I feel like this book further highlights a gap in contemporary fiction for books set during university, specifically queer books. We have such a growing wealth of queer stories set in high school, both about coming out or discovering your identity, or just the trials of being queer in high school, and it's fantastic, especially for the coming generations of queer kids. But now everyone has this all figured out so early, and for a lot of people college and university, or the first few years of true adulthood, is when we learn these things about ourselves. I loved Loveless just for exploring this facet of the queer community alone, and I really want to see more stories like it.

This book also heavily showcases the lack of (positive) asexual/aromantic media we have in our society. I've seen ace/aro side characters, whether it be in fantasy or contemporary, but rarely ever do I see a main character with this identity. Asexuality is still one of the most misunderstood parts of the queer community, with some people arguing it doesn't even 'deserve to be called queer at all' (which is such bullshit, honestly). The various forms of media nowadays (films, tvs, books, etc) are so, so important in helping both others understand people different from them and helping people understand themselves, that diversity and proper representation in media is more important than ever. I really hope that Loveless is the start of a whole wave of works based on asexuality or asexual characters.

Loveless is such a fantastic, beautiful story about platonic friendship and finding oneself. It was also just a heart-wrenching story about heading off to university and leaving your family, and everything you know behind, and how your high school relationships may last, or they may not, and both is ok. I loved this, I loved the humor and the characters and seeing them grow. While I had enjoyed the other book I'd read of Alice Oseman's, I loved this one, and I can't wait to read more of her works now.