#aroweek2023

[aroaessidhe]

Aromantic Adult Books - High Fantasy (mostly)

ARO WEEK 2023

KAIKEYI /  historical fantasy/retelling / aroace MC

MOONSHINE /  1920s-ish fantasy / major side character who has some POV is aro bi

THE LANGUAGE OF ROSES / fantasy novella / aro MC

AN ACCIDENT OF STARS  /  upper YA/adult portal fantasy / secondary MC is a polyam married aro woman

A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT  / high fantasy / apparently one of the MCs is aroace, haven’t read it yet!

CITY OF STRIFE/ISANDOR SERIES / high fantasy / last cast includes multiple aroaces, demiros & greyros

THE WOLF AMONG THE WILD HUNT  / fantasy novella / centres a QPR between and aroace & enby

THE ORACLE STONE / NA high fantasy / one of the three MCs is aro pan

THE BRUISING OF QILWA / fantasy novella / MC is aroace

*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism, and/or explore the ace part of the aroace character more. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!

[soulless-bex]

it’s aro week!!

honestly, if i was any less of a coward i would go around school while wearing my flag as a cape

[asearrochile]

💚 Primera junta presencial en 2023 de muchas! 🖤 Para cerrar la #SemanaArro2023, invitamos a la comunidad a participar de esta instancia donde podremos caminar, sentarnos y compartir experiencias :D. o/ Si bien la invitación directa es para las personas parte del espectro arromántico💚🖤, por supuesto que está y extendida a quienes sean parte del espectro asexual💜🖤! ⛰️ Destino: Liwen Coffe🍃, en el Cerro Huelén (también conocido como Cerro Santa Lucía). 🚇 Lugar de reunión: Estaremos de 2:45 PM hasta las 3:00 PM esperando en el Metro Santa Lucía, Línea 1, por salida Biblioteca Nacional. Luego subimos al cerro. Si tienes una bandera🏳️ o pañoleta🧣 arro, ¡No olvides llevarla para encontrarnos más fácilmente! #AseArroChile #ActividadesAseArroChile #SemanaArro #AroWeek #AroWeek2023 #ASAW #ASAW2023 #Aspec #EspectroAsearro #Arospec #EspectroArromántico #Arromanticismo #Arromántique #OrgulloArro #LGBT+ #LGBTQIA+ #Queer

[aroaessidhe]

Aromantic YA contemporary books!

ARO WEEK 2023

OTHER PEOPLE’S BUTTERFLIES / aroace MC discovering her identity

IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY / MC has an aroace qpr/best friend, and is also starting a new (romantic) relationship

TAKE ME TO YOUR NERDY LEADER / aroallo girl moves to a new town and makes friends and a friends w benefits

LOVELESS /  aroace MC discovering her identity

THE RHYTHM OF MY SOUL / two aroace partners at an intense dance company

IMMORAL CODE / high school heist, one of the 5 MCs is aroace

IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS / high school marching band, grey-aroace major side character (/potential future love interest)

SUMMER BIRD BLUE / questioning aroace MC

*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism, and/or explore the ace part of the aroace character more. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!

[aroaessidhe]

Aro-allo books!

ARO WEEK 2023

THE TROUBLE / Adult contemporary “romance” / aro gay protagonist

MOONSHINE / Adult historical fantasy / major side character who has some POV is aro bi

AN ACCIDENT OF STARS / upper YA/adult portal fantasy / secondary MC is a polyam married aro woman

THE LAST 8 / YA alien apocalypse sci-fi / aro bi MC

TWO DARK MOONS / YA high fantasy / one of the two MCs is an arospec girl

TAKE ME TO YOUR NERDY LEADER / YA contemporary / aroallo MC

BAKER THIEF / adult urban/high fantasy / one of the two MCs is aro bi

THE ORACLE STONE / adult high fantasy / one of the three MCs is aro pan

DITHERED HEARTS / adult fantasy romance / one of the major characters who has POV is aro bi

*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!

[aroaessidhe]

Aromantic adult books (part 2)

ARO WEEK 2023

WERECOCKROACH / contemporary sff novella / aroace agender MC

SAILING BY ORION’S STAR / historical fiction / multiple aroace MCs

THE WORLD WE MAKE / contemporary lovecraftian sci-fi/fantasy / one of the many MCs is aroace coded 

BAKER THIEF / urban/high fantasy / one of the two MCs is aro bi

BLOODY SPADE / urban/high fantasy / one of the major characters/MC’s brother is aro bi

THE THREAD THAT BINDS / urban/high fantasy / one of the 3 MCs is aroace, other aro-spec side chars

*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism, and/or explore the ace part of the aroace character more. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!

[aroaessidhe]

Aro books by authors of colour!

ARO WEEK 2023

DEATHLESS DIVIDE / historical zombie fantasy / aroace MC (dual pov, she’s a side character in book 1)

THE LAST SESSION / contemporary/dnd-fantasy graphic novel / one of the MCs is aro

SAL & GABI BREAK THE UNIVERSE / contemporary sci-fi / aro probably-ace MC, mentioned briefly but he talks all the time how annoying it is when people assume he & gabi are dating

NOT YOUR BACKUP (sidekick squad #3) / YA superhero sci-fi / aroace-spec questioning MC

SO MANY BEGINNINGS / historical little women retelling / while it’s not super explicit, Jo is probably aroacespec, her ‘relationship’ reads as a QPR

KAIKEYI /  adult historical fantasy/retelling / aroace MC  

THE BRUISING OF QILWA / adult fantasy novella / MC is aroace

ELATSOE / contemporary fantasy/paranormal / aro-coded ace MC

COME DRINK WITH ME (TALES OF THE THREAD) / adult historical fantasy / short story series centred around platonic relationships from an aro perspective

see also:  It Sounds Like This, Summer Bird Blue, If It Makes You Happy, Take Me To Your Nerdy Leader

*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism, and/or explore the ace part of the aroace character more. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!  

[aroaessidhe]

ARO WEEK 2023

just some of my favs to end the week :)

THE WOLF AMONG THE WILD HUNT / adult fantasy novella / centres a QPR between and aroace & enby

BAKER THIEF / adult urban/high fantasy / one of the two MCs is aro bi

FIREBREAK / adult sci-fi/dystopia / aroace MC, platonic besties and friend-crushes

FIRE BECOMES HER / YA historical fantasy / demi-demi MC

EVERY BIRD A PRINCE / MG Contemporary fantasy / questioning Aro MC dealing with amatonormativity

KAIKEYI / adult historical fantasy/retelling / aroace MC

SAILING BY ORION’S STAR / adult historical fiction / multiple aroace MCs

COMMON BONDS / anthology / focused on aros & platonic relationships

AN ACCIDENT OF STARS / upper YA/adult portal fantasy / secondary MC is a polyam married aro woman

*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism, and/or explore the ace part of the aroace character more. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!  

[aroaessidhe]

Some more aromantic YA books

THE GRIMROSE GIRLS / boarding school/fairytale fantasy / one of the 4 MCs is aroace

FUNERAL GIRL / paranormal contemporary / aro-coded ace MC

FIRE BECOMES HER / historical fantasy / demi-demi MC 

THIS GOLDEN FLAME /  ancient greek insp high fantasy / aroace MC

ELATSOE / contemporary fantasy/paranormal / aro-coded ace MC

THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN / contemporary dystopian thriller / aroace MC (canon in 2nd book)

NOT YOUR BACKUP (sidekick squad #3) / contemporary superhero sci-fi / aroace-spec questioning MC 

NOT EVEN BONES / contemporary paranormal thriller / both MCs are probably aroace-spec, have qpr-like relationship (by book 3)

DEATHLESS DIVIDE / historical zombie fantasy / aroace MC (dual pov, she’s a side character in book 1)

*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism, and/or explore the ace part of the aroace character more. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!    

[aroaessidhe]

ARO WEEK 2023

a couple of books that have a platonic relationship in the place where most books would have a romance :) most of these have word-of-god aro characters, though it might not be mentioned in the text, and tbh for me the depth of a complex and centred platonic relationship is equal or more important to me than just having an aro mc. i love all these a lot!

THE LIFE GIVER / YA dystopian high fantasy / centres a boy who translates the dreams of a girl who gets dreams from their god and their friendship

ARCHIVIST WASP / YA post-apoc fantasy / a lonely girl finds a mysterious ghost who’s searching for his friend. they have a complicated relationship. the two ghosts also have a tragic platonic soulmates vibe.

RADIANT / YA dystopian scifi/fantasy / a lonely girl meets a ghost girl and they become friends while dealing with people who want to use them for their powers

COME DRINK WITH ME/TALES OF THE THREAD / fairytale-like fantasy / short story series centred around platonic relationships from an aro perspective

THE HERETIC’S GUIDE TO HOMECOMING / adult high fantasy / slow & introspective fantasy about two people travelling across the land, centres platonic relationships and stories

FIREBREAK / adult dystopian sci-fi / MC has a ride-or-die best friend relationship, and also has a kind of complex parasocial-friend-crush with someone she ends up meeting and starting a revolution with

[aroaessidhe]

Aromantic Middle Grade Books

ARO WEEK 2023

EVERY BIRD A PRINCE / Contemporary fantasy / questioning Aro MC dealing with amatonormativity

SAL & GABI BREAK THE UNIVERSE / contemporary sci-fi / aro probably-ace MC, mentioned briefly but he talks all the time how annoying it is when people assume he & gabi are dating

THE TROUBLE WITH ROBOTS / contemporary / one of the two MCs is questioning aroace

HAZEL’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION / contemporary / questioning aroace MC

RICK  / contemporary / questioning aroace MC

(the latter two focus a little more on asexuality)