Coming of age & queer romance books

Here are 11 romance books which feature the themes/tropes of coming of age and queer. If there’s too many (or too few!) books for your taste here, take a look at my romance book database where you can search by your dream trope combinations.

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1
A Scatter of Light Malinda Lo
336 pages Standalone Published by Dutton
Coming of age Lesbian LGBT Queer
2
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World Benjamin Alire Sáenz
528 pages Book 2 of Aristotle & Dante Series Published by Simon & Schuster
Coming of age Gay LGBT Queer
3
Darius the Great Deserves Better Adib Khorram
384 pages Book 2 of Darius the Great Series Published by Dial
Coming of age Mental health LGBT Queer
4
Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun Jonny Garza Villa
384 pages Standalone Published by Wednesday Books
Coming of age Gay LGBT Queer
5
Golden Boys Phil Stamper
320 pages Standalone Published by HarperTeen
Coming of age Gay LGBT Queer
6
Imogen, Obviously Becky Albertalli
352 pages Standalone Published by Balzer + Bray
Coming of age Gay Lesbian LGBT
7
Loveless Alice Oseman
448 pages Standalone Published by HarperCollins
Coming of age Lesbian LGBT Queer
8
Open, Heaven Seán Hewitt
240 pages Standalone Published by Jonathan Cape
Coming of age Gay LGBT Queer
9
Sunburn Chloe Michelle Howarth
336 pages Standalone Published by Fourth Estate
Coming of age Summer Lesbian LGBT
10
The Knockout Queen Rufi Thorpe
352 pages Standalone Published by Knopf
Coming of age LGBT Queer
11
The Sign for Home Blair Fell
416 pages Standalone Published by Atria Books
Coming of age Disability LGBT Queer