Quiz: What Queer Book Should You Read To Extend Summer?

Do you need a summery queer book to pack in your beach bag or maybe curl up with in the blissful cool of the public library’s A/C? Have I got the quiz for you! Just answer some hard-hitting questions about your ice cream flavor preferences, your dream adult summer camp, and what music you’re listening to during the heat. Then this quiz will provide you with a gay read suited to your needs. If one recommendation isn’t enough, check out this list I made a few years ago of books about sapphic summer affairs!

What are you drinking to quench your summer thirst?(Required)

Lemonade

Ginger beer

Rum runner

Pop

Iced tea

Milkshakes

Piña Colada

Margarita

Pick a movie:(Required)

Grease

Muriel’s Wedding

The Birdcage

Now and Then

Beyoncé: Lemonade

The Half of It

Hustlers

Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

Which ice cream flavor appeals?(Required)

Strawberries and cream

Toffee and vanilla

Key lime pie

Mint chocolate chip

Cookies and cream

How could I choose, every flavor appeals!!

Tropical sorbet

Dulce de leche

Choose a summer hat:(Required)

Choose a genre / format:(Required)

YA contemporary

Adult rom com

Dark satire

YA graphic novel

Middle grade contemporary

YA romance

New adult coming of age

Fantasy

What's your dream summer road trip destination?(Required)

Outer Banks, NC

An island off the coast of California

A Florida beach town

The Great Lakes

A quiet lakeside campsite

One food truck festival after another

Portland, OR

NYC

Choose a pool floatie:(Required)

Which music are you playing on repeat this summer?(Required)

Demi Lovato

Hayley Kiyoko

Gloria Estefan

Serena Ryder

Kehlani

Tegan and Sara

Janelle Monae

Princess Nokia

What would the theme of your ideal adult summer camp be?(Required)

Writing for genre writers

Wilderness survival

Animals and wildlife

Water sports

Music

Cooking / cocktail making competition

Feminist activism

Fantasy role-playing games

Choose a frozen treat:(Required)

Pick a summery book trope or theme:(Required)

Summer love affair

Small group stuck on an island

Summer job/volunteering

The last summer before leaving childhood

Summer camp

Summer road trip

The summer after high school graduation

Summer in the big city

What teen summer job suits you?(Required)

Barista/bookseller at a bookstore café

Busser/host/front desk clerk at a resort hotel

Theme park character

Lifeguard

Summer camp counselor

Ice cream scooper

Feminist research assistant

Kids summer reading program leader

What's on your summer bucket list?(Required)

Having a summer fling

Finally sorting out your family’s drama for good

Volunteering at a wildlife center and getting up and close with an exotic animal like a sea turtle or monkey

Swimming a long distance in your favorite lake

Going to a music festival

Taking a road trip

Reading every feminist of color classic you can get your hands on

Learning how to surf / mountain bike / other adventurous sport

What bookish mood are you looking for?(Required)

Cheerful, romantic, affirming

Dramatic, funny, steamy

Dark, weird, suspenseful

Nostalgic, heartbreaking, thoughtful

Sweet, sad, hopeful

Light, cute, emotional

Empowering, intellectual, celebratory

Epic, challenging, strange

What's in your beach bag?(Required)

At least 3 romance novels, heart-shaped sunglasses, brightly colored bathing suit, and cute matching beach cover up

Snorkelling gear, tropical fruit, Gatorade, and nonfiction book about local coastal wildlife

Purple bathing suit, trashy magazine, floppy hat, slurpee

No bag, just a beach towel and floatie slung over the shoulder

Guitar/ukelele/harmonica and/or beach playlist prepared to play on your mini speaker, huge sarong, and coloring book

Rapidly melting icy treat, frisbee, romance novel, and bi flag colored hat/suit/towel

Seriously thick and heavy feminist nonfiction book, chips, ball cap, and gigantic sunglasses

Reflective sunglasses, D&D dice, neon bathing suit, bodega snacks

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