Books With NO Romance and NO Sex

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8 participants (25 books)

Overview

I am desperate - desperate I say! - for books with no romance. No sex scenes. No stopping to stare at the way that girl's skirt wisps about her thighs or that guy's abs drip with machismo. I'm aromantic/asexual and I don't super care about books about coming out or discovering yourself - they're important but I went on that journey a decade ago! Now I just want to read about people fighting dragons and not making out with others in their free time. I hope to increase the number of books necessary as I find more qualifiers.

No POV character can be in or want to be in a romantic or sexual relationship. No romantic or sexual relationship can have a significant impact on the plot. They're just doing their thing. If anyone around them is canoodling it's far FAR in the background. (Implied/shipping potential is fine - but ONLY implied. A platonic reading must be possible.) Fiction only - Nonfiction is, quite literally, its own genre. Also, try to avoid kids books. They're kind of a given, and also I'm 30 and want to read about adults. 

Challenge Books

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Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault

Baker Thief

Claudie Arseneault

424 pages • digital • 2018

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook

The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

Nizrana Farook

4 hours, 35 minutes • audio • 2020 user-added

fiction middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
All Systems Red by Martha Wells

All Systems Red

The Murderbot Diaries #1

Martha Wells

152 pages • digital • 2017

fiction science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
Sandry's Book by Tamora Pierce

Sandry's Book

Circle of Magic #1

Tamora Pierce

252 pages • paperback • 1997

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall

They All Fall Down

Rachel Howzell Hall

320 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Haunting of Leigh Harker by Darcy Coates

The Haunting of Leigh Harker

Darcy Coates

272 pages • digital • 2021

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Піранезі by Susanna Clarke

Піранезі

Susanna Clarke

240 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition

The Murderbot Diaries #2

Martha Wells

3 hours, 21 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
Spirit's End by Rachel Aaron

Spirit's End

The Legend of Eli Monpress #5

Rachel Aaron

533 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced
The Spirit War by Rachel Aaron

The Spirit War

The Legend of Eli Monpress #4

Rachel Aaron

507 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced