A review by maiahhtratchh
Loveless by Alice Oseman

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-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

4.75

I really loved this book! I loved the story of the platonic love and the last scene in Part Four I had to take a picture of a show to my best friend because it is so utterly beautiful. I do feel like there were a few parts (one specifically) that were not used to their full potential. Specifically, Sunil goes by he/they pronouns but everyone exclusively uses “he” for the duration of the story, even Georgia. It would’ve been nice to see, even in the prose, Georgia use the pronoun “they” when referring to Sunil. I found that very distracting for the whole plot because it almost seemed like a throw in blink and you’ll miss it reference to Sunil’s pronouns. Other than that it was a fantastic story! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

the suicide reference and thoughts in this book are not explicit or even stated as such they are just generally eluded to with Rooney as her mental health and well being declines through the story. At the crux of the story Georgia finds Rooneys phone abandoned by a bridge and we are left to infer from Georgias reaction that she thinks Rooney committed suicide. None of this is explicitly stated