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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexual harassment
Minor: Outing
emotional
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Got teary eyed at the end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia
emotional
informative
inspiring
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:
Yes
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"Is Love the Answer?" es un manga con un arte hermoso que acompaña una historia de autodescrubrimiento.
La historia nos presenta a Chika, quién no se siente "como otras chicas" y quiere averiguar porqué. A lo largo de las páginas, va formando amistades que la van ayudando a comprender que la "normalidad" no es un concepto que nos incluya a todos.
La historia hace foco en la amistad y los distintos tipos de relaciones que existen. Es una buena manera de demostrar que no todo debe ser romance.
Debo confesar que hay momentos en que se siente bastante académico el tono. Especialemnte, cuando los personajes se sientan a charlar sobre tipos de romance, tipos de pareja, qué consideran como fidelidad, etc. Se lee poco natural y le saca emotividad a la historia. Sin embargo, siento que la idea del libro era transmitir los conceptos de manera más frontal.
Como resumen, es una buena lectura y con buena representación. Espero que más libros cuentes historias de la comunidad Aro/Ace así podemos dejar de lado el tono de "introducción a los conceptos básicos" y pasas a historias más complejas.
Gracias a Netgalley y al editor por proporcionar una copia gratuita del libro a cambio de una reseña honesta.
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"Is Love the Answer?" it's a manga with beautiful art and a self-discovery story.
The plot focuses on Chika, a girl who is trying to found her who she is and the people around her. It's nice to see how the friendships between the are created.
At times, the tone feels a little academic. There are sveeral scens where the characters chat about types of romance, types of couples, what they consider to be fidelity, etc in in an unnatural way. It takes away some of the emotion of the story, but I felt like being more educational was the author's intention.
Overall, a good read and with healthy representation. I hope more books like this get publish so we can move from Ace/Aro 101 to full stories.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
La historia nos presenta a Chika, quién no se siente "como otras chicas" y quiere averiguar porqué. A lo largo de las páginas, va formando amistades que la van ayudando a comprender que la "normalidad" no es un concepto que nos incluya a todos.
La historia hace foco en la amistad y los distintos tipos de relaciones que existen. Es una buena manera de demostrar que no todo debe ser romance.
Debo confesar que hay momentos en que se siente bastante académico el tono. Especialemnte, cuando los personajes se sientan a charlar sobre tipos de romance, tipos de pareja, qué consideran como fidelidad, etc. Se lee poco natural y le saca emotividad a la historia. Sin embargo, siento que la idea del libro era transmitir los conceptos de manera más frontal.
Como resumen, es una buena lectura y con buena representación. Espero que más libros cuentes historias de la comunidad Aro/Ace así podemos dejar de lado el tono de "introducción a los conceptos básicos" y pasas a historias más complejas.
Gracias a Netgalley y al editor por proporcionar una copia gratuita del libro a cambio de una reseña honesta.
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"Is Love the Answer?" it's a manga with beautiful art and a self-discovery story.
The plot focuses on Chika, a girl who is trying to found her who she is and the people around her. It's nice to see how the friendships between the are created.
At times, the tone feels a little academic. There are sveeral scens where the characters chat about types of romance, types of couples, what they consider to be fidelity, etc in in an unnatural way. It takes away some of the emotion of the story, but I felt like being more educational was the author's intention.
Overall, a good read and with healthy representation. I hope more books like this get publish so we can move from Ace/Aro 101 to full stories.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying
funny
hopeful
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Chika feels weird about romance and sex. She doesn't want to have sex or do romance. But everyone falls in love right? This is story about Chika realizing she might be asexual or on the spectrum and asexual college teacher adopting every stray (maybe) queer folk because she's got a big house and why not.
I really loved the gang. I am sorry I don't remember the names. Always moody emo gay guy who's mad people ask how he knows he's gay if he's never been with a woman. A lady who doesn't know her sexuality because she's too bisy watching anime. They are so cute together.
It resonated with me. I felt weird at school because everyone was doing romance and probably more sex than their parents were aware of but I never cared for that stuff. I didn't have a word for it untill much later. Chika's experiences are in many ways similar to mine (minus queer gang sadly).
I really wish there were more information about asexuality. Unless you explicitly go looking for it you'd just know that it's "a person having 0 sexual attraction" and it's so much more than that.
Thank you Kodansha comics and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I really loved the gang. I am sorry I don't remember the names. Always moody emo gay guy who's mad people ask how he knows he's gay if he's never been with a woman. A lady who doesn't know her sexuality because she's too bisy watching anime. They are so cute together.
It resonated with me. I felt weird at school because everyone was doing romance and probably more sex than their parents were aware of but I never cared for that stuff. I didn't have a word for it untill much later. Chika's experiences are in many ways similar to mine (minus queer gang sadly).
I really wish there were more information about asexuality. Unless you explicitly go looking for it you'd just know that it's "a person having 0 sexual attraction" and it's so much more than that.
Thank you Kodansha comics and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A cute story about a college girl coming to terms with her sexuality. I love seeing manga with ace representation and this one was actually quite relatable.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced