A review by elasebmore
Solitaire by Alice Oseman

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I have absolutely no idea how to rate this solely because I’ve never read anything quite like it before. Definitely comes with a host of trigger warnings and at times feels a little juvenile but that’s also what makes it so good?? This is exactly the mindset of being in highschool and hating everything about yourself and it’s a little unsettling and a lot real; I haven’t read the 2012 version but from what I’ve heard the 2020 edits fixed her up quite a bit

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