Hi! I was an early reviewer for True Romantics by Sarah Lyu, and while I absolutely love it, there are no LGBT themes -- just wanted to let you know. :)

Thanks for the heads up, Sophia! I removed that one.

Isn't Queen of Air and Darkness coming out December this year unless I missed something?

I can't add it because I'm the "author," but FWIW His Hideous Heart has a bunch of queer narrators (including mine).

Thanks, guys! I removed Queen of Air and Darkness and added His Hideous Heart.

Removed Shadows You Left. No NA on this list, please.

Removed Changing Ways. This is a 2018 release.

Removed Reverie, which got pushed to 2020.

Removed Red, White and Royal Blue. Per the author, this is adult fiction, not YA.

Removed The Friend System. Looks like this got pushed to 2020.

Removed The Stars Around Us and Rise as One, which both got pushed to 2020.

Hello,
My YA book (which is a Goodreads book), No Doubt In My Mind, has a prominent gay character and because the book takes place in 1968, it gives a rare historical perspective. I hope you'll include it on your list. Thanks so much!
Sheila Solomon Shotwell
sheilasolomonshotwell.com

Removed There Goes Sunday School. This is a 2018 release.

Removed Heartstopper: Volume One and Grimm Tales: Rise of the Yokai, which have original publication dates of 2018. Also removed Red, White & Royal Blue again. This is adult fiction.

Hey, could you please update this and other lists with the same tags and description additions as for 2018 list ? I just think the explicit inclusion of other queer identities beyond only L, G, B and Ts would better reflect the content of these lists and also allow them to show up if one of the at the moment not explicitly included identities are searched on goodreads as tags.
(Possible change of titles to LGBTQIA+ or LGBT+ would be ideal, of course, if possible… :) )

I prefer to keep the title of the list the same, but I updated the tags so it can more easily be found by people searching for queer-oriented YA. :)

Rainbowheart wrote: "Removed Heartstopper: Volume One and Grimm Tales: Rise of the Yokai, which have original publication dates of 2018. Also removed Red, White & Royal Blue again. This is adult fiction."


Why did you remove Heartstopper? Is it because it's a Graphic Novel?

No, graphic novels are always welcome! I removed the first volume of Heartstopper because it was originally released in 2018. The second volume releases in 2019, though.

Is it too late to have a book added to the 2018 list?

Not at all! Feel free to add books to the 2018 list. Just make sure they are YA/MG and have an original publication date of last year.