It’s Pride month. Time to see queer books everywhere! With all the queer books on my TBR I couldn’t stay behind without offering my own queer TEA recs (“T-rex” hehe). So here are some queer indie books to add to the TBR in a color coded list I made following the rainbow flag. Some of these I’ve already read, others are from the guests to my TEA party this month. Can you guess which authors I’ll be featuring in the following weeks?
BTW, covers will take you to the Amazon page. Some are on sale for Pride Month!
Red: Angels Before Man, by Rafael Nicolás
Rep: Achillean, trans subtext.
What to expect: Lucifer’s corruption arc. Lots of pining, a possessive creator, and the fall of the most beautiful angel. All the religious trauma.
Red Alternatives
Orange: Amulet of Wishes, by Rita A. Rubin
Rep: Many queer characters in a queernormative world.
What to expect: Classic YA fantasy adventure and dragon shifters!
Orange Alternatives
Yellow: The Misadventures of Myndil Plodostirr by Michelle Franklin
Rep: Asexual MC.
What to expect: Witty humor, endearing characters, and the purest cinnamon roll MC.
Yellow Alternatives
Green: A Bitter Drink, by Azalea Forrest
Rep: Bisexual MC and other queer characters
What to expect: Reluctant plantfolk anti-hero MC; action and adventure in equal measure.
Green Alternatives
Blue: The Thirteenth Hour, by Trudie Skies
Rep: Pan MC, demi MC, queernormative world.
What to expect: Mystery, expansive worldbuilding, and heathens!
Blue Alternatives
Violet: Of the Wild, by E. Wambheim
Rep: Asexual MC, trans (FTM) LI.
What to expect: The most wholesome character interactions and one of the best found familiies full with rescued fae children.
Violet Alternatives
And since we support the Progress Pride Flag…
Black: The Goddess of Nothing at All, by Cat Rector
Rep: Bisexual MC; genderfluid LI; gay, pan, ace SCs.
What to expect: Daddy issues, some steam, and sending Cat Rector your therapy bills.
Black Alternatives
Brown: How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager, by D.N. Bryn
Rep: Bisexual MC, gay MC.
What to expect: Fuck the big pharma, try to fuck the cute vampire too.
Brown Alternatives
Light Blue: Mazarin Blues, by Al Hess
Rep: Gay MC, genderfluid SC, bisexual SC, nonbinary SC.
What to expect: the cutest AI, mystery, bringing down the big corporations.
Light Blue Alternatives
Pink: Of Honey and Wildfires, by Sarah Chorn
Rep: Sapphic central relationship, trans (FTM) MC.
What to expect: Flowery prose, dark themes and heartbreak.
Pink Alternatives
White: The Prince of Starlight, by Lou Wilham
Rep: Queer MC, gay LI, sapphic SC, queernormative world.
What to expect: Grumpy/sunshine, cutest friendships, and an annoyingly adorable elf prince protagonist.
White Alternatives
Remember, you can always check my Queer Indie Archive for all my reviews of indie books containing prominent queer characters.
Have fun with these reads, don’t support bigots, and happy Pride! x
Tiny Elf Arcanist 
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