I‘m so looking forward to the second one about Yamilet‘s brother as well.

CN: The books involves some heavy themes mental health wise - so to not give away spoilers I‘d recommend to read up on it if you think that might be not the right time for you to read it.

be as great as well so it makes sense I spend hours on this - and it didn’t disappoint! I was invested to see where Yamilet’s path would take her.

This is such a great example that Young Adult doesn’t mean the novel is any less than the ones about adults.

“The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School“ was so good I started to carve fan art of the main character Yamilet (a version of the cover), a queer Mexican American girl who has to transfer to a catholic school with her brother, after listening to 1/4. Then I really hoped the rest of the novel would

Lino cut in the middle of the making

Ready lino cut

Same white lino print on dark blue paper

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White lino print of Yamilet of the lesbiana‘s guide to Catholic School on dark paper

I made a #LinoPrint for the wonderful sapphic YA novel “The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School“ by @sonidoreyes.bsky.social .

a great mix of a tender and bold romance, the love of siblings for each other, closeted teenagers, family dynamics and the lived reality of se*ism, homophobia and racism.

darker/more serious topics/mental health, but I was also really into:
If tomorrow doesn’t come by Jen St. Jude
Thirsty by Jas Hammonds
We are okay by Nina LaCour

Mistakes were made by Meryl Wilsner was one of my favorite sapphic books 🤗 adult, age gap - but I know some don’t like it so much, but I loved how it had a tiny bit different vibes. I read it so fast …

If you still recognize me by Cynthia So - YA and got so interesting as well, especially with topics I didn’t think it would touch at the beginning.

I recently liked the lesbiana‘s guide to catholic school - very intersectional and interesting! (YA, romance)

• Zwischen uns die Wolken (Camp Rainbow nr. 2) by Alicia Zett (german)
• The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
• The Long Game (Game Changers nr. 6), Common Goal (Game Changers nr. 4) (re-read) & Role Model (Game Changers nr. 5) (re-read) by Rachel Reid

• The Raven King (All for the Game nr. 2) by Nora Sakavic (Trigger Warnings should be taken into account for this novel, the series isn’t romance or cozy)
• A Daddy for Cooper (Foxwood Hollow nr.2) by Emory Winters
• Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
• Meeting Millie (Oxford Romance nr.1) by Clare Ashton

I chose the first free books for the Trans Rights Readathon in March:
• Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom
• Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe (grafic novel)
• Homebody: A Graphic Memoir of Gender Identity Exploration by Theo Parish (grafic novel)

March read with 12 covers of queer books, they’re listed in the thread

I‘m surprised how many good books I read in March.
8 of them were audiobooks and 2 grafic novels.

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@moonbooks.bsky.social (They also made the illustration) recommends Cemetery Boys - which I also already read. And even tough the topics are a little darker in that YA novel it was a comfort read for me.

a whole club for fake dating - in case the trope is liked 😉
At some parts a tiny bit unrealistic, maybe theatrical - but I can go along with that.

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Wheee was this book when I was a teenager? Cemetery boys as recommendation from Moon, the borrow a boyfriend club recommended from Karin

Trans rights readathon book recommendations from Moon and Karin

🏳️‍⚧️ Today’s recommendation during the @trreadathon.bsky.social to read all year round:
The Borrow a Boyfriend Club

💗 a cute and positive YA novel
queer teenagers without the need for labels for their orientation - great to read
first crush, finding your own worth, sharing your own truth

@attie.ai, for those who wanna press the funny buttons too

Book by @sarahwallacewriter.bsky.social & @socallahanauthor.bsky.social .

Illustration of the pictures and recommendation in front of the black background by @moonbooks.bsky.social .

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Torquil is fae-human, nonbinary, belongs to the working class, owns a press building in a totally different part of London and is the Tribune’s witty society writer.
They have been meeting up secretly for years, but now it’s time for Emrys to think about marriage and find a worthy match …

A story with taboo romance: fire spells between friends recommended from Karin. The death of vivek oji recommended from Moon

Trans rights Readathon book recommendations from Moon and Karin

🏳️‍⚧️📚🏳️‍🌈 Today’s recommendation during the @trreadathon.bsky.social to read all year round:
🔥 Fire Spells between Friends

Queernormative Regency era London.
Emrys is a fae and member of the ton, his mother works at the council for fae and human relations and he‘s the heir to his family‘s fortune. (🧵)

coming out in your late 30ies, courage, queer joy and community.

The representation of a genderfluid and trans person (Atlas) is very interesting!

Art and book recommendation in front of the black background by @moonbooks.bsky.social .

The story has a medium angst level (the trope hurt & comfort is done in an interesting way), a high spice level and is one of the kinkiest books I reviewed.
I like the emotional growth of characters, the balance between hot scenes and other serious topics like

A book including some kinks: Atlas & Miles recommended from Karin, the Lion‘s Hund recommended from Moon

Trans rights Readathon book recommendations from Moon and Karin

Today’s recommendation during the @trreadathon.bsky.social to read all year round:
Atlas & Miles

Miles and especially Atlas crash gender stereotypes in quite a cool and at the same time sensitive way!

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The representation of chronic pain, anxiety, being a se* worker, trans, aromantic, polyamorous is done quite well in my eyes and didn’t feel forced.

Illustration an recommendation in front of the black background by @moonbooks.bsky.social .

I like how realistic and cute their ways of communicating with each other are: They try to take care of each other and make up for it when they aren’t perfect.
The non-monogamous part of the story is evolving in a great way and Bryce‘s crush for his roommate is adorable.

A book including morally grey behavior: all things devour recommended from Moon, fan service recommended from Karin

Trans Rights Readathon book recommendations from Moon and Karin

Today’s recommendation (for the @trreadathon.bsky.social or to read all year round):
a queer monster erotica & romance about a famous adult entertainer and two minotaurs by @robinjomargaret.bsky.social

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of the main character who falls for a trans man while getting to know himself better.
I mean … great, right? I‘m still holding off of reading the next ones in the series to still have some guaranteed comfort reads in the future.

Illustration by @moonbooks.bsky.social .

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A book by an indie author that deserves more hype: Dear Bartleby recommended by Karin A siren song recommended by Moon

Trans rights Readathon book recommendations from Moon and Karin

Today’s recommendation (for the @trreadathon.bsky.social or to read all year round):
Dear Bartleby by @sarahwallacewriter.bsky.social .

Ohhh 💗💗 - this is a Regency era romance
involving magic,
with a queernormative society,
playing on the countryside,
told via a diary (=Bartleby) …

Victoria Zeller is a former football player and trans herself. In an interview 2025 for the trans rights readathon she said: “The trans community (and queer community more broadly) is not homogenous! Trans girls, especially, do not fit into the neat little boxes society likes to stuff us in.“

A book with a badass female main character: the salt grows heavy recommended by Moon, one of the boys recommended by Karin

Trans rights Readathon book recommendations from Moon and Karin

Today’s recommendation: One of the Boys 💗 #TRR 🏳️‍⚧️📚🏳️‍🌈

It was such a pleasure to watch Grace deal with her autonomy, her body, being more herself in every step of the way, standing up for herself, staying in contact with her friends, society in general. In a very honest and raw way.