Book Review | Loveless by Alice Oseman

Me after reading this book:

I need to process all this awesomeness

Hey guys! Welcome or welcome back to my blog!

So, I finally read Loveless, a book I delved into with extremely high expectations, and well, I have to say, it’s worth the hype! It is so amazing, I swear!

Without further ado, let’s get into the book!

Synopsis:

It was all sinking in. I’d never had a crush on anyone. No boys, no girls, not a single person I had ever met. What did that mean?

Georgia has never been in love, never kissed anyone, never even had a crush – but as a fanfic-obsessed romantic she’s sure she’ll find her person one day.

As she starts university with her best friends, Pip and Jason, in a whole new town far from home, Georgia’s ready to find romance, and with her outgoing roommate on her side and a place in the Shakespeare Society, her ‘teenage dream’ is in sight.

But when her romance plan wreaks havoc amongst her friends, Georgia ends up in her own comedy of errors, and she starts to question why love seems so easy for other people but not for her. With new terms thrown at her – asexual, aromantic – Georgia is more uncertain about her feelings than ever.

Is she destined to remain loveless? Or has she been looking for the wrong thing all along?

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OKAY, AS I SAID BEFORE THIS BOOK IS SO DAMN GOOD. SORRY, I HAD TO SAY IT AGAIN.

Okay, so I have actually never read a book about asexuality- in fact I never even knew about it, until it was mentioned in this show I was watching, and that was also this year. I don’t think a lot of people even know about it, because we have been fed this idea of the fact that we’ll get our happily ever after, no matter what, which isn’t entirely wrong, because that is the custom, right? Asexuals aren’t that very common, and even if a person does feel like they might be asexual- I don’t think a lot of people even know about this sort of sexuality. They don’t have people to guide them like Georgia did. Okay, enough talk, let’s get to the review.

Plot:

The plot as I mentioned is pretty unique. I mean, I honestly haven’t read a book like this ever before, but please let me know in the comments if you have! It is about discovering yourself, and being happy with who you are. And while this sounds incredibly boring, I assure you, the book isn’t! There’s drama too, and come on, who doesn’t like a bit of drama?

Characters:

I love how diverse the cast of characters was! Not just sexuality wise- Georgia’s best friend Pip, was a Latinx too. And Sunil, Georgia’s college parent was Indian.

I have to say, I did not really like Rooney, Georgia’s roommate a lot (Although there are striking similarities between me and her), even in the end, but I do ship her and Pip very very hard! I liked Georgia too, like despite the mistakes she made. But my favourite character was Sunil. Not just because he was of Indian origin, but also because of his calming stature. I mean, I really do do like him, in a non-romantic way.

Jason, Georgia’s other best friend was kinda awesome too. Like, I would kill for a guy best friend like that.

So, yeah, I loved the characters overall! And I loved the friendships even more- in fact they might be my favourite part of this book!

Writing Style:

It took me some time getting used to the writing style of Alice Oseman, but once I got used to it, it was fantastic! In fact, I ordered three more of Alice Oseman’s books before even finishing this one, without even reading the blurb, just because I was eager to see what else she came up with!

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My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ x ♾

Have you read this book? What did you think of it? Is it on your TBR? Let me know in the comments!

P.S.- You might be getting a book haul part two soon, I ordered 10 books!!

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