rainwaterspark | Favorite queer books, updated

Redoing this post again due to some new additions.

The Artist's Touch and Tested in Fire by EJ Russell

I really don't know what it is about these books in particular, but I am such a fan of Luke Morgenstern and Stefan Cobb(e) and their relationship, which manages to feel conflicted but not in a gratuitously melodramatic way. Also, the writing in these books is phenomenal.

Rule of Thirds by Aidan Wayne

My favorite soft, gentle PTSD recovery book ever (outside of my own work, of course *cough*).

The Witch Stone by Jasmine Hong

My go-to recommendation for books about QPOC by QPOC (outside of myself). It's just a really cool urban fantasy novella.

Honorary mentions

Empty Net by Avon Gale

I'm really, really iffy about the demisexual rep, but this is probably my favorite cheerful character/grumpy character romance. Also, it made me interested in hockey, so there's that.

All the Wrong Places by Ann Gallagher

I...feel kind of bad not having an ownvoices ace book as my favorite (I can't count my own stuff :P), plus I'm more hesitant about recommending this book because of some Bad Things the author did. But sex-averse asexual romances are still so rare that this still has to be my favorite. Sigh.