Reviews tagging Acephobia/Arophobia
Common Bonds: An Aromantic Speculative Anthology, by E.H. Timms, C.T. Callahan, B.R. Sanders, Cora Ruskin, Polenth Blake, Avi Silver, Mika Stanard, Claudie Arseneault, Morgan Swim, Camilla Quinn, A.Z. Louise, Jeff Reynolds, Ren Oliveira, Marjorie King, Thomas Leonard Shaw, Adriana C. Grigore, Rosiee Thor, Jennifer Lee Rossman, Ian Mahler, Vida Cruz, RoAnna Sylver, Syl Woo
3 reviews
puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Moderate: Grief, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Death
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
valereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual assault
pastelkerstin's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Most of the poetry wasn't actually explicitly speculative, but it was heartfelt, so I'm not mad about it, it just made me go "Hmm" when I realised that.
Also, just wanted to let you know that I read part of this book on Valentine's Day out of spite lol.
Also also, I'm honoured to be internet friends with Laya who did the cover art for this book. Beautiful work as always.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Torture
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders
There are content warnings for the individual stories at the beginning of the book, but I think "Fishing Over The Bones of the Dragon" should have more. It lists "Death imagery, alcohol" but I'd also add torture and sexual abuse. It's the darkest story out of the bunch and should have had more warnings imo.