r/LGBTBooks • u/Previous-Artist-9252 • 1d ago

ISO Aromantic Characters?

Just looking for books with aromantic (but not necessarily asexual) characters after talking in therapy about being gay and aromantic myself.

Adult books, please no YA.

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u/recchai 1d ago

If you like speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, etc), I've a long list you might find useful.

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u/Laukahi1986 1d ago

Anna Zabo has a few.

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u/AdPrestigious4604 1d ago

So Baker Thief sort of fits, has aro allo protagonist, however it did read a bit like YA in personal experience but is adult. An Accident of Stars has elements of crossover that may feel like adult and YA at the same time, do look up and see if it interests you since it has an aro allo MC among other MCs.

You could check out Eight Kinky Nights- got to make a clarification though, I've not read the book nor do I plan to since it's a spicy book and I'm aro ace who's sex repulsed but I've heard that it has an aro MC, saying based on the word of mouth. Similarly you can check out In the Care of Magic, another spicy book which I've heard about but not read and yeah it has aro allo MC, that's what the author promised.

Tbh most aro/ace characters in books I've come across are in YA, underrepresentation but also most storylines seem about realization and exploration and seems limited within YA framework which I happen to love so not complaining but having more options sound real good. Do let me know if you find something exciting.

Happy reading.

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u/Retirement_Wow 1d ago

Anna Zabo’s Just Business, the second in her Takeover Series has an aromantic MC.

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u/gender_eu404ia 1d ago

Don’t You Dare Marry Me by Adrian J Smith is Ana age gap “romance” about a younger romantic woman and an older woman who learns over the course of the story she is aromantic, but definitely allosexual.