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  • The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown

    The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 31 ratings
    What If It's Us meets They Both Die at the End in this sequel to the beloved postapocalyptic queer YA adventure romance All That's Left in the World by USA Today bestselling author Erik J. Brown. Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera, Alex London, and Heartstopper by Alice Oseman. After a long and treacherous journey south, Andrew and Jamie have finally found safety in the Florida Keys...
  • Return to Me by James Oliver French

    Return to Me by James Oliver French

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    What would you do if the man you loved vanished without a trace? Kyle and Todd meet at a party in their freshman year at college. They fall in lust at first sight, then deep in love. In spite of Kyle’s melancholy past, their future together looks bright. Then Kyle disappears, leaving Todd heartbroken and alone, and their dreams in ruins...
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  • Vows of Empire by Emily Skrutskie

    Vows of Empire by Emily Skrutskie

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two young princes on opposite sides of a war must decide between loyalty and love in this galaxy-shaking finale of the Bloodright Trilogy.Gal and Ettian have never been farther apart. Once, they were roommates and best friends, each suffocating under a secret of galactic consequence...
  • Signal Boost by Alyssa Cole

    Signal Boost by Alyssa Cole

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    When technology stopped working, the world as they knew it ended. In a secluded cabin, John and his loved ones have survived. He should feel grateful. But his family is in his face 24/7, he has to watch his best friend, Arden, and brother, Gabriel, flaunt their love, and as a techie in a Luddite world he’s pretty much useless. The cabin is brimming with people, but he feels utterly alone...
  • 27 Hours by Tristina Wright

    27 Hours by Tristina Wright

    Rated: 3.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Rumor Mora fears two things: hellhounds too strong for him to kill, and failure. Jude Welton has two dreams: for humans to stop killing monsters, and for his strange abilities to vanish.But in no reality should a boy raised to love monsters fall for a boy raised to kill them.Nyx Llorca keeps two secrets: the moon speaks to her, and she’s in love with Dahlia, her best friend...
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    dystopian  war  queer  young adult  science fiction  m-m  f-f  aliens
  • To The Highest Bidder by Caitlin Ricci

    To The Highest Bidder by Caitlin Ricci

    Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The Intergalactic Star Pilot Academy has accepted Thierry Leroux into the elite class of sky year 2231. But the academy comes with a hefty price tag, and there's no way he, a poor Sythe orphan, has the credits the academy requires. Thierry’s brother, Corbin, a high-class companion, suggests Thierry sell his virginity for the cost of tuition...
  • Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

    Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 55 ratings
    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors."A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus...
  • Shards of Time by Lynn Flewelling

    Shards of Time by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Acclaimed author Lynn Flewelling brings her beloved Nightrunners series to a close—at least for now—with a thrilling novel of murder, mystery, and magic.   The governor of the sacred island of Korous and his mistress have been killed inside a locked and guarded room...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  queer  dark  new adult  science fiction  fantasy  fae  demons
  • In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

    In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 67 ratings
    In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They're a family, hidden and safe...
  • Fragile Remedy by Maria Ingrande Mora

    Fragile Remedy by Maria Ingrande Mora

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sixteen-year-old Nate is a Gem—a Genetically Engineered Medical Surrogate—created by Gathos City scientists as a cure for the elite from the fatal lung rot ravaging the population. As a child, Nate was smuggled out of the laboratory where he was held captive and into the Withers—a quarantined, lawless region...
  • More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

    More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    Part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, part Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Adam Silvera's extraordinary debut confronts race, class, and sexuality during one charged near-future summer in the Bronx. Sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto is struggling to find happiness after a family tragedy leaves him reeling...
  • The Raging Ones by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

    The Raging Ones by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In a freezing world, where everyone knows the day they will die, three teens break all odds. Franny Bluecastle, a tough city teen, dreams of dying in opulence, to see wealth she’s never known. Like the entire world, she believes it’s impossible to dodge a deathday. Until the day she does. Court Icecastle knows wealth. He also knows pain...
  • The Star Host by F.T. Lukens

    The Star Host by F.T. Lukens

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Ren grew up listening to his mother tell stories about the Star Hosts – a mythical group of people possessed by the power of the stars. The stories were the most exciting part of Ren’s life, and he often dreamed about leaving his backwater planet and finding his place among the neighboring drifts. When Ren is captured by soldiers and taken from his home, his dream slips further out of his grasp...
  • Willful Machines by Tim Floreen

    Willful Machines by Tim Floreen

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    In the near future, scientists create what may be a new form of life: an artificial human named Charlotte. All goes well until Charlotte escapes, transfers her consciousness to the Internet, and begins terrorizing the American public.Charlotte's attacks have everyone on high alert—everyone except Lee Fisher, the closeted son of the US president...
  • The Disasters by M.K. England

    The Disasters by M.K. England

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Hotshot pilot Nax Hall has a history of making poor life choices. So it’s not exactly a surprise when he’s kicked out of the elite Ellis Station Academy in less than twenty-four hours. But Nax’s one-way trip back to Earth is cut short when a terrorist group attacks the Academy...
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