#OwnVoices novels often deal with serious social issues and these stories are no exception.
But they’re really funny, too.
[ID: Six book covers, listed below, with the hashtag Own Voices between the top three and the bottom three /ID]
(Editor’s note: Own Voices books are books with minority/marginalized characters written by authors who share that aspect of their characters’ identity.)
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
Rendered the subject of tabloid gossip
by a messy public breakup, soap star Jasmine takes a part in a new
bilingual comedy at the side of a telenovela costar who
would revitalize his career.
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Emerging from a life-threatening illness, a fiercely organized but unfulfilled computer geek recruits a mysterious artist to help her establish meaning in her life, before finding herself engaged in reckless but thrilling activities.
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
After accidentally causing the death of a blind date, Meddy is persuaded by her meddlesome Chinese-Indonesian mother and aunts to dispose of the body, which upends a billionaire’s wedding and Meddy’s reunion with a former flame.
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
A neurosurgeon from a politically ambitious immigrant family clashes with a talented dessert chef looking to prove he is more than his pedigree.
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
A lighthearted romance depicts the experiences of a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to a fake relationship with a no-nonsense actuary to appease their respective families.
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
When his rock-star father’s comeback leads to unwanted attention, Luc fabricates a respectable relationship with a man with whom he shares nothing in common. But his publicity-friendly dates become complicated by all-too-real feelings.
(All summaries provided by @novelistra!)
