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Loveless by Alice Oseman

45 reviews

blessedbamboo's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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mir_frog73's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’ve never felt more seen by a book in my life. Being aro/ace is so hard and having such limited media representation doesn’t make it easier. I fully believe that this book should be read by everyone because it truly explains what it feels like and the importance of friendships and everything about being aro/ace. This book made me cry at parts that I’m not sure people who aren’t on the aro/ace spectrum would cry at, simply because they wouldn’t be able to relate to the feelings of confusion and hurt that Georgia feels. I also firmly believe that platonic love is so much more important then romantic. 
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asourceoffiction's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Alice Oseman is the master of wonderful characters you just adore from the start, and their complicated journeys to find themselves. Georgia, Rooney, Pip, Jason and Sunil are each utterly fantastic in their own ways, but together they're a joy to read.

Bizarrely I think I got more Heartstopper vibes from this than I did from Solitaire; maybe because Tori's story is so different to Georgia's. Either way I was here for it and I loved just reading the characters' interactions with each other.

As usual with Oseman, this handles complex and diverse issues sensitively and beautifully, without shying away from them. A lot of feels in this one, but so much joy too.
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kendal_reads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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kits_den's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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tbd24's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

fun little YA about finding out you’re ace and also starting university and friendships. There were little things i could be persnickety about but I don’t feel like it because overall I had a nice time reading this.
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befrazzledenby's review

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I had higher hopes for this book, but it certainly wasn't bad. Georgia felt real, as did her slow, albeit painful, discovery of herself. I could've read a whole book about Rooney and Pip, though. I wish there had been deeper character development for all involved. It felt pretty surface level, though that could be because I read as an adult. TL;DR: grateful for some pretty spot on aro/ace rep, but felt shallow outside of that. This felt like a book about being ace, not a book about someone who is ace. That's a big distinction for me as a queer, but if you're just looking for the rep, this is for you.
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arlaubscher's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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alexisgarcia's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i really loved this, the characters were loveable, the plot was interesting and fun, and the ending felt really perfect for the story. this is such a perfect YA. 
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cdoubet's review

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emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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