Loveless

Dit is ook een favoriet van mij! Het is gewoon een prachtig boek en ik had het nodig om te lezen.

Pretty mediocre for me. Ace rep is pretty rare tho so i'm glad Alice Oseman wrote an AroAce character (which is even more rare) but i think it wasn't done in an interesting way.you can argue that her sexual/romantic identity doesn't have to be interesting and i get it. She is valid, and so is her experience but it's a work of fiction and i wanted the plot and the characters to be more engaging.Unfortunately it didn't quite hit the mark for me.▪︎I appreciated the diversity of the cast.▪︎Enjoyed the sex positivity since it could've been percieved a certain way by the main character (as she does not vibe with it).▪︎The side couple's "conflict" was very much a no for me even though their energy was great together.▪︎ Jason is a precious PRECIOUS friend Georgia better treat him with damn respect▪︎ I realised that loving side characters more than the main one is very on brand for me when it comes to Osemanverse. Like Jason and Sunil and Aled???? (And if 2 out of 3 are ace what about it?? Wanna fight?) ▪︎Jason is the one heterosexual man who deserves rights▪︎putting Sunil there just so he could teach Georgia about asexuality in length was a bit much for me.▪︎ I was thinking maybe writing middle grade can actually turn out very well for Alice Oseman. NOTHING WRONG WITH THE YA SHE WRITES but i just feel like the way she does it can do so much for a middle grade/ younger YA audience.That was it. Got a bit ranty.If you made it all the way through, here have a strawberry

Loveless was the first book by Alice Oseman that I read, and it was really enjoyable! I adore everything about this book: the lovely characters, the self-discovery plot, and how the story conveys the idea that friendship can be as strong as romantic relationship. Loveless is not a romance story, but it gave me a deep understanding of what love truly is. As I’m still questioning my love life, I could easily felt attached to Georgia’s characters, especially her overthinking thoughts such as "Is it okay if I haven’t been in a relationship yet? Why does romantic love seem like the most important thing in social life? Am I missing something just because I’m different from other people?" Even though I’m not an aro ace, somehow reading through Georgia POV made me felt understood and a little less alone. In the end, I was glad this book addressed a lot of my concerns.So far, I think Loveless is my favorite young adult book this year :)