Loveless by Alice Oseman

Book Description: 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?

This wise, warm, and witty story of identity and self-acceptance sees Alice Oseman on towering form as Georgia and her friends discover that true love isn’t limited to romance.

Book Rating: 4.9/5

Read: June 22- July 23

Book Review: Loveless is so far my favorite novel written by Alice Oseman. As I've said before, I have been a fan of Alice Oseman since I was younger, I've read her graphic novel Heartstopper, so it was nice to read her novel. Unlike most of her novels, this one doesn't center around characters from her graphic novels. This book follows Georgia and her friends from Uni. 

Despite being a total romance lover, I will always be ready to read an emotional YA novel discussing the experiences of learning you're on the Asexual spectrum. As someone still trying to learn about my own sexuality, I found myself relating to a lot of the things Georgia experiences throughout the book. 

I like how the book discussed the frustrations and stress that come with trying to understand your sexuality, especially as a young adult with zero experience with relationships outside of fiction. I especially enjoyed how Georgia panicked and thought she wasn't normal since she never felt the same as the people around her when it came to romance, it made the whole book relatable and realistic for me. 

The only thing I felt was off with the book missed out on conveying the fact that Asexuality is a complicated identity and that not all individuals who identify as Ace are necessarily averse to the physical aspects of a relationship. Nonetheless, I can comprehend that Alice  However, I can understand that Alice is still learning about Asexuality and the complexities and diversity of preferences that exist within the Ace community.

Nevertheless, I loved Loveless and how Alice Oseman always creates relatable characters that I can never find myself to hate or not resonate with, I will say this is my second favorite novel written by Alice, and I will forever recommend this book to others.