Books
Found family
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Synonyms: Family of choice
Broader terms: General tropes
The Devil You Know
by Kit Rocha
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Mercenary LibrariansCharacters:
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Short-Term FuturePlaces:
American SouthCheck, Please!, Book 2: Sticks & Scones
by Ngozi Okazu
Series:
Check, Please!Tropes:
Celebrity relationships, Coming out, Ensemble cast, Found family, Grumpy/sunshine, Men loving men, Secret relationship, Sports teams, Stress bakingCharacters:
Baker, Character with substance abuse issues, Character(s) with anxiety, Character(s) with PTSD, Closeted main character(s), Hockey player, Queer main character(s), Queer side character(s), Student athleteTime Periods:
2010-2020A Man and His Cat, Vol. 2
Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey
by Ngozi Okazu
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Check, Please!Genres:
Contemporary fiction, Contemporary romance, Hockey fiction, Hockey romance, New adult fiction, Realistic fiction, Sports fiction, Sports romanceTropes:
Character blog, Ensemble cast, Found family, Grumpy/sunshine, Men loving men, Pining, Sports teams, Stress bakingCharacters:
American main character, Baker, Bisexual main character(s), Canadian main character, Character with substance abuse issues, Character(s) with anxiety, Character(s) with depression, Character(s) with PTSD, Characters in their 20s, Characters in their late teens, Cisgender man main character(s), Closeted main character(s), College student, Figure skater, Gay main character(s), Hockey player, New adult main characters, Queer main character(s), Queer side character(s), Student, Student athlete, White/European diasporic main character(s), White/European main character(s)All Systems Red
by Martha Wells
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The Murderbot DiariesGenres:
Space operaTime Periods:
Long-Term FuturePlaces:
Outer spaceOne Last Stop
A Little Life
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Contemporary fictionTropes:
Bury your gays, Everyone is gay, Found family, Friends to lovers, Priests are pedophiles, Straight with an exception, Tragic backstoryCharacters:
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Information AgePlaces:
New York CityHarrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
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The Locked TombTropes:
Amnesia, Dysfunctional family, Everyone is gay, Found family, God is just a person, Men loving men, Tragic backstory, Unreliable narrator, Women loving womenTime Periods:
Long-Term FutureAny Way the Wind Blows
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Coming-of-age fiction, New adult fiction, Relationship/marriage fiction, Urban fantasy, Vampire fictionTropes:
Enemies to lovers, Found family, Gay for you, I'm not into labels, Men loving men, Miscommunication, Prince(ss) and pauper, Unreliable narratorCharacters:
Biracial main character, Black/African diasporic main character(s), Character(s) with depression, Character(s) with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Characters in their late teens, English main character, Gay main character(s), Morally grey main character, New adult main characters, Orphan, White/European diasporic main characterTime Periods:
Information AgePlaces:
LondonCackle
