A beautifully tragic story about the ugliest parts of humanity, Demon Copperfield follows Damon Fields, who is dealt crap cards from the start, from a young boy into manhood as he faces impossible circumstances. As a reader, I was hopelessly optimistic that every opportunity would be where he “overcomes it all,” yet that is not […]
Yamilet is a typical 16-year-old girl, except her best friend won’t speak to her after she comes out, and her brother never seems to take anything seriously. Multiplying her stress is her faith telling her she shouldn’t exist. And oh ya, she’s moving to a new Catholic school where she and her brother will be […]
Not Rated Memoir/ Graphic Novel Starman -David Bowie A beautiful memoir written and drawn by the author Maia Kobabe (colored by eir sister) 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳 is Maia’s tale of self-discovery and finding eir identity. I am working my way through the most challenging books, according to the American Library Association, and Gener Queer had the […]
OBSESSED Published 2023 by Balzer & Bray Narration: 𝙲𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚗 𝙺𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚞𝚗𝚎𝚗 YA – Romance, LGBTQ+ At eighteen, on the brink of college, Immy is a stand-out ally. She reads the books and watches the films and knows the discourse over who is queer in Hollywood. She attends Pride Alliance, and her two best friends and sister […]
Really Love LGBTQ+ / YA /Coming of Age Published: 2012 Soundtrack: Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx I know this book came out in 2012, but I had never heard of it until two weeks ago so I needed to share it here! Two Mexican-American boys. Two kids who don’t know how lonely they are […]
Liked Young adult/ LGBTQ+ Sports Fiction Published: 2014 Soundtrack: Just A Girl – No Doubt Born intersex but raised male, Alyx feels she was denied the opportunity to live life as a woman despite her knowing she is a girl. After the death of her father and relentless bullying culminating in a physical attack, Alyx […]
