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Mistakes and Other Lovers

by Amy Lovat
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El O'Reilly is exceptionally good at making mistakes. Mistakes like:
-falling in love with the charismatic youth pastor, Mace, while engaged to her high school boyfriend
-breaking up with her fiancé the night before Valentine's Day
-walking out on her family
-dropping out of uni with no plan B
-ghosting her old friends
-kissing her new friends
-sleepless nights with beers and bongs and boys and girls.
But when Mace proposes to someone else, El's world finally breaks. Will she go back to the safe love she's always known, will Mace realise that she's the one, or will El forge her own path into the unknown?
Mistakes and Other Lovers explores the pressure, pain and freedom of being on the cusp of adulthood and realising things aren't what you thought they'd be. That disappointing the people you love (and yourself) is inevitable. That making mistakes might be the best thing you've ever done.
PRAISE FOR MISTAKES AND OTHER LOVERS
'Mistakes and Other Lovers heralds a bold new voice in Australian fiction. With a sharply-observed exploration of the anxieties and freedoms that come when seeking both selfhood and adulthood, Amy Lovat is one to watch.' Hannah Kent
'Amy Lovat is a captivating, evocative and stunning writer. Mistakes and Other Lovers is a spectacular debut with richly painted characters who delight and debauch in the messiness of love and youth.' Sally Hepworth
'Amy Lovat's writing is unflinching, vivid and pulsing with energy and desire. Reading her is like settling in for a juicy chat with your funniest, raunchiest, messiest friend.' Emily Maguire

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  • Release date

    July 11, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781761267697

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781761267697
      • File size: 1986 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Books+Publishing

      May 30, 2023
      In Amy Lovat’s Mistakes and Other Lovers, El O’Reilly finds herself involved in a circle of Christian friends and their complex, tense social dynamics as she navigates the aftermath of dropping out of university, breaking up with her fiance, and chasing an aloof, magnetic youth pastor, Mace, who gets engaged to someone else. Through El’s tumultuous emotions and impulsive decisions, Lovat attempts to capture the chaotic temporal space between adolescence and adulthood. While the novel shows promise, it falls short of its potential by primarily focusing on El’s romantic and sexual experiences. Though El’s friendships and relationships with her family are briefly explored, much of the novel focuses on her toxic relationship with the narcissistic Mace and her sexual tension with her new friends. This approach creates a one-dimensional and nebulous protagonist, and while a likeable protagonist may not be Lovat’s goal, I found the way El strayed from self-destructive to dull and self-absorbed, made it difficult for me to engage with the novel’s repetitive scenes. However, it’s worth noting Lovat’s prose is fluid, and the social circle of the Christian youth group she portrays is interesting, simmering with hidden desires, hypocrisy, and scandal. Lovat is successful in tapping into the ambivalence, fear and intensity inherent to the growing pains of your early twenties.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

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