A review by elliizzzabeth
Loveless by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective slow-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

4.25

Another brilliant book from Alice Oseman. Moving away from the highschool setting, we now get a look in to uni life which was nice as it is something that isn't often explored but is such a specific and important time. It is also a good setting for coming of age/lgbtq coming out stories as there is a sudden sense of freedom and exposure to all sorts of new people and experiences. This book takes advantage of those to tell its story in a way a highschool setting couldn't. It was very informative about the aroace experience so is good if that is something you don't know much about. If you are aro or ace it will probably be very relatable (I'm not aroace so I can't say for sure) and is good representation for an often overlooked group. It was more fun and lighthearted than some of Alice's other work which was a nice change.
But as a book I felt it dragged a little, and the whole plot is based around those incredibly annoying miscommunications that have you screaming "JUST TELL HER!!!" at the page. This whole book could have been solved sooo much earlier if
Georgia had just told Pip that Rooney had feelings for her or vice versa instead of letting them get mad at upset with each other. Georgia knew Rooney liked Pip from about half way through and yet they don't finally confess to each other until right at the end. It was infuriating!
I also wasn't a fan of the chapters having names instead of numbers. It just seemed a little pointless and I much prefer the way it has been done in Alice's other books.
Overall it was a good book but it just didn't have the same spark for me as some of Alice's other work. 
Also as a 3rd year university student myself, how Sunil found the time for Pride Soc, Orchestra and Shakespeare is beyond me. I can barely handle my regular coursework let alone all that!
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