LGBT BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
Vložit
- čas přidán 20. 07. 2017
- Here is my LGBT recommendation video! I didn't realize until I made this video that almost all of these are m/m romances, I haven't read many f/f romances or bisexual romances so if you have any good recommendations for that, please leave them below. I also put my LGBT TBR below so you can see some of the books I haven't read yet but want to read soon. ALSO, SORRY for the loud obnoxious noises at the end, my neighbors are working on their house and it's annoying and loud! I apologize to those listening in headphones! ):
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
Him by Elle Kennedy & Sarina Bowen
We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
Aced by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine
#Junkie by Cambria Hebert
Heels Over Head by Elyse Springer
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
The Secrets In My Scowl by A.E. Via
Broken by Nicola Haken
Carry The Ocean by Heidi Cullinan
It Was Always You by multiple authors
Pieces of Me by Melanie Hansen
Crossroads by Riley Hart
The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
Song used: That's So Us - Allie X
LGBT Books on my TBR:
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Off Base by Annabeth Albert
Try by Ella Frank
Gone For You by Riley Hart
Rock by Anyta Sunday
One by E.S. Carter
That Alien Feeling by Alessandra Hazard
Weight of the World by Riley Hart + Devon McCormac
Enemies Like You by Annika Martin + Joanna Chambers
Hot Head by Damon Suede
Back To You by Chris Scully
Links Below ↓↓↓
I N S T A G R A M
/ _myfictionalworld
/ _gabbygibson
G O O D R E A D S
/ itsgabbyg
L E T T E R B O X D
letterboxd.com/itsgabbyg/
W A T T P A D
www.wattpad.com/user/itsgabbyg
8 T R A C K S
8tracks.com/itsgabbyg
T W I T T E R
/ xgabbygibson
T U M B L R
/ xcalifornialights
![LGBTQ+ Book Recommendations! [CC]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fdeE3V0tbsk/mqdefault.jpg)
YES YES YES I LOVE ALL OF THE GAYS
YAAASSSS :)
Recently read "Him" and LOVED it! Also wanted to recommend to you a book called "Autoboyography" by Christina Lauren. THE best LGBTQ book I've read yet, and I've read a lot of them.
Oh wait, you read "Autoboyography". Your review was the reason I picked it up. LOL
omg really? haha that's amazing! I love that book!
My first M/M romance was Junkie and then HIM... If i wasn't so shy I would have filmed a video for my lgbt recommendations and it would be more then an hour long. since i freaking love M/M romance.
Mia The Blogger pls do 😢😢
It was a pleasure to see your video. I read some of the books. I'm astonished, that you classify "The Secrets in my Scowl" and "Broken" as new adult books.
One of my favorites is Song of Achilles by Madeleine Miller. It's an Iliad retelling but it focuses on the POV of Patroclus, it's the M/M romance between Achilles and Patroclus.
I'm almost done with Heels over Head !! I can't wait to finish it
Sounds interesting! And yay I hope you enjoyed Heels Over Head!
I love autoboyography so bad :(( Tanner and Sebastian for life
Yas! I just finished it today and I was dying. It was such a roller coaster...
"Him" it´s my favourite MM romance too!! Thank you so much for recommend Aced. I´ve just finished the third book and I LOVE it. Ps: I love your channel!! You´re always doing recommendations and "my favourite books" videos and they are my favourite!!
I'd never heard of "We Are the Ants" before, but your enthusiasm sold me, so I just bought it. Can't wait to read it!
omg yay! I hope you love it too :)
This is crazy. I was literally hoping you'd do a video like this one! Probably because I've been wanting to recommend Hot Head by Damon Suede to you for a while now. But I didn't even have to worry about it because I see it's in your TBR. It's personally my all time favorite m/m romance book so far. But if I ever run into a good female/female book, I'll let you know.
Awesome! And yes I've been wanting to read Hot Head for so long! Glad to know you enjoyed it :) Hopefully I'll be reading that really soon!
I've never read any fiction books beyond YA genre, I'm afraid I won't understand anything told in an adult's perspective. But now I can't believe myself writing down all the NA you recommended, thanks. BTW you should also read all the books written by Silvera, they all kind of, sort of, definitely depressing, but its worth all the tears.
I just saw your review and I've got to say, you have such a good taste. I would recommend " The understatement of the year" by Sarina Bowen ( my favorite author of m/m genres). It is such a beautiful but heartbreaking story. This is the only book that topped "Him & Us series" and that's an understatement because Him is my absolute fave m/m book of all time. If you haven't, please give it a try. Sarina Bowen is just an amazing author!
I'd have a look at "what if it's us", it's an amazing book, it writing style is so cool and I was hooked!
I know I'm late to this party. I've been working my way through this list ever since I read Him/Us in March and LOVED them! If you are looking for a female/female romance (and you mentioned you liked books about actors) I would recommend "Under the Lights" by Dahlia Adler.
awesome thanks! So glad you liked Him! I'll have to check that one out :)
Awesome list! Brokeback Mountain is one of my all time favorites.
same!
You're book recommendations are phenomenal thank you for making my book list 10x better ,ever since I've been watching ur videos I love reading so much . Books makes me escape it's like a drug to me like I'm 9/10 would run into a wall with a book in my hand than a phone😂😂😂 but books in books are perfect 😍 I love Aristotle and Dante like I fell inlove with them I finished it two days ago and I'm currently simon vs. the Homo sapiens agenda ❤️ you should read the gentlemens guide to vice and virtue I know u might love it
aw yay I'm glad you like them! :) Yeah I've been hearing a lot about that book I'll have to check it out! :)
for f/f romance-Spellbook of the lost and found/as i descended/far from you/then there were four. f/f is lacking though, those are my only f/f's books i have out of the 50 books and series with lgbt I own.
Also Malinda Lo's books, Our own Private Universe and How to make a wish are also f/f reads I have read and enjoyed.
My favorite of all time has to be Captive Prince.
With your tbr, really love the foxhole court, but it can be a hit and miss.
yeah I agree f/f does seem to be lacking! Those sound good I'll check them out! Thanks!
I enjoyed "Goodbye Paradise" by Sarina Bowen. It's a little bit weird at times just because of the premise but it's super angsty! Also, there's a fight scene in it that had me sobbing it was so raw and heartbreaking.
Ahh I've been wanting to read that one too! Hopefully I will soon!
great list, we'll be checking out Carry the Ocean and Queen of geeks :) I recommend the Captive Prince trilogy, my favorite gay series of all time :'D Also, Evenfall series is so unique and the character development destroyed me in the best of ways!! There's a unedited, unpublished free online version called In Company of Shadows its just as good but more filler I'll admit.
sounds good! Thanks for the recommendations! :)
I LOVE GAY BOOKS HAHAAHA they're so much juicier XD
Why is this so accurate?
hahaha so true!
I recommend Captive Prince, it’s a trilogy and I LOVE IT
Off Base by Annabeth Albert was one of the first m/m romance books I've read and I quickly read most of what she has written. I'm trying to save some of her books as future treats. I really enjoyed Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour, it is a f/f YA and so lovely. Thaw by Elyse Springer is on my list, it is a f/f romance with an asexual protagonist. Looking forward to more LGBT recs!
Those all sound great! I've never heard of Thaw, but it sounds interesting! I'll have to look it up! Thanks!
If you still haven't read them yet, I highly recommend Hot Head (LOVE it) and anything by Annabeth Albert. I'm in the middle of the Out of Uniform series, but I like it so far.
greymatterstoo yeessss!!!!
Thank you so much for this video! I find lgbt books so hard to find and I haven't actually read any (that I can recall) girlxgirl books so I might try that last one. I adore Carry On and Simon VS The Homosapien Agenda is on my tbr :) Also, in I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson there's some boyxboy romance if you're interested
yes! I totally forgot that I'll Give You The Sun had lgbt in it haha I love that book!
gabbyreads Me too! The plot itself is already great but the romance is so adorable :)
omg finally😍 love you gabby you are one of my favourite booktubers❤
omg thank you!
Here are a few that I have enjoyed
Cut and Run Series by Abigail Roux and Madeline Urban
Temptation series by Ella Frank
Guns and Hoses by Brenda Cothern (it's a series but the first book is the best in my opinion)
Head series by Damon Suede
Hotter than ever by Elle Kennedy (recommend reading entire series)
Midnight Target by Elle Kennedy (recommend reading rest of the series first. They future couple are in all of them as best friends, as well as all of the other characters)
Sidewinder series by Abigail Roux
Warrior's Cross by Abigail Roux and Madeline Urban
Sloane Kennedy, and Alessandra Hazard
Both on Unlimited Kindle, both have amazing M/M series! Must reads "straight guy series"
OMFG girl go read that alien feeling by alessandra its so damn endearing and I was genuinely smiling the whole time i read it
I've heard that 'Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit' is a good and highly recommended female love story. Another male coming of age/lgbtqiap romance that I really enjoyed was Call Me By Your Name (which has the award winning film out) because it is written so well and written with absolute care, and you can just get the perfect image of what is happening in the story. Haha so those are my suggestions
thank you!
"Because of Her" by K.E. Payne, "Dating Sarah Cooper" is said to be the Faking it done right, "Colorblind" by Siera Maley and "Everything Leads to You". Those are some of my favourites!
thank you! I'll have to check those out!
One of my favourite books of this year is We are the ants, I've read it in March and it's still stuck in my head. Another one that I really looove is 'The gentleman's guide to vice and virtue', it's so cute and hilarious.. i laugh from beginning to end because Monty 😍 sooo reckless!
Agreed! We are the ants is the best! :)
"Wolfsong" by TJ Klune..... it is fantasy but I REALLY liked it. I started with ya m/m books like three years ago and although I've slightly gravitated towards more adult books now, I've never hopped off that train. I just finished "rock" by anyta Sunday. That was good too but I must admit I'm not picky.
I'll have to look up Wolfsong! And Rock is on my TBR too! :)
The Enlightenment trilogy by Joanna Chambers is extraordinary. If you are a lover of history, you'll especially enjoy it. But I highly recommend it to everyone. The first book is called "Provoked."
Annie on My Mind by Nancy garden,the road to u by harper bliss,the space between by Michelle L,South of sunshine by Dana Elmendorf.Some girlxgirl romance books to try.
Try The Foxhole Court (trilogy) by Nora Sakavik. I think you'll like it. it's really good! Also all Smith, J.F. books (start with latakia).
Thank you for this wonderful video ... I am planning to start reading my first MM romance and I am so glad to follow your recommendations because I trust your taste in books ! I just have a question : are there explicit scenes in the 5* books you mentioned? I have nothing against that, just to be prepared ...
thank you for watching! yes I believe there are explicit scenes in all of them except We are The Ants! Usually the new adult/adult books have more graphic content, but the young adult books typically don't have as much!
thanx I just bought HIM from Amazon and will read it on my kindle :) I love the adult genre but I wasn't sure about M/M having explicit scenes, that's why I asked :) keep up the great videos 😉
omg yay! I hope you love it! Him is the best :) thank you! I will
Hi, I've just finished #HIM and will purchase #US soon. Is there any more books or just these two? I am a bit confused, if someone could enlighten me? 😂😂
Thank you Gabi for your reviews. They're all really helpful and you are awesome xx
hands down my absolute favourite book/series is Cut and Run. i have read and reread them and I just love ty and zane and their family and friends and their whole story. and when I say they are my otp I mean I will go down with this ship. please check them out (also The Foxhole Court series is.... not good. looking forward to see what you think about it, although I would overall recommend just not reading them)
also, the love interest... ugh, I LOVED the middle, the beginning was okay-ish, but the ending....made absolutely no sense. I hope the author sticks more to the contemporary thing, cause that was the strong point of the book, and lets the scifi/dystopia rest.
I'll have to check out Cut and Run! And I agree about the Love Interest... The ending was just terrible lol.
Have you read Temptation series by Ella Frank? That's one of my favorite M/M romance series..
no I haven't! It's on my TBR though :)
gabbyreads you really should. It's a series, well the story between Tate and Logan ended in book 3 but the author wanted to give them more, so she wrote three more books. I consider those books like epilogue, they weren't needed but they were nice to have. You should really read them.. I would like to here you opinion on it. Btw I love your channel, I watched almost every video you posted since I found your channel few days ago. Among all the booktubers you're the only one who reads the same books as me.
Thank you so much for this!!!
good f/f books: Ask The Passengers by A.S King, Georgia Peaches and other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown, Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
thank you! :)
Read some books by Adam Silvera. They are FaNtAStiC!!❤️
Might be waaay to late to say this but Weight of the World broke me into little bits, remade me then broke me again. To the point where I dunno if I would ever be able to reread it, but don't regret a moment of it
haha god damn! I haven't read it yet but now I kind of want to even more...?
Haha I did enjoy it, but maaajor trigger warnings for depression and suicide.
i got hyped with ur intro song!
I love that song lol :)
gabbyreads allie x. btw is HIM a YA?
His Alpha by Rachelle Mills..you should definitely try that.
we are the ants made me CRY and mind you i rarely cry at books. the same author also wrote the apocalypse of elena mendoza which was pretty good and the main character is a bi girl!! elena is the product of a virgin birth (and theres a scientific reason) and one day when shes at work the girl she has a crush on gets shot. its because of this that she realizes she can heal people, but she also finds out about the coming apocalypse and shit ANYWAY its hella good and i would recommend it
Have you read "Jerk Bait" by Mia Siegert? Excellent! And, it has hockey players :)
Also, J.H. Trumble has a few really good LGBT books. My favorite is "Don't Let Me Go".
no I haven't, it's been on my TBR forever though! :)
Exchange of Hearts by NR Walker
U should read damaged like us by krista and becca Ritchie it was my first mm romance and I loved it
I'll definitely check it out! :)
Do you know Colorblind by Siera Maley? I really want to read it, it's about a girl who can see when people are going to die or sth Idk and her girlfriend will die in less than 6 months I guess. I think I'll like it but I'd be interested in other opinions on it
(sorry for mistakes, I'm not English)
Yeah I did read that book actually! I think I gave it 2/5 stars, I didn't enjoy it ):
gabbyreads OK haha😂 I think I'll give it a chance anyway... maybe I like it...😁
there's a f/f fantasy i've just got called Ash will let you know if it is any good. also want to read winterglass. Have you read gentlemen's guide to vice and virtue?
yes I read gentleman's guide last month and I loved it! :)
need to buy ash omg
i would say "History Is All You Left Me" by Adam Silvera
I plan to read that one soon!
gabbyreads i finally read we are the ants and it’s so good!! the metaphor in the end tysm!!!
I loveee this one
YESSS
Omg please do more videos like this ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I hope to do another one soon! Probably later this year!
You should read "Courting the Countess" by Jenny Frame. It's a good
female/female romance.
I'll check it out! Thanks!
oh ok you dont like fantasy lol i love scy fi and fantasy. There are a couple of f/f stories that arn't fantasy i'm going to get one called a rock and a hard place and one called the secret pond they look good. I really want to read gentlemen's guide and queens of geek too. Just come out as bisexual to a couple of family members this year so i want to read more LGBTQ books in the new year. Glad i found your channel
aw that's amazing! good for you :) thank you, I'm glad you found my channel too! :)
I absolutely adored the Brokeback Mountain movie, but haven't read the book.
I am currently reading Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and I am loving it. I am on chapter 11.
I think the movie is better than the book, but the book is still really great! And it's soooo short :)
💜
Have you read More Happy Than Not? It's amazing you should read it!
yeah I read it, I thought it was okay!
Hey have you read the book "A Little Life"? :-) Highly recommended!
No I haven't but it's been on my TBR for a while now! :) I hope to read it soon!
How to make a wish is an amazing F/F romance but it's YA.
that's alright I still read YA :)
Please read TJ klune he is amazing!!!
I'll look him up! :)
Him is so good 🔥🔥💯💯😭😭
You should try something like series.
Claire Redfield I read the first book but I didn’t like it /:
Read Try by Ella Frank
That's also on my TBR! :) Thanks!
of fire and stars -Please READ
Author name please ?
Autoboyagraphy was passable at best. Definitely lacking, in my opinion.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post!!!!
Read hothead
WE ARE THE ANTS!!!!!
You should read “the foxhole court” it’s so cool!!! Oh and i want to read “breaking legacies” which is about a fantasy girlxgirl relationship
the only book i've read with a gay charterer is House of Hades
girl have you read more happy than not
The Sequel to Simon vs the Homosapien's agenda is out Very soon its called Leah on the off beat
f/f? the luminous dead.
sorry its not actually a romance genre book but its got f/f in a horror/suspense kind of book.