Long story short, I read a lot as a child/teenager, but just whatever was most popular at the time for my age bracket. After realizing I’m queer, I grew real tired of reading straight romances, so I turned to fan fiction and didn’t read actual fiction novels for a long time….. Now I’m trying to get back into reading!
Something I loved about fanfics was that you could have queer romance and take the time to really develop characters and show the simple joys of life. So, that’s mostly what I’m looking for!
Some books I’ve read recently that fit the vibe are things like Howl’s Moving Castle and The Samurai’s Garden. Or something like Stardew Valley in book form haha. Some animes that are similar are the Ghibli movies, Wolf Children, and Haikyuu. (If you’ve ever read Homesick for a Mountain Song by kintou on AO3….. you know what I mean.)
I’ve already been recommended a lot of straight or non-romantic slice of life novels, so now I’m looking for anything specifically queer! And please…. nothing like Call Me by Your Name. I can handle a little spice, but would prefer none and I don’t want books that portray queer people as being hypersexual either.
Hopefully I’m not being too picky! I’ll take non-romantic slice of life recs as well, if they’re really good!
edit: OH OH also looking for any Wild West/cowboy queer books as well 🤠
by Beeeeez186