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

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Upřímně nedokážu odhadnout, jak moc se to komu bude líbit. Ale zaručeně to doporučuji spíš čtenářům mladší patnácti let, vím, že YA běžně čtou i dospělí (jako já), ale v případě téhle knihy to dospělým čtenářům spíš nedoporučuji, nebude vás to bavit, si myslím, vážně je to hodně pubertální. Ale pro tu cílovku je to podle mě vážně dobrá knížka. This book was somewhat of a mixed bag. There were things I liked about it, but there were also plenty of things I didn’t like about it. The Nottinghill Carnival takes central stage in this story about families, memories and the power of dance and festivals. Author Yaba Badoe tells... 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.

Despite the hilarity there is also a lot of depth to the novel with themes of grief and abandonment being explored in detail. Brueggemann isn't afraid to write the antithesis to how most YA novels deal with these and, through the perfectly believable character of Phoebe, it works - it absolutely does. Phoebe does her own thing and doesn't conform and that is liberating to read. Love is for Losers is written as six months worth of diary entries from the main character as she lives with her godmother, gets through her GCSEs, and falls in love while her mother is away on a humanitarian mission. V momente ako som si prečítala prvú vetu anotácie - Phoebe zbožňuje čiernu farbu a neznáša ľudí - som tušila, že sa mi toto bude páčiť. A mala som pravdu. Bavila som sa od prvej stránky po poslednú.

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Side characters. This book was made so much better by the well developed, 3 dimensional side characters. Phoebe lives with her God mother Kate who is an eccentric Scottish lady with designer cats. The volunteers at the charity shop, who ranged from the old couple she loves, the middle aged woman who hates her, and her 2 best friends Alex and Emma were all fantastic characters. Emma was also the love interest in the book and it had a well developed foundation for the relationship and it was a great slow-burn romance.

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. I was so glad Kate pushed Phoebe into working at the thrift store, because there, Phoebe found her people. What an amazing and quirky bunch too! I loved getting to know them all, and I envied the familial community they built there together. In this story of hope and endurance, we follow a scientist and her team during their search for the elusive 'Giant Arctic Jellyfish'. 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:

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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.

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. 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). 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. There are a lot of fun, sharp jokes here, but there is a lot of depth in this story too. I liked how themes of grief and abandonment were explored. There is a slow burn queer romance. There is a thrift store. And there are cats. Designer cats.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. 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. 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.

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. Kate is amazing, and I love how much she loves Phoebe. Also super grateful that her 'Scottish-ness' wasn't written out phonetically because that would have been rough. Fifteen-year-old Londoner Phoebe is busy studying for important exams and volunteering when she finds herself developing a crush on a girl even though she thinks love is basically a disease.Phoebe maintains an air of apathetic snark reminiscent of Jaye Tyler from 'Wonderfalls' — I found myself barking out loud at her biting commentary on a regular basis. 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. Love is for Losers is a coming of age and learning that maybe a little bit about love. Phoebe is 15 and dealing with losing her best friend to new love, her absent (for a good cause) mother, feeling lonely, and new feelings for a new friend. She finds friendships, life lessons, and refuge in her godmother’s thrift shop, a place she originally felt disdain for. 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.