In This is Why They Hate Us Quique has to navigate his bisexual identity and feelings for others. How our entire day can be changed that way, but also how it shouldn’t be that way to healthily cope with relationships and people. Of changing who we are, of our moods and lives being so dependent on our reactionary emotions? That got me. All the people who pull us into different directions. The ways he struggles to open up and get help, but also his longing. At the same time, I loved how into his feelings were – the good and the bad.

I’ve been looking forward to This is Why They Hate Us since it came across my Twitter page. TW: homophobia, suicidal ideation, biphobia, depression, anxiety This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) (Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. With all these choices, Quique is sure to forget about Saleem in no time.īut as the summer heats up and his deep-seated fears and anxieties boil over, Quique soon realizes that getting over one guy by getting under a bunch of others may not have been the best laid plan and living his truth can come at a high cost. There’s stoner-jock Tyler Montana, who might be just as interested in Fabiola as he is in Quique straight-laced senior class president, Ziggy Jackson and Manny Zuniga, who keeps looking at Quique like he’s carne asada fresh off the grill. Luckily, Quique’s prospects are each intriguing in their own ways. for the summer to meet a girl his parents are trying to set him up with. And definitely forget the fact that good and kind and, not to mention, beautiful Saleem is leaving L.A. Never mind that he has absolutely zero game. Never mind that he’s only out to his best friend, Fabiola.

SummaryĮnrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer-get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his other romantic prospects. Keep reading this book review for my full thoughts. How we think things should be or go, only to find they’re different when we’re in it. It’s about being in the midst of our expectations and feelings. This is Why They Hate Us is a book about love and friendship.

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