I mean—AHHHHHHH!!! LITERALLY WHAT?! If you know me even a tiny bit you’ll know Loveless was my most anticipated book of this year and I cannot fathom how lucky and grateful I am to have been able to read this masterpiece a month early!!

I had high hopes for Loveless and it did not let me down at all. With her fourth YA novel, Oseman introduces us to the character of Georgia Warr, a girl who’s about to start university and wondering why she feels so different than everyone around her. As she meets new people in Durham university, she begins to realise that maybe she is different from everyone else—and that maybe that’s not a bad thing.

Ever since it was announced, I was excited. There is not enough aro/ace rep in YA today and I was so happy to hear that Loveless was going to be all about Georgia’s journey in discovering her identity. Another whipsmart, hilarious book from Oseman, she again delivers us with the most complex and diverse cast of characters who are all so easy to love and root for. Pip, Georgia, Rooney, Sunil and Jason are all characters I felt so emotionally invested in even after a few pages.

The story itself is so compelling and the setting was almost as alive as Oseman’s characters themselves. I truly felt like I was there with the way she wrote their surroundings. Loveless is a book overflowing with emotion and confusion and truly cements Oseman as a YA writer who understands teenagers and can write about them perfectly.

Loveless was thoroughly enjoyable, so much so that I could barely put it down. Coming out next month, July 9th, this is an impressive addition to the Oseman universe. I simply cannot recommend this enough and can’t wait to marvel at the joy Georgia’s story is going to bring to so many people. An exceptional, exciting novel.

This contemporary coming of age story focuses on Georgia and her relationship with her friends in the transition from high school to uni, and their first year navigating uni life and loves together.

We meet Georgia and best friends Pip and Jason at their high school prom, where they discuss Georgia’s seven year crush on Tommy, the hottest guy at school. Georgia has never kissed anyone, and they think now is the best time. When it comes to it Georgia panics and backs out.

There three friends have all applied to attend Durham uni, and Georgia finds herself roomed with Rooney, a lively party-girl, who spends her time drinking, clubbing and staying out all night with boys. She makes it her mission to set Georgia up with someone. Encouraged by Rooney, Georgia attempts to find love only see old friendships tested and broken.

Georgia’s self-discovery comes about through meeting Sunil, the asexual president of the Pride Soc at uni. Georgia’s enlightenment at her own sexuality explains her past and present feelings.

This is an unusually book in that the lead character is aro-ace, a massively underrepresented sexuality type in literature. Georgia’s coming out story is written with empathy, interwoven with teenage friendships, feelings and discussion of frank issues. This is a super novel for young adults and mid-teens, it is not overly graphic in nature, but features relevant topics, perfect for not just young people exploring and discovering their own sexuality, but also others looking to understand ace and aro better.

Many thanks for the opportunity to read and review this ARC

Loveless is an absolutely beautiful story about growing up, accepting yourself and being true to yourself. It's a book that will resonate with many, and is a vital read.

I've got to be honest: it's hard for me to be objective about Loveless. For an aro-ace girl reading her first piece of own-voices representation, this book is pure magic.

Oseman has this effortless way of writing which makes you feel like you're having a conversation with friends. It's natural and engaging and welcoming, like you're in on all the in-jokes. While protagonist Georgia's university experiences have been understandably YA-ified, there was a lot I recognised from my own uni days. I loved watching her friendships blossom, her emotional development and the twists and turns of the obscenely-cute queer romance side plot.

The focus of Loveless is very much coming out, coming to terms with your identity and the joys of platonic love. At times, the focus can feel a little blinkered. But I also feel that aro-ace experience is so under-represented in general, that sometimes it's important to share these stories in their purest, most literal form. And there was still plenty of plot to keep me turning those pages.

Loveless was a real joy to read, engaging and affirming - it's an immediate favourite.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher, for gifting me a copy of this book for review.

I want to start off by saying that I am not Aromantic or Asexual so I can’t really say how accurate this book is in that respect. I wish that aro/ace ownvoice reviewers got priority for this book as it is a book where they are represented.

I am so happy to see a book with aro+ace main character! I hope that people will love this book and I know a lot of people who are anticipating this book. I know I was, so I was super excited to read this.

The writing style is very modern, it is written like people speak which is okay but it took me some time to get used to the writing style. It is simple writing which makes it easy to read and meant that I read it pretty quickly. I can’t compare the writing to Alice Oseman’s other books as I’ve only read the Heartstopper series. I like how it approaches serious topics with a lighter tone. There are a lot of references to things in this book for example it references Scooby-Doo and Shakespeare frequently which was a nice touch but it also pulled me out of the story a little.

I enjoyed the theme of this book and I liked that it explored about questioning your sexuality. I also loved that it was about accepting yourself for who you are. I think this book will be important for people trying to figure out their sexuality. As this book has a lot of representation. There is aro/ace characters, genderqueer, non-binary, pansexual and lesbian among others.

The characters are okay, some I liked more than others. What I will say is that I enjoy and appreciate the diversity in this book. One of the reasons this wasn’t a five star read for me was because the Main character Georgia annoyed me at points. Her insecurities and how she tried forcing herself into relationships without thinking about others made me dislike her. There is a lot of peer pressure in this book too which felt a little unrealistic at points. I loved the other characters though, Sunil and Pip were two of my favourites. The university setting was okay, my university experience was nothing like the one in this book but I still enjoyed the uni setting.

Overall I did really enjoy the read, I love getting a book from the POV of someone who is aro+ace and I enjoyed overall theme. However there were a couple of things that stopped me from adoring it and I’m not sure if I will reread it again.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review!

WHERE DO I EVEN START?! This book was everything.
This was my first time delving into an Alice Oseman novel after absolutely adoring Heartstopper and it definitely did not disappoint. This book explored questioning your sexuality and accepting yourself as-well as the pressures that starting University brings and the ways that these things intertwine. From the representation, to the discussion of being a 'fresher' and the pressure that entails, the main character being from the place where I live, the small indie artists I love and the lovable and incredibly built characters... this book is a new favourite!

(A quick side note)
I requested this arc before knowing too much about what the story entailed and whilst I am so thankful to have received it, I wish own-voices received more copies for this arc, than someone like me. This is their story to love and resonate with.

Thank you to NetGalley for an early copy of Loveless!

And... Alice Oseman does it again!

It's amazing to have this feeling, when you're reading a book and just know it's gonna mean a lot to so many people.
This will be so important for many teens (and not-so-teens) trying to figure out who they are, and getting to term with it.
Though LGBTQ+ representation in YA is present more than ever, there are still some identities which are sadly represented. Aromantic and asexual people are part of it, as are genderqueer, non-binary, pansexual, etc.

But anyway, back to the book.
For me, Alice Oseman's strength is managing to touch on really sensitive and deep topics without ever making us feel depressed about it. Quite the opposite: she majestically manages to make us laugh at least once (and usually much more often!) in each chapter. In this book, both Roderick and the backstory of Scooby-Doo fans will probably make you laugh.
And despite this, dare I say, light tone, other things are talked about honestly and beautifully. In this one, it's being aromantic and asexual, but also being gay, not being the most social of all people, and dealing with a traumatic relationship.
It's truly important, in my humble opinion, to see yourself represented in many novels, and not only as the tragic, very much misunderstood character.

So, in here, as Becky Albertalli did with Simon, so does Alice Oseman with Georgia.
She reminds us that figuring who you are is hard as hell, and that it will likely involve some self-depreciation, but that it's okay. You get to have time to figure it out, you get to feel a bit low about it. But more than anything, you get to discover you are valid, worth it, and incredible.

While I absolutely adore Alice Oseman, I do think this book was not for me.
Having been a single woman without any experience until I got to 22yo, I had a very different way of thinking than Georgia, and while that is okay, I think it is why I disliked this book.
I truly believe this book to be important to the ace community, and that it will help some people, but it just wasn't for me.

As an asexual myself, I was very excited when I found out about this book and I was even more excited when I saw that I had been approved for the eARC. The first part of the book was more or less an exact representation of how I feel. The way it is described is more or less spot on. So, the beginning is the best part about the book.

Unfortunately, I decided to DNF at 25% because I couldn't deal with the main character and her insecurities. I expected a journey of self-acceptance and trying to come to terms with being asexual. I did not expect a stupid brat trying to find somebody attractive enough for her to kiss because everybody else has done it and she is missing out.

She feels disgusted at the mere thought of kissing somebody, she doenst feel attracted to anybody, she recognises conventionally attractive people but she isnt attracted to them herself, instead of talking to her friends about it or even googling it, she forces herself to try and kiss somebody. Even though it goes against anything she feels.

The peer pressure in this book is so fucking out there to the point where its unrealistic. I just graduate uni and I've never had this kind of oversecualised experiences she has. And it would have never bothered me anyway because I just don't care enough. But she feels like she is less of a person just because she hanst kissed and is still a virgi but there are more important things out there than kisses and sex.

She doenst feel any physical attaraction and yet that's all she cares about when she tries to kiss somebody. She doesn't even try to just to know somebody first before getting to the kissing base. I hate this about the book.

There is this one conversation in it that just did it for me. It when she asks if she is immature bc she's a virgin. What does sex have to do with someone's maturity? And then her roommate was telling her how she looks up to her bc she hasn't given up to peer pressure and kissed or had sex just so she could say she has...when that's exactly what she's been trying to do all this time.

This is when I decided to just give up. This character is my complete opposite and I can't stand her. She doesn't have a personality. She doesn't whatever she does not because she wants to but bc everybody else does it and that's why she wants to have her first kiss.

Exanple: she doenst like drinking or even the taste of alcohol but she drinks anyway bc it's more or less considered "normal" in her small town.

That's how she is with everything and I hate it.

I know I have 3/4s of this book left but I don't want to read anymore. I just can't stand it.

I also feel bad for Jason because he's so clearly in love with her but she doenst know it. I don't wnat him to get hurt and I guess he may get hurt.

I also think that if they do en up together that's when she'd feel attracted enough to kiss him or maybe she would come to terms with her disgust and won't kiss him. Who knows. I don't really care either way.

Having loved Alice Oseman's Radio Silence, I was looking forward to Loveless. Sadly this novel seems entirely focused on the main character's sexuality. While stories about coming to terms with your sexuality are definitely important, here it felt like it took the centre-stage...and I guess I just wanted more of a story. There is a lot repetition and I just didn't feel all that interested in the story. Hopefully the right readers will be able to appreciate this novel more than I was as I do believe that it tells an important story.

Alice Oseman’s ‘Loveless’ has been a great read, and I wished that there were more books like that when I was younger. YA has used to be heavily dominated by heteronormative relationships - and still in some ways is - but I love that voices like Alice Oseman bring our attention to a wider spectrum of sexualities. Of experiences.

I love diverse characters and characters realising that it’s okay to feel different, but also that you are not alone. Generally speaking, last years of secondary school and beginning of university are confusing for most people, and it’s the time most of us try to figure things out. ‘Loveless’ has felt unbelievably real.

From awkwardness of teenagers to joy of friendship, ‘Loveless’ has been a great story to read. Georgia, Pip, Jason, Sunil and Rooney have been a wonderful cast of diverse characters, each of them in many ways different and going through different experiences and troubles, and yet, ultimately the story had friendship and love its heart. ‘Loveless’ underlined the diversity of human experience and highlighted that it’s okay if your life is going at a different speed than others and that it’s okay to feel or not feel certain things, and that pressure of the society and people in our age groups shouldn’t be something we should give in to.

I also liked how they all had found the connection through theatre and Shakespeare, finally managing to put this little play, a mixture of different Shakespeare’s works. It closed the story nicely when things started to slowly resolve following the huge argument within the group.

At moments cheesy, and yet absolutely joyful to read, ‘Loveless’ has been a perfect read especially during Pride month, and I’m glad I have read it. I think the biggest highlight of ‘Loveless’ for me was that while Alice Oseman’s book talks about relationships and sex, and everything in between, it ultimately highlights the importance of other types of love as well, with friendship and platonic love staying at the heart of the story.

Alice Oseman did it again and wrote another relatable, amazing book.

This is my second novel by Oseman and this confirmed how much I love her writing, characters and how much I relate to her stories.

Loveless follows Georgia, a brand new uni student and romance lover who has never kissed anyone, never been in a relationship and never even had a crush before and feels like she is weird because of it. So she embarks on a journey to find and understand herself. Mistakes will be made, Shakespeare will be played and friendships will be born and tested but in the end, Georgia will understand that love comes in more form than just one.

I really, really love this story and the setting it takes place in. Oseman went to Durham University and you can feel it in her descriptions of the place which makes it all a lot more vivid when reading. Moreover, the characters of Loveless are to absolutely die for, from our so very relatable MC Georgia to Rooney, her eccentric but broken roommate, to Sunil, her college parent who gives Georgia a lot more than she predicted.

But what I really enjoyed about this book are the themes Alice decided to talk about; sexuality and this weird unrealistic expectation towards teenagers when it comes to love.
First and foremost, I have to mention the fact that Loveless has aro-ace and lesbian rep as well as mentions quite a few other sexualities and that is really awesome to see in a YA book; I’ve never read any books before with an aro-ace character before and learned a lot here. Moreover, this whole book is a journey of self-acceptance for Georgia and deals with coming out not only to people around you but also to yourself.
A lot of Loveless revolves around the fact that Georgia has never kissed anybody or ever been in any type of romantic relationship (whether having dated or sex) before and feels weird, left out because of it and I felt that it was really relatable because, let’s be honest, there is this weird, general expectation when it comes to this type of things when you are a teenager: you’re expected to have experienced it all before going to uni half the time and therefore, if like Georgia or me, you’ve never been on a date or kissed someone by 18, people can laugh and be incredulous. And whether it’s because you’re trying to understand and find yourself like Georgia or for other reasons, it’s okay. We’re all allowed to have our own pace, no matter what society tries to tell us. Be happy, that’s all that matters! Especially considering the different kinds of love that exist in this world as Oseman showed us in this book.

To conclude, I can say that Loveless is one in a million kind of book and I think that a lot of people will be able to relate to its characters and will enjoy the story written there. I would really recommend it to everyone because it is a lovely but also important book.

I love Alice Oseman's work and Loveless more than lives up to the high standard her previous works have set for her. Loveless deconstructs the idea that we should all want romance and relationships in the same way, instead letting the MC challenge her own internalised beliefs that maybe there are many kinds of love and they are all equally valid. This was a great read, especially for pride month.

Loveless is a YA novel about a girl starting university and working out she's asexual, whilst seeing that she doesn't have to have the exact uni experience that she pictured herself having before she came. Georgia is just starting at Durham, alongside her best friends from school Pip and Jason, and though she's never been kissed or had a crush, she loves romantic stories and is dreaming of one of her own in this new setting. Instead, she finds herself sharing a room with someone who is much more outgoing than her, not enjoying going to clubs, and risking friendships as she desperately tries to prove to herself that she can find love, but maybe she's been too focused on certain kinds of love and things aren't as fairy tale straightforward as Georgia has been imagining.

I've never read an Alice Oseman book before, though I've heard of her books and particularly her webcomic Heartstopper, but the premise of this one made me know I had to read it. The setting was well-realised (I went to a similarly archaic uni and found freshers week to be similar in its weird combination of club nights and old traditions) and the supporting characters are varied and interesting with their own hints of narrative, but what is perhaps most notable is the protagonist coming to terms with being asexual and aromantic. Georgia's thought processes will have relatable moments for a lot of people who aren't used to seeing these things depicted in fiction, particularly some of her more negative thoughts around herself and her own future, but Oseman balances this with Georgia working out how to accept herself and to build new visions of the future. As someone who found certain parts of Georgia's experiences very relatable, it was exciting (and sometimes difficult) to read her fairly typically YA story of self realisation, but with these particular experiences.

The story also explores other characters who don't think they have a romantic future for various reasons, including Georgia's lesbian best friend and a character struggling with a past abusive relationship, and this works well to show that different people are going to need to find different forms of self-acceptance and support, from romance but also friendships (these characters also get a fun enemies-to-lovers situation). There's also some undercurrents of how people don't have one typical 'university experience' (though in this case it's quite different from most people's starting uni as Georgia has her two closest school friends at the same place), which is also pretty relatable, but will also help with teenage expectations of university and the fact you might actually be more yourself rather than reinvent yourself.

Ultimately, Loveless is a witty YA novel that tackles characters struggling with their sense of self and the future of their lives and relationships. The writing style isn't necessarily aimed at me, a twentysomething adult, but it was a gripping story and a good depiction of the complexity of the social side of university. As a book by a high profile YA author, it will hopefully share the experiences of someone working out being asexual and aromantic both to people (teenagers and otherwise) who need to see these narratives in relation to themselves and to people who might then understand how other people might feel.

Georgia has never been in love, never kissed anyone, never even had a crush – but as a fanfic-obsessed romantic she’s sure she’ll find her person one day.

As she starts university in a whole new town, with her best friends Pip and Jason, Georgia’s ready to find romance. With her outgoing roommate Rooney on her side and a place in the Shakespeare Society, her ‘teenage dream’ is in sight.

But, when her romance plan wreaks havoc amongst her friends, Georgia ends up in her own comedy of errors and she starts to question why love seems so easy for others but not for her. With new terms being brought to her attention – asexual, aromantic – Georgia is more uncertain about her feelings than ever!


Alice Oseman has done it once again and written an absolutely incredible novel that I flew right the way through. This is an own voices novel from Alice and having watched Alice’s writing journey for Loveless, I cannot tell you how much I admire her bravery and strength to bring this story into the world.

Georgia’s story is heavily inspired by Alice Oseman’s own personal experiences growing up and discovering her sexuality. So, going into this it is immediately obvious that everything that Georgia goes through is very true-to-life and realistic.

The characters in Loveless are spectacular. Alice has once again captured an adolescent voice perfectly. The dynamics between the characters in Loveless is so wonderful and felt so real. It almost felt like you knew the characters personally and this made me adore them even more. Loveless shows the reader that platonic love can be just as magical as romance an even beyond that.

Georgia, Rooney, Pip, Jason as well as Sunil are characters I’ll remember for a long time. They all have their own story arcs, they are all well written and well-rounded and felt very realistic. It shows just how much thought Alice Oseman puts into her characters. The directional rivalry full of sexual tension between Pip and Rooney was such a fun and exciting storyline to read. There is also a battle on a bouncey castle, strong opinions on Scooby-Doo and so much more. This small unlikely group of friends figuring out themselves and who they are whilst trying to save a Shakespeare Society are so wonderful to read about.

The sexuality explored in this book is exceptional. As a straight cis white woman I often take for granted that I’ve never had to question who I am and what is expected of me. Loveless has helped me understand the LGBTQ+ community and their struggles a lot more, especially how aro-ace people deal with discovering their sexuality. Alice Oseman makes this book accessible to not only the LGBTQ+ community but their allies too. This book shows characters questioning their sexuality and figuring out who they are. If you are aro-ace I’m sure you will find yourself in Georgia and her story. But beyond that I think we can all take something from Loveless.

I will be forever grateful for Alice’s book and the joy that they bring me. Alice’s writing style is spectacular and realistic. I love watching her grow as an author whit each novel her releases and cannot wait to see what is next!

Overall, I highly recommend Loveless to everyone out there. It is a joy to read, beautiful and one I’m sure will be a favourite of mine for years to come!

As soon as I saw this on Netgalley, I requested it straight away. I was approved for it a few hours later and started reading it immediately. I read it all in one day and this is most definitely my favourite read of the year so far. Alice Oseman's books are always my favourite reads, so I knew I was going to love this one. However, I think this is definitely my favourite of hers so far. It made me incredibly emotional and I related to so many aspects of this novel. I never cry whilst reading books, but this is the closest I think I've ever been. This book means so much to me already and I want to reread it constantly. I know that once this comes out in July, everyone will love it.

Aside from 'aww,' one of the first things I thought when I finished reading Loveless, Alice Oseman's fourth novel, was 'wow, so many people are going to feel so seen because of this book,' which is such a wonderful thing!

From what I understand, this is an #ownvoices novel written from Oseman's personal experience, and so everything the main character goes through feels so very true-to-life and relatable.

At eighteen, Georgia has never so much as had a crush. She spent all seven years of high school and sixth form claiming to have a thing for a boy called Tommy when asked, but really, when somebody showed her a photo of a group of guys and asked which she liked, she just picked the best-looking one. Now, she questions why the thought of kissing somebody fills her with revulsion. She begins to think that maybe she'll figure it out at university, but when she doesn't find anyone there attractive, guy or girl, she wonders what's wrong with her. How can she watch romcoms and stay up until early in the morning reading mushy fanfiction but not want any of that for herself?

Over the course of the novel, she comes to realise that nothing is wrong with her and that she doesn't need to be fixed. That she isn't weird if she doesn't want a relationship - not now, not ever; that she isn't strange if she can appreciate a person's beauty and never feel like she wants to kiss them. And that's a message somebody out there - especially a teenager facing tonnes of social pressure regarding who's doing what - could really, really need to hear.

Georgia starts out feeling like she'll forever be loveless because she won't get the traditional wedding-bells-and-babies happy ending so many people dream of, but through a cast of funny, supportive, and unique friends I could totally imagine as real people, Oseman deftly reminds her readers and her protagonist that ultimate happiness and fulfilment doesn't have to come from romantic love if that's not what they want. I appreciated how the author got this across without denigrating romantic relationships - there's so many different types of love, none any less important, and platonic love can be just as good a love story as, say, Pride and Prejudice.

This is the second book I've read from Oseman, my first being Radio Silence, and despite being in my twenties, I can't help but feel like she nails the teenage voice and what it's like to come of age nowadays. I think I'll be buying a copy of my own once it comes out!

Disclaimer: I recieved this book through Netgalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This book is going to mean so much to so many people.

It was really nice - and very interesting - to get some insight into what it's like to discover that you're aroace; Georgia's story isn't an easy one, but it's one that I think a lot of people are going to see themselves in. I feel wiser having read this book.

As always, Alice perfectly captures the adolescent voice; her writing style is just as clear and fun to read as it's ever been, if not more so. The dynamic between the characters is amazing, and I love them all dearly. The idea that friendship can be just as magical as as romance, and even beyond, is one that I'm glad is being explored more. Romantic love is no better than platonic love, and it was wonderful seeing the characters grow to really embrace that message.

Having followed Alice's journey while writing Loveless, I just want to say how much I admire her strength and bravery. It isn't easy to bare your soul like this, but she does it and she does it well. She never fails to find the balance between the heavy, soul-searching stuff and the light-hearted, wholesome stuff and this book is no different; you'll laugh and cry with the characters and the ending will leave you satisfied, as is the Oseman way.

I'll forever be grateful to have been following Alice's career since almost the very beginning (book 4 already!!! how the time flies), and this is definitely one to check out when it comes out on July 9th.