Happy Aromantic Awareness Week! To celebrate, we've put together a list of books that feature characters on the aromantic spectrum.
The definition of aromantic is experiencing little or no romantic attraction and, as with many sexualities, is aided by a spectrum.
Contemporary
A Milky Way Home by Hsinju Chen | romance with a demiro ace FMC & demiro pan transmasc MC
An Unexpected Harvest by Erin Kinsella | sapphic romance with a demiro pan FMC and lesbian MC
Christmas Angel by Alex Silver | romance with a transmasc non-binary MC
Covington Acres by Riley Hart | achillean romance with a demiro & bi awakening
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao | YA with an aroace FMC & non-binary MC
Loveless by Alice Oseman | YA with aroace awakening
Recipe for Confidence by Samantha Picaro | aroace rep with an autistic MC
Rivals with Benefits by Alix Nicoud | sapphic erotica with bi & aro non-binary lesbian MCs
Second Chance by Chelsea M. Cameron | sapphic romance
She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki | lesbian romance manga with a demiro FMC
Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman | YA with an aroace MC & mental health rep
Syncopation by Anna Zabo | achillean rockstar romance with a pan aro MC
Take Me To Your Nerdy Leader by Hailey Gonzales | YA with an aro FMC
The Butler by Anastasia Cole | achillean erotica with gay and aro MCs & anxiety rep
The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford | YA with an aroace MMC & deaf bi FMC; anxiety rep
The Trouble by Daria Defore | achillean romance with aro MMCs
We Go Forward by Alison Evans | aroace & plus size characters
Historical
Best Foot Forward by Celia Lake | fantasy with an aroace character
Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall | aro bi FMC and a gay MMC
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee | YA with an aroace FMC
Where Cannons Roar by R.W. Winton | an aroace character
Horror/Thriller
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White | YA thriller with arospec gay/bi-questioning trans MMC & a non-binary platonic LI
My Lord by L.B. Shimaira | erotic gothic horror with a demiro MMC and bi, pan, polyam, and aro rep (revealed in other book)
Science Fiction & Fantasy
A Designer Magick by Fox N. Locke | fantasy with an aroace non-binary character
An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows | portal fantasy with an aro, polyam character
Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace | YA SFF with an aro/ace MC (not specified in the book)
A Stage Over Ruthless Stars by J.J. Clapton | YA sci-fi with chronic illness rep
Baker Thief by Claudie Arsenault | urban fantasy with aroace MCs
Beyond the Paladin Door by Sam Saylett | paranormal fantasy
Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor | YA fantasy with a demiro bi FMC
Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon | YA fantasy with demiro, non-binary, trans, & Indigenous rep
In the Care of Magic by Robin Jo Margaret | monster erotica with a plus size bi FMC & aro agender demon
In the Jaws of an Oak by Emryn Bird | erotic fantasy with an aro FMC
I Think of You Often by Sienna Egler | witchy romance with why choose nb/nb/f & demiro rep
Royal Rescue by A. Alex Logan | YA fantasy with an aroace MMC
Stars and Soil by Dax Murray | fantasy with a bi MC, non-binary sapphic rep, a queer normative world, & diverse side characters
Strange Worlds by Hailey Gonzalez | YA fantasy with an aroace MMC
The Bruising of Qilwar by Naseem Jamnia | fantasy with an aroace non-binary MC set in a queer normative, Persian-inspired world
The Endless Sea Between Us by Lucy Mason | fantasy with a demiro/ace lesbian FMC
The Faerie Godmother's Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle | high fantasy with a lesbian & aroace MCs
The Last 8 by Laura Pohl | YA sci-fi/dystopia with a bi aro MC
The Map and the Territory by A.M. Tuomala | fantasy with an aroace character
The Wolf Among the Wild Hunt by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor | fantasy/horror with non-binary and aro/ace characters
Until the Last Petal Falls by Viano Oniomoh | fantasy aroace Nigerian MMCs
Werecockroach by Polenth Blake | sci-fi with an aroace agender MC
Yelen & Yelena by C.M. Rosens | dark fantasy with an aro bi MMC
Non-fiction
Ace & Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity by The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project
Ace Voices: What it Means to be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi, or Grey-Ace by Eris Young
Amazing Ace, Awesome Aro: An Illustrated Exploration by Victoria Barron
Hopeless Aromantic: An Affirmative Guide to Aromanticism by Samantha Rendle
Abbreviations & Definitions
achillean - books that feature men loving other men or non-binary characters
aro - aromantic
arospec - a person who is on the aromantic spectrum
ace - asexual | experiencing little or no sexual attraction
bi - bisexual
demiro - demiromantic | experiencing romantic feelings only after developing a strong emotional connection
LI - love interest
MC - main character
MMC - male main character
polyam - polyamorous | engaging in multiple consensual relationships at once either separately or together
pan - pansexual
FMC - female main character
rep - representation
sapphic - books that feature women loving other women or non-binary characters
SFF - science fiction/fantasy
transmasc - transmasculine | a trans or gender queer person who is or expresses themself as masculine
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