

“Legit instant love for This Is Why They Hate Us. * "Jokes land and humorous banter abounds among the quirky, distinctively limned cast, but Aceves avoids a shallow flight from boy to boy, granting the romantic and sexual exploration by queer youth of color the gravitas it deserves." This Is Why They Hate Us is a tale of self-discovery that’s enjoyable all year-round." "Laugh-out-loud funny.witty and heartfelt. 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 straitlaced 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. And definitely forget the fact that good and kind and, not to mention, beautiful Saleem is leaving LA for the summer to reunite with a girl his parents are trying to set him up with.

Never mind that he has absolutely zero game. Never mind that he’s only out to his best friend, Fabiola. This “hilariously chaotic and profound” ( Adam Silvera, #1 New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at the End) summer romp is Netflix’s Never Have I Ever meets What If It’s Us about a high school senior determined to get over his unrequited feelings for his best friend by getting under someone else.Įnrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer-get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his other romantic prospects.
