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#side character #nonbinary #notplotrelevant #fantasy Danny moves to California, where she falls in with a group of queer witches called “the Grays.” With short chapters cycling through perspectives from Danny to ravens to a whole student body, and slipping back in time from perspective of the “missing” girl, Imogene, the story unravels in an unlinear fashion piecing together what happened to Imogene one of “the Grays.” Imogene, however, is physically present but her personali

#implied #fantasy #male #maincharacter #blood In this second book of the Darker Shades trilogy, the focus skews a bit more toward Lila Bard, thief, pirate, and one of a kind. However, Kell, our implied asexual from the first book, still plays a large role in the story, again split between several perspectives. Four months after the events of the first book, Lila is out at sea, Kell feels imprisoned in the palace, and life goes on in Arnes. And while Kell's brother Rhy and th

#maincharacter #implied #fantasy #romance Darcy Patel is living every young writer's dream. Having just graduated high school, she had managed to secure a publishing deal for her own YA novel. Between moving to New York City, meeting famous authors, and falling in love, Darcy has a lot going on in her life. And that's not even including that she hasn't finished her book edits or even started her sequel… Intertwined with Darcy's story is the story of Lizzie Scofield, the main

#fantasy #sci-fi #male A secret beats inside Anna Thatcher's chest: an illegal clockwork heart. Anna works cog by cog -- donning the moniker Technician -- to supply black market medical technology to the sick and injured, against the Commissioner's tyrannical laws. Nathaniel Fremont, the Commissioner's son, has never had to fear the law. Determined to earn his father's respect, Nathaniel sets out to capture the Technician. But the more he learns about the outlaw, the more he

#maincharacter #notplotrelated #female #fantasy #mystery #stated Genre: Fantasy Series: 1st Book in Wayward Children Nancy tumbled into the underworld, but she comes back changed. Her parents, not understanding what has happened to their daughter, send her to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children, a place, unbeknownst to them, that takes in children that have traveled to other worlds and have come back. But after Nancy’s arrival bodies start to show up, and with her newfou

#fantasy #sidecharacter #romance #male Genre: Fantasy Series: Standalone Sorina has spent most of her life within the smoldering borders of the Gomorrah Festival. As an illusion-worker she stands out as being able to create whole people that make up the Festival’s Freak show. But no matter how lifelike they seem, they’re still illusions. Or at least that’s what Sorina thinks until they start being murdered. The love interest is asexual and while the word is not used it is out

#scifi #fantasy #sidecharacter #plotrelevant #stated #female Genre: Sci-fi, fantasy Series: First Book in a duology Ari Helix has been running her whole life. A fugitive refugee in the territory controlled by the tyrannical Mercer Corporation, she’s always had to hide who she was. Until now. When Ari crash-lands on Old Earth and pulls a magic sword from its ancient resting place, she is revealed to be the forty-second reincarnation of King Arthur. The wizard Merlin has been w

#urbanfantasy #fantasy #sidecharacter #stated #minorscene #female Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Young Wizards (10th book) Kit, Nita, and Dairine are invited to the Invitational to mentor a young wizards to show off his skill. The cutthroat competition and ruthless judging pushes them into a world wind and in the final stage where the conflict could change the solar system. There are a ton of characters in this story, and one of the side characters explicitly tells Nita that sh

#fantasy #short story #nonbinary #dragons Genre: Fantasy Series: Standalone short story Jorrah is a dragon obsessed with tokens of affection that glows in their eyes. However repeated appearances of humans with their chest torn open has chased them through several towns. In a town that Jorrah finds home, they stand up and pursue the culprit. The main character, Jorrah, is clearly stated to be nonbinary and though the word “asexual” isn’t used in connection to them it is direc