This Is Why They Hate Us

Written by Aaron H. Aceves

Narrated by Alejandro Ruiz

Never Have I Ever meets What If It’s Us in this irreverent summer romp about a high-school senior determined to get over his unrequited feelings by getting under someone else.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Aug 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9781666581027

Aaron H. Aceves

Aaron H. Aceves is a bisexual Mexican American writer born and raised in East Los Angeles. He graduated from Harvard College and received his MFA from Columbia University. His fiction has appeared in publications such as jmww, Epiphany, and them. He currently lives in Texas, where he serves as an Early Career Provost Fellow at UT Austin. For more information, visit AaronHAceves.com.

Reviews for This Is Why They Hate Us

[Sarah Hough Sauter · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fantastic representation of bisexuality and diverse cultures. There were so many moments when the writing got so real and I had to stop what I was doing and soak in the monologue.
The characters weren’t perfect and neither were the scenarios. It felt real and relatable. I absolutely loved this and am eager to see more work from the author!
PS. Narration was excellent!

[Robert Pound · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Gorgeous. What begins as adolescent-crush antics grows into something palably vulnerable and sincere. The reading and characterization are superb, alternately amusing and achingly touching.

[Paul Paratore · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was so cute and very personal and relatable. I recognized a lot of myself in the protagonist and also in the men he interacts with—archetypes of the people you will encounter during a discovery of yourself. It’s also nice to read a healthy portrayal of a bi character. For some of us older queer people, these are some of the things we wished we could have wrestled with when we were this age.

[Steven Abeyta · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I would give this a 3.5. There were many relatable plots/ main characters thoughts but many non relatable and out of character plots/ main character thoughts. I found the end to be a little boring but still an overall fun listen.