A review by kiryomi
Loveless by Alice Oseman

emotional hopeful reflective 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

Confused kids in college dorms, disillusionment, Pride Society, Scooby Doo, and multiple sexuality crises. That’s the essence of this book. Some may assume it is about a girl who believes she is loveless until she gets swept off her feet by her perfect lover and escapes into a fairytale romance. That’s not what this is. This is the emotional story of a girl who is loveless and learns to be okay with it.

Romantic love is idealized and prioritized in our modern day world. People tell you there is someone out there for everyone, that you need to settle down and eventually find the one. Soulmates, star-crossed lovers, the one, the terminology changes but the idea remains the same. Georgia Warr, at eighteen, hasn’t had her first kiss or gone on a date or had sex. She’s determined to find the divine romance she reads about in fanfiction. Until she doesn’t. She has a friend help her scope out possible partners, but none of them appeal to her. Surrounded by her lovesick queer friends, she is the odd one out. She feels lost.

This book is very important. Aromanticism and asexuality are topics that are not discussed nearly enough; this story is voicing things that must be said and representing the community. 
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