IS LOVE THE ANSWER (2022) DIGEST-SIZED TRADE PAPERBACK

A poignant coming-of-age story about a young woman coming into her own as she discovers her identity as aromantic asexual. When it comes to love, high schooler Chika wonders if she might be an alien. Shes never fallen for or even had a crush on anyone, and she has no desire for physical intimacy. Her friends tell her that she just hasnt met the one yet, but Chika has doubts... Its only when Chika enters college and meets peers like herself that she realizes theres a word for what she feels inside-asexual-and shes not the only one. After years of wondering if love was the answer, Chika realizes that the answer she long sought may not exist at allthat thats perfectly normal.