Loveless

I postponed reading this book for months and now I regret not reading it this sooner. Damn Alice, you didn’t need to go this hard but you did anyways and I’m so glad for that!

I started this thinking it would be a light, low-stakes, relaxing read. And in some ways it was but at one point it just hit me HARD. Alice Oseman has an incredible talent to write teenage characters who are realistic, lovable and relatable.

The main character, Georgia Warr, is so relatable in so many levels. She’s also hilarious as hell. Like many people, I didn’t know much about aromanticism and asexuality when I started reading this book. We join Georgia on a self-discovery journey that is confusing and heartbreaking, but at the same time is incredibly hopeful and freeing. Besides her sexual orientation, Georgia’s character captures so beautifully what it’s like feeling out of place, having trouble making new friends, social anxiety, feeling inadequate in the environment you’re in. Reading this was like a Time Machine and suddenly I was 18 years old all over again. I wish I read a book like Loveless when I was that age and it makes me happy this generation has stories like these.

This story is all about how there are many ways in which love can be manifested. Romantic love is not everything and the book reminds us to look for love in places we sometimes take for granted. The way friendships are portrayed here is so heartwarming! I swear I was NOT expecting this book to bring me to tears. All the characters are top notch but the banter between Pip and Rooney was just so enjoyable throughout the whole book.

I decided to give this book 5 starts because while it isn’t perfect, the good things outweigh by far the small flaws.