Adelaide

Wheeler’s prose gives spiky life to all those big feelings of love and grief

Wheeler’s prose gives spiky life to all those big feelings of love and grief

Perky, quirky and emotion-packed...her love of London, here presented in full Richard Curtis glory

This story of love, friendship and heartbreak can't fail to give you all the feels...A very raw, real picture of a destructive relationship, which every woman out there might relate to

Beautiful and raw, Adelaide is a visceral portrayal of love and loss in your twenties. Wheeler is a master at rendering not only the life-altering events but also those moments in between - the impromptu nights out that turn into magic; the days your skin feels too thin for the world. It made me want to call up my best friends and sob and laugh and drink wine, and remember how it feels to piece myself back together after heartbreak. I loved it.

Open-hearted and tender writing with characters so convincing I was sure I could hold a conversation with them off the page.

Impossible to put down. I saw myself and all of my past mistakes reflected back at me on every page. Genevieve Wheeler writes with brilliant clarity and specificity. I feel like I’m longtime friends with every one of her characters. I’ve been recommending this book to every one of my female friends who knows what it is to love too quickly and too deeply, with the wrong person. Adelaide is achingly beautiful, and heartbreakingly relatable.

A triumph. I was totally hooked could not put it down. Genevieve Wheeler has a real bloody gift for story telling.

Adelaide is an eternally relatable tale of longing, loss and love. But it’s also about trying to navigate life in the eye of a psychological storm. We understand and empathise with every decision Adelaide makes, every emotion she feels, every time she grows and learns. It’s equally heart-breaking and heart-warming and in that sense leaves us with the impression that we have witnessed a slice of real life. Wheeler manages to explore all of this in a tightly plotted, engrossing story that so many of us will enjoy.

Adelaide is a beautifully-written, deeply-felt exploration of what it means to love and be loved. In it, Genevieve Wheeler perfectly captures the exquisite pain of being head-over-heels in love with someone whose feelings don’t match yours and poignantly celebrates the people on our journeys who make life worth living. A remarkable debut.

Wheeler’s debut is searingly raw... Her whole soul is poured out onto the pages, and you’ll find it hard not to feel your own heart crack and stomach turn as Adelaide tries without avail to win the love of someone who simply can’t give it. Wheeler deftly relates Adelaide's journey of unbending friendship, grief, and passion, and for many readers, her tale will strike a resonant chord. Vulnerable, tender, and impossible to put down.

Genevieve Wheeler's Adelaide puts the heartbreak of loving the wrong person and the healing powers of friendship on magnificent display. With whimsical prose and a charming London backdrop, this deeply relatable novel infuses even the most painful moments with hope. I savored every single page of this beautiful book.

Adelaide is a fearless portrayal of unrequited love – the kind that thwarts us, flattens us, and ultimately has something to teach us. Wheeler's debut is engrossing and poignant, full of grit and vulnerability. I devoured it.

Emotional and poignant, Genevieve Wheeler has made a remarkable debut with her fresh, modern voice. I was charmed. Adelaide exposes the raw edges of early adulthood and unrequited love, ultimately showing us that the true magic of life is that it's always worth living.

I fell head-over-heels in love with Adelaide . Featuring an unforgettable main character, this debut bursts with warmth, while offering an unflinching look at heartbreak and mental health. Genevieve Wheeler’s writing had me cackling, crying, and nodding in recognition so vehemently that I almost gave myself whiplash.

A millennial love story that explores friendship, mental health, and the complexities of love.

Heartfelt... fans of The Midnight Library , by Matt Haig (2020), will identify with Adelaide’s journey.

The complex heroine animates every page.

Poignant

If you’ve ever loved the wrong person or the right person at the wrong time then your heart will ache – and you’ll wish you could give a big hug – to our heroine Adelaide.

An incredible debut exploring mental illness, grief and how to know when to put yourself first

A raw read about love, friendship and heartbreak

A relatable novel that serves as a reminder of our first taste of heartbreak

November new release recommendation

A very raw read about love, friendship and heartbreak, which pretty much every woman will relate to

Heartachingly honest, this emotionally raw debut delves deep into the nuances, naïveté and brutal pain of young love, unrequited love, and toxic relationships

A beautifully written story with a good level of psychological insight

This story broke my heart...a must-read for fans of 'Everything I Know About Love' by Dolly Alderton

Genevieve Wheeler is an American writer and communications director. Her bylines have appeared in publications including Cosmopolitan , Vice , Vogue Business , Teen Vogue , Elite Daily , and PopSugar , and her work and words have been cited in The New York Times , Vox , the BBC World Service, Cheddar News, Jezebel, and beyond. She holds an M.A. in marketing communications from the University of Westminster in London and a B.S. in advertising from Boston University. She’s currently based in London. Adelaide is her debut novel.