I was waiting for someone to mention Upside Down, I recently read it and it was so wholesome and lovely and really great at explaining the wide variety of ace identities/feelings. A few other recs (because I can't not recommend people books): - Rick by Alex Gino (MG contemporary, young boy discovering he might be aro/ace) - Heartsong by TJ Klune (Adult Paranormal, 3rd in the series but this one follows the relationship of the main ace character who is usually a main/side character in the other books. The series also has a side aro character) - Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray (YA Paranormal, 2nd in series where lesbian ace character is introduced and focuses on her but her asexuality isn't fully discussed until later books where she is more of a side character) - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Adult Sci-Fi, no one mentions this as an ace book but the main character says he doesn't understand why humans want to have sex all the time and thinks he'd feel that way even if he was human, to me that reads as asexual) - The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Klune (Adult Fantasy, a main side character is ace and it's explicitly mentioned on page)
What I got from this video is, ace people are awesome and I need to read "beyond the black door". Thanks for taking the time to compile a video like this!
Thank you so much for this! I'm aroace myself, and it's really refreshing to hear about books that focus on things other than romance. You're forming a really good community here. So I've decided to subscribe.
One of my favourite characters of all time, Seong-Jae Yoon from the Criminal Intentions by Cole McCade series is ace/greysexual! I would also recommend E(lizabeth) Wambheim, she is a nonbinary asexual author and all her stories have ace rep. I like her newest one, Of the Wild, the most; it's abut a magical forest and has found family vibes. Love Limits is an Adult BDSM romance that is very diverse, the protagonist is a Deaf Chinese-American panromantic asexual man. Lastly, there is a free webcomic called Rock and Riot that is a fun romp about gangs and features an all queer cast and multiple ace characters.
Seong-Jae is ace/greysexual!? I just read the first book a few months ago and had so much fun with it, but this is def pushing the rest of the series closer to the top of my tbr list XD
Thanks again for letting us participate! Love all these other recs, too. (No joke, I almost included Beyond the Black Door haha. Glad that rec was in good hands :) )
"ACE What sexuality reveals..." is a book that has been on my TBR for some time now! I need it! Every Heart a Doorway and Beyond the Black Door being recommend several times! OMG!!!!! My heart!!! THANK YOU for this video! And the collab! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I have many persons and channels to check out now!
You are so very welcome! I love that we had variety and some return favourites. I was so excited when I knew Wil was going to talk about Ace by Angela Chen because it is such a great resource.
Tarnished Are The Stars - Rosiee Thor has an aroace POV character, and a sapphic romance. Once & Future and Sword in the Stars by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy has an ace side character as well as non-binary rep, lesbians, a gay wizard, and so much more.
- Asexual Fairy Tales by Elisabeth Hopkinson. It is exactly what is says on the tin. - I also really enjoyed the Margin Street Zeroes series by Robin Banks. It's about three really queer university students who end up in a found family thing with a fourth character, who is a god. It is fantastic realism, there are gods causing problems and stuff, but it is about as important as the mental health and finance problems. The ace storyline only starts in the third book, but the entire story is so wonderfully queer, especially where gender identities are concerned. I feel like it really improved my life having read it. - Then there is Jo Walton's Tir Tanagiri series. I only read the first book, The King's Peace, but it went REALLY HARD. It is an AU version of the King Arthur mythos, and the protagonist is one of his generals, an ace lady knight. It feels a lot like reading a historic chronicle about the uniting of the kingdoms, which can be a bit... dry, at times, but at the same time, there are knights and Sulien is an amazing female character. CW for rape at the beginning though. - Investigation in Nottingham by Astrid R. Brandon is... Well. It is one of those books that has a good story, but the writing leaves to be desired. I think it's main worth is as escapist self-insert fantasy, which for me worked really well and I do love the characters. The main reason for this is that it speaks to me about a certain autistic teen having imaginary friends and an imaginary world experience that was definitely my childhood/teen years, and that I haven't seen represented anywhere else yet. I have pledged life-long loyalty to that book and this list would feel incomplete without it.
ace books arent shown a lot so i love this video and also how it's given by ace booktubers so everyone sort of has a different recommendation and it's a way for me to check out new booktubers!
As a demisexual and book lover I loved this. Thank you so much. I will definitely check out the booktubers featured in this video. And I will try to get my hand on those books :). And I love that lipstick on you. Its color suits you very well,I think.
The Not Even Bones series (Market of Monsters) is probably my favorite English series ever, and the main couple is the first canon aroace qpr I encountered in a book! To be fair, this is a revelation they have together later on so it doesn't seem like it at the start, but it is and it made my day. Or my year. Dare I say, my decade? XD
All of these are such good recs! I'm a little surprised not to see an Alice Oseman book here. She's the first author I think of when I think of ace books. I thought I felt seen when I read Let's Talk About Love but Loveless blew that feeling out of the water for me.
Love this!! Glad to be able to come back to this for these specific recommendations, and some of these I've been meaning to read for a while- thanks for this :)
@@KathyTrithardt I am hold you to that!! Although I also understand cause I fell behind and now it is kind of daunting to think about amsrating again. Lol
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I was waiting for someone to mention Upside Down, I recently read it and it was so wholesome and lovely and really great at explaining the wide variety of ace identities/feelings.
A few other recs (because I can't not recommend people books):
- Rick by Alex Gino (MG contemporary, young boy discovering he might be aro/ace)
- Heartsong by TJ Klune (Adult Paranormal, 3rd in the series but this one follows the relationship of the main ace character who is usually a main/side character in the other books. The series also has a side aro character)
- Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray (YA Paranormal, 2nd in series where lesbian ace character is introduced and focuses on her but her asexuality isn't fully discussed until later books where she is more of a side character)
- All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Adult Sci-Fi, no one mentions this as an ace book but the main character says he doesn't understand why humans want to have sex all the time and thinks he'd feel that way even if he was human, to me that reads as asexual)
- The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Klune (Adult Fantasy, a main side character is ace and it's explicitly mentioned on page)
Thank you for the additional recs! Some I have read and loved, and some I need to read.
As an ace booktuber this makes me very happy 🖤💜🤍
Yay!!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Beyond the Black Door sounds so good! Love all the great recommendations! 😊
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What I got from this video is, ace people are awesome and I need to read "beyond the black door". Thanks for taking the time to compile a video like this!
Agree, and sand this to my ace friends
Of course! It was lovely putting all your clips together. Thanks for participating, and in gorgeous drag!
I just picked up Beyond the Black Door from my library! Super excited to read it!
Yay! I really need to get to that one.
Thank you so much for this! I'm aroace myself, and it's really refreshing to hear about books that focus on things other than romance. You're forming a really good community here. So I've decided to subscribe.
I'm so happy you found this helpful!
omg SO HAPPY seeing beyond the black door recommended multiple times!! thank you again for letting me be part of this!💜💜
Of course! Thank you for participating!
I will be checking out Bloody Spade for sure!
I'm thinking about finally starting it later this week myself!
One of my favourite characters of all time, Seong-Jae Yoon from the Criminal Intentions by Cole McCade series is ace/greysexual!
I would also recommend E(lizabeth) Wambheim, she is a nonbinary asexual author and all her stories have ace rep. I like her newest one, Of the Wild, the most; it's abut a magical forest and has found family vibes.
Love Limits is an Adult BDSM romance that is very diverse, the protagonist is a Deaf Chinese-American panromantic asexual man.
Lastly, there is a free webcomic called Rock and Riot that is a fun romp about gangs and features an all queer cast and multiple ace characters.
Thank you for all of your recommendations!
Seong-Jae is ace/greysexual!? I just read the first book a few months ago and had so much fun with it, but this is def pushing the rest of the series closer to the top of my tbr list XD
Thanks again for letting us participate! Love all these other recs, too. (No joke, I almost included Beyond the Black Door haha. Glad that rec was in good hands :) )
I'm so sad that I haven't read that one yet!!
Well time to add some new books to the TBR. I'm excited
🥰🥰🥰 Yay!!
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"ACE What sexuality reveals..." is a book that has been on my TBR for some time now! I need it!
Every Heart a Doorway and Beyond the Black Door being recommend several times! OMG!!!!! My heart!!!
THANK YOU for this video! And the collab! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I have many persons and channels to check out now!
You are so very welcome! I love that we had variety and some return favourites. I was so excited when I knew Wil was going to talk about Ace by Angela Chen because it is such a great resource.
Tarnished Are The Stars - Rosiee Thor has an aroace POV character, and a sapphic romance. Once & Future and Sword in the Stars by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy has an ace side character as well as non-binary rep, lesbians, a gay wizard, and so much more.
I love the _Once & Future_ duology! I still need to get to _Tarnished Are The Stars_ though.
- Asexual Fairy Tales by Elisabeth Hopkinson. It is exactly what is says on the tin.
- I also really enjoyed the Margin Street Zeroes series by Robin Banks. It's about three really queer university students who end up in a found family thing with a fourth character, who is a god. It is fantastic realism, there are gods causing problems and stuff, but it is about as important as the mental health and finance problems. The ace storyline only starts in the third book, but the entire story is so wonderfully queer, especially where gender identities are concerned. I feel like it really improved my life having read it.
- Then there is Jo Walton's Tir Tanagiri series. I only read the first book, The King's Peace, but it went REALLY HARD. It is an AU version of the King Arthur mythos, and the protagonist is one of his generals, an ace lady knight. It feels a lot like reading a historic chronicle about the uniting of the kingdoms, which can be a bit... dry, at times, but at the same time, there are knights and Sulien is an amazing female character. CW for rape at the beginning though.
- Investigation in Nottingham by Astrid R. Brandon is... Well. It is one of those books that has a good story, but the writing leaves to be desired. I think it's main worth is as escapist self-insert fantasy, which for me worked really well and I do love the characters. The main reason for this is that it speaks to me about a certain autistic teen having imaginary friends and an imaginary world experience that was definitely my childhood/teen years, and that I haven't seen represented anywhere else yet. I have pledged life-long loyalty to that book and this list would feel incomplete without it.
Thank you so much! I have now bought the Margin Street Zeros series on your recommendation!
@@KathyTrithardt Ooooooh, cool! I hope you will like it! It is maybe a bit slow at the beginning, but definitely worth sticking to it. Happy reading!
Awesome video Kathy! (and not just because I was in it LOL) I'm loving all the ace rep books! :D
Yay, thank you so much for being a part of it and getting me to pre-order Bloody Spade!
Great video and what beautiful people (I might be ace)
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ace books arent shown a lot so i love this video and also how it's given by ace booktubers so everyone sort of has a different recommendation and it's a way for me to check out new booktubers!
Yay! That was my intention behind it - all of what you said - so I am glad you appreciated it.
Wow so many good recs, thank you for making this video!! Definitely need to read Ace, Beyond the Black Door, and Gender Queer!!!
You're welcome! Enjoy 😊
Bummed I didn’t have time to contribute but I’m happy to have all these new recommendations!!
We all get busy sometimes! Enjoy the new recs.
Thank you so much for this video 💜🖤 happy pride month
You are so welcome! Happy Pride!
As a demisexual and book lover I loved this. Thank you so much. I will definitely check out the booktubers featured in this video. And I will try to get my hand on those books :). And I love that lipstick on you. Its color suits you very well,I think.
I'm so glad! Have fun with the books, the new to you BookTubers, and thanks re: the lipstick. It's a fun colour to pull out once in a while.
The Not Even Bones series (Market of Monsters) is probably my favorite English series ever, and the main couple is the first canon aroace qpr I encountered in a book! To be fair, this is a revelation they have together later on so it doesn't seem like it at the start, but it is and it made my day. Or my year. Dare I say, my decade? XD
Thank you for the rec!!
All of these are such good recs! I'm a little surprised not to see an Alice Oseman book here. She's the first author I think of when I think of ace books. I thought I felt seen when I read Let's Talk About Love but Loveless blew that feeling out of the water for me.
I cannot forgive myself for forgetting to mention _Loveless_ - but I knew I couldn't name them all.
Have you read the sidekick squad series by C.B. Lee?
I have! I love it! CB Lee is also very nice.
Thank you for thos, now I have so many new books on my TBR! 😉 Would love to see the same sort of video on pan books!
Glad to help build.your TBR!
@@KathyTrithardt I read and read, and it never gets any shorter! 🤣
Thank you for this video!! 💜🖤🤍
You're welcome! Happy Pride!
Love this!! Glad to be able to come back to this for these specific recommendations, and some of these I've been meaning to read for a while- thanks for this :)
You are so welcome, Livie!
💜💜💜💜 Book 6 of Criminal Intentions season 1, especially. Seong-Jae is demi/gray and is sometimes sex- averse
I swear, one day, I will read that series.
@@KathyTrithardt I am hold you to that!! Although I also understand cause I fell behind and now it is kind of daunting to think about amsrating again. Lol
There are just... so many...
@@KathyTrithardt There are!! And they just keep coming....
Me, an ace booktuber, frantically writing down recommendations: yes, yes, good, *for science*
Yes, for science, good, good...
@@KathyTrithardt loved this collaboration! Thank you for hilighting so many ace people to follow!
You are so welcome!
Aces unite :)
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Thanks for this video. I'm always on the lookout for books with ace representation to add to my TBR. (I need to read Upside Down!)
You do! It is so cute!
thanks for all of the work putting this together, kathy!!
Of course! I love doing these collabs!
oh I love this compilation!! Jotting down all of these recommendations 👀
Always happy to help grow your TBR :)