I received an eARC of this title through NetGalley in return for an honest review.

There's not much to say about this guide. It is short, informative, and educational. I believe it is good to have something like this in the library for those who are trying to find the words to describe themselves. While this is a quick and easy guide, they give resources for more studies into asexuality which is important as well. Honestly, a good introduction to a complex topic.

The more I've thought on this the more frustrated I am. I can't get over the fact that they brushed off massive issues and that they refused to state that the A stands for asexual. There's no getting around the fact that that is immensely harmful and just perpetuating queerphobia. We already get enough aphobia from other queer people and we sure as heck don't need it to be coming from fellow aces as well. I URGE you to edit this before it's published and to not allow this intense piece of information out into the world.

This is a super great guide and one that I wish I had when I was first figuring out my asexuality. I really loved the illustrations and the general flow of the book worked really well. I definitely want to throw this at people who are super unfamiliar with asexuality and know very little. This is a great book to give to like family friends and coworkers to help them learn a little bit more. It's only 80 pages and a very quick read. When I came out as Ace a lot of people asked me how they could load more and this is a great quick easy resource.

My singular issue with this book though is that there's an opportunity here to plainly and clearly declare that the A stands for asexual, aromantic, and agender but this book doesn't do that. It flirts around the object and instead of making a declarative statement that the A is for asexual, aromantic, and agender, It also makes a point that the A could stand for ally. Don't get me wrong, allies are necessary and needed but they are not queer and the A is not for them. It honestly put me off this book for this one part which is so frustrating because the rest of it is wonderful. The fact that it's written by two ace people, this shouldn't have happened. The A is not for Ally. Asexuality is inherently queer, and to not have that cemented as a fact in this book is honestly kind of harmful. They talk about different forms of aphobia yet fail to realize that by not making the statement the A is for asexuality (and aromantic and agender) , that they are just putting more misinformation and confusion into the world. So in case you're confused, the A in LGBTQIAP+ is NOT for ally, it is for asexual, aromantic, and agender.

As a whole this is a good guide and I understand that you can't cover everything, but I wish there had been a little bit more coverage for sex repulsed aces and less of the " asexuals can still have sex/asexuals can still have relationships " It is important to celebrate all varieties of asexuality, and that includes the people who are sex repulsed or who never want to have sex.

Dear fellow sex repulsed aces, you do not have to compromise and you absolutely can still find a romantic relationship or a platonic relationship without any sex if that is what you want.

Review of A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon & Will Hernandez

Thank you NetGalley and Oni Press for access to this eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This guide really is quick and easy. It’s fun to read. It’s incredibly uplifting and hopeful for asexual readers and I imagine it’s useful for allosexual readers as well. Muldoon and Hernandez start at the beginning with a basic definition of asexuality and work from there. This is a big topic for people who haven’t heard about it before, but Muldoon and Hernandez break it down into easily digestible pieces with clear definitions, jokes, and fun graphics. There’s also a list of resources for further reading in case readers wish to find out more about the topic. If there’s someone in your life who wants to learn more about asexuality, I highly recommend using this book as a resource.

5 out of 5 stars

A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon & Will Hernandez is scheduled to be published on March 29, 2022.

Every time a new book comes out on asexuality, I feel a little more hopeful. This was a lovely guide for those trying to figure out their own sexual identity, as well as those who have no idea what ace is. It's short enough that I literally want to buy copies to throw at anyone who ever asks me once I tell them I'm ace, haha! Simple and reiterative, with just the right amount of heartwarming corny thrown in. A must-read for anyone discovering their own ace identity and for those who want to expand their views on the sexuality spectrum.

A surprisingly thorough and friendly guide to asexuality presented graphic novel-style! I loved this - it addresses a lot of the misconceptions surrounding asexuality held by allosexuals, redefines a lot of terminology, and introduces many concepts that are key to understanding the asexual spectrum. I loved this! Very much looking forward to presenting this to kids and adults alike.

I will try to keep my review short and sweet since this one is super short. First, thank you so much to NetGalley and the publishers over at Limerence Press for an ARC of this one in exchange for an honest review. This is part of a series that these publishers are doing about different orientations and experiences. When I saw this was available for request on NetGalley, I had to ask for it immediately. This one doesn’t come out until March of next year, but it should be available for preorder soon if it isn’t already.

As an asexual person who reads and reviews books, I had to get my hands on this one. I haven’t read any other books in this series yet, but this was as quick and easy as it proclaims itself to be. It’s a 72 page nonfiction book written in a graphic novel format and it explains the ins and outs of being asexual. As someone in that community, I found that a lot of the things they discuss are things I’ve known for a few years now. But I feel a book like this would have been so life changing for me as a teenager. Or I can remember the night I found out about what asexuality is and turning to my husband and just pointing at my computer. God, that conversation would have gone so much better if I could have shown him this guide. (I mean, how is your husband supposed to react when you tell him you aren’t sexually attracted to him?)

For people who are in the asexual community and who have spent years learning these things first hand, this can all come across as a little obvious. But for people who know aces but don’t get it or family members this can be such a great tool to explain asexuality. Though, I think this guide can most importantly have a powerful effect on teenagers and young adults who have never understood what their friends are always going on about when it comes to sex and relationships.

A quick and cute introduction to asexuality. This graphic novel, coming in at around 70 pages runs through the basics of asexuality. Written in a reassuring and validating tone, curious readers will find additional resources at the end of the book should they want to learn more.

These Quick and Easy Guides are the best for basic knowledge check ins, and to get one started down a path to finding out more. Short and sweet, just like the asexual symbol of cake!

Speaking of cake, the Cake Metaphor is one of the simplest ways to understand asexuality.

I love the quick and easy guides. They are exactly what they say on the tin. They are graphic novels that talk about things that are usually more complicated. This guide breaks it all down by explaining the various aspects of sexuality that are tied to asexuality. Like all sexuality, this is fluid, and there are ranges. Not every who is asexual has the same feelings about sex. The book explained it by using the desire for cake. For someone, they only like cake now and then. For others they want cake all the time. And for some they would rather have pie.

Told by two characters, who walk other people in the story through feelings, and how they work. What is amazing to me is that asexuality has nothing to do with romantic feelings. In fact, people who are asexual can be romantic, and attracted to someone, but they don’t necessarily want sex.

Well written, and totally accessible to young adults, and teens who are probably questioning why their feelings are not the same as their friends


<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

I love these Quick & Easy guides and this one gets an A+!! So easy to understand and informative. Hopefully we can get this in the right hands.

Ah!! This book was so informative and positive, I’m so glad I was able to get a copy from NetGalley.

Are you questioning where or not you are asexual?

Or do you simply want to learn more about what it means to be asexual?

This book is fantastic to both of these types of readers because it truly covers what asexuality is and the spectrum of ace! You also get to learn the differences between asexual and aromantic!

Honestly this book put a lot of things into perspective for me so I would definitely recommend this book!

As someone who has long identified somewhere along the edge of asexuality, I found myself appreciating Molly Muldoon and Will Hernandez's reference guide meets graphic novel "A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality."

Often referred to as "The Invisible Orientation," asexuality is still something that gets very little mdia attention and is often met by derision across the spectrum of sexuality. "A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality" is sort of an introductory glimpse inside asexuality, neither delving quite as deeply as some of us might hope nor becoming overly simplistic.

This is a book for those who want to gain a better understanding of what asexuality is and what asexuality is not. The book dispels myths and tackles a few of the more general controversies surrounding asexuality. I started the book wondering if it would either affirm that I am, in fact, asexual or if it might even convince me that I'm not.

Truthfully, it leans much more toward affirming my own self-image while also helping me understand why I kind of doubted myself.

The illustrations here are simple yet engaging. The language is easily accessible and explained whenever necessary. Both Molly and Will come off as delightful human beings and, yes, both identify as asexual or as Ace people.

"A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality" is probably best suited to those either exploring its meaning or early in their journey as the book largely avoids deeper conversations and issues. At a mere 72 pages, this is a primer for the discussion yet it opens the door enthusiastically and the book includes valuable resources at the end.

This Oni Press title is wonderfully written, warmly and compassionately presented, and packaged in a way that encourages thoughtful discussion and exploration. "A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality" is a quick and breezy read exploring a topic that deserves much more discussion and this is a terrific place to start that discussion.

In the same nature as Oni Presses other 'Quick & Easy' Guides, this book is exactly what it says on the tin-- it's a guide to asexuality and does a great job breaking it down for those looking to understand more about it. It's a quick and easy read (pun intended), but it did its job.

As the title indicates, this book is quick and easy to read and understand. I felt that everything was well explained in as simple a way as possible, without taking away any meaning behind the different terms/labels. I would want to give people this as a way of coming out and explaining myself, so job well done

This is really well done and I'm glad I read it. It's an accessible, matter-of-fact, and straightforward explanation of what asexuality is and isn't as well as a discussion of several related issues (myths, relationships, communities, etc.) and intersectional concerns.

The tone is very reassuring and there are some nice moments of humor. I would really love for adolescents to have access to this, both in school and community libraries, but I also found it valuable reading as a middle-aged allo. I feel like I understand more now and am in a better position to be a good listener or support to any people I might encounter who identify as part of the ace spectrum.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

This book is exactly what it offers: a helpful guide for anyone who wants to learn more about asexuality. It was written by two asexual authors which gives the book authenticity. If you ever felt like you never really understood why the world was so obsessed around you with sex this book might help figure some things out. The book does a great job on addressing what asexuality, aromanticism and demisexuality is, and what are some common misconceptions. Some people want romance but not sex from a relationship some want sex but not romance, some neither, and for some it all depends on the partner. It is all explained very thoroughly in the book.

Why is this book important you may ask? Because there is very little representation in media for asexual people and since knowledge and acceptance on this sexuality is still not very common, people who fall on the asexual spectrum might feel broken for most of their life.

This can also be a great read if you are just curious on the topic and want to educate yourself. It falls on the short side with barely 80 pages but it discusses he most important aspects of asexuality.

"A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality" is a graphic novel about asexuality and it covers common misconceptions, stereotypes and the differences in aromanticism and asexuality, to name a few. As an asexual person myself (demisexual to be exact) I thought this book did an amazing job at explaining what asexuality is and discussing different aspects to the sexuality. The illustrations and the dialogues made the book both very informative and easy to understand. I recommend this book to anyone who knows someone who is asexual, someone who questions whether they're asexual, and parents. As a High School teacher, I recommend fellow educators to have copies of this book in the school library or in the nurse's office to help teach teens about asexuality, which is unfortunately rarely brought up in sex ed.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the e-arc.

This is a perfect guide to Asexuality for anyone to read, allosexual, asexual and people in between. It's very informative and as an aroace person my self I'm happy that this book exists. It will help allo people to undertand us and ace people who are still fuguring things out to learn more about themselves.
Both of the authors are on the ace spectrum so you'll have accurate information, examples and personal stories.
It covers from asexuality, stereotypes, questions and to aromanticism.
The narrative is simple but full of information dealt with humor at sometimes and seriousness when it's necessary.
I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to know more about asexuality.

This is a great resource which is a quick and easy read. It is effective read both as a whole or as a book you dip in an out of. It isn't too 'wordy' and the illustrations make it engaging.

At the beginning of the book there is a page for content warnings, what will be covered, and what won't be covered. This sets the tone for the book - a respectful and thoughtful look at asexuality.

It's a great resource both for those who know nothing of asexuality, and those who do but want to know more. There are still questions to be asked that aren't answered in the book, but sexuality is a such a personal thing that a book can never give every answer that everyone is looking for.

This is, however, a great resource to learn more. It's aimed towards a younger audience but I believe would be helpful for people of any age.

A lovely introduction to asexuality! As someone who identifies as asexual I would have loved being able to pick up this book when I was really questioning my sexuality and wanting to learn more.

There was many points in here I loved and it touched on a few important aspects that would help someone understand asexuality further.

Definitely a good book for someone who’s confused or wants to understand asexuality more as sometimes information online can be confusing or not worded well.