Love is for Losers (Phoebe Davis Thinks . . ., 1)

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Phoebe and Emma's relationship was well built up and felt genuine. They go from friends to more than that over a fair period of time, and there were soft moments between the two of them throughout the novel that I loved, and developed their romance well. There were also very funny moments of clear denial from Phoebe, before she sussed out and accepted that she was in love with Emma. I also appreciated that Phoebe took being a lesbian in her stride, because a lot of books make it a dilemma, but she and her friends all took it in without blinking or raising any homophobic comments. The girls have good chemistry and they are amazing friends first. But it was so obvious they liked each other! It was still adorable to watch how they danced around it. A ty jo, ono se mi to překvapivě hodně líbilo. Teda s tím přirovnáním k Sex Education bych byla trochu opatrná, sice jo, společné prvky tu jsou - obojí je britské, v otázce sexu dost otevřené a do určité míry je to obojí queer, ale čekat od té knihy přesně to samé, to by byla chyba. Oproti Sex Education je ta knížka méně vyspělá, lehce naivnější a ani zdaleka nemá tak skvělé postavy. A funny and life-affirming take on all the big stuff you experience through puberty: love, sex, death, family, intergenerational friendships, heartbreak, kittens and kisses that turn the whole world upside down. My new album The Longshot is out now!! Let’s have some fun. Raise some hell and do bad things!! Hit the link! (Spotify and Apple Music and stuff like that.)

Overall, a simple and fun UKYA F/F romcom that I'd certainly recommend to younger readers who want to find an LGBTQ+ novel with a younger heroine who is still figuring things out.sa týka štýlu písania - famózne. Plné sarkazmu a môjho obľúbeného suchého britského humoru, takže som sa niekoľkokrát pri čítaní nahlas smiala. Zároveň tam bolo niekoľko veľmi dôležitých myšlienok a taktiež aj ťažšie témy ako smrť blízkeho, strach o niekoho, odlúčenie a podobne. A dospievanie, to je peklo. Veľmi rýchlo mi bolo jasné, že toto bude jedna z najlepších YA contemporary, ktoré som kedy čítala (a že ich mám za sebou dosť). Myslím, že pred pár rokmi by som ju zaradila k mojim najobľúbenejším knihám vôbec. Veľmi silno odporúčam. Já ano. A hodně. Často v zápalu nákupu ani nijak extra nepročítám anotaci, prostě vidím YA novinku, co na první pohled nevypadá špatně, a *šup do košíčku*. Jednou z takových knih byla i Láska je na prd, kterou jsem si objednala už někdy v únoru, abych dosáhla na poštovné zdarma. Což bylo ještě předtím, než tuhle knížku dostal každý druhý v propagačním balíčku k Yoli narozeninám (nebo něco takového). Teď se asi nabízí, abych prohlásila, že #tohleneníspolupráce a na knížku padly jen a jen moje peníze (což tolik neva, protože jsem díky tomu měla to poštovné zdarma, že jo). 😂 Love is For Losers is Funny, Uncomfortable, and feels like a teen wrote it. I didn't always agree with what our main character said, but it was nice to see how a young person in today's society grapples with life and figuring out who they are. From friendships, family, school, tests and outside life, this is a book that will appeal to teens. I never thought for one minute that this book was for anyone but that age group with the content and the way it was written.

As a heroine, Phoebe may be one who rubs people the wrong way. I personally liked her, but in the beginning of the novel there were times where she was a bit dislikeable, or expressed ignorant sentiments. She is slightly withdrawn from most people, and plays cards close to her chest. But notably she is a fifteen-year-old girl, and over the course of the novel she has a really great character arc that allows for a lot of growth and opening up. And funnily enough, she lives in the area where I grew up, and so it is utterly bizarre seeing childhood haunts pop up in a UKYA novel. Phoebe also volunteers in a charity shop, which was something I also did when I was younger, and honestly you wouldn't think charity shops are the places for teen romances, but it happens in Love is for Losers and I also had my own (embarrassing) real-life experiences. So this is all to say that at the end of the day, I related to Phoebe a lot as a heroine. It’s something I haven’t read in a while and all the unconventional writing forms are always a big plus in my opinion. But also it was light and hilarious. However, in my defense, I believe it would've been impossible for anyone to put a book down when the first line goes like this - Did you know that you can marry yourself? How strange/brilliant is that? This book has been compared to Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicholson series and I could sort of see that, but it's less breezy and Phoebe is much more sarcastic and introverted than Georgia. That said, if you're into books set in the UK and like that sort of diary format of storytelling, I think you'll really enjoy this book! It's been a while since I read a contemporary YA that I enjoyed as much as this one.Among the thrift store clan was Emma. It was pretty cute watching Phoebe trying to fight her attraction and ardor for Emma, but it was inevitable. I won't say the romance blossomed into something solid from the start, because not only did Phoebe find love a bad bet, she also was coming to terms with her sexuality. There's a fair bit of focus on GCSEs, which I imagine many people will relate to, but I appreciated that it wasn't too full on. I felt really sad about the relationship between Phoebe and her mum so I was glad to read more about their interactions. So Phoebe makes fun of people and thinks she’s superior to them because she’s above emotions, etc., etc. The Nottinghill Carnival takes central stage in this story about families, memories and the power of dance and festivals. Author Yaba Badoe tells... This book follows the main character Phoebe who thinks love is for losers and vows never to fall in love. Phoebe starts this book feeling rather abandoned due to the fact that her mother, a Dr, is going to Syria for 6 months to aid in the humanitarian crisis (something she does often) and her best friend Polly has ditched her for a boy. But through a series of unfortunate events she ends up volunteering at her God Mothers charity shop where she finds friendship and love in an unexpected place.

We learn the things that make her want to shut off her emotions: her barely there relationship with her mother, the ghost of her father, her only friend getting in a relationship and sidelining her, not being interested in boys like her peers… Love Is for Losers is Wibke Brueggemann’s darkly funny young adult debut novel about first love, turning 16, and everything else that comes along with teenage life. Phoebe is a straight-shooter, telling it like it is—and how it should be—while learning how to deal with difficult and complex emotional situations. She is strong and independent, fiercely loyal, smart, funny, and has no patience for anyone’s drama. And I absolutely adore her. For a book about resisting love, it had me head-over-heels love-at-first-sight captivated from the very beginning. For one thing, the diary format is one I always adore. The confessional nature, unfiltered thoughts, and stream-of-consciousness ramblings never fail to grab hold of me. Couple that with a fantastic, sarcastic, and endearing character, such as Phoebe, and there was no doubt this would be a hit for me. Because it's written in first person in the form of a diary, we're reading a lot between the lines which I really enjoyed. It was hilarious to see Phoebe protesting about things and insisting how much she doesn't care when her actions clearly suggest otherwise. She can be quite nasty, but at the same time she's very accepting and she's able to admit her faults. She can be rude, but I found her bluntness quite refreshing. I liked that she said what she thought and was all for honest communication. She's actually a pretty decent person under all the self-pity and sarcasm. I did have struggles however with Phoebe, some early attitude towards disability was annoying, even though it was corrected. She was pretty judgey with all of those around her and she didn’t really endear herself to the reader. She came across as immature, judgmental and in need of some familial love. I felt annoyed at her mum and found her to be selfish, so I got where some of that element came from.over at Beyond A Bookshelf, we recently had a Q&A with author Wibke Brueggemann as part of F/F February 2021! You can read the interview here Love is for Losers is six months in the life of Year 11 Phoebe, self-professed hater of people. Written in diary format, this utterly hilarious debut from Wibke Brueggemann is a sharply observed, pinpoint accurate diary of an authentic teen. Saw the title and just thought 'yes' because . . . the entire cynical outlook on love is very me (actually I'm a hopeless romantic deep down it's funny), but also this book is sapphic and yes I will read anything with a F/F relationship Phoebe has basically lost her best friend, since Polly can’t talk about anything but Tristan since they started dating, and Phoebe thinks he’s an idiot. She’s working towards her GCSEs because maybe she wants to work for NASA and go to Mars. There are no stupid people on Mars. Phoebe thinks that sounds great, as she has a low tolerance for stupid people. Well, for most people, really. Like Pat, who works at the charity shop with Kate and doesn’t like Phoebe very much. But Alex, the new cashier with Down Syndrome and a talent for baking, and Emma, who is the same age as Phoebe but goes to a different school and helps out at the shop? Phoebe likes them very much.