Hello! Welcome to Diverse-Reads. This blog is run by me, Lauren, an English major hailing from the Empire State (New York). All of the books featured on this blog feature underrepresented minorities in publishing and media. I hope you enjoy your stay and come away with a few new books to add to your TBR!
I don’t need to blink. Don’t need to breathe. A whirlwind could come howling in, and I wouldn’t budge. An earthquake could shake the ground, and I wouldn’t teeter. I am the force that quakes the earth.
This is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi Rinn Olivera is finally going to tell her longtime crush AJ that she’s in love with him. Daniella Korres writes poetry for her own account, but nobody knows it’s her. Imogen Azar is just trying to make it through the day. When Rinn, Daniella, and Imogen clock into work at Wild Nights Bookstore on the first day of summer, they’re expecting the hours to…
something about stuff like “reading diversity bingo” puts a bad taste in my mouth. i feel like a lot of readers treat the works of marginalized authors as, like, a chore they have to complete to be Morally Good rather than just… art worth enjoying? i highly encourage all readers to branch out beyond cishet white guy authors but like… if you’re doing it because you think you have to rather, than just finding books by a wide range of authors you like, that’s something you need to unpack.
I’m so excited to be a part of the bookstagram tour for LOVE, DECODED! This book is so cute and fun! It’s a companion novel to A TASTE FOR LOVE but can be read as a standalone.
You’ll want to pick it up if you love:
☑️ YA romcoms
☑️ NYC settings
☑️ Best friends to lovers
☑️ Girls who code
☑️ EMMA retellings
And I’m excited to give away a copy of this book thanks to @penguinteen & @tlcbooktours!
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💻 About LOVE, DECODED 💻
A hilarious, heartfelt rom-com about the unexpected consequences of one teen’s quest to help her friends find love, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Jane Austen.
High school junior Gigi Wong strives to be the best. After all, that’s what everyone expects of her—her parents, friends, and even potential colleges. Thankfully, her best friend, Kyle, is always there to listen with a smile and a delicious bowl of ramen. Still, with her future—and her dreams—on the line, how is she to stand out when her classmates seem so perfect too?
Her answer comes in the form of an app writing contest. If Gigi can secure the nomination to represent her school, she has a chance at a prestigious tech internship. That’s sure to get her applications noticed … All she needs is a winning entry.
When transfer student and new friend Etta confides that she’s struggling to fit in, it gives Gigi an idea. What if she takes what she’s learned from shadowing her aunt Rose, a professional matchmaker, to create a fun friend-making app? Perfect!
When Gigi’s app goes viral at school, she’s the center of attention–and a major scandal. She never meant to hurt anyone, let alone Etta and Kyle. Can she save all she worked so hard for and the relationships that mean so much to her?
Here are a few (okay, 50) queer friends-to-lovers* books of all kinds for your tbr! Comment with your favs, especially if they didn’t make the list!
LIST:
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller - Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli - Tell Me Again how a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz - The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston - The Brilliant Death by AR Capetta - Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden - The Lost Coast by AR Capetta - Noah Can’t Even by Simon James Green - In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan - The Wicker King by K Ancrum - The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons - I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver - On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden - Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert - Heartstopper by Alice Oseman - I Hear the Sunspot by Yuki Fumino - Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins - The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters - The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz - Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert - Dekoboko Sugar Days by Atsuko Yusen - Royal Rescue by A Alex Logan - Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender - Valiant Ladies by Melissa Grey - Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters - The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune - Indivisible by Daniel Aleman - Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter - If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Deitrich - The Key of Arcandus by Lauren Sefchik - Milo and Marcos at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes - Man O’ War by Cory McCarthy - Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan - There is a Light by Ban Gilmartin - Both Sides Now by Peyton Thomas - Keeping Casey by Amy Aislin - The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye - Out of Character by Annabeth Albert - Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa - The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag - Date at Eight by Gemma Johns - Who Are We Fooling? by Wendi B. Dennison - Thick as Thieves by Lucy Lennox - Melt With You by Jennifer Dugan - The Kindred by Alechia Dow - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun - And They Lived by Steven Salvatore - Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk
🌈 Don’t forget to #ReadQueerAllYear!
* Note: we use “lovers” to include books that include a committed other-than-friends relationship, whether or not it includes sex.
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