YOU CHOSE: LAVENDER

You love books which send you back to your teenage years, and make you feel nostalgic.

Lavender has a fascinating history in relation to queerness. Since the 1920's lavender - both the colour and the word - has been used as a symbol of lesbianism (read more here).

If lavender is your pick, I'd recommend you read Chloe Michelle Howarth's Sunburn. This astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety, and the realities of growing up in a small town explores the achingly beautiful romance between Lucy and Susannah.