sexuality awareness week or ace week is celebrated from october 25-31 and im so happy i found this cute graphic novel by Molly Muldoon and Will Hernandez just at the right time!

this sexual orientation is probably the most misunderstood one on the lgbtqia+ spectrum and not gonna lie, i wasn't sure about the answers to so many questions included in the book myself, but it's all about learning and growing <3

if you wanna read more about the asexuality spectrum and what terms like aromantic, demisexual, allo, etc. mean, i highly recommend this quick graphic novel guide! it's just 76 pages long and very easy to read.

This is a great beginner to understanding asexuality whether you think you might be ace, something you know just came out as ace, or you're just trying to understand the variety of people that exist in our world. Brava to authors/illustrators Muldoon and Will Hernandez!

This is a very helpful and educational book. I think having it in graphic novel format is going to be very helpful for the folks who need to read / see it. I already passed this title onto our librarians for purchasing. Couldn't recommend more. There should be more titles on the Asexuality, especially for folks in a younger demographic.

Exactly as the title says, this is a quick and easy guide. Asexuality is largely misunderstood and I love that this guide is in a nice eye catching graphic novel format. Being on the asexual spectrum myself, there's nothing I haven't already read.

I think this is only useful if you're not already familiar with asexuality. It would be a great jumping off point if you're questioning or newly realizing you're on the asexual spectrum.

I think the people who will get the most out of this guide are friends and family members of someone who is ace. I highly recommend it for that and also anyone who wants to learn more about asexuality.

I have some negative feelings towards the A in LGBTQIA topic. The A does not stand for ally and that is a hill I will die on. LGBTQIA+ is an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity. You can (and should) be an LGBTQIA+ ally but the A does not ally.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!
I have an asexual son and so was excited to see this well done beginning treatment of the topic in a graphic novel format. The two authors present a variety of basic information about asexuality and what it is and isn't in terms anyone can understand. This will be a great resource for those trying to figure out their identity and for those of us who love them so we can all understand better.

This was a really interesting read. I liked the illustrations and it was informative and helpful. I would definitely refer to this book again to remember some of their take home messages. It was thought provoking and ّّI was left with some questions about the boxes we assign ourselves to as well as the labels and categories that we are keen to compartmentalise people into. I notice that one category is never enough... but might this lead to an endless subcategorisation system and is this helpfuli in turn? It seems that whilst the extreme position of "everyone is heterosexual and has a sex drive whether they know it or not" is a very unhelpful statement, perhaps the counter extreme position is also unhelpful.

I am not sure that I want to be pigeon holed into a category based on my level of sex drive, my sexual attraction preference and practice. The focus is too much on my identity as being mainly a sexual one and I don't think that is where the source of our identity lies. I accept that there is fluidity and I accept that we are complex beings but why do we need to find categories for every degree of experience across the spectrum? Demisexual? I think a lot of people are probably demisexual. Does it need its' own category?
These are some of the thoughts I was left after reading this book but with this in mind, I will probably return to this book again for reference and for that reason, I think it was a really helpful read.

They say you can't judge a book by it's cover - well, this is one you can! A quick, easy read about asexuality and how it crosses over into different aspects of our sexualities and identities.

As an allosexual, I always try to read material created by people with different orientations from mine so I can understand and learn more.

Told through an easy, brilliantly illustrated graphic novel (including the cutest axolotl!) - this felt like more like a conversation with friends. Of course this does reference some sensitive topics like discrimination, but it's handled well and in an informative manner that shouldn't be too upsetting to read about. If you're looking for anything in depth, this isn't for you, but it's a great place to start.

I think "quick and easy" perfectly describes this. If you're looking for a more nuanced book that goes into depth of every single permutation of the covered topics, this is not it. But it (mostly) does what it promises, and even if you feel like this is too easy for you it might still give you some insight on different experiences than the ones you've personally had, and it's something you can give your allo friends/family to help them understand you better.

(I do have some meh feelings about how the A in LGBTQIA and the queer topics were handled. I think what the authors were trying to do is not alienate anyone, which obviously is going to alienate someone. For example, by not really answering whether aces are part of the queer community or not, i think they want to make those aces who, because of past experiences or other, feel excluded from the queer community, feel welcome in the asexuality spectrum at the very least. But by doing so it might perpetuate the message that being ace doesn't make you part of the community unless you're also not-cis and not-hetero. Ultimately i think this level of nuance goes beyond a book like this, but there might have been slightly less "apolitical" answers that would have worked better.)

Thank you to Oni Press and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

'A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality' is a cool and straightforward introduction to the topic of asexuality. I think it would work best for teens, but contains useful information for adults too who aren't familiar with the topic. The explanations are usually brief and easy to understand, could be a helpful conversation starter. They also provide further resources at the end of the book, which is also very useful.

I'd recommend it to people who'd like to know the basics, or are questioning if the label fits them.
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Five 'you just haven't found the right person yet' stars.
Five "the a in LGBTQIA stands for Ally" stars.
Five "why can't you just be normal" stars.
Five "that's not a thing you're making it up for attention" stars.
Five "you're just camping onto the latest trends' stars.

Wish I'd had this book in high school. I love how it allows for room to grow and change. It's taken me roughly 8 years of questioning and changing my identity to come to terms with my own asexuality, and even then, I'm not accepted by my own family because of it. Telling someone new that I'm ace, I always feel like I have to hold my breath. I still question myself, am I really ace or just pretending? It's tough. This book covers all of that and more. Fantastic resource pages, too.

It is indeed a quick and easy guide but it's not at all correct since it debates the fact that A is for ally, while it really isn't. This is a guide to asexuality and saying the A is ally and not for asexuality/aromanticism/agender is wrong. For people trying to understand the bases of asexuality, it's not the worst of guides, but I wouldn't really recommend it.

This guide to asexuality is a fantastic primer for readers looking to better understand asexuality and its complexity. It is comprehensive, yet also a quick, fun and educational read! Highly recommended for young adults and adults, especially in public library collections.

This book takes a topic that seems complex and confusing (and, honestly, is) and breaks it down into very simple concepts. It is a valuable tool for everyone, from the person who may be questioning if they are ace themselves to the person who wants to learn and understand. :D

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an eARC of this title in exchange for my honest review.

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I have always had questions about asexuality and what it means not necessarily by definition, but what it means and feels like for the people who identify and find comfort under this umbrella. I really enjoyed this.

I think the authors did a wonderful job on balancing what and what not to say when it comes to the difficult topics that are mentioned and how they may or may not play into how you are as a person, sexually, romantically, and how you choose to label yourself.

I would recommend this to anyone, but especially to those who know they are queer, but might not know exactly where they fit in, people who suspect they might be on the Ace spectrum, and other members of the LGBTQIA+ community. I think as a community, we have a duty to learn as much as we can about each other’s identities in order to be respectful, kind, and inclusive.

Learning about the stereotypes at the end, has helped me recognize when I need to speak up about the way people are being treated or portrayed. I don’t like the severe lack of LGBTQIA+ diversity we see media (although I’ve read some great books recently with Ace rep) and I hope we continue to see more in the future.

This was my first introduction of "Quick & Easy" books and to be blunt, I did not enjoy the writing style of setup.
Frankly, I felt spoken down to. While I understand the idea is to breakdown a complex topic that is most likely new to some reasons, it felt condescending in it's approach. Followed by attempts of playful narrative banter.

I do feel it's a very short view into all those identify as Ace and did not cover some of the Ace sexuality spectrum.

Not sure what I think about this overall reading experience. I'm not sure how I feel about if I could recommend it or not.

**Thank you to Oni Press and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. **

This is exactly what the title promises, a very quick guide to asexuality. While I appreciate that this book exists and it’s being published, however, I feel like it is somewhat lacking. Keep in mind I read an ARC of this, so maybe the finished copy won’t have this problem, but in general it felt a bit too quick. There’s a chapter about asexual stereotypes in media which felt completely unfinished.
In general, I feel like this guide could have been expanded a little more, because you can find all of the information on asexuality.org and this book doesn’t really add more. I would have loved a bit more personal experiences from the authors or other aspec people, because as an ace person myself, I know that allos won’t understand just basic explanations, sadly.
It was nice seeing myself and my experience reflected in this book, but I’d still choose to recommend Loveless by Alice Oseman or asexuality.org if an allo asked me for recs on where to learn more about asexuality.
Overall, it was a nice guide, but a bit oversimplified. I was hoping for something more.

TW for acephobia mentions ofc

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing the ARC of this book.

This book gave exactly what it says on the cover. A quick and easy guide to asexuality discussing the most frequently asked questions, like what is asexuality (and aromanticism), dating as ace, growing up as ace, harmful stereotypes and representation, and finally our place in the LGBTQIA+ community. Although there is one thing I would like to say. Aces, yes even the cishet aces, do belong in the LGBTQIA community.
This book is perfect for anyone who's just met this term for the first time, let they be questioning or someone to whom a person just came out to. But as for "well-versed" aces, it could be a bit boring as all the information discussed inside is what one would read in their very first researching spree.

A brief intro to a topic I knew little about, accessibly brought.

I breezed through a A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality after being approved for the ARC. Asexuality as an orientation is rather invisible in mainstream media the authors note, and this triggered me to find out more. The book is very accessibly written, well suited on a young demography that is finding out if they are "normal" or not. The spectrum of romantic and sexual orientation is explained easily, and the cake metaphor used is something that sticks. All varieties or nuances are hard to cover in less than 80 pages, but Demisexual would have been something I would have liked a bit more background about, and in general I feel something about history or prevalence rates would have helped putting everything in a broader context. But maybe that is something easier incorporated into the Wikipedia article on this topic than a more personal approach applied to this book, with the authors telling something about their own orientation and experiences.
An important little book, to make one think about how our society is unwittingly very much organised around sexuality, but especially as a potential resource for anyone trying to make sense of oneself.

Like many other reviewers of this book, my feelings are a bit all over the place after reading this.
I liked the playful narration and cheerful tone, but thought this clouded any concrete conclusions about ace representation and the ace experience as a whole. As an ace person I don't feel particularly empowered after reading this.
I think this book would work for someone who has never heard of the asexuality spectrum and feels they need a very brief introduction. It's too short and meanders around its arguments too much to be useful to anyone else.

Thank you so much to Oni Press for this e-arc.

This felt like an infomercial for allos learning about aces. Definitely a 101 that could easily be found with a quick google search. The graphic novelization aspect was interesting but not to my taste.