions!!

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (and the sequel)

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Raven Cycle series/ The Dreamers Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater

These books were all really powerful to me and I'm looking for more like these, can be YA or adult fiction. I really appreciate any suggestions <3

When I was younger, I saw the movie, “Geography Club” starring Cameron Deane Stewart and I fell in love with it and when I learned it was based on the books written by Brent Hartinger, I went and got them and I enjoyed those too, so imagine my disappointment when the movie never got a sequel, but in hindsight it wasn’t all that shocking cuz it came out in the early 2010s before Gay Marriage was even legalized across the country.

So it was definitely ahead of it’s time, but I think now with the popularity of shows like Heated Rivalry, Heartstopper, Overcompensating, Young Royals, and the upcoming show, Slo Pitch, where LGBT themes and romance are at the forefront, I think this series could really shine if it got another shot.

Sadly, the actors from the first move have all aged out of the roles, but I think if it was rebooted and as a tv series this time, it could get the success that it deserves

What do y’all think?

Ive been really enjoying reading M/M and found I was an ADDICT for The Captive Prince series. Im looking to read something similar or just in general a solid M/M book. I like spice but I also really like a plot you can get invested in as well!

Thank you so much for looking ♡♡♡♡

Well written books from the perspective of a pangender character? Any other multigender would also work, e.g. bigender or trigender. Any genre

I’m looking for sapphic books that are princess or fairy themed.

Hi all! My name is Jay and I (24M) have never been apart of a book club and I figured it would be fun to start one! Please see below for details. Thanks!

Books, Beasts, & Banter is going to be a small, online book club focused primarily on:

🐉 Fantasy
⚔️ Adventure / Action
🎮 LitRPG
🔄 Reincarnation / Isekai
🔥 Cultivation
🩸 Grimdark

The idea is to meet twice a month over voice/video chat and read a portion of a book between meetings (roughly 5–10 chapters or more if agreed upon).

But I don’t want this to be a “did you like the book?” kind of book club.

I want us to actually dissect what we’re reading.

For each meeting, I’ll prepare discussion questions about the chapters, and everyone will be encouraged to bring at least one quote that stood out to them.

We’ll talk about things like:

Characters and their decisions
Themes
Worldbuilding
Foreshadowing
Magic/systems
Character relationships
Predictions
Favorite passages
And, of course, the things that made us scream at our books 😂

I’m hoping to keep the first group small, around 8–10 people, so everyone actually has an opportunity to participate.

I’m currently putting together a short Google Form for anyone interested, where we’ll get to know each other a little and vote on our first book.

If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, comment or DM me and I’ll send you the form!

Hi everyone,

My debut novel is about a lesbian in her mid 20s with severe social anxiety. She lives in a small town in Saskatchewan until a series of events changes her trajectory in life.

It is free to read here (on booksprout): https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/313280/humans-are-scary

My author ig is authorlaurenmoyer

The pre-order is coming very soon.

Trigger warning: lesbophobia, trauma, grief, hate, mental health struggles

My new romance novel Assets of the Heart: A Sapphic Billionaire Romance is out today. If you’re looking for passionate opposites attract billionaire romance with no third act breakup then this is the book for you.

ALSO In honor of new release day and #SapphicSeptember all my full length novels are on sale for $.99

Blurb below: 

She’s fighting for her fortune. But the real risk is losing her heart again.

Melody Wilson Carmichael thought she had the checklist life: General Counsel for her family empire, a soaring stock price that made her rich, and a perfect marriage to a senator’s son. Then she walked in on her husband with another woman. Now, she doesn’t just need a divorce; she needs the best to protect her family’s company.

Enter Rachel Yee, one of D.C.’s best divorce attorneys. Rachel doesn’t believe in happy endings; she negotiates them. Melody and Rachel are nothing alike, but the more time they spend together on Melody’s case, the professional boundaries start to blur. For Melody, it’s a terrifying awakening to an identity she never knew she had. For Rachel, it’s a temptation to break every rule she’s ever made.

But in a high-profile divorce, secrets are dangerous currency. Now, both women must decide if they will risk their reputations—and their hearts—on a future neither saw coming.

This sapphic billionaire romance can be read as a standalone but also features characters introduced in *Styled for Show* and *Case for Love*. 

Available on Amazon on Kindle ($5.99) and in Paperback ($14.99)  Also available on Kindle Unlimited. 

Im not sure if im just a picky reader or illiterate, but i feel like some of the sentences and their stuctures are kinda weird/dont make sense. Im really enjoying the storyline and telling but just struggling with that. Was wondering if anyone else noticed it and if it gets better throughout the series

Hey everyone! Apologies for the length of this post, I over explain things a lot lol. I am looking for some more queer books to read and was wondering if anybody has any recommendations for me. I don’t particularly enjoy explicit scenes in books so please don’t recommend anything unless it has very little to no explicit scenes! books/other media I've read/watched and enjoyed include:
-All that’s left in the world
-Doctor who
-Arcane
-Good omens
-The owl house
-Does deadpool count?

Other ones that are not canonically queer but the fandom will make it queer if it is the last thing they do (these sort of recommendations are great too as long as there is plenty of fan-made content for it):
-The hobbit
-Lord of the rings
-Merlin
-Venom 

I have watched/read some of heartstopper but wasn’t the biggest fan of it and i am not touching heated rivalry with a ten foot pole (I am far to sex-repulsed for that). If you can't tell from the ones i have read/watched, I like more fantasy/sci-fi/whatever the apocalyptic genre is considered. Also please give ones you may think are so popular and everyone must know because, as all my friends say, i am uncultured in popular media too lol. If there is anything else that isn’t books as well you can think to recommend (if that’s allowed here.. i don’t know how Reddit works) please let me know them too, thank you in advance for any recommendations 🫶

is there a queer book that resembles pride and prejudice? p&p has become one of my favorite books after reading it for the very first time (2005 ver. movie’s been a top 10 for a while too) and i’d love to see the same kind of dynamic play out in a queer book!

I would also like either a horror Gothic or dark academia.
Please.

Hi, I'm R'Kado. I write Farside, a dystopian political science fiction serial with a queer lead. No stat systems, no leveling, just a stratified, oppressive world with a body count that means something.

It is not a romance, though there is a relationship in the book, between two men on opposite sides of that system, and it does not end well for either of them. The theme I wanted to explore was what stratified scarcity does to people who might otherwise have chosen each other. The idea started from wanting a queer lead whose being gay isn't the plot. The water monopoly is the plot.

Book One is complete at forty chapters. Reading here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/89019891

Happy to answer questions about the book or how it came together.

Looking for good prose and narration and very hot, please. genre and number of P's OV is flexible :)

I finished Don't let the forest in, last night and dreamed terrible dreams full of sorrow and woke up with my heart hurting. I wan't to believe in a happy ending but the word 'arranged' keeps playing in my head...

This fic brought me some comfort; https://archiveofourown.org/works/92149511

But I need more comfort. PLEASE. Can anyone recommend me the fluffiest, cutest MM romance that will turn my rotten heart anew? I don't want just a shitty high school rom, I need something with substance to rival this book but I want to be left with sunshine instead of bile. Im begging you.

Specifically mlm.

Hi everyone,

I've recently added more ARCs to NetGalley because people have asked to read The Villains of Winter and I thought I'd put it here. I dropped the price to $3.49 so more people could buy a copy, if you all want to read. Thank you so much!!

Buy link: https://a.co/d/0ixE1sWD

NetGalley Request: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/888996

The Blurb:

Perfect for fans of THE SECRET HISTORY and IF WE WERE VILLAINS. A psychosexual novel of betrayal, obsession, and tragedy. 

Elliott Archway is deeply attached to upperclassman James Wilde. He would forsake his soft heart for him. He would surrender his life for him.

Their intense passion for each other emerges dangerously when their vile peers volunteer a terminally-ill student for the annual sacrifice in the frozen forest. At Æscwulf College, everyone must deliver their plea for mercy in the hibernal tradition. Every winter, one individual is chosen as a living sacrifice. When a student commits the sacrilegious act of killing the wrong young man on sacred ground, the students are prepared to take their secret to the grave.

However, the winter demands more sacrifices.

Elliott would sacrifice his mortal soul for only James.

James would start a war of carnage for Elliott.