millennialp1nk 's review for:

Sounds Fake But Okay: An Asexual and Aromantic Perspective on Love, Relationships, Sex, and Pretty Much Anything Else by Kayla Kaszyca, Sarah Costello

4.25

informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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There are some strong opinions about this book that seem to mostly revolve around one aspect where they discuss Rowling. I’m also reminded of the time in my 300 level Women and Gender Studies class, where we read a book that was clearly meant for a Young Adult audience and tore it apart through a critical lens with little regard for the intended audience. 

This title is a good 101 for asexual and arospec identities: I love that it incorporates so many unique perspectives from folks that identify in so many different ways. It gives good explainers for terms you might not be familiar with and genuinely tries to look at aspec identities using an intersectional lens. I think if you want something more in-depth with more theoretical depth, there’s books to graduate towards. But this is a good title for those exploring aspec identities for the first time and I recommend the audiobook which was an easy listen with a nice conversational tone.