A review by ohmage_resistance
Loveless by Alice Oseman

hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I was actually surprised I liked this as much as I did, since I don't read much contemporary YA. didn't expect to get this emotional/engaged in it, but it totally worked for me. I didn't relate to her as much as I would have thought (I honestly probably related the most on the being new to college part), but that's a valid experience.

I'm not surprised this book is as popular as it is for a-spec rep. I does an excellent job portraying the experience of someone coming into terms with their sexuality. It does tend to emphasize one particular type of experience (ie. being sex/romance repulsed, being aro ace, being very into romantic media). This is mostly because this is the way Georgia is, and the character we see discussion their a-spec identity the next most often is also similar to that. But it is mentioned that these things are spectrums. Georgia (as well as the book) also came across as a bit sex negative at times (not just sex repulsed) and I wish there was more of an effort to disprove that.
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