#ace books

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Hoot von Zitzewitz cover illustration

Info from ISFDB

[dleones]

Ace Books, 1960. A primeira versão foi escrita por volta de 1953 e publicada na revista Future Science Fiction em 1956.

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The Reimagining of Thornwood House by Jaleigh Johnson

A gentle, magical cosy fantasy about a land witch, a sentient house, and the slow work of learning what home truly means.

Pre-Reading Thoughts

A sentient house that has literally walked away from its address is an immediate hook. I was hoping for something cosy and magical with strong atmosphere - something rooted in place, where the setting itself feels alive and meaningful.

Post-Reading

As I thought… This is a beautifully soft and immersive cosy fantasy, built around care, trust, and belonging. Evie and Ruby’s arrival in Iskendra feels warm and grounded, and the gradual process of earning Thornwood House’s trust is genuinely satisfying.

The relationship between character and place is the real heart of the book - everything grows out of that connection. The village, the forest, and the house itself all feel interconnected in a way that makes the world feel quietly alive.

It surprised me by… How much emotional weight the story carries despite its gentle tone. There’s a subtle undercurrent of damage in both the house and the surrounding land, which gives the narrative more depth than a purely cosy setting might suggest.

I also found myself drawn into how patiently the story unfolds. It’s not in a rush to get anywhere - it’s about settling in, listening, and letting trust form over time.

🎵 Music Pairing

Featured Song: “Gentle Arms of Eden” by Dave Carter

Vibe Album: Ceremonials by Florence + the Machine

Artist Recommendation: The Oh Hellos

🌈 Vibe Check

Colour Palette: honey gold, moss green, warm wood, soft terracotta Soundtrack: birdsong, creaking floorboards, wind through herbs Season: late spring into early summer Mood: gentle, safe, quietly magical Scent: cinnamon toast, crushed herbs, sun-warmed stone

🔮 Tarot Pull

Four of Pentacles

Thornwood House begins the story guarded and resistant, holding tightly to its boundaries and refusing to let just anyone inside. The Four of Pentacles reflects that instinct to protect what is vulnerable, even when it leads to isolation. Over time, Evie and Ruby slowly earn its trust, showing that safety doesn’t have to mean shutting the world out - it can also mean learning how to let others in safely. 🏡✨

For fans of

📚 The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 📺 The Good Witch

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Sorceress of the Witch World by Andre Norton, cover by Jeffrey Catherine Jones (1970)

[cmrosens]

Modern Gothic Horror/Urban Fantasy with tentacles

A doomed woman with 33 days to live in love with her sentient house A town with an occult ecosystem An amoral soothsayer with fading precognition & restorative cannibal rites

If you liked: - Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch - Withered Hill by David Barnett - Shadows over Ravenscroft by Vivian M. Valentine - The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

AND you want MORE ACE REP in your dark fiction... give THE CROWS a try.

Secrets and lies haunt a doomed woman, her cannibal neighbour, and the sentient house they both love... Welcome home

Emotionally unavailable eldritch monster bois are so my thing. ... there’s polyamory, and queer characters, ghosts, magic, zombies, and a st

[kay-claire]

For International Asexual Awareness Day: Wish Lists Lead to This includes a character who has a demisexual awakening, written by an aroace author.

Whenever Seb wants to get something done, he makes a list, and he sets deadlines. He's been in Cape Town for 2 years and has yet to do all the touristy things the city has to offer, so he's set his 24th birthday as his deadline to do 100 things on the list he's come up with. JJ's in a rut. He has no friends hates his job (working at a shirtless waiter at a gay bar isn't all it's cracked up to be), and is sick of one-night stands. After an awkward encounter with a former crush, JJ finds himself roped into helping Seb accomplish an item on his list – but plans change after he finds a box of abandoned kittens the day he's suppose to meet up with Seb. When the two decide to foster the kittens together, they're both surprised at how well they get along, since on paper they're exact opposites – especially after their new budding friendship turns into something more complicated after JJ finds a secondary, secret list in the back of Seb's notebook...

[thedeadreaderslibrary]

Happy International Asexuality Day!!

While I may not be ace-spec, I’m Aromantic and Agender, so I know personally know how much a-spec identities tend to get erased and overlooked by the broader queer community sometimes. Ace people are just as much a part of our community as anyone else and deserve to recognised!

So, here’s a list of books I’ve compiled about ace characters that I’ve read + ones on my TBR! The books with stars are ones that are my personal favourites!