As ever, when I run out of rec list ideas, I turn back to this one. Books which I consider underrated (where “underrated” is specifically defined as “less than 400 ratings on Goodreads. Yeah, Goodreads is not the be all and end all, yeah, 400 is pretty harsh comparably, but it’ll do. At least until I run out of books and need to increase the number haha). I’ve done this 3 times already, so this rec list marks the 76th-100th books (round of applause please). Hopefully, there’s something here for everyone.
And don’t forget, you can also check out the previous posts: find the first post here, the second one here and the third one here.
There is a Light by Ban Gilmartin (gay mc, bi mc, trans & nonbinary side characters)
Oracle Bone by Lydia Kwa (gay mc, achillean li)
Stories to Sing in the Dark by Matthew Bright (achillean mcs, sapphic mcs)
Water Horse by Melissa Scott (bi mcs, gay mc, lesbian mcs)
The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck (gay mc)
Rummage by Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa (poetry)
The Pursued and the Pursuing by AJ Odasso (gay mc, bi li, sapphic side characters)
A Scot’s Surrender by Lily Maxton (gay mc, bi mc)
Her Naked Skin by Rebecca Lenkiewicz (lesbian mcs)
August Heat by Hildred Billings (lesbian mcs)
A Longing for the Light by Vicente Aleixandre (poetry)
Blackheart Knights by Laure Eve (bi mc, nonbinary side character)
Pepper’s Rules for Secret Sleuthing by Briana McDonald (bi mc, trans side character)
Specter Inspectors by Bowen McCurdy & Kaitlyn Musto (sapphic mcs, nonbinary character)
The Final Child by Fran Dorricott (lesbian mcs)
Edie in Between by Laura Sibson (sapphic mc, sapphic li)
The Fox’s Tower and Other Tales by Yoon Ha Lee (sapphic mcs, nonbinary mcs)
The Companion by E. E. Ottoman (bi trans mc, bi trans li, trans li, polyamory)
Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis (lesbian mcs, trans side character)
Bewilder by Bryce Oakley (lesbian mcs)
Her Countess to Cherish by Jane Walsh (bi mc, bi bigender mc, lesbian & gnc side characters)
Laurel Everywhere by Erin Moynihan (lesbian mc)
A Strange and Brilliant Light by Eli Lee (lesbian mc)
A Winter’s Earl by Annabelle Greene (gay mcs, lesbian side characters)
The Dinner Lady Detectives by Hannah Hendy (lesbian mcs)
What other books with under 400 ratings would you rec?
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