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Loveless

Loveless

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  • Create Date：2022-03-22 09:51:51
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Alice Oseman
  • ISBN：133875193X
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Summary

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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Reviews

carleigh saxton ，

im so obsessed with oseman ability to explore intimacy and complicated relationships in an accessible and enjoyable way。 i love this book and her so dearly and i cannot wait to read more by her

Lovisa Johansson ，

I might write a review later cause I have Thoughts。 I feel like I need to sit with this for a while though。

swxkan ，

I didn't really feel represented mostly coz i'm a grey-aro but that totally okay， it didn't bother me。 I found the story a bit too。。。 simple？ I love the importance it gives to friendship， and i'm completely in love with Sunil & Jason， but the characters are a little bit dramatic， with a half hate to lover， Georgia who ABSOLUTELY insists on settling everything on her own。。。 I still like it， but not that much。 I didn't really feel represented mostly coz i'm a grey-aro but that totally okay， it didn't bother me。 I found the story a bit too。。。 simple？ I love the importance it gives to friendship， and i'm completely in love with Sunil & Jason， but the characters are a little bit dramatic， with a half hate to lover， Georgia who ABSOLUTELY insists on settling everything on her own。。。 I still like it， but not that much。 。。。more

Bijuri ，

Well。 I learned a bit too much about myself with this one。

Nostalgia Reader ，

omfg shut up about "I hate doing the thing， I don't WANT to do the thing， I would never do the thing， but I MUST BECAUSE I WON'T FIT IN。" Look， I am sure this is more relatable for people who do this exact thing--force themselves to fit in and do all the stereotypical things everyone else their age is doing。 But I cannot relate and just wanted to tell Georgia to shut the hell up。I just can't do contemp YA guys， I'm sorry。 Even if it IS a rare book about being ace/aro， and regardless of the issue omfg shut up about "I hate doing the thing， I don't WANT to do the thing， I would never do the thing， but I MUST BECAUSE I WON'T FIT IN。" Look， I am sure this is more relatable for people who do this exact thing--force themselves to fit in and do all the stereotypical things everyone else their age is doing。 But I cannot relate and just wanted to tell Georgia to shut the hell up。I just can't do contemp YA guys， I'm sorry。 Even if it IS a rare book about being ace/aro， and regardless of the issues it may have in its representation。 I just can't。 I just don't care。 。。。more

Vivi ，

Incredible and exactly what i needed without knowing。 I want to start reading it again immediately。 Comfortable， heartfelt， real。

Madison G ，

AHHH cute easy read。 Love

Anouk ，

Loved this with my whole heart <3

aren ੈ♡˳ ，

its giving wattpad， the kind everyone says it so good but then you go to actually read it yourself only to find out it medium at best。 it was bearable， interesting topic， handled well i guess， but as someone who identifies as asexual it made me cringe so much， yeah everyones discovery journey is different but mm this one。。

Kristen ，

As someone on the asexual spectrum， I had high high hopes for this one。 However， the characters being generally annoying and the plot running on too long dampened the importance of the message。

Nele Verschoren ，

Damn， it’s taken me a while to finish this one — thanks reading slump。 However， this book was really great。 The way Alice Oseman brings these characters to life is just phenomenal。 Georgia Warr will forever be close to my heart as it made me realize that I really， truly， 100% am asexual。 She’s so much like me in so many ways and it was liberating to read a story so close to my own。 Absolutely thrilled this book exists。

Maya。Degn ，

finally someone I could relate to ❤️

Thunderstorm Muffin ，

Je voudrais remonter 15 ans en arrière et dire à mon moi de l'époque de lire ce livre。。。 ça m'aurait fait tellement de bien ！！ Je voudrais remonter 15 ans en arrière et dire à mon moi de l'époque de lire ce livre。。。 ça m'aurait fait tellement de bien ！！ 。。。more

kate ，

love how it described the importance of friendships so much like might’ve cried might not have what’s it to you

Tuni ，

This hovers between 3 and 4 for me because while I keep running up against things I disliked， the successes landed so perfectly。It probably needed to be 100 pages shorter （even though I SOMEHOW Just One More Chapter’d my way through 300+ pages after I hit the 25% mark）And even with that extra length， Georgia and Rooney are really the only ones who felt fully fleshed out。 Too often Pip， Jason， and Sunil felt like they had one defining note to them and were just there to facilitate Georgia’s journ This hovers between 3 and 4 for me because while I keep running up against things I disliked， the successes landed so perfectly。It probably needed to be 100 pages shorter （even though I SOMEHOW Just One More Chapter’d my way through 300+ pages after I hit the 25% mark）And even with that extra length， Georgia and Rooney are really the only ones who felt fully fleshed out。 Too often Pip， Jason， and Sunil felt like they had one defining note to them and were just there to facilitate Georgia’s journey。 And maybe~ that’s the point with how Georgia was unfairly using them， but it lessened the ultimate message that platonic relationships are just as important and require just as much work as romantic relationships。But ultimately I think that message and the thoughts and feelings Georgia was having are important。 And the book did an excellent job of portraying this particular flavor of ace-aro while showing that a whole spectrum of ways to be ace and/or aro exists。 。。。more

valeria ，

Lo amé demasiado， en ciertas partes me sentí muy identificada con georgia。 Tkm alice oseman gracias por tanto

Manaal Siddiqui ，

“Sunil turned back， squeezed my shoulder and said， ‘You’re gonna be OK。 There’s nothing you have to do except be。’‘But … what if what I am is just … nothing？’ I breathed out and blinked as the photographer took the first shot。 ‘What if I’m nothing？’‘You’re not nothing，’ Sunil said。 ‘You have to believe that。” “And so that’s how Alice Oseman in such an elegant scene summarises the crux of patriarchy’s effects。 When we think of patriarchy， we often ignore the patriarchy of romance， which can be ju “Sunil turned back， squeezed my shoulder and said， ‘You’re gonna be OK。 There’s nothing you have to do except be。’‘But … what if what I am is just … nothing？’ I breathed out and blinked as the photographer took the first shot。 ‘What if I’m nothing？’‘You’re not nothing，’ Sunil said。 ‘You have to believe that。” “And so that’s how Alice Oseman in such an elegant scene summarises the crux of patriarchy’s effects。 When we think of patriarchy， we often ignore the patriarchy of romance， which can be just as harmful as other forms of oppression。 My heart broke as I watched Georgia struggle through her low self esteem during the first half of the novel - hating on herself again and again。It reminded me of a younger version of my own self who’d think she was somehow less than everyone else because she couldn’t， for the life of her， seem to figure out how this whole “romance thing” was supposed to work。And so this book is for a younger version of me。 This book is also for the present day me who from time to time wonders whether she will be able to trust herself when everyone around her will inevitably tell her that she’s doing life wrong。 This book is also for the future me。 When things get dark and I begin to question the unique way my ace/aro identity makes me see the world， this story will remind me of the beauty of friendship， and the things that really matter when it comes to deep， meaningful human connection。 And also， I absolutely loved the Indian character Sunil！ He’s hands down one of my favourite characters ever。 I also really love Jess and really wish we had gotten more of her throughout the story。 I loved that Alice included an ace/aro resources list at the end of the novel。 AND OMG I HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS AN INDIAN ACE SOCIETY！！ Thank you， Alice Oseman， I have never felt more understood and simultaneously nurtured in my life。 。。。more

Andherbookshelf ，

Ganz ganz große Liebe für dieses Buch 💜 mein Herz ist voll 💜

ShannonMarie ，

I absolutely loved this book。 Again， I’ve met another Alice Oseman book with praise。 Not only is this book very well written as far as banter， wit， and overall characters。 This beautiful expresses the diverse natural of love。 Going into this having a limited understanding of the Aro/Ace identity this was not only very eye opening but also very heartwarming。 I’m happy to have had this be the place I’ve started to be more informed about being Aro/Ace。 With all that being said， the characters are w I absolutely loved this book。 Again， I’ve met another Alice Oseman book with praise。 Not only is this book very well written as far as banter， wit， and overall characters。 This beautiful expresses the diverse natural of love。 Going into this having a limited understanding of the Aro/Ace identity this was not only very eye opening but also very heartwarming。 I’m happy to have had this be the place I’ve started to be more informed about being Aro/Ace。 With all that being said， the characters are written with so much personality。 There is never a dull moment， the pacing is so smooth and the storyline feels so realistic。 I truly felt so much for all of the characters and their journeys。 I was smiling and laughing through this book and almost cried twice （I’m really getting soft these days if I’m being honest）。 This was an amazing read and I’m looking forward to Alice’s future works。 。。。more

Oliwia Gąsiorek ，

Skończenie tej książki byłoby czystym masochizmem

ayesha ，

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Sophie Jones ，

Georgia has always wanted to fall in love and do the stuff that most teenagers do。 However， as she gets to university she realises that maybe that life isn't for her。 Trying to force herself to fall in love doesn't seem to be working。 As Georgia wrestles with her sexual identity she causes rifts in her friendship group and gets to know her roommate Rooney。 As the revelations keep on happening， Georgia and friends try to resurrect the university's dead Shakespeare society。Things I liked:- Brillia Georgia has always wanted to fall in love and do the stuff that most teenagers do。 However， as she gets to university she realises that maybe that life isn't for her。 Trying to force herself to fall in love doesn't seem to be working。 As Georgia wrestles with her sexual identity she causes rifts in her friendship group and gets to know her roommate Rooney。 As the revelations keep on happening， Georgia and friends try to resurrect the university's dead Shakespeare society。Things I liked:- Brilliant representation-Fantastic humour and banter throughout- The references to things I loved in my childhood made this book highly relatable。-All the characters felt fleshed out and important。 I liked them all， even though they had flaws。- Great coming of age novelThings I didn't like:- The book was perhaps a bit too long for me。 If I had to be critical， some of the middle could have been cut and the book would have still been excellent。 It was a bit fluffy in parts。- Her cousin being the same sexuality was nice and helped Georgia grow as a character but it seemed a bit too convenient。Overall， this book was amazing。 I loved the messages within; friends are the bombdiggity！ Also， Oseman's description of the university was so reminiscent to me and relatable。 The banter was fantastic and that section with the washing machines had me laughing out loud。 Her writing has come a long way and I loved this novel。 A proper exploration of aromantic asexuals and an ode to friendship。Fabulous！ 。。。more

Dee Nattarin ，

I tell you something， Alice Oseman was one of those authors， where you read one work of theirs， and just ends up buying everything else without consideration of what it’s about because， that’s how good they were。 My first read of hers was Heart-stopper the graphic novel， I enjoy lgqbt fiction and stuff but never had a fandom for it， till I read that。 Then I proceeded buying Solitaire， Radio Silence， I was Born for this， and of course。。 Loveless。 Georgia- that woman got on my nerves。 Whiny。 Indec I tell you something， Alice Oseman was one of those authors， where you read one work of theirs， and just ends up buying everything else without consideration of what it’s about because， that’s how good they were。 My first read of hers was Heart-stopper the graphic novel， I enjoy lgqbt fiction and stuff but never had a fandom for it， till I read that。 Then I proceeded buying Solitaire， Radio Silence， I was Born for this， and of course。。 Loveless。 Georgia- that woman got on my nerves。 Whiny。 Indecisive。 Over interpret people and things。 Played with people’s feelings。 Other synonyms of a walking nuisance idk about。 I have I was born for this and Radio Silence （current read） that I haven’t read， girl better not disappoint。 。。。more

Ela ，

Relatable， emotional and very beautiful。

Morelia （Strandedinbooks） ，

I AM CRY

Juliana ，

not me crying for the last 3/4 of the book

Jillian Brooks ，

It took me about 150 pages to get into。 I think a lot of it was because I saw a lot of myself and my experiences in it。 It was hard to relive that and the self hate and self invalidation。 I sobbed multiple times， to the point I couldn't see。 There are some issues I had though， where I felt like other identities were being diminished to push the main character's along。 It took me about 150 pages to get into。 I think a lot of it was because I saw a lot of myself and my experiences in it。 It was hard to relive that and the self hate and self invalidation。 I sobbed multiple times， to the point I couldn't see。 There are some issues I had though， where I felt like other identities were being diminished to push the main character's along。 。。。more

Ilana ，

What a heartfelt， unique novel！ Loveless is a coming of age story about Georgia， a fanfiction- and Shakespeare-loving introvert。 When she moves away from home to go to university， she learns that her lack of interest in romantic and sexual partners is not shared with most of her peers。 Through meeting new people at the uni's Pride Society， Georgia learns about asexuality， and starts to explore whether these labels — asexual， aromantic — feel like the right fit for her。 I have yet to read such a What a heartfelt， unique novel！ Loveless is a coming of age story about Georgia， a fanfiction- and Shakespeare-loving introvert。 When she moves away from home to go to university， she learns that her lack of interest in romantic and sexual partners is not shared with most of her peers。 Through meeting new people at the uni's Pride Society， Georgia learns about asexuality， and starts to explore whether these labels — asexual， aromantic — feel like the right fit for her。 I have yet to read such a thorough and thoughtful exploration of asexuality and aromanticism in general YA literature， and I think this book will be so helpful to the young people who read it。 It was fun to read， and I saw myself reflected so much in Georgia （give me fanfiction on a Friday night over clubbing any week！）。 。。。more

Alexa Blart， Library Cop ，

Didn't love it， didn't hate it。 I really was not a fan of the writing itself—something I don't remember being a quibble when I read Oseman's other prose novel， Radio Silence， but that was a long time ago—but I liked the characters well enough。 The plot dragged a bit， but I also thought it had some good and important things to say about asexuality and being aromantic。 I don't claim either of those identities， so obviously I can't speak with absolute authority on how they were presented， but I tho Didn't love it， didn't hate it。 I really was not a fan of the writing itself—something I don't remember being a quibble when I read Oseman's other prose novel， Radio Silence， but that was a long time ago—but I liked the characters well enough。 The plot dragged a bit， but I also thought it had some good and important things to say about asexuality and being aromantic。 I don't claim either of those identities， so obviously I can't speak with absolute authority on how they were presented， but I thought the author did an admirable job of explaining what asexual and aromantic mean while also being careful to point out that it's a very wide spectrum， and what's true to one person's asexual/aromantic experience is not going to be true to someone else's。 Not only is this an important topic， it's critically underrepresented in YA: I've read a handful of books with ace side characters （Sawkill Girls was one） and， like， exactly two with ace main characters （Tash Hearts Tolstoy and Every Heart a Doorway， the latter of which isn't even technically YA）。 That's pretty pathetic， considering that queer YA is more popular and widespread than ever; I hope we see a lot more books like this one in the coming years。Side note: the one thing I really could not get behind in this book was the side romance between Georgia's best friend Pip and her roommate Rooney。 I felt that the incident that caused them to "hate" each other was sort of contrived， and something about their bickering and banter felt kind of。。。forced to me？ Maybe it was because a couple of times we were told rather than shown that they were bickering and bantering， but as someone who really loves bickery couples， this really fell flat for me。 。。。more

Lilamedusa ，

This book was SUCH a journey！ I truly want to know what comes next from Alice Oseman， it's such a pleasure to see her grow as a writer。I think， however， this is the first book where she writes from her experience and about her sexuality and it really shows。 Georgia is your typical main character in a YA novel， she's got her besties， she's blissfully unaware of the effect she causes in others and very self conscious at the time。 But more than that， she's going through a very intense process of se This book was SUCH a journey！ I truly want to know what comes next from Alice Oseman， it's such a pleasure to see her grow as a writer。I think， however， this is the first book where she writes from her experience and about her sexuality and it really shows。 Georgia is your typical main character in a YA novel， she's got her besties， she's blissfully unaware of the effect she causes in others and very self conscious at the time。 But more than that， she's going through a very intense process of self-discovery which I found very interesting。 I know and have known what aro and ace mean for a long time， but this book really brought to mind how it looks in practice and I did a lot of self-discovery at the same time。 I liked that， though this is a novel and not a lecture， Oseman went out of her way to educate people on how aroace looks different and feels different for everybody while still maintaining the main character's point of view。 It's also one of those books that certain side of the internet LOVE to criticize for having too much representation， which is bulllshit， but there is a little of everything here like in other OSeman's story: and indian aroace， a latina lesbian， a pansexual girl and a demisexual boy。 And they all come together in a very organic and satisfying way。 I really liked this one。 。。。more

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