Why are LGBTQIA+ Young Adult Books Important?
Romance
Fiction
Three Book Series: Girls of Paper and Fire, Girls of Storm and Shadow, and Girls of Fate and Fury
Author: Natasha Ngan, James Patterson (foreword)
Genre: Fiction (Sub-genre: Fantasy & Romance)
Trigger Warning: Discussion of SA, torture, death, & trauma (not graphic)
Malaysian, LGBTQIA+, and Lesbian Representation
"Girls of Paper and Fire follows Lei, a queer girl living in a fantasy world inspired by Malaysia, which is ruled by a demon king who takes eight human concubines every year. Lei, a member of the paper caste (the lowest class in Ikhara), is forced to become one of those concubines, a "Paper Girl", against her will."
As Lei resists the violence and injustices enacted by the demon king, she falls in love.
Good Reads Review: ****
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34433755-girls-of-paper-and-fire
Quite Pond Review:
https://thequietpond.com/2019/06/04/girls-of-paper-and-fire-by-natasha-ngan-a-brilliant-asian-fantasy-that-explores-trauma-loss-and-violent-oppressive-systems/