The plot is this: Phoebe is a 15yr old who just lost her best friend to a boy. Suddenly Phoebe is discovering that love makes people idiots and she is not a fan. To be fair, she kind of has a point.

So Phoebe makes fun of people and thinks she’s superior to them because she’s above emotions, etc., etc.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. Is it weird that I relate this much to someone who is selfish, sarcastic and constantly telling people to f**k off?? a flawed, often sarcastic or clueless narrator who isn't afraid to do or say some really dumb stuff. 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. Celá zápletka mě vtáhla zpátky do doby, kdy mi bylo tak 15 až 16 let a byla jsem zmatená z toho, že lidé kolem mě se zamilovávají. Protože přesně to se stane Polly, nejlepší kamarádce Phoebe, a Phoebe se přes to nějak úplně nemůže přenést. Z toho důvodu si slibuje, že jediný člověk, se kterým kdy bude chodit, bude ona sama. Ale jak je vám asi jasné, tak to úplně nevyjde. 😏

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.

This is the type of YA I intentionally seek out, every year combing through every title promising humor and comedy. Judging by the fact that I usually find about 2 each year that perfectly fit my taste, my guess is, the pool of readers that are into this kind of writing isn't big. 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. Initially, Phoebe is confused, awkward and outright rude, and disrespectful to lots of people. But slowly and gradually she starts opening up to people and becomes more welcoming towards others. In this story of hope and endurance, we follow a scientist and her team during their search for the elusive 'Giant Arctic Jellyfish'.