"The memoir Love Will Save Us, Right? is a fiercely funny account of the trials Suzette Partido faced raising her neurodivergent son while dealing with food insecurity and longtime familial dysfunction. Partido, a former City Lights Bookstore clerk who has been compared to Anne Lamott and Dorothy Allison, is the real deal."–Paul Wilner, ALTA Magazine
"Partido discusses navigating food insecurity while caring for her neurodivergent son in her bluntly moving debut. . . . This raw look at the realities of poverty and caregiving will appeal to fans of Kate Swenson's Forever Boy."–Publishers Weekly
"At times humorous or distressing or emotional, yet always grounded in compassion, Love Will Save Us, Right? is an engaging reflection on living and parenting through medical diagnoses, capitalism, and complicated family history."–Tomas Moniz, author of All Friends Are Necessary
"'It is the Ancestor's breath that pushes me forward. An artisanal cocktail of capital-L-love, made with equal parts superstition, sunrise, and sorrow . . . ' This passage made me put the book down and marvel at the quality of Partido's writing. She navigates family, a neurospicy kid, and poverty with intelligence, snark, honesty, and love. In other news, come the Zombie Apocalypse, Partido's team is the one you want to latch onto. Where you might feel like giving up, she and her family find a way."–Meg Barnhouse, author of Seeds of a Spirited Life
"Suzette Partido holds an open-ended round trip ticket to Hell and back.Love Will Save Us, Right?is a feast for your heart and your brain and your preconceptions of what queer family life on the spectrum looks like. Like a blob of wasabi, you don't know whether to spit, savor, or swallow. Best not to overthink it and do all three. Partido's words draw you into a world inhabited by fallen angels, Sisyphus, and outside-the-box genius, with a firm grasp on her survival tools of humor and hope. And love. Always love."–Eve Diana, contributor to The Complete Gay and Lesbian Parenting Guide
"Suzette tells her story in language that allows you to inhabit her world readily, while showcasing the sense of humor and purpose that helped her survive it all. . . . Each essay stands on its own, but together they weave a unique tapestry of hilarity, hardship, hope . . . the narrative uncompromising in the gritty details of her reality."–Nancy Fisk, First Words
