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hexedmaiden's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
5.0
I picked this book up after my partner had read it and was telling me about the ace/aro rep and when I say that I have never felt so seen in a book! I was genuinely emotional while reading this book. I wish for every person regardless of age to read this cause I think that this could help so many people find themselves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Minor: Homophobia
mir_frog73's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I’ve never felt more seen by a book in my life. Being aro/ace is so hard and having such limited media representation doesn’t make it easier. I fully believe that this book should be read by everyone because it truly explains what it feels like and the importance of friendships and everything about being aro/ace. This book made me cry at parts that I’m not sure people who aren’t on the aro/ace spectrum would cry at, simply because they wouldn’t be able to relate to the feelings of confusion and hurt that Georgia feels. I also firmly believe that platonic love is so much more important then romantic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol
asourceoffiction's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Alice Oseman is the master of wonderful characters you just adore from the start, and their complicated journeys to find themselves. Georgia, Rooney, Pip, Jason and Sunil are each utterly fantastic in their own ways, but together they're a joy to read.
Bizarrely I think I got more Heartstopper vibes from this than I did from Solitaire; maybe because Tori's story is so different to Georgia's. Either way I was here for it and I loved just reading the characters' interactions with each other.
As usual with Oseman, this handles complex and diverse issues sensitively and beautifully, without shying away from them. A lot of feels in this one, but so much joy too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Mental illness
addsa_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content
roger_taylor's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Acephobia/Arophobia
ritzyelephant66's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Sexual content
filipacmiranda's review against another edition
4.5
“Loveless” foi o primeiro livro que li em que havia, não apenas uma, mas diversas personagens arromânticas e/ou assexuais. No meu ponto de vista, é indiscutível que a representação valida as experiências individuais de cada um e, por essa razão, este livro já é relevante.
Além de todos os momentos queridos e engraçados, senti também que, de alguma forma, todos os leitores seriam capazes de encontrar um ou mais aspetos com os quais se identificassem, nas personagens ou na história. Oseman faz, ainda, um excelente trabalho a representar a amizade, assim como a sua importância e o seu poder.
Em suma, este livro deixa-nos com a importante mensagem de que o amor não deveria ser exclusivamente associado a relações românticas.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia and Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Emotional abuse
colorful_lulu's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don’t think I ever felt so seen like this. Like omg, Georgia, yes I love fanfic too but the idea of romance irl? No, not for me. At least it seems very unlikely to happen
I 110% recommend it to anyone who resonated with the blurb, it’s such a good book with aromantic asexual representation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
proza's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book was a really enjoyable read.
It's safe to say that my AroAce self-discovery experience is not exactly the same as Georgia's, but they are quite similar in many ways and there were so many aspects of it that felt so relatable to me, and reading those parts made me feel seen and valid.
This book also provided me with the vocabulary I needed to express my feelings and my desires, and for that I am very greatful to Alice Oseman.
Now I'll go over the other parts of the book.
The general plot – while predictable at times – was enjoyable. All main characters were extremely likeable, and they each felt like their own individual people with unique personalities.
I feel like Oseman used the first-person perspective remarkably well; Georgia's narrated the story using her own voice and it made me understand her perspective and motives much better.
That being said, the story is fast from perfect. I felt like most of the problems and obstacles that Georgia went through were resolved much too quickly and easily (one example would behow Jason forgave her way too quickly and seemed to forget she ever hurt him after her apology ), and that other characters reacted to things in a way that felt out of place for them.
Another problem I think I need to cknowledge is that the book only presents one AroAce experience , and I think that it doesn't clarify the fact that there are other ways to be aromantic or asexual well enough. It is important to remember that there are infinitely many ways to be AroAce, and that all of them are completely valid.
Overall, I think that while it has many flaws, it is a very good book that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and I am glad to have read it.
It's safe to say that my AroAce self-discovery experience is not exactly the same as Georgia's, but they are quite similar in many ways and there were so many aspects of it that felt so relatable to me, and reading those parts made me feel seen and valid.
This book also provided me with the vocabulary I needed to express my feelings and my desires, and for that I am very greatful to Alice Oseman.
Now I'll go over the other parts of the book.
The general plot – while predictable at times – was enjoyable. All main characters were extremely likeable, and they each felt like their own individual people with unique personalities.
I feel like Oseman used the first-person perspective remarkably well; Georgia's narrated the story using her own voice and it made me understand her perspective and motives much better.
That being said, the story is fast from perfect. I felt like most of the problems and obstacles that Georgia went through were resolved much too quickly and easily (one example would be
Another problem I think I need to cknowledge is that the book only presents one AroAce experience , and I think that it doesn't clarify the fact that there are other ways to be aromantic or asexual well enough. It is important to remember that there are infinitely many ways to be AroAce, and that all of them are completely valid.
Overall, I think that while it has many flaws, it is a very good book that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and I am glad to have read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Bullying and Sexual content
Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Vomit, and Lesbophobia
Content warnings for Loveless from Alice Oseman's website: Internalised aphobia, Verbal aphobia, deliberate aphobic attitudes, accidentally aphobic attitudes due to ignorance/lack of knowledge about a-spec identities, Frank discussions of sex and masturbation, Two brief incidents of exclusionary attitudes, References to past emotionally abusive relationships, References to past bullyingbooksjessreads's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Loveless was such a joy to read. I haven't read a book that so candidly and unapologetically discusses asexuality like this book does.
Oseman's writing is really easy to read and this book has fast pacing. Despite the subject matter, especially our main character discovering her sexuality, the fast pacing doesn't make the plot or characters hard to understand.
I often find YA predictable and sometimes too cliche and I find sometimes, there can be a lot of info dumping which makes the read less engaging. However, despite this book being predictable in places, the writing was really smooth and it was a really enjoyable read. I really enjoyed the exploration of asexuality in this book. It was covered in a really good level of detail which is both engaging from a YA perspective, but also written in a way that makes it easy to understand for someone that may not know much about asexuality.
A really good read and would highly recommend!
Oseman's writing is really easy to read and this book has fast pacing. Despite the subject matter, especially our main character discovering her sexuality, the fast pacing doesn't make the plot or characters hard to understand.
I often find YA predictable and sometimes too cliche and I find sometimes, there can be a lot of info dumping which makes the read less engaging. However, despite this book being predictable in places, the writing was really smooth and it was a really enjoyable read. I really enjoyed the exploration of asexuality in this book. It was covered in a really good level of detail which is both engaging from a YA perspective, but also written in a way that makes it easy to understand for someone that may not know much about asexuality.
A really good read and would highly recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia and Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit