In this post, I will talk about 9 books with bisexual female main characters: 3 books I have read and loved, 3 books on my tbr and 3 books releasing soon. I haven’t read that many books with bisexual characters, but it’s something that’s important to me and I will definitely be reading more books with bisexual female characters in the future.
3 BOOKS I HAVE READ
The book that inspired this list is How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake, I think the way in which Grace’s bisexuality is described in the book feels real and honest and the way her bisexuality is treated and viewed by other characters as something normal is so meaningful. here’s my full review.
I recently read Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee and the main character in this books is not only a bisexual girl, she is also biracial. Sadly, it’s not that easy to find positive representation of a bisexual, biracial girl, so I think this book is so incredibly important.
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova is especially important to me, because the main character is not only bisexual, she is latinx like me. Fantasy is one of my favorite genres and finding a fantasy book that I can relate to means so much to me.
3 BOOKS ON MY TBR
I’m so excited to read Keeping her Secret by Sarah Nicolas, it sounds like Parent Trap (the movie with Lindsay Lohan, which I have watched countless times and loved it all of them), but instead of sisters the girls like each other and one of them is bisexual. I think that’s all I need to say about it.
I have heard so many good things about Ash by Malinda Lo from Riley @RileyMarie that I can’t wait to read it. Also, I love retellings and more when the main character in the retelling is bisexual.
Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz has a black, bisexual female main character that has an eating disorder. Finding a book like that it’s so rare that I can’t wait to read it. I’m so happy this book exist.
3 BOOKS RELEASING SOON
27 Hours by Tristina Wright sounds amazing, the synopsis is great but the fact that it has a bunch of queer teens in space saving the day has me really excited to read it.
Noteworthy by Riley Redgate has a bisexual, Asian-American female main character and it has accapela and I’m intrigued by that. I love books where there’s music and I want to see how they incorporate the accapela into the book.
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde sounds amazing, I have heard the representation is spot on and I know it includes not only a bisexual female character, but also positive representation for autism (this is #ownvoices).
Have you read any of these books? did you enjoy them? Are you planning on reading any of them? Do you have recommendations for books with bisexual female characters?
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I’ve been getting so excited for 27 Hours!!! Can you believe we have to wait until October to read it? UGH I just wish I could read it right now! 😀
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I’m really excited, as well! I have heard nothing but great things about this. I don’t know why I thought the release date was May, I can’t believe we have to wait until October 😭
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I’m planning to read Queen of Geeks and Not Your Sidekick. Nice list!
I was a bit confused about Ash because I read her as lesbian. I found this unspoilery answer from Malinda Lo if you’re interested. I’m sharing it as I don’t want you to be disappointed. Is Ash lesbian or bisexual
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The only person I ever heard talking about this book is Riley and she mentioned in her videos that the main character is bisexual, so that’s the only thing I knew. I don’t know how I feel about Malinda Lo’s answer, I’m gonna have to think about it. Thanks for letting me know.
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Hope it wasn’t spoilery. I remember it being a good book. However, to my knowledge, she doesn’t indicate or hint that Ash is bisexual in the book. What bothers you with her answer?
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Awesome list! I haven’t read any of these, but I’ve also heard good things about Ash. And I’m really looking forward to 27 Hours because not only does it have queer rep, it has disability rep too! The only book I can remember having a possibly bisexual female character was Winterspell, but it was never explicitly stated that she was bisexual. She just seemed to have feelings and interest in both males and females.
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I didn’t know there was disability rep in 27 Hours, now I’m even more excited! Also, I have read really mixed reviews of Winterspell, so I wasn’t sure if I should give it a chance. Did you enjoy it?
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Honestly, not my favorite book, but I thought it was a really unique take on the Nutcracker and was still glad I read it. It’s fun to read in winter since it matches the season.
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Great list! 😀 I really want to read How to Make a Wish and Not Your Sidekick, I’ve heard endless praise for both books haha I started Labyrinth Lost last month but got distracted, I hope I could pick it up again soon hehe so glad to see you fully represented in LL ❤ I read Noteworthy and it was amazing & hilarious! I can't speak for the bi rep (people say it was spot on and nuanced) but the MC is Chinese-American and the representation of Asian family was pretty amazing. I could totally relate hahaha
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How to Make a Wish is amazing, one of my favorite books so far in 2017. I hope you enjoy it if you end up reading it. Labyrinth Lost means so much to me and I hope you give it a chance and finish it. Also, I can’t wait to read Noteworthy! I have heard nothing but good things.
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Ahh this list made me so happy! ❤ I loved How To Make a Wish. and all of the other books are very high on my TBR (:
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I’ve had Ash on my wishlist for aaaages haha. 😅 Also I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about Queens of Geek!
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Awesome post! Thanks for the recommendations! I have been wanting to read Not Otherwise Specified and Not Your Sidekick. And I have How To Make a Wish and Noteworthy on NetGalley, so I’ll be getting to those very, very soon! Heading to check out your review on How to Make a Wish!
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Thanks for this list. 😀 I’d been having so much trouble finding books that had bisexual characters or themes. Definitely need to check these out.
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Such a great list, added pretty much all of them to my tbr!
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