Recs if you like Teach the Torches to Burn...

queer historical romance with a heavy helping of regency romance especially since it seems to be the most populated 🫖👑🏳️‍🌈

Because we’re queer and we’ve always been here 🥹

Queer Shakespeare retellings that I’ve read or that are on my TBR

I love a good retelling. First in series or standalones. Suggestions welcome.

includes chapter books & graphic novels

Forbidden love but it’s not necessarily taboo

I love queer romances, here are some of my favorites. I've only done one per series, though I recommend all books attached to the books on this list.

I love YA. It can suck pretty bad when the books try to copy each other. But when some of those gems pop up...wowza! Who knew you could tell such a hard-hitting story without having to resort to 1,000 pages & sex?

Books with LGBTQ Italian or Italian-American characters!

I haven’t read all of these and I am accepting suggestions if you have any!

I love retellings, especially of mythology or fairy tales. Here's a bunch of my favorite retellings. I've only included the first book if it's a series, but in most cases, all the books are worth reading.

Fiction books set in Italy

Open to recs!

Not Greek or Roman