{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20260417T232332Z","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063158086?tag=bookfrontier-20","asin":"0063158086","authors":["Ariel Slamet Ries"],"book_id":"9780063158085","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/strange-bedfellows-0063158086","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780063158085.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","description":"In this stunning graphic novel by two-time Ignatz award–winning graphic novelist Ariel Slamet Ries, Oberon must choose between fantasy and reality when he develops the ability to conjure his dreams in real life—including the facsimile of the boy who got away. In the not-too-distant future, most of humanity resides on its last-ditch effort at utopia: Meridian, a remote alien planet where you’re more likely to be born superhuman than left-handed. None of that is important to Oberon Afolayan. Since his mildly public breakdown, his whole life seems to be spiraling out of control—from dropping out of university to breaking up with his boyfriend, it seems like only a karmic inevitability when he wakes up one day with the ability to conjure his dreams in the real world. Oberon’s newfound powers come with a facsimile of his high school crush, Kon, who mysteriously dropped off the face of the planet almost three years ago and who is a little more infuriating (if not also infuriatingly hot ) than Oberon remembers. Kon makes it his mission to turn Oberon’s life around, and while they struggle to get a handle on his powers and his disastrous personal life (not to mention the appearance of strange nightmare creatures), it turns out this dream version of Kon has secrets of his own—dangerous ones. Oberon might have more on his plate than he originally thought, but is giving up his dreams—even the one he might have accidentally fallen in love with—the only way to find happiness in reality?","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780063158085","publication_date":"20250304","publisher":"HarperCollins","slug":"strange-bedfellows","subtitle":"A Graphic Novel","title":"Strange Bedfellows"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"YAF010140","confidence_band":"medium","label":"YA LGBTQ+ Comics","score":0.8579,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF010030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"YA Sci-Fi Comics","score":0.8515,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF010170","confidence_band":"medium","label":"YA Romance Comics","score":0.8485,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"YAF010140","confidence_band":"medium","label":"YA LGBTQ+ Comics","score":0.8579,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF010030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"YA Sci-Fi Comics","score":0.8515,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAF010170","confidence_band":"medium","label":"YA Romance Comics","score":0.8485,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"YAF010030","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA Sci-Fi Comics","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF010070","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA Coming-of-Age Comics","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF010100","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA Fantasy Comics","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF010140","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA LGBTQ+ Comics","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF010170","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA Romance Comics","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF019010","confidence_band":"high","label":"Contemporary YA Fantasy","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF031000","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA LGBTQ+","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAF052040","confidence_band":"high","label":"YA Romance - LGBTQ+","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"YA LGBT Comics","score":0.8579,"slug":"ya-lgbt-comics"},{"label":"YA Sci-Fi Comics","score":0.8515,"slug":"ya-sci-fi-comics"},{"label":"YA Romance Comics","score":0.8485,"slug":"ya-romance-comics"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers who enjoy YA LGBT Comics","Good for readers interested in fantasy","Good for fans of Graphic Novels"],"related_lists":[{"intro":"","slug":"shelf-yaf010140-comics-graphic-novels-lgbt","title":"Comics & Graphic Novels Lgbt Books","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/lists/shelf-yaf010140-comics-graphic-novels-lgbt"}],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Shaenon K. Garrity","Emily Holden"],"book_id":"9781534495852","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781534495852.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":14.5654,"title":"Steam","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781534495852"},{"authors":["Molly Knox Ostertag","Lee Knox Ostertag"],"book_id":"9781338839999","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781338839999.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":14.5189,"title":"The Deep Dark: a Graphic Novel","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781338839999"},{"authors":["Danie Stirling"],"book_id":"9780358467793","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780358467793.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":14.4904,"title":"Crumbs","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780358467793"},{"authors":["Hari Conner"],"book_id":"9780358682387","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780358682387.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":14.487,"title":"I Shall Never Fall in Love","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780358682387"},{"authors":["S. H. Cotugno"],"book_id":"9780593524480","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593524480.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":14.476,"title":"The Glass Scientists: Volume Two","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593524480"},{"authors":["Hazel and Bell"],"book_id":"9781250870124","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781250870124.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":14.4593,"title":"Always Raining Here","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781250870124"},{"authors":["Ari North"],"book_id":"9781499811094","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781499811094.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":14.4437,"title":"Always Human","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781499811094"},{"authors":["Ele","Alicia Wallace","Anzaitea"],"book_id":"9781834110257","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781834110257.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":14.4427,"title":"Love Bites, Vol. 1","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781834110257"}],"topics":[{"evidence_refs":["keyword:ya romance"],"label":"Romance","score":0.8381,"slug":"romance"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:fantasy ya"],"label":"Fantasy","score":0.4805,"slug":"fantasy"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:books for 12 year old boys"],"label":"Year","score":0.3703,"slug":"year"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:lgbtq+"],"label":"Lgbtq","score":0.0827,"slug":"lgbtq"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:lgbt"],"label":"Lgbt","score":0.0669,"slug":"lgbt"}],"what_you_get":["Themes: Romance, Fantasy, Year.","Reading lane: Ya LGBTQ+ Comics and Ya Sci Fi Comics.","Publisher: HarperCollins."]},"llm_signals":null,"source_presence":{"amazon":true,"book_detail":true,"goodreads":true,"llm_signals":false,"similarity_seed":true},"stats":{"amazon_ratings_count":18,"goodreads_ratings_count":827,"goodreads_reviews_count":231,"quality_score":0.925}}