Hello there internet! As today is National Coming Out Day i thought i would celebrate it by looking back at my favourite LGBT books/characters. This was easily one of the hardest top five's i think i have ever done, but i love all of the books mentioned SO MUCH.
Here we go!!
5: Boys: An Anthology by Various Authors
This book is something new for my top five series as it's a non-fiction book, and my gosh is it an amazing one. This book is made up of different stories by different guys in the LGBT community, all of them true, and all of them wonderfully written. I cannot stress how much love i have for this book.
4: Alec and Magnus (The Mortal Instruments series) by Cassandra Clare
The relationship that develops between Alec and Magnus, as well as the individual character developments of them both, are basically my favourite parts of this whole series. I adore Alec. I love Magnus. And my gosh am i the number one supporter of their relationship! They make me laugh, make me cry, and make me go awwwwwh far too many times. I love them and i hope more 'popular' YA series carry on to have equally amazing LGBT characters.
3: Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
I love, love, love this book. I love Paul. Noah is as cute as hell. Tony breaks my heart. And Infinite Darlene was everything missing in YA. I adore how this book isn't set at a school with a few LGBT teens who are struggling with their sexuality/bullying (as pretty much all of the LGBT books i had read before were) but rather it was the classic, funny, heart warming contemporary romance YA we all love, but everyone is LGBT...and it's fantastic!!
2: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan and John Green
I bloody love this book. I love the differences in the characters, i love Tiny, i love everything. This book is truly one that just warms my little heart, and is easily my favourite thing either author has ever done. The way this book mixes the classic YA boy likes best friend who is a girl and the great boy meets another boy online and weird friendships and romances appear, alongside slight Holden Caulfield vibes from one of the Will Grayson's...it's fantastic.
1: Something Like Winter by Jay Bell
*Insert all of Jay Bell's books under this heading* Seriously though, Jay Bell is the king of LGBT books, and the king of my reading heart. He can do no wrong. Something Like Winter is my favourtie book of his, but in all honesty it's pretty much the same as asking someone to pick their favourite child. All of Jay Bell's books have a special place in my heart, and the relationships in SLW are just perfect. Every character in this book i love. Every relationship warms my heart and stresses me out in their own way, and it has everything i want in a book. So if you're ever in the mood for some good writing with excellent LGBT characters - Jay Bell is your man!
Happy Coming Out Day.
Stay Happy. Stay Safe.
I love you.
Meghan xx
