LOVELESS is a book that made me feel so seen, and I love it for that.
This novel follows Georgia as she goes through a journey of figuring out her sexuality and learning to accept and love herself. It's never crossed Georgia's mind that she may be aroace shes always just assumed - as everyone says - that eventually the right person will come along and she'll fall in love. Shes tired of waiting so decides that upon starting uni she's going to put herself out there more, only whilst she loves the idea of romance and sex she starts to realise that she can never quite imagine it for herself.
Georgia's coming to terms with her sexuality was very relatable to me in so many ways but especially in how she confuses platonic love for romance, and how crushed she feels coming to the realisation that as a lover of romance she'll never get to experience it for herself. I loved seeing my experiences reflected in Georgia and seeing how she was able to overcome this sadness and learn to love herself.
Seeing Georgia learn to accept her identity and realise that she wont ever be loveless because platonic love is just as important was truly such a wonderful thing to see (and did make me tear quite up a bit).
I did have some slight issues in that I would've liked more discussion on the ace spectrum. Georgia is sex repulsed which is totally valid but not all ace people are, and many ace people do have sex, I would've liked this to be acknowledged. All aroace experiences are different and they are all valid.
I also didn't like how Rooney's love of casual sex was in the end attributed to her using it as a coping method rather than just a love of sex cause some people do just love to have sex and I'm so tired of books always vilianizing casual sexual experiences.
Overall, I adored this and I'm so glad I was able to read it. It's not a perfect book but it was so important to me and I know it will be for many others too.
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A complicated, funny, heart-breaking yet joyous story about coming to terms with her sexuality
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2022
Georgia has made it as far as University and has never had a crush, fallen in love and or even been kissed. She is determined to make it happen and find the love of her life now that she is in university. But as no sparks fly with anyone she meets, Georgia takes drastic measures to try to force a romantic feeling. She ends up jeopardising her friendships, (old and new), and upsetting everyone around her. This leads to complications within her theatrical group and between the people she cares for the most.At the same time, Georgia has found a new home within the on-campus LGBTQIA+ group. There her mind is opened to new ideas around sexuality and new terminology including asexual and aromantic. These terms equally terrify her and provide comfort in her confusing life. These terms answer many of her lifelong questions but also leave her with a few new ones. One thing these terms and the group offer her is acceptance. Georgia quickly realises that she may remain 'loveless' in the traditional sense but may have the opportunity to experience love in a variety of ways that can be equally fulfilling and supportive for her. Now she needs to deal with the fallout of her actions, express her truth and hope that her friends and family can embrace her authentic self.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. Loveless is a complicated, funny, heart-breaking yet joyously hopeful story about a girl coming to terms with her sexuality and embracing the happy and sad feelings this gives her. Georgia was compelling to read as her story was raw, witty and honest. She was so mixed up and obsessed with finding 'love' that she did some selfish things but at her core, she was genuinely just trying to make a connection. I loved the whole cast of characters in this book as they were believable, flawed but caring and overall they just wanted to find love of their own. This story was about finding those people in your life that will love you for 'you' and allow you to be your true self. This book shows that 'love' comes in many forms and is equally valid and life-affirming. Highly recommend.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2022
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