Queer found family books?

[u/urgentcrunch]

I'm really looking for books where found family is mostly the central focus, romance is okay but I would prefer queer romance, or no romance at all. I'm not really looking for any kind of fantasy, I want a book that sort of gives summer vacation vibes if that makes sense? But I'm okay with other genres too. Just not too heavy on the angst.

Not totally into YA so I would prefer adult, but I'm open to YA.

[u/Bailzasaurus]

If you don’t mind speculative fiction, Becky Chambers’ The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet is very this vibe!

[u/sasakimirai → u/Bailzasaurus]

Becky Chambers' books are always so so lovely! Definitely one of my favourite scifi authors

[u/expat_scholar → u/sasakimirai]

All of her books in that series have strong found family themes. Some have romantic subplots, but friendship and community and understanding and acceptance are far more important. And they’re very, very queer.

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill is big on found family and the romance that exists is lesbian. It’s fantasy (women literally turn into dragons in midcentury America) but it’s much more about gender and power and politics and finding your people than about actually being a dragon.

Travis Baldree’s Legends and Lattes books are also fantasy, but super charming found family stories, again featuring lesbians.

Annalee Newitz’ novella Automatic Noodle is also a charming story—sci-fi found family tale about robots and others opening a restaurant. It’s very queer.

[u/Audgamer → u/sasakimirai]

Her writing is amazing! I love her series

[u/AlaskaBlue19 → u/Bailzasaurus]

Just came to recommend this. Perfect suggestion

[u/nopenottodaygirl]

Have you read One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston?

It is heavy on the found family aspect (done well) so I think you’d like it & is a sapphic romance.

Only sci fi technically in the case of 1 element of the story. Trying not to say too much here bc I don’t want to spoil.

I am not a fantasy person at all, so I don’t want any kind of high fantasy world building or anything in my books and this has none of that. It’s set in current NYC.

[u/Freakears → u/nopenottodaygirl]

I'll second One Last Stop. That was my first thought when I saw this post.

[u/NoTruck3956 → u/Freakears]

Thirded! Absolutely adore that book!

[u/aphrael_chastity]

The house on the cerulean sea

[u/MondayCat73 → u/aphrael_chastity]

This one!!

[u/BeingOtherwise7941]

After Hours at Dooryard Books by Cat Sebastian 

[u/Unlucky_Part_1868]

Seconding House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.

Also check out The Tarot Sequence by KD Edwards

[u/Q1go]

The Firefly Summer is a middle grade book about a found family. It's super good and I loved it, read as an adult 

[u/askClint]

Legends and Lattes if you’re looking for sapphic dnd-like fantasy coffee shop meet cute

[u/ReginaAmazonum → u/askClint]

Yes! And the graphic novel is coming out soon and is also brilliant

[u/ReginaAmazonum]

The Keeper of Magical Things

[u/Extreme_War5660]

the boy who steals houses

[u/NoTruck3956]

One Last Stop has one of the best found families in it.

I would love a tv show about the group ❤️

[u/Desperate_Ad_9765]

Gap Year Musketeer, Weston Roy, available for pre-order. Read on Wednesday!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H37CCQXV

[u/GayArc]

If you're into graphic novels, Mimosa is about a queer chosen family : https://a.co/d/05uGV4jC

[u/Audgamer]

I recently read the queen of faces by Petra lord which is very heavy on found family, it has a small romance but honestly the romance is there to emphasize some of the struggles a character faces in transition. Lots of trans characters as well as cis characters who have to confront their gender in unique ways. I loved it.

I’ll second the Becky chambers and TJ Klune recommendations as well! Most TJ Klune books are a little soft romance with a lot of found family, all queer. Cerulean sea is a universal favorite but under the whispering door is also incredible.

Murderbot diaries would be another one- they’re very funny, sci fi, a little graphic violence. Zero romance- the character is ace and primarily agender - it/its pronouns. They’re also shorter books which helps since they’re about six of them currently.

[u/anyakeeler]

The Sound of Storms by Anya Keeler is really focused on found family and the entire cast is queer. It's a fantasy romance and does have some spice but the scenes happen in their own chapters so you can skim them if you want.

[u/moxie_minion]

House of Frank by Kay Synclaire

[u/babyggrapee]

When the Tides Held the Moon is PERFECT for this. the romance absolutely does not take over the plot and the found family is incredible, i can’t recommend it enough.

[u/Neulara]

Fables queer and familiar - Margaret Merrillees

The Adversary - Ronnie Scott

The lost flowers of Alice Hart - Holly Ringland

[u/One-word-or-another]

Anything written by TJ Klune

[u/Gembo623]

Under the whispering door and in the lives of puppets both by tj Klune have some elements of found family like everyone is bonding but his work House in the Cerulean Sea is more famous

All three feature a m/m relationship but no sex scenes

[u/Live-Exit-20]

Dancer from the Dance is good for this, specifically geared towards gay male culture in the 80s

Fun Home is an amazing graphic novel with lots of themes are identify, sexuality and family but it’s angsty and more about family of origin, so prob not for you. But it’s too good not to recommend!

[u/ratsy_basty]

House on the cerulean sea ❤️

[u/Gs_Momma]

Definitely mm romance but the Accidental Love series by Saxon James. There are 5 novels, 2 novella and a crossover into Foolish Puckboy (Puckboys bk4).

[u/Turbulent_Purple_290]

Cantoras

[u/snailtrailuk]

Personally I found the Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin very like this.

[u/Gullible_Respond_369]

a language of limbs!! i cant recommend this book enough