A review by sacculent
Solitaire by Alice Oseman

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

4.0

The first half was a little slow, but when the panic after a certain event sets in it is palpable in a way that affected my life. I read it in a day. This is not a feel good story. This is a story that reminds me of 2020-2022, and the numbness that came with depression. It is a painful, emotional read, that did not make me cry mostly because it sent me back to a time when I couldn’t. All this to say, it made me feel. Which is what i want out of a book these days. I only hope i’ll sleep through this painful reminder and find tomorrow to be enjoyable. Im playing dnd tomorrow.
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