Recs if you like Somewhere Beyond the Sea...

Why deal with heterosexuality when you don't have to?

Romance books featuring queer characters living with physical disabilities, mental health struggles, chronic illness, and/or neurodevelopmental conditions.

Note: If a series features the same MCs, I've only put the first book. If a series features different MCs, I've only listed the relevant book(s) in the series.

Be aware: list spans YA to erotica.

🚫 No "magical cure" tropes or "better dead than disabled" tropes welcome. No inspo porn.

Please leave any recs or concerns in the comments. 📝

these book titles are all recognizable song lyrics! (though some have adjusted a word or two)

as always, suggestions are welcome!

You want a fantasy book without too much stress and a guaranteed happy ending? Maybe magic and a muffin? Or talking creatures drinking tea? Sentient houseplants who are occasionally bossy? I gotcha. 😉

fun/casual lgbt books. predominantly contemporary romance, trying to avoid lit fic. more for when i am looking for a palette cleanse.

Any genre of book is allowed- requirements are simply that coziness abounds!

Cozy and magical, books you can curl up with and read about magical worlds, great storytelling, and otherworldly romance

Books that really should be read via audiobook instead of physical/digital copy. Production, narrator, experience all top tier. Memoirs narrated by the authors.

What it says on the tin. I've heard truly excellent things about all of these, so maybe give them a try if you haven't yet?

Birds on the cover. Why do they all creep me out so much? Extra points if they’re weird/creepy.

Please feel free to add your suggestions/recommendations!

The most comprehensive list of award winning sci-fi and fantasy novels. The books on this list have won either 1 or multiple awards out of the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus Sci-Fi, Locus Fantasy, goodreads Choice Fantasy, or goodreads Science Fiction Awards.

Mostly LGBT+

queer books across all genres because you can read queer all year

There is queer books that have fantasy elements, and there are fantasy books with queer characters. This is a list of that first kind!

its gay and theres sometimes swords

A collection of books with queer representation.

When I want a comforting/ low-stake read- half TBR, half already read

These are the books that instantly give me summer vibes. They feel like the perfect companions for a day by the sea, with an iced drink in hand and the sun shining overhead.