Disclaimer: I received this arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Loveless
Author: Alice Oseman
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Diversity: Queer characters, asexual aromantic MC, Indian non-binary gay asexual character, Colombian lesbian character, bisexual aromantic character
Recommended For…: young adult readers, contemporary, romance, LGBT
Publication Date: Originally published July 9, 2020, republished March 1, 2022
Genre: YA Contemporary
Age Relevance: 16+ (romance, alcohol consumption, language, HP mentions, sexual content, bullying, homophobia)
Explanation of Above: There is romance in the book and sexual content, including kissing, masturbation discussed, sex discussed, and other sexual acts discussed. There is cursing in the book and there are 2 HP mentions. There is also a lot of alcohol consumption and scenes of characters being drunk. There is bullying mentioned and homophobia in the book.
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages: 393
Synopsis: 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?
Review: I really loved this book! I thought the message of finding your sexuality and identity a very well done one. I loved seeing Georgia’s journey and it’s a super informative book with websites at the end that will be helpful to anyone who needs help. The book is also messy, but it’s a relatable mess because finding your identity isn’t a neat journey. It’s full of bumps and twists and turns. And sometimes you think you’re one way, but you’re really another. The character development was also well done and the world building was great too. I overall really loved the story and can’t wait to read more of Alice Oseman’s books.
However, I did have a severe issue with the HP mentions in the book, considering the author’s problematic nature. The book talks about acceptance and I get this is an earlier published book that is just being republished, so I didn’t take down the points I normally would, but JKR is not accepting and if you want a book, especially one that has LGBT characters, it’s time to leave those references in the past and I wish those were left out in the re-publishing.
Verdict: It was good! Highly recommend!
I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the LOVELESS by Alice Oseman Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Author: Alice Oseman
Pub. Date: March 1, 2022
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook
Pages: 432
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
For fans of Love, Simon and I Wish You All the Best, a funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of a girl who realizes that love can be found in many ways that don’t involve sex or romance.
From the marvelous author of Heartstopper comes an exceptional
YA novel about discovering that it’s okay if you don’t have sexual or romantic
feelings for anyone . . . since there are plenty of other ways to find love and
connection.
This is the funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of Georgia, who
doesn’t understand why she can’t crush and kiss and make out like her friends
do. She’s surrounded by the narrative that dating + sex = love. It’s not until
she gets to college that she discovers the A range of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum —
coming to understand herself as asexual/aromantic. Disrupting the narrative
that she’s been told since birth isn’t easy — there are many mistakes along
the way to inviting people into a newly found articulation of an always-known
part of your identity. But Georgia’s determined to get her life right, with the
help of (and despite the major drama of) her friends.
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About Alice Oseman:
Alice Oseman was born in 1994 in Kent, England. She graduated from Durham University and is the author of YA contemporaries Solitaire, Radio Silence, and I Was Born for This. Visit Alice online at aliceoseman.com or on Twitter @AliceOseman.
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3 winners will receive a finished copy of LOVELESS, US Only.
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