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keeptakingtheshots asked: If anyone's still interested in book recs I've always loved Hilari Bell's Farsala trilogy. It has some wonderful character development and no romantic subplot!
nerdulernerdance asked: The first 4 books in the Artemis Fowl series. And I don't remember the Chronicles of Narnia having much romance (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe's main cast were all siblings, at least) The first 2 books of The Doomspell series (I think it's called that) by Cliff McNish don't have romance as far as I can remember. The Tiffany Aching books danced around hooking her up with Roland for a while, but in he's married someone else. She's friends with both of them still.
elfmaiddryope asked: The first book that sprang to mind without any romance was, for me, The Hobbit. All of Tolkien's other works feature romance, though in The Lord of the Rings it isn't prominent. Other series I can think of are The Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix (I have not read the last two books, so it is possible romance sneaks in at the last minute), The Darkness is Rising by Susan Cooper, and The Somnambulist by Jonathon Barnes (not for the squeamish)
krad-eelav asked: The first Drizzt do'Urden (infamous sword'n'sorcery series) books are great, if the OP's into fantasy. Also, if they like Star Wars, any book with Boba Fett is absolutely perfect too. Hope that helps!
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the-eyre-affair asked: For the person looking for book recommendations: The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde and I found that Beth Revis's "Across the Universe" series doesn't focus TOO much on the romance but it is still there. If she likes Sherlock Holmes at all then a good idea is Laurie R. King's Mary Russell series. She marries Holmes but has more of a partnership with him than any kind of romance.
Alright! The Sherlock Holmes books themselves are a good recommendation, actually.
Anonymous asked: This may seem like a strange question, but do you or your followers know of any good books with main characters that have very strong relationships that don't nessicarily evolve into romance? My 16 year-old neice is aro, as well as an avid reader, and, of course, I like to bring gifts when I visit. ;) She gets very frustrated when reltionships fall into romance though (I think that's why she got so upset with HP...) and I want to show her that strong friendships can be /just/ strong friendships.
How to Say Goodbye in Robot is a book about a very intense friendship between a boy and a girl that never evolves into romance! I don’t know of any others, but my ask is open to suggestions.
Anonymous asked: Just wanted to point out that the quote you recently reblogged is from a horror story by Neil Gaiman. The speaker is a pedophile who preys on young girls, Mr. Alice is a pedophile who preys on young boys.
I am aware. I’ve read the story, I just thought the quote was applicable, but that doesn’t mean the characters in the story itself are aro or good people worth emulating.
#tw: sexual abuse
“The way I look at it, some people need love, and some people don’t. I think Mr. Alice is really a bit of a don’t, all things considered. I’m a don’t as well. You learn to recognize the type.” — Mr. Smith, Neil Gaiman, Keepsakes and Treasures (via yetanotherstatistic)
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