GreatAce.Club discussion
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Name: PilarPronouns: She/Her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: Aromantic Asexual
Favourite books/genres: Especially fantasy, adventure and science fiction, but also comic and graphic novel, suspense, thriller, YA, classics, biography, mystery, humor and comedy, historical fiction etc. etc.
Anything Else: Currently studying to become a librarian/archivist/documentalist. English is not my first language, so apologies in advance for possible mistakes! :-P
Name: EmmyPronouns: she/her
Asexual
Favorite books: alot of them. Ready Player One and The Phantom Tollbooth come to mind
Name: DeannaPronouns: She/Her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: Asexual
Favorite books/genres: Fantasy and historical fiction
Anything else: I like writing and performing music (French horn), and you can find me on tumblr at alienamor.tumblr.com
Name: Toni Pronouns: she/her
Where I am on the ace spectrum: asexual
Favorite books/genres: just about anything and everything horror and mystery are my favorite at the moment lol
Anything else: I literally found this group on tumblr 5 minutes ago and I'm so happy I did :D
Name: SamPronouns: she/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: Ace, Pan/Aro
Favorite books/genres: Courtyard of the Others series (It's absolutely amazing!)
Anything else: As long as it isn't too kissy, I can read pretty much anything. I love to write.
Tumblr: super-magical-wizard (I really like to talk, so if you feel bored and/or lonely I would be glad to have a conversation)
Name: AshleePronouns: she/her
Favorite books/genre: oh my gosh so many. My favorite books have to be a ton of things by Tolkien (although they usually seem boring to me the first time I'm reading them...go figure!) and my overall favorite genre is fantasy. I've also been getting into history/nonfiction lately, which is pretty ironic because I used to hate it!
Anything else: I'm aro/ace. Also I have four dogs, so if there are any other major dog/animal lovers, I'd love to talk :)
Name: HeatherPronouns: she/her or they/them
Where you are on the ace spectrum: asexual, demi-panromantic
Favorite books/genres: Pretty much fantasy and science fiction. I'm not sure about my favorite books, it changes.
Anything else: I play a lot of video games, especially rpgs and adventure. I do art and programming sometimes. Thanks for making this group! I've been looking for a good reads group that might introduce me to more books with asexual protagonists.
Name: Anna Pronouns: She/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: ????, asexual (jokingly referring to myself as 'wtfromantic' until I figure that part out)
Favorite books/genres: SO MUCH OF THE FANTASY. (And also sci-fi and historical fiction--particularly in graphic novel form). Favorite authors are--Sir Terry Pratchett (RIP good sir...), Nnedi Okorafor, NK Jemisin, Noelle Stevenson. Favorite book--The Hogfather
Anything else: I am such a stereotypical asexual that it's not funny sometimes. Also, I get invalidated a lot by...certain people...so if anyone ever needs to vent, I will gladly vent with you.
Also, I'm an MLIS student and a current library assistant--if anyone wants to nerd out about books I am so down for that. Also-also--a huge Transformers fan...so...yeah. Any TF fans out there?
Edit: I can also be found on Tumblr and Facebook with the same group (largely just so I can get updates no matter the platform).
Name: Natalie (I go by Nat sometimes)Pronouns: She/her or they/them
I'm an aromantic asexual
Favorite books/genres: I will read basically anything (without too much romance tbh) Sci-fi/Fantasy, realistic fiction, and graphic novels mostly. Favorite series at the moment is the Raven Chronicles.
Anything else: I'm a swimmer and studying communication in college, asthmatic, and a photographer.
Name: marcella or just mar.Pronouns: she/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: ace ace baby. (demi-panromantic)
Favorite books/genres: my favorite books include 'all the light we cannot see', 'the ocean at the end of the lane', 'norwegian wood', 'the harry potter series' & 'mr. penumbra's 24-hour bookstore'. I'm not into romantic books, but I pretty much read everything else.
Anything else: I'm at tumblr @bookmacchiato (booklr) & @l-attemacchiato. (personal)
looking forward to reading with everyone. <3
Name: Aurelija / RayleyPronoun: She/her
Where are you on ace spectrum: Asexual
Favourite book/author: probably throne of glass series or anything written by Sarah J. Maas.
Favourite genres would be science fiction, contemporary YA, fiction and anything else that catches my eye.
Anything else: currently trying to figure out what I wanna do with my life, therefore taking a gap year and thinking of doing a masters degree soon.
Name: DominiquePronouns: she/her or they/them
Where you are on the ace spectrum: Asexual
Favorite books/genres: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is my favorite book. But when it comes to genres I read a little bit of everything, but I seem to gravitate toward Horror.
Favorite authors: Neil Gaiman
Name: JL/JaelPronouns: she/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: Ace lesbian
Favorite books/genres: Contemporary romance that's on the sweet side, mostly YA. Preferably lesbian, but I'll read anything!
Anything else: Summer camp is my first love. So, I mean, if Ace Book Club ever needs T-shirts or an official cheer...
Name: MaxinePronouns: She/her (I guess??)
Where you are on the ace spectrum: aro-ace
Favorite books/genres: Mysteries~! And fantasy/historical fiction, but mostly mysteries!
Anything else: I wrote a book! It's published! It's the first in a series! It has an aro-ace protagonist! It's some ridiculous amalgamation of mystery and fantasy that no one will give me a straight genre answer on! (It's on my page, yeah?)
Name: RaeannePronouns: she/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: ace aro
Favorite books/genres: I can basically read any YA fiction without heavy romance. I can't say I have a favorite book.
Name: RosiePronouns: She/Her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: I'm panromantic asexual! :)
Favorite books/genres: I love dystopian sci-fi, queer books, books with diverse characters and diverse experiences, books where characters have to overcome severe trauma and still survive somehow, etc. My favorite books of last year were Room by Emma Donoghue and Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick.
Anything else: I'm majoring in political science and women and gender studies, and I'm planning on going to law school for human rights or public interest law (we'll see). I'm also engaged to my very, very best friend. So that's awesome. :) I have an ace tumblr at myanacondareallydont, if you want to check me out there!
Name: BarbPronouns: she/her
Ace spectrum: asexual (and mostly aromantic too, LOL!)
I'm a writer of mostly SFF and I was about to start a discussion on asexual literature in another GR group when I found this one. My books are all QUILTBAG friendly, but sometimes there is sex in them.
Currently working on my first asexual fantasy character (so far I had one openly asexual in a science fantasy story) and looking forward to hear more about other ACE authors/readers.
I don't have tumblr, but I blog on Wordpress and have a DeviantART account... You can find everything on my GR Author profile! :)
Name: renPronouns: ze/zir/zirs.
Where you are on the ace spectrum: i'm probably grayasexual, but i'm not sure yet.
Favorite books/genres: fantasy is my favorite genre (both ya and adult fantasy, though i tend to like adult fantasy books more), and my favorite books are lord of the rings, assassin's apprentice and captive prince.
Anything else: i'm a writer too, but i still have to finish a book. i write mainly fantasy with lgbtq and characters of color.
Name: Taryn RileyPreferred pronouns: she, her
Where I am on the ace spectrum: biromantic asexual
Favorite books/genres: YA fantasy/ fiction, sci-fi, books with supernatural elements, mystery, mythological. Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, mortal instruments are some of my favorites
Anything else: I try to write sometimes but I'm not that good
Name: Taryn RileyPreferred pronouns: she, her
Where I am on the ace spectrum: biromantic asexual
Favorite books/genres: YA fantasy/ fiction, sci-fi, books with supernatural elements, mystery, mythological. Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, mortal instruments are some of my favorites
Anything else: I try to write sometimes but I'm not that good
Name: KirstenPronouns: she/her or they/them
Where you are on the ace spectrum: Asexual panromantic? Probably?
Favorite books/genres: All of them. Currently the books I've been recommending the most are The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes and In the Walls and Other Stories.
Anything else: I've got a booklr at kirsenisanerd.tumblr.com
Name: JodiePronouns: she/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: asexual biromantic
Favorite books/genres: fantasy (fav books: Brandon Sanderson and currently David Eddings)
Anything else: I write things.
Name: LynnPronouns: she/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: demisexual
Favorite books/genres: SFF (leaning heavily towards fantasy), though I'll read just about anything if it sounds interesting enough.
Anything else: Um... I'm an author, I love cats, I talk about books quite often, I've started to maintain a list of books with demisexual-identifying characters and I'm pondering making one specifically for ace characters in SFF as well. I'm looking forward to discovering more ace characters in fiction! ^_^
Name: Johanna Where I am on the spectrum: Asexual
Pronouns: She/Her
Favorite books/genres: I like fantasy, sci-fi, gothic horror and loads more genres.
My favorite books are the Harry Potter series, Night Cirkus, Neverwhere, Wintercraft, TMI/TID series and a lot of other books!
name: Mel(issa)pronouns: she/her
where on the spec do I fall: gray-ace
fave books/genre: favorite book is the outsiders, and I love fantasy.
anything else: I'm a slow reader so hopefully I can keep up haha
HellooooooName: Elizabeth
Pronouns: she/her
Where on the spectrum: Asexual (i think)
Fave books/genre: Harry Potter (duh), Noughts and Crosses, the Cherub series, anything involving dragons, Fantasy
Authors: Malorie Blackman, Terry Pratchett, I dunno- anyone who writes nicely
Anything else: I am very shy and unbelievably disorganised. I need to make some acey friends so feel free to chat to me etc on my new-ish ace tumblr freakingacedit
Name: KapPronouns: she/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: asexual, aromantic
Favorite books/genres: fantasy, sci fi, dystopian, retellings, historical fiction... though I'll pretty much read any genre ^^ Harry Potter will always be my favorite, but I'm also in love with anything by Brandon Sanderson or Tamora Pierce.
Anything else: my tumblr is damekap.tumblr.com (it's pretty random, but I repost a lot of social justice stuff).
nice to meet everyone!~
Reposting mine from tumblr!Name: Minna
Pronouns: she/her
Favorite books/genres: I read primarily YA, usually fantasy, but I also have a fondness for cute contemporaries and branch out from time to time into other genres. Harry Potter, Tamora Pierce, Diana Wynne Jones, the Old Kingdom series, Robin McKinley, and The Raven Cycle are among my favorites.
Anything else: Right now I have a list of exactly three books I’ve read with ace characters and am hoping to add to it. Also, I’m a college student who’s spending a lot of time geeking out over Shakespeare.
Name: Riley/ButtonPronouns: mainly they/them
Where you are on the ace spectrum: panromantic ace!
Favorite books/genres: mostly fantasy and supernatural stuff. Some of my favorite series are: pjo/hoo, Raven Cycle, Unwind Dystology, and the Abhorsen Chronicles.
Anything else: I've never been in a goodreads group before so I don't really know how this stuff works, but the idea of an asexual book club was too cool to pass up
Asexuals and books. My two favorite things in one place.Name: Rae
Pronouns: They/Them
Where you are on the ace spectrum: Asexual (repulsed)
Favorite books/genres: I'm a huge Victorian lit fan (Jane Eyre is my book crush) but I'm also super into fairytales and especially retellings. I'm a HUGE fan of Melanie Dickerson's retellings and I highly recommend her work. And don't even get me started on Shakespeare <3<3
Anything else: I'm a die hard romantic film student who cries over fictional characters, so pretty basic stuff. You can find me over at tumblr ( live-long-and-sass-on.tumblr.com )
Name: MadeleinePronouns: she/her
Where are you on the ace spectrum: Asexual (panromantic)
Favorite books/genres: At the moment, I'm not sure. I used to read so much when I was young and now it's been so long I don't even remember what I like. I'm actually doing this as a way to get back into reading because I miss it.
Anything else: I'm in the process of starting my own business as a goldsmith right now, it's a lot to do but it's fun! And hopefully in the near future I can make you all some ace jewellery ;)
I'm also on tumblr at http://sammysmenea.tumblr.com
Hello everyone ^^ I'm happy to be a part of this club, and happy reading everyone
Name: Bianca
Pronouns: I don't really care but for the convenience of it let's just use she/her
where you are on the ace spectrum: panromantic asexual
Favourite book/genre: my favourite genres are fantasy and historic fiction. and my favourite book (I can't really choose so I'll go with the series) is the Infernal Devices. I'm so in love with this series and this is the only love triangle I am willing to love.
Name: OliviaPronouns: She/her
Ace Spectrum: Panromantic (gray) asexual
Favorite books/genres: I especially love YA, zines and science fiction, as well as fantasy and other speculative fiction. My favorite books are the Jumper series by Steven Gould. I also like Harry Potter, the Percy Jackson books, Contact by Carl Sagan, Libba Bray’s books, Scott Westerfeld’s books, and many others. The most recent book I really enjoyed was Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.
Anything else: I’m a massive nerd for science fiction and fantasy in all their forms, whether it be fiction, TV shows, or movies. I am also a creator myself. I enjoy drawing, programming (especially games), making zines, and worldbuilding.
Hi everyone! I just signed up here to be a part of this Book Club (I'm already on Tumblr and Fb but well), I hope it's gonna be as great as it seems! I'm called Karten, I use they/them pronouns. I'm asexual and kind of sex-repulsed (in a weird way).
I love classics, thriller/crime, YA, I can enjoy some fantasy, romance, sci-fi or basically anything. I love to change and discover new things. One if my fav book is definitely Stolen by Lucy Christopher. My fav author of everytime is definitely Victor Hugo (and Guy de Maupassant, love you guys). LOTR may be one of my fav too. I don't really have a list.
And well, I'm French, so sorry for my English which may be bad? I'm a still non-published author. I write different stuff, currently I'm working on a LGBT+ related short story collection.
I'm SO excited for this Ace Book Club even though reading in English is quite long for me ~
Name: Ilyssia/IlyPronouns: she/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: honestly not sure, I just know I'm ~somewhere on it. (repulsed)
Favorite books/genres: fantasy, anything to do with magic. Sic-fi and dystopian novels are rad too. Particularly fond of (most of) the Graceling series and the Uglies series.
Anything else: I'm in university getting my education degree! I don't usually have time to read so I cram it all into the summer months. Super excited that this group exists!! <3
Hello!Name: Bethany
Pronouns: she/her or ze/hir
I'm asexual and quoiromantic
My favorite books are Good Omens and The Princess Bride. My favorite genres are fantasy and adventure
Anything else: I have adhd and have fallen out of the habit of reading books for leisure so I may not get all the reading done on schedule but I'm excited to be a part of this club!
Also my tumblr is left-handed-moths.tumblr.com
Name: MichellePronouns: I'm agender so I don't care.
Where you are on the ace spectrum: Aromantic Asexual
Favorite books/genres: My top 3 are Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Looking for Alaska, and all of the Harry Potter books. I read any genre. I don't read romance if it's only romance, though.
Anything else: I don't know any other aromantics or asexuals, so if anybody wants to hit me up, feel free.
I'm on tumblr at myth-eater.tumblr.com
Name: GretaPronouns: she/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: asexual but not 100% sure.
Favorite books/genres: Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, but really anything that inspires me.
Anything else: I tried to read a lot, but I am in grad school and that takes a lot out of my day.
Name: RiellyPronouns: they/them
Ace spectrum: aro/ace, sex-repulsed
Books: sci-fi, fantasy, classics, basically everything
Anything else: I'm a writer and focusing on more diversity in my writing :)
Name: Acety(lcholine)Pronouns: she/her
Place on the ace spectrum: Asexual
Favorite genres: fantasy/sci fi. I also really like works that involve sentient non-humans (AIs, dragons, etc). I also have a huge soft spot for time-travel/ redo fanfics. I love the way it explores human relationships.
Why I joined: This seemed like a great way to combine reading of great books with getting to know some other people who identify as asexual :)
Name: Acety(lcholine)Pronouns: she/her
Place on the ace spectrum: Asexual
Favorite genres: fantasy/sci fi. I also really like works that involve sentient non-humans (AIs, dragons, etc). I also have a huge soft spot for time-travel/ redo fanfics. I love the way it explores human relationships.
Why I joined: This seemed like a great way to combine reading of great books with getting to know some other people who identify as asexual :)
Hi, I'm Piasta. A 29 y/o Demiromantic Demisexual from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I identify as genderqueer, though I'm not picky on pronouns. He/Him or they/them will work either way.My favourite genres tend to be Science Fiction and Science Fantasy, though I tend to read a bit of everything. I couldn't even begin to start listing my favourite books here so just check out my books on here.
Hello, my name is Amanda. I'm a 26 year old asexual. I read almost everything though I favour historical fiction, science fiction, and fantasy. I also really enjoy graphic novels (manga and comics). I wanted to join a group that wasn't strict on keeping up with reading and was more laid back. I also have been on the search for stories that have ace characters in them so I thought this group would be a good start.
Name: Frederike (Freddy)Age: 19
Pronouns: She/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: Ace
Favorite books/genres: Fantasy and middle grade
Why I joined: I just had the idea that an ace book club would be great and found you guys on goodreads
Name: Raina, age 16Pronouns: She/her
Where I am: Panromantic grace (:
Favorite books/genres: All books with strong platonic relationships and quirky characters. "Tell the wolves im home", "How to Say Goodbye in Robot", "Breakfast at Tiffanys" to name a few.
Anything else: I like learning about new things and people and such. That's my passion. I love making new friends(:
Name: Tania.Pronuns: Whatever works.
Where you are on the ace spectrum: Aromantic Asexual.
Favorite books/genres: My favourite books are His Dark Materials, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, More Than This and every book of Rick Riordan.
Why I joined: I would like to know about more books with characters in the ace spectrum.
Hello there! I'm Calista Lynne and I've joined because my upcoming novel WE AWAKEN is about two female asexuals in a same sex relationship. I feel like having ace representation is v important and I'm excited to hear about more of it! I know I'm ace but am still not positive about where exactly I fall on the spectrum.
Name: Haley Pronouns: she/her they/them
Where you fit on the ace spectrum: Demi-gray/ace
Favorite books/genres: Harry Potter, and I love fantasy books
Anything else: I'm an aspiring author and figure skater! Also my birthday is in 4 days!!!!
Alright, maybe I should introduce myself!Name: Sofia
Pronouns: She/her
Where you are on the ace spectrum: Aro ace (Aromantic asexual)
Favorite books: I read a lot of LGBT romance novels - particularly long running series) and Chick Lit, but I think books about asexuality might be my next favorite genre :-)
Anything else: I love languages, binge-watching tv-shows and reading fanfiction :-)
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In the Walls and Other Stories (other topics)
Pronouns: She/Her
I'm graysexual
Favourite books/genres: welllll my fav book of all time is Matilda by Roald Dahl, I also really love Harry Potter and really anything with life lessons just thrown throughout it
Anything else: not really, just know you can chat with me if you want :)