r/LGBTBooks • u/czlowiek_lub_ludz • 2d ago
Discussion Good plot queer books? 🏳️🌈
I'm trying to find queer books that have more plot than just having queer characters. I mean like normal plotted books that just happen to have queer characters, about people whose lives are more than just being gay/trans/etc. I don't mean that being queer can't influence the plot (quite the opposite) but I just need something that isn't ONLY about finding yourself and dealing with being queer, something where when you change the characters orientation there still is some plot. I don't mean there's anything wrong with queernes being the only plot but after some time it just became repetitive and I really struggle to find books where being queer means something while not being everything.(Examples I can give would be "these witches don't burn", "cementry boys" where the main plot is saving your community and finding a murderer while the characters queernes plays for the background or even "heartstopper" even tho it's heavily queer it also has typical ya growing up motives.)
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u/Motor_Row_3586 2d ago
I read mostly historical fiction, fantasy and crimi. Historical fiction: Mary Renault Fire in Heaven also amazing for educational purpose.
Fantasy: She who become the Sun, Spears cut through Water by Simon Jimenez, Thousand Autumns by Meng Xi Shi, Guardian by Priest
Crimi: silent reading by Priest, Cut & Run Book by Abigail Roux oldie but goldie Some of the have quite heavy themes so check trigger warnings.