The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar
Sonora Reyes
From bestselling author Sonora Reyes comes a poignant and searingly honest companion novel to the multi-award-winning The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School, following beloved character Cesar Flores as he comes to terms with his sexuality, his new bipolar diagnosis, and more mistakes than he can count. Seventeen-year-old Cesar Flores is finally ready to win back his ex-boyfriend. Since breaking up with Jamal in a last-ditch effort to stay in the closet, he’s come out to Mami, his sister, Yami, and their friends, taken his meds faithfully, and gotten his therapist’s blessing to reunite with Jamal. Everything would be perfect if it weren’t for The Thoughts—the ones that won’t let all his Catholic guilt and internalizations stay buried where he wants them. The louder they become, the more Cesar is once again convinced that he doesn't deserve someone like Jamal—or anyone really. Cesar can hide a fair amount of shame behind jokes and his “gifted” reputation, but when a manic episode makes his inner turmoil impossible to hide, he’s faced with a stark burn every bridge he has left or, worse—ask for help. But is the mortifying vulnerability of being loved by the people he’s hurt the most a risk he’s willing to take?
"When you're good at everything, that becomes the standard, and then I'm not allowed to just do something because I like it." I love this entire paragraph and I feel like I put so much pressure on myself, similar to this character. Even if I'm not always the best at everything, I'm always trying to be. I look forward to reading his journey with this struggle because it really resonates with me.
0Hi everyone--we're very excited to offer our first partnered book giveaway! Thank you to Sonora Reyes who is giving away 3 arcs for their new YA novel, The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar. This is a poignant and searingly honest companion novel to the multi-award-winning The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School, following beloved character Cesar Flores as he comes to terms with his sexuality, his new bipolar diagnosis, and more mistakes than he can count. The book comes out September 16, 2025, so this is a chance to get your hands on it early! To enter, please fill out this form by May 16th, 2025, and we'll be in touch with the 3 winners via email (note--we can only ship to the U.S.). If you win, we'd love it if you posted your thoughts while reading & wrote a review on Pagebound + any other platforms you use! in case the link isn't working for you, here's the url of the form: (https://airtable.com/appRaBZZlRoMkRDrc/pagKHHCP27kOMDqrb/form
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