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Solitaire by Alice Oseman
3.0

There were many ways in which i connected with tori but also that was my middle school self. Middle school me had barely any friends and i cant remember enjoying anything as much. I supoose hence im biased in that way. I like how they showed that tori didnt really heal fully just because Michael popped in because that is not how people heal in my opinion anyways. She did become better a little with him around, like she was more herself with him and Charlie and oliver. Tori has been confirmed to be canonically ace in the recent alice oseman art, and that makes me so so happy.

On the other hand, i do wish she had at least one real friend to stand by her. Platonic friendships mean a shit ton to me and Becky betraying her was realistic but yeah, Michael apart from charlie is her only...go to and all. Becky and her seem okay later on but id love to see them make up or apologize or something cus we all do shit in our lives but i guess the admitting and trying to be better makes the difference.

So i wish she had more friends but i understand all too well, struggling with people all through school and only becoming okay with people in college after i met my bff in college. So in a way i connect with that but for the same reason i love, in a way i hate it because i still do believe friendships matter a lot more than is portrayed in media. Also why i love Loveless by alice oseman a little more.

Anyways, at the end of the book it is mentioned this was written at 17, and so i wouldn't be too judgemental of the book.