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Common Bonds: An Aromantic Speculative Anthology by C.T. Callahan, B.R. Sanders, Claudie Arseneault, RoAnna Sylver

3.92 AVERAGE

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elihashands's review against another edition

4.0
love love love aromantic love 😭
in desperate need of more media like this. 


four out of five stars cos the weird, creepy sex story in the middle should've been immediately cut from the bunch upon reading.
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abstractbat's review against another edition

I appreciated the variety of aromantic characters in this anthology- although they have that shared identity they still have different relationships to it and other intersecting identities. They were mostly fantasy with a few sci-fi stories, with simple backgrounds for their shortness. I personally just did not click with a good amount of the writing styles. It’s not them, it’s me, and it wasn’t for me. However, I enjoyed the “Dracanmōt Council” report, “Fishing Over the Bones of the Dragon”, “A Full Deck”, “Half a Heart”, and “Not to Die”. I think that my favorite was the report, as I enjoyed the growing importance of the friendship as well as the secrecy and tone.

riverlethe's review

3.0
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
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ballerinabaylee's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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eloevera's review against another edition

4.25
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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matistans's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
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flyingwargle's review against another edition

2.5
adventurous lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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orange_06's review against another edition

3.0
not enough aro characters
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lee_noel's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
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eliz_hop_1973's review against another edition

My favourites in the collection were:
  • The Aromatic Lovers
  • Cinder
  • Would You Like Charms With That?
  • Half a Heart
  • Seams of Iron