Platonic love, unspeakable secrets, city chases, betrayal... it could be a soap opera plot, but it's just the real life of an ordinary teenager. The first lesbian young adult bestseller to make Veja magazine 's bestseller list, O Amor Não É Óbvio is Elayne Baeta's sensitive and engaging debut novel.
Love isn't obvious. It's there when you sit down with your elderly neighbor to watch a new episode of your favorite soap opera. It's put to the test when you listen to your best friend's tall tales, even if none of them interest you. And sometimes, it shows up when you least expect it, leading you to conduct scientific experiments armed with binoculars and a yellow bicycle.
Íris is 17 years old and addicted to the soap opera "Amor em Atos." She and her neighbor, Dona Símia, 68, don't miss an episode. At school, it seems everyone only thinks about two things: the graduation party and losing their virginity. But Íris's life is about to change: Cadu Sena, her crush since eighth grade, is single. This is Íris's chance.
But first, she needs to understand what led Cadu's girlfriend to leave him for a girl, Édra Norr. Riding her bike, Íris will cross São Patrique to find out everything about Édra, and it won't take long for her to become entangled in the girl's charms. We may think we know who we're going to fall for, but love isn't obvious.
In this entertaining novel, the author manages to transport the reader into the mind of the protagonist, Íris. It's possible to feel her fears, share her habits, and revel in her discoveries. With great humor and a dash of daring, Elayne Baeta creates *Love Isn't Obvious* , a novel as delightful as strolling the streets of São Patrique riding Édra Norr's bicycle.
A touching story between two girls who, in this turbulent and discovering phase that is adolescence, realize a lot about who they are and about this strange, unscripted feeling called love.
