A review by loischanel
Loveless by Alice Oseman

3.0

Loveless is about an eighteen-year-old university student called Georgia Warr who loves romance, fanfiction and her two best friends, Pip and Jason. When Georgia begins her freshman year at Durham University, she has hopes that her epic love story will finally begin, except she's always been unsure about her sexuality and why she lacks the feelings that come so naturally to everyone else.

I found Loveless to be a heartening coming-of-age novel that explored both cultural and sexual diversity in a way that was sound and very relatable. It gave me a glimpse of university life, having never progressed that far myself, but I digress.

I love these sorts of novels that are rich in representation and this book which focuses on an asexual main character is perfect for any young person facing similar feelings, it has a resounding message that was very affecting, even if you're not asexual. Though I believe books like this deserve more hype and transparency, from a critical reading point of view, I found this book to be overly cheesy, with troupes that felt synonymous of almost every American High school movie I've ever watched but it was nice to see those troupes being applied in a more diverse and inclusive setting.