Love hurts. These two novels twist the knife

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","dateModified":"2026-07-24T00:10:00Z","datePublished":"2026-07-24T00:10:00Z","description":"Sure there’s the heady rush, but there’s also the addiction, jealousy, self-destruction and heartbreak.","headline":"Love hurts. On their first night together, Gabby asked him if he’d ever wondered how abrupt love is, while Gordon worried that she was “a shadow he might not be able to catch”. The narrative slowly unspools to reveal the circumstances of their rupture.AdvertisementTelford shifts between the perspectives of both protagonists, but the chapters are not in chronological order, so reading Lovesick can feel a bit discombobulating.