A review by cnjanicki
Solitaire by Alice Oseman

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
this book will definitely always have a special place in my heart. i find Tori to be a convincing main character; i went into this book having read a few reviews and expected myself to like Tori a lot less than i did. i find her personality so specifically relatable even as i enter my mid-twenties.  throughout Solitaire, Oseman writes scenery and description with poise. there are some select scenes so vividly written, i fear they're burned into my mind. similar to Tori, i was confused by Michael in the beginning but he absolutely grew on me. the mystery of "who is Solitaire?" is something i loved playing a part of, though i wished to see more of it in the first half.

spoilers:
the
becky
redemption arc goes crazy. i don't think i loved how
lucas
was
kind of forgiven
by the end? unsure how i felt. 

overall a sweet story of friendship and how relationships are defined by the people in it, as well as the anxious teenager's struggles of feeling different accompanied by mental illness. not my most eloquent review but i really liked this book <3
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