London Ace Book Club
The London Ace Book Club is a monthly book club that reads and discusses books with asexual and aromantic themes. I’ve been going since the book club started in September 2022, and I manage to attend more months than not. It’s also where I met my partner; we bonded over our love of books.
Here’s a list of books I’ve read for Ace Book Club:
Lord of the Empty Isles, by Jules Arbeaux (March 2026)
A young man seeking revenge realises he’s fighting the wrong person, in a space opera that explores grief and loss. Read 22 March 2026. ★★★★☆
Song of the Huntress, by Lucy Holland (February 2026)
A love triangle set against the backdrop of early Britain and an invasion of undead kings that’s slow to start but finishes with a bang. Read 14 March 2026. ★★★★☆
Common Bonds, edited by Claudie Arseneault, C.T. Callahan, B.R. Sanders and RoAnna Sylver (January 2026)
A mixed bag of speculative fiction about aromantic experiences that I wish I’d had more time to read. Read 27 January 2026. ★★★☆☆
Second Chances in New Port Stephen, by TJ Alexander (November 2025)
Read 25 November 2025. ★★★☆☆
Compound Fracture, by Andrew Joseph White (October 2025)
Read 26 October 2025. ★★★★☆
The End Crowns All, by Bea Fitzgerald (September 2025)
Read 21 September 2025. ★★★★★
The Sound of Stars, by Alechia Dow (August 2025)
Read 25 August 2025. ★★★☆☆
How You Get the Girl, by Anita Kelly (June 2025)
Read 24 June 2025. ★★★★★
Don’t Let the Forest In, by CG Drews (April 2025)
Read 22 April 2025. ★★★☆☆
The Heartbreak Bakery, by A.R. Capetta (March 2025)
Read 7 March 2025. ★★★☆☆
Every Heart a Doorway, by Seanan McGuire (January 2025)
Read 28 January 2025. ★★★★☆
Bury Your Gays, by Chuck Tingle (January 2025)
Read 28 January 2025. ★★★★☆
The Meister of Decimen City, by Brenna Raney (November 2024)
Read 24 November 2024. ★★★☆☆
Breasts and Eggs, by Mieko Kawakami (did not finish, July 2024)
Stopped 22 July 2024.
She Who Became the Sun, by Shelley Parker-Chan (June 2024)
Read 25 June 2024. ★★★☆☆
Ending the Pursuit, by Michael Paramo (did not finish, April 2024)
Stopped 19 April 2024.
How To Be a Normal Person, by TJ Klune (November 2023)
Read 30 March 2024. ★★★☆☆
Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata (February 2024)
Read 27 February 2024. ★★★★☆
Hopeless Aromantic, by Samantha Rendle (did not finish, January 2024)
Stopped 23 January 2024.
Aces Wild, by Amanda DeWitt (October 2023)
Read 24 October 2023. ★★★★☆
Gender Euphoria, by Maia Kobabe (August 2023)
Read 22 August 2023. ★★★★☆
Beyond the Black Door, by A. M. Strickland (July 2023)
Read 25 July 2023. ★★★☆☆
Once & Future, by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy (June 2023)
Read 25 June 2023. ★★★☆☆
Elatsoe, by Darcie Little Badger (April 2023)
Read 24 April 2023. ★★★★★
Ace Voices, by Eris Young (did not finish, March 2023)
Stopped 27 March 2023.
How to be Ace, by Rebecca Burgess (February 2023)
Read 26 February 2023. ★★★☆☆
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, by Mackenzi Lee (January 2023)
Read 24 January 2023. ★★★★☆
Asexual Fairy Tales, by Elizabeth Hopkinson (did not finish, November 2022)
Stopped 22 November 2022.
Ace, by Angela Chen (October 2022)
Read 2 July 2023. ★★★☆☆
Loveless, by Alice Oseman (September 2022)
Read 14 June 2021. ★★★★★