New Queer SFF 2025 Challenge

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15 participants (58 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

The goal is to read 12 SFF books published in 2024/2025 by queer authors and/or with queer characters/themes, or however else you choose to define it.

Challenge Books

All books added
Cursebound by Saara El-Arifi

Cursebound

Faebound #2

Saara El-Arifi

352 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced
Behold Her by Emily Antoinette

Behold Her

Monsters of Moonvale #1

Emily Antoinette

346 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance dark emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Lady Eve's Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow

Lady Eve's Last Con

Rebecca Fraimow

368 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton

The Stars Too Fondly

Emily Hamilton

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill

Our Hideous Progeny

C.E. McGill

391 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark mysterious medium-paced
Ardent Violet and the Infinite Eye by Alex White

Ardent Violet and the Infinite Eye

The Starmetal Symphony #2

Alex White

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional medium-paced
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

When Among Crows

Curse Bearer #1

Veronica Roth

4 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill

The In-Between Bookstore

Edward Underhill

253 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ magical realism science fiction emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Starstrike by Yoon Ha Lee

Starstrike

Moonstorm #2

Yoon Ha Lee

368 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction science fiction young adult
Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite

Murder by Memory

Olivia Waite

112 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery science fiction lighthearted mysterious fast-paced