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Aro & Ace books: DRAGONS

The Dragon of Ynys - an aroace knight and dragon go on a quest

Royal Rescue - high fantasy about being aroace and making friends with a dragon

A Day of Fallen Night - high fantasy with one of four MCs being aroacespec (sequel also has 2 word-of-god aspec MCs)

An Accident of Stars - portal fantasy with a major POV character who's aro

After The Dragons - sff novella with an ace-spec mlm MC

So Let Them Burn - YA fantasy, one MC is demisexual (january 2024, on my tbr)

See also: The Siren the Song and the Spy, The Grimrose Girls, Adrift In Starlight (include dragons, though not as significantly)

#aspec books / aspec database

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UN OFFICIALLY SOUNDS ALARM OVER CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN GAZA, DECLARES RISK OF GENOCIDE

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Reblog if you’re over 20 and still read/write fan fiction.

I’m curious!

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ace and aro books

went on a deep dive to find some aspec rep for myself and this is some of what i came up with. again, not official recommendations since i haven't read them, but they exist and i've put some of them on my own TBR list. these are all books i haven't seen on other rec lists, and i did my best to confirm that the rep is aspec. if any of y'all have read these, feel free to share your thoughts

(organized alphabetically by title and separated by age demographic; mixed genres; subject to being updated)

updated 5.17.23

~Mod Q

A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers = adult, science fiction; asexual MC, various other rep, coast guard in space

Alchemy by Marie S. Crosswell = adult, mystery; asexual lesbian MC, genderbent Sherlock

All the Wrong Places by Ann Gallagher = adult, romance; asexual MC, m/m romance, identity discovery

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows = adult, fantasy; allosexual aromantic MC in a poly relationship

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon = adult, science fiction; aro-spectrum queer MC, themes of oppression and racism

Blank Spaces & Finding Your Feet by Cass Lennox = adult, romance; both feature asexual MCs (second one features a trans LI)

The Bone People by Keri Hulme = adult, magical realism; aroace MC, themes of family and identity

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia = adult, fantasy; aroace nonbinary MC, queernormative world-building

Catch Lili Too by Sophie Whittemore = adult, fantasy; asexual non-human MC, paranormal murder mystery

The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong = adult, sci fi-fantasy; asexual MC and found family dynamic

City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault = adult, fantasy; various rep including aspec (author is acearospec)

Coffee Cake by Michaela Grey = adult, romance; asexual MC, m/m relationship, mystery elements

The Crows by C.M. Rosens = adult, horror; ace (and aro?) major character, fucked up eldritch horror

Cupid Calling by Viano Oniomoh = adult, romance; demisexual biromantic MC, m/m romance, dating show setting, super fluffy

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz = adult, science fiction; sapphic ace MC with a robot LI

Devon's Island by Si Clarke = adult, science fiction; aroace POV character, queernormative worldbuilding, various other rep

Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace = adult, science fiction; aroace MC, dystopia, focus on platonic relationships (author is aroace)

From the Dark We Came by J. Emery = adult, paranormal; demisexual MC in an m/m romance, vampires

How Not to Summon Your True Love by Sasha L. Miller = adult, romance; ace MC and ace LI, fantasy

Learning Curves by Ceillie Simkiss = adult, romance; asexual MC in an f/f relationship

Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky = adult, romance; demisexual MC, m/m relationship, mistakenly sent love confessions

Perfect Rhythm by Jae = adult, romance; rural lesbian romance with an asexual LI

Poisoned Primrose by Dahlia Donovan = adult, mystery; asexual autistic MC, middle-aged protagonist (author is autistic)

Rising from Ash by Jax Meyer = adult, romance; asexual MC in an f/f romance

The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann = adult, romance; asexual MC, fake-dating (author of Let's Talk About Love)

Soft on Soft by Mina Waheed = adult, romance; demisexual protagonist, f/f romance, pure fluff

Stake Sauce: The Secret Ingredient Is Love. No Really by RoAnna Sylver = adult, paranormal; gray-a MC, deals with trauma

That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert = adult, romance; demisexual MC, fake-dating, m/f age gap romance

Thaw by Elyse Springer = adult, romance; asexual MC, an f/f opposites-attract romance

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers = adult, science fiction; multiple ace characters, various other rep, space travel

Upside Down by N.R. Walker = adult, romance; an ace4ace m/m romance

We Go Forward by Alison Evans = adult, contemporary; aroace MC, centralized friendship

Werecockroach by Polenth Blake = adult, science fiction; aroace MC, deals with mental disability, also there are aliens

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Common Bonds = anthology, speculative fiction; stories that highlight aromanticism and focus on platonic relationships

Goddess of the Hunt by Shelby Eileen = poetry, mythology; an exploration of Artemis being aroace

Queerly Loving = anthology, various genres; asexual and aromantic rep, various other rep including trans, polyamorous, and platonic relationships

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A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell = young adult, paranormal; various rep including ace-spec, chosen family dynamic

Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt = young adult, thriller/mystery; several asexual characters

Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace = young adult, science fiction; aroace MC (according to author)

The Art of Saving the World by Corrine Duyvis = young adult, science fiction; asexual MC

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp = young adult, mystery; asexual (and aro?) MC

Belle Revolte by Linsey Millery = young adult, fantasy; biromantic ace MC in an f/f romance

Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland = young adult, fantasy; asexual MC (demi-biromantic according to author)

Clariel by Garth Nix = young adult, fantasy; asexual MC, prequel to the Old Kingdom series

Dare Mighty Things by Heather Kaczynski = young adult, science fiction; asexual (and arospec?) MC

The Facts and Legends of Callie Catwell by Sophia DeRise = young adult, fantasy; asexual MC with lesbian LI

Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor = young adult, fantasy; several aspec characters

Forward March by Skye Quinlan = young adult, contemporary; asexual lesbian MC

Fourth World by Lyssa Chiavari = young adult, science fiction; demisexual MC and asexual MC (author is aroace)

From Under the Mountain by C.M. Spivey = young adult, fantasy; demisexual lesbian MC, aspec secondary characters

Good Angel by A.M. Blaushild = young adult, graphic novel; angel characters where asexual, aromantic, and agender are the assumed default but is explored with nuance

Help Wanted by J. Emery = young/new adult, fantasy; questioning aspec MC (and gender questioning)

Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie = young adult, science fiction; aroace MC, various other rep

Immoral Code by Lillian Clark = young adult, contemporary; asexual POV character, friendship dynamic with "fuck the rich" vibes

Island of Exiles by Erica Cameron = young adult, fantasy; asexual (secondary?) character, various other rep including intersex

The Last 8 by Laura Pohl = young adult, science fiction; aromantic MC, alien invasion apocalypse

Little Black Bird by Anna Kirchner = young adult, fantasy; questioning aspec character

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee = young adult, romance; trans male MC with asexual LI, m/m romance, fake dating

Meet You By Hachiko by Loren Greene = young adult, contemporary; aroace-spec MC, focus on friendship

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko = young adult, fantasy; asexual MC, centralized platonic relationship

The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath = young adult, historical; ace MC, emphasized friendship, all main characters are also disabled

The Rhythm of My Soul by Elin Dyer = young adult, mystery; aroace MC, ballet academy setting

Running with the Pack by A.M. Burns and Caitlin Ricci = young adult, contemporary; ace LI, polyamorous romance

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand = young adult, horror; ace POV character (all MCs are also sapphic), themes of grief, paranormal

Sea Foam and Silence & The Ice Princess's Fair Illusion by S.L. Dove Cooper = young adult, fairy tale; queerplatonic retellings in verse

Second Chance by Chelsea M. Cameron = young/new adult, romance; demi bi MC in an f/f relationship, exes-to-lovers

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow = young adult, science fiction; demisexual (biromantic) MC, post-alien invasion dystopian setting

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman = young adult, contemporary; asexual (and aro?) MC, deals with family death

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson = young adult, contemporary; ace MC, themes of family trauma and multiracial identity

Switchback by Danika Stone = young adult, thriller; aroace MC, survivalist situations

Tarnished Are the Stars by Rosiee Thor = young adult, steampunk; aroace MC, various other rep, cat-and-mouse game

That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger = young adult, contemporary; asexual MC, deals with the aftermath of a school shooting

This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria = young adult, fantasy; aroace MC (author is aroace)

The Trouble by Daria Defore = young/new adult, romance?; gay aromantic MC, college setting

Vanilla by Billy Merrell = young adult, contemporary; asexual MC, m/m relationship, coming-of-age

What We Devour by Linsey Miller = young adult, fantasy; asexual MC (biromantic according to author)

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A-Okay by Jarad Greene = middle grade, graphic novel; asexual MC, deals with self-discovery and body image

Come Drink With Me, Gold and Jasper, East Flows the River by Michelle Kan = all ages?; described as aromantic chinese fairy tales

The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen = all ages, fairy tale; aroace MC (author is aroace)

Hazel's Theory of Everything by Lisa Jenn Bigelow = middle grade, contemporary; questioning aroace MC, themes of self-discovery

The Faerie Godmother's Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle = all ages?, fairy tale; major aroace character, focus on friendship

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alignment chart: bookmark edition. tag yourself i’m scrap paper

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Really happy to see this at my local library

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On Sunday I got to check out a really cool second-hand bookshop/café called Astley Book Farm and ended up buying more books than I expected.

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Cousin Ribby has come to join the collection. She's beautiful and I love her.

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Belated birthday present from my Auntie and Uncle. I've always seen these badges floating around booklr - never expected to own one though <3

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Every new volume blows my mind. I feel like I should see things coming, but damn. I freaking love this comic. Need to get hold of Volume 7 now.

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I love how in The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, Lucie is completely clueless that Mrs. Tiggy-winkle is a hedgehog until the very end when she doesn’t have clothes on and is running on all fours.

Sweetie, I think you need glasses.

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This lovely little lady joined my Beatrix Potter collection today. She has a darling little smile on her face and, like Jeremy Fisher, she reminds me of the old animations.

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This book has been sat on my shelf for three years. Thought it was about time I got around to reading some of it, and what better time of year to read Poe thsn during the spookiest month of the year?

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King Hamlet’s Ghost: My son I know it’s hard but you have to trust me and kill your uncle.

Hamlet:

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First update in a while - work is crazy and I’ve been listening to podcasts more than I’ve been reading - but I added a Jeremy Fisher (c. 1950) to my Beatrix Potter collection today.

Was very tempted by a lovely Mrs Tiggywinkle and a Tommy Brock, but Jeremy Fisher reminds me of the old animations and was just too lovely to leave behind.

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Bookworm Problems #31

Friend: hey what’s your favorite book?

Me: bold of you to assume that I have just one

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Not a full blown book, but might I suggest Neil Gaiman's short story 'Click Clack the Rattlebag'? It's available as a reading from Neil on his YouTube and it's one of my faves. I believe he has some other horror-esque stories in a small collection called Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories which was adapted into little episodes for Sky Arts. If I looked through his other short story collections I'd probably find a few more. His stories definitely tend to be of the sinister atmospheric kind.

Creepy books, anyone?

‘Tis the season for diving more into creepy, spooky, eerie, unsettling, and otherwise chillingly delicious reads, and–as always–I’m desperately on the hunt for some good choices.

I’m rarely actually moved to feel any of the promised sensations and emotions horror stories are supposed to cause (blame it on my parenting; being brought up watching horror movies from diaper-age will do that, I suppose).

The only books I can think of off the top of my head that have instilled some form of unease in me are The Woman in Black by Susan Hill, M.R. James’s ghost stories, The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon, and Bird Box by Josh Malerman.

Basically, I think the kind of horror stories that actually work for me are the atmospheric ones. The feeling of impending doom (or being watched, etc.) slowly creeps up on you, without you even realizing it until you almost jump out of your skin at 2AM when your cat lands on your lap while you’re reading :p

Any suggestions are most welcome and greatly appreciated!