I was so happy to see this on NetGalley's lineup of upcoming publications. There is so little aro/ace scholarship (although it is growing) that does not delegate us to disability. This would have been an excellent source for my most recent research paper on aro/ace representation in genre fiction! I feel seen, understood, and hopeful for the future of representation for the Other A.

This was incredibly well done. I don’t know what else to say.

This is very close to being a textbook, so don’t expect a fun story full of humor or other witty writing that will draw you in. Your reading experience is going to be directly proportional to your interest in the topic. This IS well written though. Its well organized and very thorough. There is discussion of the central topic, as well as intersectionality with several other interrelated topics such as gender and sexuality.

I wish that I had this book as a physical copy that I could hang onto, and not a digital ARC that will disappear from my phone after a time.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free ARC. This honest review was left voluntarily.

This is a great book for anyone wanting to understand more about Aromantics; either because they identify as Aro or they know someone who does. It presents the history of the way the term has developed and even presents some history of aromanticism that predates the use of the word. It has some great questions for both Aros and allies that should help you understand your own thinking on the topic.

This is a really comprehensive book. It will help anyone aromantic who wants to feel less alone but it will also help family members and caregivers. There's even a section about supporting mental health for aromantic people. It draws on surveys and personal testimonies as well as referencing media representations.
The sections on neurodivergence are good too.

This book is a great resource for anyone wanting to learn more about the aromantic spectrum. As someone who has only learned of the term fairly recently, I was able to learn a great deal from reading this. I really enjoyed the flow of the book, and how the authors presented the material and different sections. I found that the way they organized everything really helped the information build up and solidify in my mind.

I also really appreciated the inclusion of excerpts of personal narratives/experiences from folx in the community. I found it very helpful to learn about the concepts/ideas, and then be presented with the excerpts of people’s lived experiences in their own words. Additionally, I appreciated the “Reflection” sections at the end of the different parts. Each Reflection section included reflection questions and prompts “for people who identify with the aromantic spectrum” and “for allies of aromantic people.” I am also happy to say that I was able to learn a lot about myself through these reflection questions/prompts.

I want to thank the authors for doing the immense amount of research and community-building that they clearly did for this book, and, ultimately, for writing and publishing it. There is not a lot of literature out there for this topic yet, so I am happy to see it.

Thank you also to NetGalley and Jessica Kingsley Publishers for the ARC opportunity!

This book was interesting! I usually don’t read much non-fiction outside of work (psychology), however this title drew me in. It was nice to learn more about the aromantic-spectrum. I don’t know how this discipline (sociology?) references, but I found myself missing I text referencing (APA7) and discussions of existing literature. Thank you for the Arc!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!!

I am asexual and I love seeing nonfic books that discuss it! It’s so nice for others to get info or for others questioning. I really enjoyed this book and its information and I really hope a lot of people can get stuff out of it!

A good introduction to aromanticism. Well researched and much needed. Aromanticism, much like asexuality, is a much broader subject than many people not deep in the community may expect, and I think this did a good job hitting all of the areas it needed to while not being too excessively lengthy for an introductory text. Well done.

Really informative and I definitely learned more about Aromanticism which means the book met its goal!

My Favourite parts were the personal anecdotes sprinkled throughout the chapters that bring lived-experience to the facts.

I think this would make a great reference book! It does unfortunately read quite like a dictionary, with a lot of definitions being listed. But if i had a physical copy it would be a great book to dip in and out of. Its just a bit harder to read in longer chunks.