Although the Georgia and her friends make mistakes and sometimes misspeak, miscommunications did not feel forced or uncharacteristic, but rather products of being a flawed yet, at the end of the day, compassionate human being. Occasionally, the author includes texting dialogue, which always felt natural to me, as the excerpts accurately encapsulated the voice of the characters through the lens of social media. Each chapter (some as short as two pages, others longer) have a unique chapter title, typically pulled from a line of text or a few words within the section.

As a first-person narrator, Georgia exudes a casual yet introspective rhetoric. Heartfelt, honest, and intentional, Loveless depicts the confusion of understanding an oft-overlooked sexuality and romantic orientation, as well as the significance of friendship. The only problem is… Georgia isn’t really attracted to anyone. Georgia has always loved love, but people keep telling her that eventually, she’ll find “the right one.” When Georgia gets roomed with Rooney, who is in many ways very opposite from Georgia, the two of them begin a mission of hooking Georgia up with someone she’s attracted to.

If this feels confusing to you, I highly encourage you to read the aforementioned book Ace by Angela Chen.Īlongside her best friends Pip and Jason, Georgia attempts to find love and her first kiss. In short, asexual (often abbreviated to “ace”) is a sexual orientation in which an individual does not experience sexual attraction, whereas aromantic (often abbreviated to “aro”) is a romantic orientation in which an individual does not develop romantic feelings for others. If you’re new to the term asexual or aromantic, check out the book report I published last year about Angela Chen’s non-fiction work Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex.

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