LGBTQ+ Fiction — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the LGBTQ+ eBooks best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 9.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
9.5
Median reviews
1,070
Weak share (top 20)
15%
Median price
$5.99
Median star rating
4.4
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
LGBTQ+ Fiction is between the extremes: 15% of the top 20 is under 100 reviews against a median of 1070, so entry depends on the specific sub-genre and your launch strength. Read the breakout books below before judging. Ease-of-entry score 9.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Shadow Lord: MM Sunshine and Shadow Monster Romance (Shadowmen Book 3) | 4.6 | 48 | $4.99 |
| 6 | Thin Ice (Triple Shot Book 1) | 4.5 | 69 | $4.99 |
High-frequency phrases in this category's titles
Mine all categoriesHigh-frequency phrases mined from the 50 best-seller titles on this category's list. The ease-of-entry score tells you how winnable the category is; these title phrases tell you which words readers search with — use the two layers together. Frequency is a title statistic, not a search-volume estimate.
| Phrase | Titles | Rank-weighted score |
|---|---|---|
| straight to gay | 3 | 63 |
| dark mm mafia romance | 2 | 61 |
| hockey romance | 2 | 21 |
| mpreg romance | 2 | 10 |
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More LGBTQ+ eBooks categories
6 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 80.5 | 31.5 |
| █████ | 69.5 | 8.5 |
| █████ | 55.0 | 40.5 |
| █████ | 47.0 | 447 |
| █████ | 39.5 | 649 |
| █████ | 33.5 | 1539.5 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.