This was incredibly informational and helpful. As someone in the queer community, I still am not exposed or understand aromantic or asexual but I feel like with this book and the work done by ace and aro activists across the whole spectrum I and many others are learning more. So thank you to those authors illustrators and storytellers for sharing their experiences with the world. Do yourself a favor and read this graphic novel then buy a copy to give to someone.

Excellent content. The narrative is easy, fast and very well explained.
I had several questions that were addressed in this book and I was super happy to have found the answers and learned more about asexuality. I hope more people have access to this content.

This book by Molly Muldoon and Will Hernandez takes a clear and straight-forward approach to explaining the concept of asexuality in a judgment-free manner using graphic novel illustrations to portray the type of questions that many asexual people get asked. In particular, the concepts of asexuality and aromanticism are often linked, or confused. A solid addition to Limerence Press's series of Quick & Easy Guides (following Q&E Guides to They/Them Pronouns, Queer & Trans Identities, Sex & Disability, and Consent).

Loved it!
A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality is a very consistent and direct graphic novel that helps bring understanding to different concepts regarding asexuality.
As a person, I've questioned my sexuality countless times, it's hard to know who you are when you don't fully understand the reality of the possibility. I've always wondered whether I was or not an asexual person, I still do. But this short and cute book has given me an opportunity to reflex on it knowing what I may or may not be.
Simple, easy, and just plain cute, it is a 100% recommendation to anyone. And such a fast read too. 1hs max.
It's time we let go of prejudices and be who we truly are.
5/5
Maria Lourdes

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley and I’m leaving an honest review.
This book is exactly what it says it is: a quick and easy guide. It cover all the most important and basic information and I believe it was very educating and useful and it could be exactly what the people that are stil figuring themselves out might need to understand themselves and their feelings better. This book is especially useful, considering how harmful it can be for the people who are just starting to question themselves to go online for answers, because just as it's said in the book, the internet can be full of hate and ignorance towards ace people as many people don't even bother to understand.
I loved how the authors explained everything, but I am a little sad it was this short because I really enjoyed it!

Thanks to Oni Press and NetGalley for giving me a digital copy of the book in exchange of a honest review.

I think, as the title says, it's a great graphic novel to introduce people to asexuality. It covers the basics of what does ace means and helps to answer some of the most common questions around this sexual orientation.

As part of the ace spectrum myself, I really enjoyed this read, it's great to feel me seen and validated, I really recommend this book to everyone as an introduction to what asexuality is.

It's a light read, very educative and the art is amazing too.

this is a very informative and vivid short book that explains what is asexuality, other sexualities in the ace spectrum and the difference between sexual and romantic attraction! i think it manages to clear some misconceptions about asexuality that a lot of people have, including ace people before figuring it out themselves! i definitely recommend this to everyone :')

I found this book read easy to understand and felt that it explained a lot of issues and facts in an approachable and simple way. I loved the style of the graphics and felt that I learned a lot from reading this book. It would be a great guide for anyone interested in finding out more about asexuality.

Great and easy to follow graphic novel demystifying what it means to be asexual! Very informative. Quirky, fun. More books need to be written on this topic and many other queer identities.

A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality serves as a perfect book for anyone - cis or lgbtqia+ - to gleen a better understanding of Asexuality; especially those who may have misunderstandings or not realize what possible bias or prejudice some might hold without thinking. It’s a quick read - I read it twice within 36 hours while doing other things, and while the art at times is a bit plain, everything is accessible and quite easy to read and understand.

In the spirit of Adam Ruins Everything, each point is brought up and explained as those interacting with Molly and Will. They quite plainly state in the opening pages that this book is for everyone, anyone with questions or might simply want to know more. The book offers examples of all different questions that one may have about the spectrum of asexuality, but it’s not an end-all book, and they tell you that in the beginning.

If you want to support your ace and aro friends and family, read this book. It's simple and provides a gateway to create a dialogue and bring love to those in the lgbtqia+ who are the least understood.

Due to my YALSA committee commitments, I am unable to leave reviews. Please see www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub to see our future reviews for Great Graphic Novels for Young Adults. Thank you! - As an unofficial review, I have to say I really appreciate this book as an Ace person. Being asexual is something that is not well understood and ever evolving so I appreciate the effort this book goes to to make what is like (and not like) being Ace.

This is such a great resource for people who want to learn the absolute basics of what asexuality is. We need more tools formatted and explained in such an accessible way, so I loved this. This is really well suited for younger people as well.

I particularly liked how the authors included small sections about their own personal experiences to show the broad spectrum of asexuality. Having specific examples of people's real experiences makes the concepts they explore so easy to understand. I also really enjoyed the section about asexual stereotypes and the explanations for why they're harmful.

I'm really glad I was able to read this arc (thank you NetGalley and Limerance Press) and I was able to learn even more about a subject I had never read much about before!

As someone who is ace, this is the type of book I wish I had when I was trying to figure myself out. While this is a simple guide and some sections could have gone deeper, it is very helpful for anyone questioning themselves or for those who just want to learn more about/understand asexuality. The comic format of the book makes all the information easily accessible. My favorite sections were "Ace Stereotypes" and "The A in LGBTQIA+".

It's a pretty good resource on asexuality as it covers the basics, misconceptions, stereotypes, etc. As someone who recently identifies as aro-ace, I feel like it didn't give me any new information on the ace spectrum but as it is indicated in the title, it really is just a quick and easy guide. The way it was narrated made it easier to understand and of course accessible, making it a perfect resource for schools and libraries. It's perfect for the younger side of the teen section who are still getting to know the different sexualities on the spectrum.

I will be throwing this at anyone who asks me about my asexuality from now on because WOW is it spot on. These are all of the terrible awful discussions I don't want to have with people, as an Aro Ace, who think they are entitled to my personal experiences like I am some sort of Google God for asexuality. But this books, while simple, explains all of the concepts that people don't understand and I love it! If anyone still doesn't understand after reading this, there are even some great resources in the back of the book, and if they still don't understand, I'll just throw the book at them! Problem solved (mostly kidding).

This book was a brief introduction to asexuality and the spectrum of being asexual. This book talks about the harmful stereotypes and stigma around asexual people. It also talks about the difference between being asexual, aromantic, and demisexual. This book of course mentions the mascots of asexuality, cake and axolotls.
(Arc from Netgalley)

This felt like Asexuality for Dummies, in a good way.
It explains a lot of the basics of a super complex topic in a really good and easy to understand way.
Of cores this doesn’t cover all there is on the spectrum of Asexuality, but it gives a broad overview on the topic and lends itself as a good jumping off point for more specific deep dives in other books or media.

This felt very basic, mostly well-written and good at explaining common misconceptions about asexuality, but it's clearly ment more for allo people without any idea of what 'asexual' even means. the kind of book that might be useful to give to a relative you're coming out to but don't feel comfortable discussing your sexuality with, but not for someone questioning their own identity. it bothered me how the topic of aphobia in the lgbtqia+ community was ignored and presented as 'not everyone might agree that you're queer, but you'll still feel welcome!' which just doesn't seem true at all. i also wish it discussed aesthetic attraction and it's dofferences from sexual attraction. i feel like this book would benefit from more people from the community taking part in creating it

I appreciate the clarity of the illustrations and explanations in this book. It is hard to define something based on an absence, and the authors do an excellent job.

The element that makes this book effective is that Molly and Will put themselves in the book. I don't mean literally, as obviously it's told by drawn caricatures of themselves. What I mean is that this isn't a self-help book written by a detached educator with a slew of titles and accolades, nor is it a presentation of various anecdotes using fictional characters. It is two members of society just like you and me, speaking from the heart. It feels like talking with friends, and it's heartwarming how the writers so clearly want to be there as friends for those that need this book. They open up about their own personal experiences, not holding back even though they don't know who might be holding the book. Molly and Will lay bare their own vulnerabilities as well as experiences that clearly still affects them to this day for the sake of better reaching out to and helping others. Books like this one are important for increasing representation, but as pointed out, ace folx are marginalized even by the LGBT+ community, which makes books like this important for helping those who are wandering and lost find a sense of connection. The strongest human bonds are formed through honesty, sincerity and genuineness, but getting to that point requires allowing oneself to be vulnerable, which in turn can lead to one being hurt. Through sharing their own experiences, Molly and Will show that it's ok to have had a rough road, and the message of welcome and belonging shines. I really like that this book isn't built on comparisons, but rather on things that every human experiences: difficult/awkward teenage years, not fitting in, not being able to change the way that we were born. I also like that there's all kinds of other representation that's just organically in the book.

There is only one thing that I feel could be done better. First, I think that it would be helpful to mention that all sexualities are something people are born with. There's an allusion to this with the "born that way" quote, but not everyone knows the source of that quote. I think that it would help those who didn't understand with giving an example about themselves that they do understand, as members of non-marginalized communities don't always think about things like, for instance, they're born cishet and they can't change that anymore than an ace person can change their aceness..