#aroace books

[aroaessidhe]

some aspec books coming out in 2024. netgalley, I am in your walls

#well not quite all of these are on NG. but the ones that are are not available in my country 😡 #shall i reblog this and add specific details #dear wendy #don't let the forest in #fallen thorns #so let them burn #the loudest silence #asking for a friend #moth to a flame #the final curse of ophelia cray #asexual books #aroace books

[henry-fox-biggest-stan]

More aroace book recs

Comes out April 16

Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an online feud while unknowingly becoming friends in real life, in this dual POV Young Adult contemporary debut from Ann Zhao. Sophie Chi is in her first year at Wellesley College (despite her parents' wishes that she attend a "real" university, rather than a liberal arts school) and has long accepted her aromantic and asexual identities. Despite knowing she'll never fall in love, she enjoys running an Instagram account that offers relationship advice to students at Wellesley. No one except her roommate knows that she's behind the incredibly popular "Dear Wendy" account. When Joanna "Jo" Ephron —also a first-year student at Wellesley— created their "Sincerely Wanda" account, it wasn't at all meant to be serious or take off like it does—not like Dear Wendy's. But now they might have a rivalry of sorts with Dear Wendy? Oops. As if Jo's not busy enough having existential crises over gender, the fact that she'll never truly be loved or be enough, or her few friends finding The One and forgetting her! While tensions are rising online, Sophie and Jo are getting closer in real life, bonding over their shared aroace identities. As their friendship develops and they work together to start a campus organization for other a-spec students, can their growing bond survive if they learn just who's behind the Wendy and Wanda accounts? With its exploration of a-spec identities, college life, and more, this platonic comedy, perfect for fans of Netflix's The Half of It and Alice Oseman's Loveless, is ultimately a love story about two people who are not—and will not—be in love!

#i love finding aroace books because even if im neither aro or ace you guys never get any rep #so its about time you guys finally get books #aroace books #aroace #aromantic books #aromantic #asexual books #asexuality #asexual #aspec books #aspec #arospec #queer book recs #book recs #queer books #platonic relationships #lgbt books

[layaart]

I am not destined for something great. I am destined for something terrible.

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel!

#Vaishnavi Patel #kaikeyi #books #book fanart #illustration #aroace books #2022 fanart #good book

[aspec-friendly-reading]

Hi! I would like to ask for a recommendation for an arranged marriage/platonic marriage of convenience book involving an Aroace character. I like the trope set up but never the resolution and haven’t been able to find anything. Thank you!

Mods don't have any recommendations but posting this to see if someone else does!

#book recs #mod nev #help a guy out and reply/reblog this post with the rec!! thank you!! #aroace books

[arashisenshi]

The Stones Stay Silent launches on April 14th!

Here is the official blurb:

When a deadly plague sweeps the land, the priests of the Parents accuse those deemed to have incurred the gods' wrath. Leiander, unmarried and with interests unbecoming to the woman people consider him to be, flees for his life. With the Night Demon Kevv'ach by his side and his deepest wish undiminished, he journeys to the Great Lith, said to still channel the magic of the Parents. He will beseech the gods to remake his body in the image of the Father, so the world sees him as his true self: Leiander.

And here’s what you can expect:

- A character-driven medieval-ish fantasy story; - Transgender aroace main character seeking to live his life and maybe bake; - Cinnamon roll Night Demon bestie with partial amnesia (and a sweet tooth); - Steadfast friends turned found family (and occasionally, a pair of mules); - Absent gods who left behind mysterious blue monoliths; - Strict gender roles dictating what jobs people have, what colors they wear, and what tattoos they get + a couple of fanatics hell-bent on enforcing said rules; - Extensive travel through a plague ravaged realm; - A conspicuous lack of magic; or swords; or sorcery; or monsters; - Even more giant statues; - A bunch of recipes to try for yourself, from Romanian, Austrian and... whatever cuisine baked goat cheese in walnut crust comes from; - Named chapters! Pronunciation guide! Maps for each part! Extensive content warnings! Handy reference chart for timekeeping! Cameo appearance by my cat! - Eventually, I promise, a happy end.

You can already preorder the ebook on Amazon and have it synch to your device on Friday, when the paperback will also be available there. If you’d rather support your local indie bookshop, go for it! You can ask them to order a book for you once published, by providing them the following details:

Title: The Stones Stay Silent Author: Danny Ride ISBN:  9783982494906

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If it’s not up your alley, you don’t want or can’t afford to buy the book, you can still support - it would mean so much!

- share this post - let your friends know - ask your local library to order the book for you! (you and anyone else can read it for free then!) - suggest it as reading for book clubs - add the book to your list on goodreads - mark it as to read on the story graph - upvote it on reedsy discovery - there is a detailed review there from an independent reviewer, and you can also read the first chapter for free!

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images: 1) promo material of the book featuring the book cover 2) moodboard of the seven parts and the epilogue 3) promo material showing a sample of the book interior

#The Stones Stay Silent #Danny Ride #lgbt fantasy #lgbtq fantasy #lgbtq representation #trans books #ace book #aro books #aroace books #aroace mc #trans mc

[franticvampirereads]

Wow…. Just, wow. Holy crap did I love this book. I loved Dev and Charlie. I loved the blatant aspec rep, the queer rep, and the mental health rep. All of it was so good! Not to mention all the commentary on reality dating shows. I honestly don’t know what else to say about The Charm Offensive other than I really, really loved it. I want to dive back into it and start a reread. If it’s not already clear, this book is getting a solid five stars. And I’m just gonna go scream over this one in a corner.

Reading Challenge Prompt Fills:

Romance Readathon: lgbtq+ rep, pastel colors on the cover (sneaking one last one in 😊)

PopSugar: a book set in Hollywood

Shop Your Shelves: a new to you author

Read Queerly 2023: aspec main character

#the charm offensive #booklr #book review #mini book review #I loved this book so much!! #books #reading #rr2023 #read #book #bookish #bookworm #lgbtq+ books #aspec books #aroace books #queer books #queer lit #contemporary romance #contemporary romance book #mm romance books

[thearoacemoon]

Some a-spec characters I'd love to see in books:

The asexual sex worker: especially if they are badass and enjoy their work, just don't feel attraction for their clients (I know it probably already exists, but I'd like to see it normalized in the kind of books I enjoy).

The clueless alloaro: during all the story the love interest is frustrated because they don't seem interested, until confessing their intention and the alloaro is like: "why you didn't told me before?"

The romance-repulsed belluromantic: a character who talks about romance all the time and seems obsessed until someone manifests interest towards them, and they are like: "lol, fuck no!"

The oriented aroace: c'mon, it's my label, gimme at least one character, please! 🥺

#aspec #asexual #aromantic #aroallo #romance repulsed #Belluromantic #oriented aroace #aspec culture #aspec pride #queer books #queer representation #aspec representation #asexual representation #aromantic representation #aroace representation #lgbtqia representation #asexual books #Aromantic books #aroace books #asexual memes

[ghostly-reads]

Every once in a while I get sad that I've never seen the Sands of Arawiya Duology by Hafsah Faizal on any lists of fantasy novels featuring aro/ace characters.

Bc Kifah!! She's a part of the main cast! She's important! Her aro/ace identity is mentioned & confirmed!! (Mind you, it's in the second book, but it's really more a confirmation of what you already know about her from the first.)

She's absolutely lovely!! & I'm a bit sad not more people know about her.

#we hunt the flame #hafsah faizal #sands of arawiya #aroace #aroace representation #ya fantasy #asexuality #aromantic #aroace character #ya literature #fantasy book recs #ace books #aroace books #we free the stars

[aceing-on-the-cake]

YOU GUYS!!!!! GUYS!!!!!

THIS BOOK

WAS NO ONE GOING TO TELL ME THIS BOOK EXISTED?

“At age eighteen, when they become marriageable, all royal children in the Thousand Kingdoms must either go questing to rescue another royal or be hidden away to await rescue themselves. Some go the traditional route of princes rescuing princesses, but not all princes want to be rescuers…and some would rather rescue other princes. Then there’s Prince Gerald, who has no interest in getting married at all.”

IT’S ABOUT AN AROACE KING WHO GETS LOCKED IN A TOWER FORCED TO AWAIT A WOULD BE SPOUSE TO RESCUE HIM BUT INSTEAD HE BEFRIENDS A DRAGON AND THE PERSON WHO HAD COME TO RESCUE HIM AND THEY TRAVEL THE KINGDOM TOGETHER  AND FIGHT AMATONORMATIVITY

ASKBHDKBADFUH

I NEED THIS, LIKE YESTERDAY

#aroace rep #aroace books #aroace positivity #dragons #dragon books #ace rep #aro rep #ace books #aro books

[elinneai]

Stumbled into my local bookshop and sees this! It made me so happy I've been looking for a copy for AGES and there it was <3 Anyway its mine now :)

#loveless #alice oseman #asexual #aromantic #aroace #asexual books #aromantic books #aroace books

[proud-aroace]

Finally got time to read 'Loveless' by Alice Oseman and oh my god. Oh my god. OH MY GOD. It was soooo good. I've never felt so related to a book character until now and that too the main character. It feels awesome. It was hilarious and so emotional too. Towards the end I completely lost it and cried with the joy of having such a book in the world that is so amazing.

P.s. I don't know whether I make any sense above but I am just so excited about it. I couldn't stop myself from making a post.

#asexuel #aroace #acearo #ace positivity #aro #ace #ace pride #asexual #Awesome read #aroace books #aroace character #aroace book recommendation #i'm soooo happy #loveless #alice oseman

[aroaessidhe]

Trans aro & ace books (part one)

THE MANY HALF-LIVED LIVES OF SAM SYLVESTER / acespec nonbinary MC, aroace major character

TWO DARK MOONS / arospec MC, nonbinary MC

TELL ME HOW IT ENDS / nonbinary aroace major character

NOT YOUR BACKUP / aroacespec MC, trans love interest

MEET CUTE DIARY / trans MC, ace love interest

THE WITCH KING / trans MC, demi love interest, ace major character

THE ORACLE STONE / major aro & nonbinary characters

GENDER QUEER / memoir about being trans and aspec

THE STONES STAY SILENT / trans aroace MC

#primarily by trans authors! #(or: as far as I know all of them are) #asexual #aromantic #aroace #trans #the many half-lived lives of sam sylvester #two dark moons #tell me how it ends #meet cute diary #the oracle stone #aroace books #transrightsreadathon

[henry-fox-biggest-stan]

More aroace book recs

Just found this book, and while it hasn’t come out yet it sounds like something out of my wildest dreams (comes out january 29)

Autistic aroace main character and queer side characters

“A great death is in the air” Arlo is lost. He thought he had everything figured out. Go to university, fall in love, get a job. But life doesn't always work like that, and before he has a chance to figure it out, he dies. In the space of a night, Arlo is plunged into a world of blood and immortality and finds a group of people who swear to always have his back. Dying is never easy, and they promise him eternal safety. But something is after him, something no one could have ever predicted. He craves to figure out his purpose before he falls into something he can never come back from.

There’s also vampires

#aroace #aroace books #aromantic #asexuality #asexual #asexual books #aromantic books #book recs #queer books #queer book recs #book recommendations #lgbt books #arospec #aspec #aspec books #young adult #autism #autistic characters #autistic books #autism representation #neurodiversity

[alistairlowes]

i'm sorry but this shit annoys me to no end. like this is about heartstopper and you all need to stop acting like that show invented everything.

fucking anyways

1. Koisenu Futari

Show that’s specifically made to be about aromanticism and asexuality as well as how aroace people are perceived by society. They are main characters. That’s the main plot.

2. Heartbreak High

Want a teen show with ace rep? No problem. One of the main characters is ace! Would you look at that! The representation already exists! It's got a ton of other rep too and it's on Netflix but somehow we never got that ace rep yet right? You don't even need subtitles for this one.

3. SkamFr (s12)

Is it a bit too much at times? Ye sure but you know what it also is? Another teen show where the main character is asexual that deals with asexuality as the main theme. And no you don't need to watch all those seasons before to get it.

4. Bojack Horseman

I didn't even watch this one but I'm aware.

5. Cherry Magic

Oh would you look at that a show with main mlm couple where one of the side characters is aroace? I mean surely it hasn't been done before.

6. Run On

You want some casual side character ace rep? Well here you go even kdramas have done it but I guess there just aren't any shows...

Honorary mention to Sex Ed for that one scene.

#asexuality #aroace show recs #aroace shows #i know there is more but these are ones me or my friend watched and we think they are good #alice o*eman would get a stroke over cherry magic because it's ~fEtIsHiSt BL so it couldn't possibly do what she does :// #and yeah i say that as someone who's fav book is radio silence #anyway if you actually cared about ace rep you would look beyond what is served to you by one streaming service goodbye #koisenu futari #heartbreak high #skam france #cherry magic #run on #bojack horseman

[aspec-friendly-reading]

Deeplight by Frances Hardinge contains no sexual content and barely any romantic content!

In terms of romantic content, a relatively major side character mentions that he did something because he was in love with a girl, but that's the most detail there is if I remember correctly.

Genre: fantasy and horror. Young adult.

Thank you!

#book recs #smut-free books #romance-free books #deeplight #aroace books #mod jay

[arashisenshi]

The proof copy of The Stones Stay Silent arrived and it is *gorgeous*. Toby has approved it.

The ebook is available for pre-order on Amazon. The launch date is April 14th - that's when the paperback will be out, too. If you'd rather support your non-Amazon local indie bookshop, you will be able to order it from them a bit later, too (details when I have them, navigating this self-publishing crap is a tiny bit overwhelming, so one step at a time, but my understanding is that IngramSpark takes a bit longer).

Also, you can show the book some love by upvoting it on Reedsy Discovery, or adding it on your reading list on Goodreads and The Story Graph.

Anything helps, and nothing helps an indie author more than a review, even if you just write "I read this book".

Blurb:

When a deadly plague sweeps the land, the priests of the Parents accuse those deemed to have incurred the gods' wrath. Leiander, unmarried and with interests unbecoming to the woman people consider him to be, flees for his life.

With the Night Demon Kevv'ach by his side and his deepest wish undiminished, he journeys to the Great Lith, said to still channel the magic of the Parents. He will beseech the gods to remake his body in the image of the Father, so the world sees him as his true self:

Leiander.

#the stones stay silent #danny ride #trans books #aroace books #aro book #ace book #lgbtq fantasy #lgbt fantasy #lgbtq representation