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

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But then she also can own up to it and her ‘I don’t care‘ mask slips even though it’s a diary and you can present the situation however fits you in your diary. 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? As far as Phoebe Davis is concerned, love is to be avoided at all costs. Why would you spend your life worrying about something that turns you into a complete moron? If her best friend Polly is anything to go by, the first sniff of a relationship makes you forget about your friends (like, hello?), get completely obsessed with sex (yawn) and bang on constantly about a person who definitely isn't as great as you think they are. David Almond introduces his new picture book, A Way to the Stars, a story about perseverance and finding a way to make dreams come true. Because the title is LOVE IS FOR LOSERS, I originally thought that this was going to be a story about an aro/ace girl. Instead, this is a young adult story, told epistolary style, about a depressed misanthrope who hasn't quite figured out that she's a girl who likes girls.

That’s what she’ll do. She won’t think about Emma. Or talk about Emma. Or spend time around Emma. And she definitely won’t kiss Emma. Right? Lest you think that LOVE IS FOR LOSERS is a sad sort of book, though, it isn't. Even though abandonment, depression, and grief are explored, there's also all sorts of delightful things in this book. Things like thrift stores, cats and kittens, first love, positive female role models, female friendships, personal growth, and a pretty accurate look at the world from a teen's eyes. I'll understand why some people might be put off by Phoebe as a character, and if she had been handled less competently I might have ended up putting the book down, but I like she grew as a person over the novel and began to develop a sense of empathy from the coaching of her friends and family. She even begins to adjust her behavior and slowly learns to be more forgiving and accepting of others. At first, Phoebe's acerbic wit comes across as simple teen angst, but there was a bit more behind it. She never met her father, her mother was always off saving the world, and her best friend abandon her. Phoebe explored all these pain points over the course of the book, and though she didn't always handle the situations in the best way, she did grow to see things in a different light. 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.In this story of hope and endurance, we follow a scientist and her team during their search for the elusive 'Giant Arctic Jellyfish'. 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.

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. On the 20th of April, seemingly out of nowhere, the debut album by new band The Longshot dropped. This wouldn’t normally cause many ripples, except for the fact that they are the new side project of Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong. Cue the lovers, the haters, the die-hards and blow-hards lining up to throw in their two cents, but how does the album measure up in its own right. Louder Than War’s Nathan Whittle takes a listen. All is well and good (which is another way to say I don't have any friends and I'll say I'm perfectly fine with that when I'm anything but) until one day one of Kate's designer cats go missing and Phoebe decides to work at Kate's shop to repay her. 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. 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.

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. 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.

Today I thought about the phrase “falling in love” again, and I finally totally get it. You fall. You trip, and boom! It’s entirely unintentional, not like a parachute jump (which is called “jump,” not “fall,” for a reason). According to my research, Valentine’s Day actually had nothing to do with love until love came into fashion in the eighteenth century, when lovers (not friends or distant relations) sent each other cards and maybe flowers. What this basically means is that the human race hasn’t evolved since then. Nothing ever stays in fashion that long, except maybe God. Seriously, everyone needs to calm down about love. Phoebe, the protagonist is the kind of character with a big chip on her shoulder, shes spikey, hard to like and I only just got to like by the end. Despite her character, there are many reasons to still enjoy the book because not every protagonist regurgitates hearts and rainbows. Phoebe is on a journey in this book, reconciliation with the state of her maternal relationship, finding first love and losing friends. I found it to be a compelling read. All in all this is a good YA read. There’s coming of age and falling in love. Perfect if you enjoy a lead character who has to make mistakes and grow.I don't see many heroines in LGBTQ+ focused YA being below 16 or 17, so it's really nice to finally come across a fifteen-year-old heroine who is just trying to figure everything out. Phoebe is not only falling in love for the first time, but she's also completing her GCSES. As a result, Love is for Losers not only looks at the experience of first love and teen friendships, but also at the effects of exam stress that many contend with each year when doing GCSEs. A laugh out loud look at first love, loss and trying to avoid the girl of your dreams. What a stupid expression that is in the first place: To fall in love. Like you fall into a ditch or something. Maybe people need to look where they’re going. As far as Phoebe Davis is concerned, love is to be avoided at all costs. Why would you spend your life worrying about something that turns you into a complete moron? If her best friend Polly is anything to go by, the first sniff of a relationship makes you forget about your friends (like, hello?), get completely obsessed with sex (yawn) and bang on constantly about a person who definitely isn't as great as you think they are. So Phoebe isn't going to fall in love, ever. But then she meets Emma . . . Love is for Losers by Wibke Brueggemann is a hilarious, life-affirming novel about all the big stuff: love, sex, death, family, heartbreak, kittens . . . and kisses that turn the whole world upside down. About This Edition ISBN: I has so much fun with Love Is for Losers! I’ve heard this book described as Bridget Jones’ Diary, but written by Bridget’s daughter. I could see that, especially if Bridget had an affair with Deadpool, because Phoebe has a lot of that biting, sharply intelligent snark to her. That is a character I can get behind. 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