"It was all sinking in. I’d never had a crush on anyone. No boys, no girls, not a single person I had ever met. What did that mean?"
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BLURB: 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 with her best friends, Pip and Jason, in a whole new town far from home, Georgia’s ready to find romance, and with her outgoing roommate 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 other people but not for her. With new terms thrown at her – asexual, aromantic – Georgia is more uncertain about her feelings than ever.
Is she destined to remain loveless? Or has she been looking for the wrong thing all along?
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REVIEW
Genre: Contemporary
Plot: 4.5/5
Characters: 4.5 /5
Writing Style: 4.5/5
Personal Enjoyment: 4.5/5
Overall Rating: 18 /20
I really enjoyed this book. It was full of angst, miscommunication and just drama in general. Surprisingly most of that was played out by the secondary characters. Ok, our main character, Georgia may have played a little part in it too! I found her to be a sweet character. The story revolves around her questioning what kind of love and relationships she is looking for. As she explores this, she discovers new ideas and concepts of love that she has never heard of before. Like Georgia, I knew very little about Asexuality/ Aromantic, and as she went on her journey of self-discovery, I felt I was learning too. It allowed me to gain a basic understanding, that I know I can build on. It was eye opening to see how much weight we give to romantic relationships as opposed to platonic ones. I loved how Oseman shines a light on how important and vital those relationsips are.
I also found the UK university setting very entertaining, bringing back fond memories my own university life. Made me want to visit Durham for sure. I loved all the secondary characters, and how Georgia was able to meet and befriend a diverse set of people. Helping her truly understand herself and what she wanted out of life. At times the story was very poignant, ofset with lighter moments. I thought it showed a lovely slice of uni life, the first foray into independance and that yearning for finding your place in the world.
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