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A review by simonlorden
Common Bonds: An Aromantic Speculative Anthology by C.T. Callahan, B.R. Sanders, RoAnna Sylver, Claudie Arseneault
5.0
I've been meaning to read this anthology for a while. 19 short stories and poems. Some of them have explicitly aromantic protagonists, others don't really mention the romantic orientation but focus on platonic relationships. Most of them are fantasy, although there's a couple that are more sci-fi.
As all anthologies, some stories hit me better than others, but I'd say that the average enjoyment was pretty high. I haven't read anything by any of the authors before, so it was an especially nice surprise. (I'm more familiar with the editors, but they didn't actually have their own works in the book sadly.)
Some of my favorites:
– Jennifer Lee Rossman: Cinder - Disabled Cinderella, fairytale retellings, princesses saving princesses, an app to find a magical prince to rescue you.
– A.Z. Louise: Dracanmōt Council of Human Study Report Compiled by Usander Greystart - An outsider studying human customs.
– Jeff Reynolds: Fishing Over the Bones of the Dragon - A story about family, kidnapping fae, and also about generational trauma tbh.
– Polenth Blake: Busy Little Bees: Cloned siblings! Love them. I would have loved to continue reading this one.
As all anthologies, some stories hit me better than others, but I'd say that the average enjoyment was pretty high. I haven't read anything by any of the authors before, so it was an especially nice surprise. (I'm more familiar with the editors, but they didn't actually have their own works in the book sadly.)
Some of my favorites:
– Jennifer Lee Rossman: Cinder - Disabled Cinderella, fairytale retellings, princesses saving princesses, an app to find a magical prince to rescue you.
– A.Z. Louise: Dracanmōt Council of Human Study Report Compiled by Usander Greystart - An outsider studying human customs.
– Jeff Reynolds: Fishing Over the Bones of the Dragon - A story about family, kidnapping fae, and also about generational trauma tbh.
– Polenth Blake: Busy Little Bees: Cloned siblings! Love them. I would have loved to continue reading this one.