Loveless

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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Published Mar 1, 2022

432 pages

Average rating: 7.98

83 RATINGS

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jess.withbooks
Jun 05, 2025
8/10 stars
“It’s not in films. It's hardly ever in TV shows, and when it is, it's some tiny subplot that most people ignore. When it's talked about in the media, it gets trolled to hell and back. Even some queer people out there hate the very concept of being aro or ace because they think it's unnatural or just fake…I'm glad you were curious. It's always good to be curious."
blewballoon
Nov 21, 2024
8/10 stars
I think this is a really important book that does an excellent job covering the topics surrounding asexuality. I would recommend it not only to people who suspect they may be on the asexual spectrum, but also to anyone who wants to understand that experience better. That being said, this book felt so tense, as I could tell things were gonna hit the fan as the main character bungled her way through some delicate circumstances. I trust Alice Oseman though and I knew there would be resolutions. Oseman is good at writing realistic YA dialog, the language is similar to the Heartstopper comics. This was a bit less dark than Solitaire and Radio Silence, it's closer to the heartwarming Heartstopper vibe as well.
Blue pea 🧜🏼‍♀️
May 08, 2024
4/10 stars
It was meh. The topic was intriguing but the delivery fell flat.
shoony
Mar 29, 2024
7/10 stars
This book made me laugh out loud, sometimes friends are the only comfort out there.
han_elizabeth8
Nov 06, 2023
10/10 stars

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