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I love how a story that starts out with a "murder robot meant to not feel anything" eventualy makes me cry because SO MANY EMOTIONS!!!
This is ne of my fave sci-fi stories of all time. Every thing is just PERFECT.
This is ne of my fave sci-fi stories of all time. Every thing is just PERFECT.
I enjoyed this one so much!!!
It was refreshing in so many ways.
First of all, it's a lesbian rom com in a book : it has a lot of fun, some girls falling in love, but also a whole lot of heart and seriously moving aspects to it.
The main character felt more 'real' than a lot of other YA contemporary main characters.. by being full of imperfections.
She makes mistakes, doesn't always have the best morals, but she learns.
She grows.
And let's be honest, it felt refreshingly nice to just have lesbians go on dates, talk about (lesbian and non-)romance movies, and simply fall in love, without it being a coming-out story. It's not even a book that focuses so much on the romance.
It's a book about the fear of the future, of illness, about being a carer for family, about moving on and accepting that you get multiple friends, family members, lovers, over the course of your life. And you've just got to enjoy it.
And bonus refreshingness(not a word? who cares?): IRISH!!
It. Just. Felt. Soooo goooood to read this story.
Thank you Ciara Smyth.
It was refreshing in so many ways.
First of all, it's a lesbian rom com in a book : it has a lot of fun, some girls falling in love, but also a whole lot of heart and seriously moving aspects to it.
The main character felt more 'real' than a lot of other YA contemporary main characters.. by being full of imperfections.
She makes mistakes, doesn't always have the best morals, but she learns.
She grows.
And let's be honest, it felt refreshingly nice to just have lesbians go on dates, talk about (lesbian and non-)romance movies, and simply fall in love, without it being a coming-out story. It's not even a book that focuses so much on the romance.
It's a book about the fear of the future, of illness, about being a carer for family, about moving on and accepting that you get multiple friends, family members, lovers, over the course of your life. And you've just got to enjoy it.
And bonus refreshingness(not a word? who cares?): IRISH!!
It. Just. Felt. Soooo goooood to read this story.
Thank you Ciara Smyth.
Alex Gino writes the best middle grade novels focusing on queerness.
This one is about a boy who learns that it's ok to leave an old friend behind if they're the meanest kid in school. It's ok to question yourself and not know exactly who you are, who you like. Just surround yourself with positive and encouraging friends and you'll be just fine.
This one is about a boy who learns that it's ok to leave an old friend behind if they're the meanest kid in school. It's ok to question yourself and not know exactly who you are, who you like. Just surround yourself with positive and encouraging friends and you'll be just fine.
4.5 / 5 ~ Loveless is a book that I wish I'd had a few years ago, when I was in university, going through similar thoughts, similar worries.
I know that it will be treasured by teens, young adults and people of all ages who are still questioning who are they are or who want to see themselves in books, in a way that they rarely have before.
Loveless is about a girl coming to terms with the fact that she is aromantic asexual.
It's about her accepting that she isn't weird, that she IS worthy of love, and that that love can be found in other aspects of life : in friendships for example.
It's about a gang of university students who find a family in each other, through a Shakespeare theatre group and your usual uni shenanigans.
All of those elements speak to my soul in ways I cannot even begin to express.
I say this in every Alice Oseman book review, but this time more than ever: Alice Oseman GETS IT. She gets me. She gets what it's like to be a queer young adult that is a little lost but gets through with the help of friends.
And my heart is platonically in love with Alice's work.
On a personal level, I would have prefered some elements of this story to be done in a different way. But you can't love absolutely everything, and the good completely outweights the less good.
I didn't find this book "too informative" or dictionary-like as I've seen some people say.
It goes through essential elements that are needed to understand aromanticism and asexuality. Knowing those two identities pretty well, i can tell you Alice added just enough info about it to make it perfectly understandable, without it being too info-dumpy. All that was said was absolutely needed, and perfectly expressed. Lots of other things were going on beyond just understanding what being aro ace means.
Despite small elements i didn't like as much as i wanted to, I ended up crying. Just because this book spoke to my soul on so many levels. And i cannot wait to see people finding comfort in these characters and words.
I know that it will be treasured by teens, young adults and people of all ages who are still questioning who are they are or who want to see themselves in books, in a way that they rarely have before.
Loveless is about a girl coming to terms with the fact that she is aromantic asexual.
It's about her accepting that she isn't weird, that she IS worthy of love, and that that love can be found in other aspects of life : in friendships for example.
It's about a gang of university students who find a family in each other, through a Shakespeare theatre group and your usual uni shenanigans.
All of those elements speak to my soul in ways I cannot even begin to express.
I say this in every Alice Oseman book review, but this time more than ever: Alice Oseman GETS IT. She gets me. She gets what it's like to be a queer young adult that is a little lost but gets through with the help of friends.
And my heart is platonically in love with Alice's work.
On a personal level, I would have prefered some elements of this story to be done in a different way
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(I wanted more Pip & Georgia platonic soulmates, but that aspect fell onto another character, whose friendship is much newer and just a little less believable for me; + a strong ressemblance to Radio Silence on a lot of levels, but especially the final "big scare")I didn't find this book "too informative" or dictionary-like as I've seen some people say.
It goes through essential elements that are needed to understand aromanticism and asexuality. Knowing those two identities pretty well, i can tell you Alice added just enough info about it to make it perfectly understandable, without it being too info-dumpy. All that was said was absolutely needed, and perfectly expressed. Lots of other things were going on beyond just understanding what being aro ace means.
Despite small elements i didn't like as much as i wanted to, I ended up crying. Just because this book spoke to my soul on so many levels. And i cannot wait to see people finding comfort in these characters and words.
4.5 ~ It felt so nice to read about a black queer girl who just wants to get a tuition for uni but gets confronted with the rules of a society who is clearly running against her.
It's cute, it makes you smile so much (what a ray of Sunshine out Liz is), but it also deals with a lot of important topics that can be hard to deal with (racism and homophobia [both challenged], loss of parent[in the past], looking after an ill sibling, not affording school and dealing with anxiety).
Obviously the story is so good, well done, but it's the characters and their relationships that made me enjoy this book so much.
The romance was sweet and adorable. The different types of friendships protrayed were also amazing. And don't get me started on family.
Everyone should have a bit of Liz Lighty in their lives.
“I never needed this race or a hashtag or a king to be a queen. I was born royalty. All I had to do was pick up my crown.”
It's cute, it makes you smile so much (what a ray of Sunshine out Liz is), but it also deals with a lot of important topics that can be hard to deal with (racism and homophobia [both challenged], loss of parent[in the past], looking after an ill sibling, not affording school and dealing with anxiety).
Obviously the story is so good, well done, but it's the characters and their relationships that made me enjoy this book so much.
The romance was sweet and adorable. The different types of friendships protrayed were also amazing. And don't get me started on family.
Everyone should have a bit of Liz Lighty in their lives.
“I never needed this race or a hashtag or a king to be a queen. I was born royalty. All I had to do was pick up my crown.”
4.5 ~ I finished this book in ONE DAY? I couldn't put it down!
It was cute, fluffy, and of course the message was brilliant.
It was cute, fluffy, and of course the message was brilliant.
Lovely story. Fun, cute, but also has some important topics.
The author's note made it even better!
The author's note made it even better!
My main issue was that I wanted to scream at Felix contantly for making too many bad decisions, doing things that should really not have been done! Or at least that should be condoned... And I honestly think he wasn't told off enough.
But despite this, i thouroughly enjoyed the book. It was great to read a story about an FtM trans guy who is out and living his life as he should be, but is still questioning his identity. I loved how it explored different types of relationships and how some might overlap. And all the artsy vibes made me feel goooood.
But despite this, i thouroughly enjoyed the book. It was great to read a story about an FtM trans guy who is out and living his life as he should be, but is still questioning his identity. I loved how it explored different types of relationships and how some might overlap. And all the artsy vibes made me feel goooood.
Petite pépite sur papier.
Qu'est-ce que ça fait plaisir de lire une BD (francophone, d'autant plus) mettant en avant deux filles qui tombent amoureuses à travers leurs messages, leurs dessins, leurs photographies.
J'ai adoré comment les différents styles de dessin marchaient si bien d'une page à l'autre, et comment ils se sont petits à petits entrecroisés.
J'ai été très touchée par la représentation de l'angoisse, si bien capturée.
Et merci pour tous ces petits chats par ci par là.
Une petite partie de moi aurait préféré une fin un peu moins certaine pour cette histoire, plus ouverte, sans ces deux petits mots prononcés trop rapidement, d'après moi. Mais qui peut se plaindre d'avoir une fin comme celle-ci, qu'on a si longtemps rêvé de voir dans les médias !?
Un mini point que je n'ai vraiment pas apprécié, et il faut le mentionner, c'est une décision qui est prise par l'une des deux protagonistes. Sans spoiler, elle fait qqch pour l'autre, sans son autorisation, alors que cette dernière n'avait pas vraiment envie de le faire. Je ne peux pas tolérer ce genre de comportement, même si la personne finit par en être reconnaissante.
Qu'est-ce que ça fait plaisir de lire une BD (francophone, d'autant plus) mettant en avant deux filles qui tombent amoureuses à travers leurs messages, leurs dessins, leurs photographies.
J'ai adoré comment les différents styles de dessin marchaient si bien d'une page à l'autre, et comment ils se sont petits à petits entrecroisés.
J'ai été très touchée par la représentation de l'angoisse, si bien capturée.
Et merci pour tous ces petits chats par ci par là.
Une petite partie de moi aurait préféré une fin un peu moins certaine pour cette histoire, plus ouverte, sans ces deux petits mots prononcés trop rapidement, d'après moi. Mais qui peut se plaindre d'avoir une fin comme celle-ci, qu'on a si longtemps rêvé de voir dans les médias !?
Un mini point que je n'ai vraiment pas apprécié, et il faut le mentionner, c'est une décision qui est prise par l'une des deux protagonistes. Sans spoiler, elle fait qqch pour l'autre, sans son autorisation, alors que cette dernière n'avait pas vraiment envie de le faire. Je ne peux pas tolérer ce genre de comportement, même si la personne finit par en être reconnaissante.