Recs if you like The Forest Demands Its Due...

horror books with a queer focus, including queer stories and central characters

because @notbillnye (my goat) told me to, and inspired by @Alanna

(recs are welcome!)

dark academia books with queer and trans MCs

Some books I either love or am super excited to read that are queer, BIPOC, and have some kind of speculative element (fantasy, sci fi, paranormal, etc)

If we are going to do Qwordy's the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 - we should probably get some Pagebound badges along the way! I'm specifically going to be adding books from Quests and readalongs that go past the July start date and match at least one of these title prompts: Periodic Table, Familial Terms, Rainbow of Words (also Joseph's coat), Numerical Titles, Titular Counting 5+, Pun in the Title, and First & Last Name in the Title. Recommendations welcome!

The real world horror is, of course, homophobia, but in these books we also have, you know, ghosts, monsters, eldritch beings perhaps 🤔 a slasher or two. Haunted houses. The usual suspects 😏

There are some absolutely fantastic sapphic horror lists, and some generally queer ones too, but I looked and I couldn’t find a specifically achillian one, so I figured I’d give it a go!

This is an achillean horror books lists.. i make this because i want more gays. This list is inspired by the list made by @Thehobbit ( Yes. I definitely did not read like 99% of these books so. Y'all can like.. recs me some.. please ) + This is also a reminder i should read horror more, because why not, and they're fun and and — I hope yall have fun with this list, please educate me if i picked non achillean books as I've stated i have not read most of these, i will be updating over time.

as comprehensive a guide to ya horror as i can make it! work in progress, suggestions welcome ♡

Is it bury your gays if they're all queer?

This is a collection of queer books written by bipoc authors that fall into the genre of fantasy and/or sci-fi (supernatural horror is also included)

(If a book is part of a series I only put the first book because otherwise it gets messy very quickly)

Recommendations are always welcome!!!

You’re sitting in a library lit by candlelight, it’s dark outside, the power is off and the boiler broken - so there’s a chill in the air, softened only by the flame from the candle you’re using to study. That’s when you hear it. A ghostly moan, loud enough to send shivers down your spine, but quiet enough that you can’t make out what the voice is saying at first.

The presence you feel comes closer, and that’s when you hear it.

“You’re gaaaaaaaaaaaay.”

floral and fungal. all things must return to the earth

I love Botanical Horror, but I also love Queer Stories. Surprisingly, there is a big overlap and if anyone else seeks to find books that fit both Sub-Genres, here is a (starter) list recommendations very welcome

Most popular or most read books set at a boarding school.

Only the first book of a series will be added.

I wish I had a list like this growing up. So here is a list of books that are queer or otherwise include queer rep, but don’t have a same sex couple on the cover. Let’s help people explore without feeling they have to hide it. This list is for readers of all ages. You’re never too old to explore 😉 If it’s a series, only the first book is listed. Feel free to comment suggestions!

Every day in the month of October Year of Queer Lit brings you a hauntingly good LGBTQIA+ book rec! :)