#there are so many more that queer that even categorized that way in storygraph

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Thank you for encouraging me to talk about comics, one of my all time favourite things to talk about!

I can’t think of a better way to wrap up pride month than to share a few of my favourite queer comics:

Motor Crush

A sci-fi with bi/wlw main characters :)

O, Human Star

A sci-fi with mlm/trans characters

Across a Field of Starlight

A sci-fi (NOT a romance) featuring queer/nb/trans characters

Bitch Planet

Sci-fi with trans characters

On a Sunbeam

A sci-fi with wlw/nb characters

Cosmoknights

A sci-fi with wlw main characters

Snapdragon

A fantasy with wlw/trans characters

Beetle and the Hollowbones

A fantasy with nb/trans/wlw characters

Shadow Life

A fantasy with wlw main characters

Witch boy

A queer fantasy

Nimona

A queer fantasy with a gay main character

The Prince and the Dress Maker

Queer historical fiction

Boys Run the Riot

Contemporary fiction with a trans main character

The Magic Fish

Contemporary fiction featuring a gay boy

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

Contemporary fiction with queer and wlw characters

The Third Person

A memoire by Emma Grove (a trans woman)

They Called us Enemy

A memoire by George Takei (a gay man)

Spinning

A memoire by Tillie Walden (a lesbian woman)

Honourable mention:

Special Topics in Being a Human: a Queer and Tender Guide to Things I’ve Learned the Hard Way about Caring for People, Including Myself.

A queer self help/advice book that is half comics half prose.

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🦇 Enchanted to Meet You Book Review 🦇

❝ I didn't care. I didn't care because I was the Chosen One. Chosen by him. ❞

❓ #QOTD What type of witch are you (cottage/kitchen, storm, hedge, green, cosmic, crystal, sea)? ❓ 🦇 Small-town witch Jessica Gold teams up with a handsome, mysterious stranger to protect her quaint village. As the Chosen One, Jess must find the Bringer of Light, and together, they'll save the town from a demonic rift. While on this magical adventure, tall, grumpy, and handsome witch Derrick harbors a secret from Jessica, despite the instant spark between them—a dangerous distraction from their dire mission. Can Jessica, Derrick, and the Bringer of Light work their magic in time, or is the little town of West Harbor doomed?

[ Read on for my review. Also posted on: Insta | Literal | StoryGraph | Goodreads ]

💜 This spooky season read is bound to enchant and delight many readers. If you're looking for an easy, troped-up "Chosen One" plot just in time to drag out your Halloween decorations, this is it! Meg Cabot creates a cozy, small-town witchy romance that has all the potential of fueling your Buffy the Vampire Slayer or OG Charmed nostalgia...except it doesn't.

🦇 I'm surprised this was categorized as Adult Fiction / Women's Fiction, because Jessica came off as juvenile in the present and her high school flashbacks. Unfortunately, many of the other adult characters didn't come off as mature either. Rosalie still comes off as an elitist snob, and when she doesn't get her way, she breaks down in a childish tantrum. Jessica's ex (now Rosalie's husband) Billy has a bland yet innocent childlike nature as well. The weird, heteronormative jealousy that occurs seems awkward and misplaced. Honestly, the token queer teens, Ester and Gabrielle, come off as more mature than most of the adults. While I love a confident, curvy MC, labeling her as such doesn't make her an instantly loveable character. Unfortunately, the entire cast is very two-dimensional. Our so-called villains crumble at the first sign of...I wouldn't even call it conflict, because the would-be "showdown" scene was resolved with a speech. Cute, and maybe progressive, but a complete let-down for a resolution. The story begins with a dual timeline that suddenly dissolves, secrets are revealed too quickly, and every source of tension or conflict was too short-lived to matter. There's barely any use of magic; it's far too subtle. The characters and plot all lack the magic that truly would have made this story enchanting.

🦇 Recommended for fans of the Princess Diaries series (the maturity level of both MCs feels similar), Sabrina the Teenage Witch, or some quick, cute spooky season vibes.

✨ The Vibes ✨ 🧹 Bras & Broomsticks + Sabrina the Teenage Witch Vibes ✨ Mysterious Stranger With an Ancient Prophecy 🌙 Small Town, Plus-Sized MC 💜 Fake Dating 🎃 Spooky Season Read

🦇 Major thanks to the author and publisher for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book. #EnchantedtoMeetYou #NetGalley