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LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads October 2025 |
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Amelia, if only
by Becky Albertalli
Amelia Applebaum thinks she is in love with Walter Holland, a moderately famous, chaotically bisexual YouTuber, so she drags her friends, including newly single, always-cynical, guitar-toting best friend Natalie, on a road trip to meet Walter
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Lovesick Falls
by Julia Drake
Celia, determined to be the perfect friend, plans an idyllic summer with her two best friends in a secluded cabin, but hidden romantic tensions and new connections have the potential to turn her dream getaway into a complicated nightmare
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Lady's knight
by Amie Kaufman
"Gwen is sick of hiding--hiding the fact that she's taken over her father's blacksmithing duties, hiding her attraction to girls, hiding her yearning for glory as a knight. Meanwhile, Lady Isobelle of Avington, queen bee of the castle, has never once considered hiding who she is--until now. She's been chosen as the grand prize in the Tournament of Dragonslayers, to be given to whichever knight can claim her hand. And for the first time in her life, she can't talk her way out of trouble. When Isobelle discovers Gwen's knightly ambitions, they hatch a scheme together--Gwen will joust in the tournament, disguised as Sir Gawain. Winning means freedom for Isobelle, and glory for Gwen. Losing means... well, let's not go there. One thing's for sure: Falling in love was never the plan. But the best laid plans... are often trampled all over by dragons"
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Get real, Chloe Torres
by Crystal Maldonado
When three estranged best friends take a road trip to see their favorite band, romantic feelings resurface
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Finding Prince Charming by Jamar J. PerryDating a prince sounds like a dream. But fake dating a prince? Total nightmare. Tyriq Howell is swearing off love. After a fight with his cheating ex causes him to miss his college scholarship interview, he vows he's done with dating for good. Until Desmond, a boy who works in the scholarship office, approaches with a curious proposal: he'll get Tyriq another interview if he pretends to be Desmond's date to a fancy gala in two weeks. When Tyriq arrives at the gala, he's shocked when photographers swarm Desmond---PRINCE Desmond of Catalina. Prince Desmond and his date are frontpage news. The King angrily summons Desmond and his new boyfriend to Catalina, and Desmond begs Tyriq to play along. If his father realizes Desmond is serious about coming out, he might finally agree to let Desmond pass the crown to his sister. But navigating court politics and pretend relationships is harder than Tyriq imagined---especially when he realizes that he may have accidentally broken his vow to swear off love.
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And they were roommates
by Page Powars
Transgender teen Charlie's plan to keep a low profile at his boys' boarding school becomes jeopardized when he starts rooming with his former summer camp fling from before he transitioned
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What wakes the bells
by Elle Tesch
When an ancient evil is awakened, a bell keeper must decide how far she's willing to go to save her sentient city, and which of her loved ones she's willing to kill to do it, in a gothic fantasy. Simultaneous eBook.
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Devils like us
by L. T. Thompson
"[A] historical fantasy about three queer teens and their found family of queer pirates facing down a secret magical society"
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On the wings of la Noche
by Vanessa L. Torres
Seventeen-year-old Noche, who serves as an avian guide to the afterlife, suffers inner turmoil between falling for a new boy in town and letting go of her late girlfriend's soul
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Love, Misha by Askel AdenYes, Mom (Audrey) wanted to spend time with Misha. And yes, she's never around and they don't even live together, so this is a rare opportunity. But Audrey still thinks of Misha as her daughter, despite Misha being non-binary and trying to talk to her openly about it. Misha even tries to write how they feel in a letter, but that isn't going well either. Then a wrong turn down a forest road leads the mother-child duo straight into the Realm of Spirits! Suddenly in peril and without a clue how to return to their world, Misha and Audrey will have to work together to find their way back home. But can they find a way back to each other?
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Low orbit
by Kazimir Lee
"Fifteen-year-old Azar feels stuck. Her mom's job forced them to move to Vermont, where Azar doesn't know anyone. Her only friends are the next-door neighbors: an aging sci-fi writer and his nonbinary teen, Tristan, fellow misfits in the small-town community. For a while, Azar can escape her troubles by disappearing into the pages of her kindly neighbor's epic novel, The Exiles of Overworld. But when her queerness throws her life out of balance, Azar realizes some secrets can't be escaped forever. Somewhere in the abandoned malls, lakes, and comic conventions that fill her new life, Azar fights to find herself. What else will she discover?"
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