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 • 2018 • 10 editions

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

The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

Nizrana Farook

4h 35m • 2020 • 7 editions

user-added

fiction middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Sandry's Book by Tamora Pierce

Circle of Magic #1

Sandry's Book

Tamora Pierce

252 pages • 1997 • 30 editions

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 • 2019 • 8 editions

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 • 2021 • 8 editions

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

Піранезі

Susanna Clarke

240 pages • 2020 • 119 editions

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

The Murderbot Diaries #2

Artificial Condition

Martha Wells

3h 21m • 2018 • 51 editions

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

The Legend of Eli Monpress #5

Spirit's End

Rachel Aaron

533 pages • 2012 • 3 editions

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

The Legend of Eli Monpress #4

The Spirit War

Rachel Aaron

507 pages • 2012 • 4 editions

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

The Legend of Eli Monpress #3

The Spirit Eater

Rachel Aaron

422 pages • 2010 • 7 editions

fiction fantasy adventurous lighthearted fast-paced