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gingerbread_void's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. The book was told in a great diary type format which I always enjoy. I love a book with a flawed and honest narrator as well.
This book really had it all. A sarcastic narrator, a queer romance, a thrift shop romance, and so many cats! This book is so much fun but it also takes on series subjects like greaf and abandonment.
I really hope to see more from Brueggermann in the same vain as this book. I also can't wait to get my hands on the physical copy of this book. I mean just look at how great the cover is!
This book really had it all. A sarcastic narrator, a queer romance, a thrift shop romance, and so many cats! This book is so much fun but it also takes on series subjects like greaf and abandonment.
I really hope to see more from Brueggermann in the same vain as this book. I also can't wait to get my hands on the physical copy of this book. I mean just look at how great the cover is!
fernanddas's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
starkva's review against another edition
4.0
I typically don't love books that talk about sex as much as this one did, but this is the first time I have read a YA novel that does so in a way that actually felt realistic. I found the characters in this book incredibly believable and I loved the way the author addressed topics like grief, disability and sexuality so simply and effectively.
alongreader's review against another edition
4.0
This is a cute love story, featuring a very authentic modern teenager.
Written in diary format, this covers an eventful six months in Phoebe's life. At first, given some of the things she says and thinks, I thought we were heading for a realisation of asexuality. However, she's just a nervous teen with a crush.
The writing style is light and fun. Although I don't agree with everything Phoebe did, her reasons are always clear and she's always consistent. The ending made me wonder if there might be another book planned for this series - I hope so! I'd love to read more of these characters.
All in all a great read, one I heartily recommend.
Written in diary format, this covers an eventful six months in Phoebe's life. At first, given some of the things she says and thinks, I thought we were heading for a realisation of asexuality. However, she's just a nervous teen with a crush.
The writing style is light and fun. Although I don't agree with everything Phoebe did, her reasons are always clear and she's always consistent. The ending made me wonder if there might be another book planned for this series - I hope so! I'd love to read more of these characters.
All in all a great read, one I heartily recommend.
lil_loves_books's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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? It's complicated
3.75
taylahkruisdyk's review against another edition
5.0
this book is so cute! i wasn’t expecting it to be written in diary font, but it was actually really good. Phoebe, the narrator, is very witty and made me laugh out loud a few times. a very cute, easy to read, queer book
dorisede's review against another edition
4.0
This book was exactly what I needed now, the good british humor. It was definitely hilarious and a nice feel good book. This was my first F/ F ya book and I have to say it was really good.
adamskiboy528491's review against another edition
3.0
"Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken" - Shakespeare, Sonnet 116.
[b:Love Is for Losers|52148580|Love Is for Losers|Wibke Brueggemann|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569894329l/52148580._SX50_SY75_.jpg|71432467] by [a:Wibke Brueggemann|19285086|Wibke Brueggemann|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1571129328p2/19285086.jpg] is a breath of fresh air. It's an adorable LGBTQ+ love story featuring a very authentic modern teenager who is unconnected to her emotions.
Phoebe is 15 going on 16, whose a cynic & does not see the value of love. She thinks "love is for losers", hence the title. When her best friend Polly starts dating a boy, she feels like she has lost her friend & a part of her life since they were BFFs. Her father died before she was born & her mother is always away trying to save the world, so she often stays with her godmother, Kate. That's where this story primarily takes place. At Kate's, Kate's thrift store & her school.
Our protagonist has a fun, spunky voice that teens will surely relate to & love. She's a bit unusual & maybe a little bit of an outcast, but her quirkiness is what lured me closer to her. I liked her sense of dry humour & the way she tells it like it is. The book is told in a diary form, but we get dialogue to have character familiarity. The short & punchy diary-style of writing is easy & quick to read, & the characters all feel genuine & authentic. It feels like a teenager wrote it. Although I sometimes didn't always agree with Phoebe in her ideas, it was nice to see how a young person in today's society grapples with life & figuring out who they are.
If you're a fan of hilarious stories about queer love, you need to pick up a copy of this & fall in love…or not.