She just didn’t know those terms! Unfortunately, along her journey of self-discovery, she makes some mistakes that hurt herself and her friends. But it turns out-and this is not a spoiler, because it is literally the whole premise of the book-Georgia is not broken she’s aromantic and asexual. So much of Loveless entails Georgia’s fumbling attempts to force herself to feel sexual attraction, to finally have that kiss, and to figure herself out. She is low-key worried something is “wrong” with herself. Indeed, as the title and most of the first part of this book emphasize, Georgia is obsessed with the fact that she has never had sex, never had a boyfriend (or girlfriend), never even been kissed. While there she befriends her roommate, Rooney, who is the extroverted, sexually-active foil to Georgia’s introverted, sexually-inexperienced self. Georgia Warr is going off to uni, fortunate to be accompanied by her two best friends Pip and Jason. The second half is where I talk plot details. On the other hand, I’m not sure that, overall, Loveless is a very good book.Ī note about the spoilers: the first half of this review, where I discuss the aro/ace representation, is spoiler-free. Here I find myself very ambivalent: on one hand, I really enjoyed the aro/ace representation here.
My experience with Alice Oseman has been varied: I adored Radio Silence but didn’t much care for Solitaire. As someone who is herself aromantic and asexual, I was very much anticipating Loveless, to the point where I pre-ordered it.
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