Looking for a book for that special someone in your life? Need a gift for your teacher/personal trainer/coworker or other person for whom you have no idea what to buy? Not to worry, our gift guide will provide you with suggestions sure to bring lasting joy. In this third of four gift guides, take a look at recommendations for queer readers and busy moms.
Queer readers
Fortunately, these days it’s a lot easier to find books featuring charming, wholesome, and complex 2SLGBTQIA+ characters—in fact, a lot of our own didn’t make this list for the sake of length! Here are our top recommendations for books starring queer characters.
Wild Magic
A panromantic, asexual curse breaker in Glasgow is hired to find a missing girl, a quest that will take him from the god of the subway to the chaotic magic of the Scottish highlands… and into the somewhat awkward trajectory of his roommate’s fascinating one-night stand.
Unseen
In a near-future Toronto managed by AI, hackers endanger livelihoods and lives by sabotaging the safeguards that keep the city running smoothly. A secluded community of exceptional, queer, and neurodiverse people may be the city’s only hope.
The Bloodstone
When you’re a fifteen-hundred-year-old same-sex couple, there isn’t much that can surprise you anymore… until you suddenly find yourself guardians of a half-human teenage boy. Especially when that boy is targeted by assassins.
XY-Girls and More Stories
An alien virus threatens the lives of any XX woman who steps onto mining colony Southern Comfort, so transgender women and non-binary folks are there to fill in the gap! These women’s adventures of murder, duplicitous androids, and wedding planning are mixed in with tales of a young teen vampire, time travel to the January 6 insurrection, and Jesus reborn—as a Catholic schoolgirl.
Busy moms
We get it. Between work, chores, after-school activities, social obligations, and more, when you have time to sit down and read, you just want something easy and lighthearted… and maybe a little spicy. Something featuring mature, independent women. We’ve got you, girl.
Weekends Can Be Murder
Selena thought she planned the perfect convention for the Crime Club. But between her car breaking down and the guest of honour being unbearable, a mystery theatre weekend may be the event’s only saving grace… until an actual murder makes the mystery far too real.
Between Death and a Hard Place
Tattoo witch AJ Grey enforces the rules for the magical Office, which usually means helping to keep the average Joe blissfully ignorant of the magic present all around us. However, a routine ghost examination unearths a dangerous secret that could threaten all the witches of the Twin Cities. Book 2 coming in May!
The Afghan Wedding
On the day of her wedding to a local warlord, fifteen-year-old Avizeh is suddenly whisked from Afghanistan to a secret army base in Antarctica. Unable to leave and with nowhere to go, she learns how to hack secure systems the world over, until a chance meeting changes everything. A tale of self-discovery and rebellion from the ends of the Earth.
The Earthborn
Eschewing the privacy of tradition, alien vampire Bilyash is determined to follow his passion into the movies. Yet fiery intern Angelina Fiore becomes more than a quick fling when he’s targeted by assassins and has to flee with her… and a grumpy Chihuahua.
Our final gift guide is coming on Friday. Who is this one for? Keep an eye out here to find out!
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