Always Raining Here: A Graphic Novel [Hardcover]

The stand alone adaptation of the popular webcomic by the same name about the down-to-earth courtship between two gay teenagers as they fumble with high school, parental expectations, their dreams, and each other.

Carter is an impulsive, fun-loving, extremely gay teen on a mission to finally hook up with any cute, single guy who will have him. Unfortunately, his options are slim. Enter recently-single Adrian, Carter's very cute, hardworking, and stressed-out target who rebuffs all of his clumsy seduction techniques. Adrian initially plays along but slams on the brakes when he realizes he is still in love with his ex.

After a messy, uninhibited night at a house party that results in Carter helping both Adrian and his best friend Mariathe two boys form a tentative friendship. As their friendship progresses through countless hangouts and a few too many pizza slices, the two become integral to one another. But can their vague relationship survive their first official hookup, Adrians self-destructiveness, and a big fight that threatens any chance of either confessing?

Perfect for readers who love:

-Heartstopper
-Bloom
- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
- slow-burn emotional storytelling
- LGBTQ+ coming-of-age romance
- and character-driven graphic novels about love and self-discovery

Hazel and Bell are an artist and writer duo who met in their university anime club and decided to start making comics together. They have been working as a team since 2011, and have created webcomicsAlways Raining HereandElectric Bones. When they arent working on comics, they can be found plotting their next moves over croissants and lattes at their local coffee shop. Anxiety, overbearing parents, attempted sexual assault, and LGBTQIA identity challenges are realistically intertwined, but it's empathetic delight that prevails through to the books end. Booklist