strwab3rry 's review for:

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

3.5

hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Solitaire was a read I would have appreciated as a fellow depressed teenager, but one Prozac subscription later I fear I see my past reflected in Tori Spring and can’t help but think she’s a little… insufferable? That is mean to say. She’s just depressed. And Michael is just angry. But what Tori is bad at (hiding her emotions), Michael is good at, and each wishes they were more like the other (top five best romance tropes fr). Overall nice and easy 🧚