And what better way to celebrate than with some great books with LGBTQ+ main characters? Admittedly, I need to broaden my horizons a little bit, but I’m happy that books are becoming more and more diverse! Here are some of my favorite LGBTQ+ books that I’ve read recently – and some that are on my TBR list!

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee

Hello, loves! 💙 I haven’t read this one yet since I have a ton of library books out, but I’ve been eager to read “The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue” since I saw it on the @epicreads page forever ago. Have you read it yet? Did you enjoy it?⠀ 💙💙💙⠀ @lovelybookishuniverse tagged me with #mostawaitedbook and this one is up there! For being so excited about it, I’ve been putting it off. Once I finish my library books, this is next on my list. (Unless I need a break from YA after “P.S. I Still Love You” – we shall see!)⠀ ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ ⠀ #yalit #lgbtqia #bookstagram #bookish #historynerd #historicalfiction #bipride

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The ACOTAR Series by Sarah J. Maas

Granted, the main character’s aren’t queer, but some of my favorite side characters are.

“There are good days and hard days for me – even now. Don’t let the hard days win.”⠀ xxx⠀ I relate to Mor so much. Does anyone else love her as much as I do? I haven’t seen enough Mor love on bookstagram!⠀ xxx⠀ Featuring a wonderful candle from @fattykatzecandles that legit smells just like I imagine Velaris does.⠀ xxx⠀ I know I need to catch up on tags. Maybe I’ll do that next week? I schedule a lot of my bookstgram posts during part of my class time, to be honest, and I can only multitask so much. Doing two things at once helps me concentrate, oddly, but answering little “surveys” doesn’t help me concentrate. 😂⠀ x⠀ x⠀ x⠀ #acotar #sjm #acomaf #acowar #velaris #feysand #nightcourt #highlady #bookstagram #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #booknerdigans #bibliophile #candle

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo⠀ A book club mixed review! 😂 It’s a fun and easy read, but I personally find the modern narrator to be boring and would have gladly spared her pages for more Old Hollywood drama. 🍸 Evelyn is complicated and selfish and I love her character. 💚 Did anyone else read this? What were your thoughts?⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookish #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #booknerdigans #bookbloggers #bookstagramfeatures #readerlife #lifeofareader #booklove #wino #winegang #winolife #lifeofawino #winelove

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The Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray

Again, our main character is straight, but my favorite side character – who is even stronger of a character than Gemma, IMO – is queer.

I’m spending Valentine’s Day with the cutest, funniest person ever. Me.⠀ ❤💙💚⠀ #FebruarysBooks18 Day 14: favorite friendship 👯‍♀️👯‍♀️⠀ Gemma & Felicity & Ann & Pippa⠀ ❤💙💚⠀ The female friendships (and romance!) in this series are so memorable. I liked them more than the m/f romance(s).⠀ ❤💙💚⠀ #lgbtq #valentinesday #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookish #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #booknerdigans #bookbloggers #bookstagramfeatures #readerlife #lifeofareader #booklove #igbooks #reader #instabooks⠀

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If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

Touch: The Complete Series by Cara Dee

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

And my TBR list…

What books are you reading in honor of Pride Month?

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