A review by nikexistiertnik
Loveless by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

it took me a little to get into the book, mainly because i didn't expect it to mention fanfictions that much and because i wasn't the biggest fan of the writing in the beginning.
BUT i loved the story and i started to enjoy the writing more the further the story progressed!
the characters were realistically portrayed and even though some of their interactions frustrated me, they didn't seem unrealistic or anything, so it was mostly frustrating in a "aaaaaaaaaah i know that's how people act and how i would sometimes behave but PLEEEAAASE talk" way
i loved the fact that alice shows the importance of our modern resources for people's sense of identities,
like having ellis as an older aro-ace character who didn't have the same possibilities as georgia, just because she grew up in a slightly different time
and one of the problems that many bipoc lgbtqia+ people face, which is that lgbtqia+ spaces are often predominantly white (and also cis).
i am a little sad that sunil was introduced as a non-binary character with a "he/they" pin on their jacket, meaning that he uses both he/him and they/them pronouns, but then sunil was only referred to as "he" by the other characters (mostly georgia). i know "he" is the preferred pronoun in that case, but i just kind of wished it would've at least been addressed when he DID talk about his identity.

also, i was kind of taken aback by how much alcohol they consumed - i know they're in university and that's kind of normal then, but i didn't particularly enjoyed that.
all in all, i still really loved the book and i enjoyed the ending SO MUCH, i was constantly shrieking, screaming, smiling, crying, and i just HAD to finish the last bit without further interruption even though i MASSIVELY have to pee now.
and i think reading it helped me a lot, because firstly, i learned some stuff about myself, and secondly, this morning, i couldn't bring myself to get up, but now i actually want to, and i think finishing the book plays a major part in that.
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