i have lots of queer books in my reading list but a lot i've read just hasn't matched up to casey's work. iksw is very close to my heart despite being inconsistent at some points because it feels like tight-knit family and friends translated into words, which is so magical. so far, no book has come close.
i would be elated if any recs are contemporary y/a, but other genres would be great too 🙂
by yablondedlife
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I’ve read the author but not IKSW specifically. But try Cat Sebastian! We Could Be So Good was lovely.
EDIT: It’s not a romance but I also loved Roses in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman.
I haven’t read that one but I like queer-family stuff, so here are a couple possibilities:
* Books by Alexis Hall. There’s a wide range of spice levels on these (as well as fantasy vs. realism, eras, etc.), so I’ll let you choose your own adventure. So far I especially liked Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake (less spicy), and For Real (spicier).
* We Could Be Heroes (Philip Ellis) – a cute story about finding yourself and finding that family.
* Code Red (Joy McCullough) – YA novel, with a diverse crew of students, most of them queer.
* The Z Word (Lindsay King-Miller) – I’m reading this one right now, and I’m not deep into it yet but I get the feeling that the big queer cast is going to have to bond together to fight back the zombies. (The zombies may be a metaphor for the corporatization of Pride vs. actual zombies, but I’m not sure yet. It’s a comedy queer zombie story … just go with it, haha.)
* I’m also really enjoying stories by Adib Khorram, which have queer main characters (and usually are YA books), but they’re generally about finding themselves within their not-queer surroundings vs. already having an established queer family, so I’m not sure if that’s what you’re looking for.
* The classic Dykes to Watch Out For books are always great options too. Those are some of the first queer-family things I read.
I’m sure I’ll think of some more, but these are recent releases I’ve read and are fresh in my mind.