Queer / LGBTQ Books I Have Read


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Book cover for "Boys run the riot"
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5 stars
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"High schooler Ryo knows he's transgender, but he doesn't have anyone to confide in about the confusion he feels. He can't tell his best friend, who he's secretly got a crush on, and he can't tell his mom, who's constantly asking why Ryo 'dresses like a boy.' He certainly can't tell Jin, the new transfer student who looks like just another bully... The only time Ryo feels at ease is when he's wearing his favorite clothes. Then, and only then, the...
Book cover for "Hirano and Kagiura"
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5 stars
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Akira Kagiura has decided. He will marry him. Taiga Hirano, roommate--and the most perfect man who has ever existed! After all, Hirano's bad boy vibe doesn't really matter when he acts so sweet. Like when he wakes Kagi up every morning or cheers him on when he's feeling down...So now there's only one thing left to do: enact his grand plan and overcome the first hurdle--confessing his feelings!
Book cover for "Hirano and Kagiura"
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5 stars
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Follow the continuing story of and evolving relationship between classmates Kagiura and Hirano.
Book cover for "Hirano and Kagiura"
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3.7 stars
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"Follow the continuing story of and evolving relationship between classmates Kagiura and Hirano."--
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3.3 stars
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"Follow the continuing story of and evolving relationship between classmates Kagiura and Hirano."--
Book cover for "I want to be a wall"
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5 stars
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"Any love story aficionado will say that the key to a successful couple is intense desire for one another--but what if the characters in question are an asexual woman with a passion for Boys Love stories and a gay man whose heart forever belongs to his oblivious childhood friend? Although romance will never be in the cards for newlyweds Yuriko and Gakurouta, the bond blossoming between them promises to be a wonderful relationship--the likes of which...
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Yuriko and Gakurouta recount their first meeting and proposal to a curious Sousuke. Their first impressions may not have been the best, but once they got a chance to have a proper conversation, it turned out they had more in common than they thought!
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"Any exciting love story has its fair share of misunderstandings and drama--but what is a person to do when they're unable to tell the truth? As an asexual woman and gay man, Yuriko and Gakurouta are keenly aware that their relationship is rather different from what is considered "normal." So when confronted with their families', friends', and society's expectations, they struggle to convey the nature of their marriage. Will the newlyweds be able...
Book cover for "My brother's husband"
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4 stars
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Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented and...
Book cover for "My brother's husband"
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4 stars
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As Mike continues his journey of discovery concerning Ryoji's past, Yaichi gradually comes to understand that being gay is just another way of being human. And that, in many ways, remains a radical concept in Japan even today. In the meantime, the bond between Mike and young Kana grows ever stronger, and yet he is going to have to return to Canada soon--a fact that fills them both with impending heartbreak. Concluding volume.
Book cover for "Our colors"
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"Set in contemporary suburban Japan, [this] is the story of Sora Itoda, a sixteen-year-old aspiring painter who experiences his world in synaesthetic hues of blues and reds, and is governed by the emotional turbulence of being a teenager. He wants to live honestly as a young gay man in high school, but that is still not acceptable in Japanese society. His best friend and childhood confidante [is] Nao, a young woman whom everyone thinks is (or should...
Book cover for "Our dreams at dusk"
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4.5 stars
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Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he is also terrified that he had been outed as gay. Just as he's contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most universal...
Book cover for "Our dreams at dusk"
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4.7 stars
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Tasuku is starting to feel at home at the drop-in center--just in time for him to help a younger student who also hangs out there. Misora Shuji likes to wear girls' clothing but is unsure about their gender identity. Will Tasuku's guidance offer Shuji some clarity or just make things harder?
Book cover for "Sasaki and Miyano"
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4 stars
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"It all started like a typical old-school boys' love plotline--bad-boy senior meets adorably awkward underclassman, one of them falls in love, and so on and so forth. But although Miyano is a self-proclaimed boys' love expert, he hasn't quite realized...he's in one himself. Which means it's up to Sasaki to make sure their story has a happily ever after...!"--Provided by publisher.
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5 stars
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"Dating? Me and Sasaki-senpai...? We're not like that! At least, those were Miyano's thoughts until Sasaki gifted him chocolates on Valentine's Day. Faced with the reality that Sasaki might like like him--in a BL kind of way--and the jarring realization that the senior's graduation is fast approaching, it's time for Miyano to confront his true feelings..."--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "Sasaki and Miyano"
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5 stars
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"What is Sasaki to Miyano? The question rings through Miyano's mind as he struggles to come to a decision. After all, Miyano likes girls and not guys...right? Meanwhile, surprise reunions with old crushes and Miyano's first drag beauty pageant push Sasaki's self-restraint to the limit..."--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "Sasaki and Miyano"
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5 stars
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"Sasaki is...Sasaki is what to me? A heated exchange between the two leads to absolutely nothing. Well, Miyano isn't living in a BL story, so that's fine, right? Except Miyano feels like he's going to explode, because he can't stop thinking about hugging his upperclassman...and taking care of him...What does it mean to like someone anyway?"--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "Sasaki and Miyano"
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5 stars
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"The moment has arrived. Miyano knows. He knows Sasaki likes him. And Miyano has realized he likes Sasaki back, in a BL romance kinda way."--Back cover.
Book cover for "Sasaki and Miyano"
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5 stars
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"Sasaki and Miyano. Bad boy and BL nerd. Miyano finally took the plunge and told Sasaki exactly how he feels! But that's only step one of any relationship. After all, now they have to actually make dating work. And with Sasaki's graduation just around the corner, the challenges they face are only increasing! Can they make their own happily ever after?"--
Book cover for "Sasaki and Miyano"
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5 stars
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"After Sasaki's graduation, the clock ticks on while Sasaki and Miyano's relationship slowly deepens bit by bit. They do all the little things couples do--eat lunch together, swap favorite books and music, quote BL lines...and just be there for each other. And then one day, Miyano suddenly realizes he wouldn't mind if this lasted for the rest of his life..."--