Solitaire: Part 1 of 3

Solitaire #1 part 1

by Alice Oseman

In case you’re wondering, this is not a love story. Chapters 1-7 of the astonishing debut novel, Solitaire . My name is Tori Spring. I like to sleep and I like to blog. Last year – before all that stuff with Charlie and before I had to face the harsh realities of A-Levels and university applications and the fact that one day I really will have to start talking to people – I had friends. Things were very different, I guess, but that’s all over now. Now there’s Solitaire. And Michael Holden. I don’t know what Solitaire are trying to do, and I don’t care about Michael Holden.
I really don’t. This incredible debut novel by outstanding young author Alice Oseman is perfect for fans of John Green, Rainbow Rowell and all unflinchingly honest writers.

Genres: LGBT, Young Adult, Romance, Fiction

Kindle Edition

First published July 10, 2014

About the author

Alice Oseman is an award-winning author, illustrator, and screenwriter, and was born in 1994 in Kent, England. She has written four YA contemporary novels about teenage disasters: SOLITAIRE, RADIO SILENCE, I WAS BORN FOR THIS, and LOVELESS. She is the creator of LGBTQ+ YA romance webcomic HEARTSTOPPER, which is now published in physical form by Hachette Children's Books, and she is the writer, creator, and executive producer for the television adaptation of HEARTSTOPPER, which is set to be released on Netflix.

Alice’s first novel SOLITAIRE was published when she was nineteen. Her YA novels have been nominated for the YA Book Prize, the Inky Awards, the Carnegie Medal, and the Goodreads Choice Awards.

Alongside writing and drawing, Alice enjoys playing the piano semi-proficiently, Pokémon games, and purchasing too many Converse.

Find Alice on Twitter and Instagram @AliceOseman.

Reviews

[Zimmy W · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yeah, this is definitely radical in tone from Oseman's Heartstoppers series. However, I'm really liking it so far!!

Also *shakes fist* /Ben Hope\ ugh.

[ASH · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’m struggling with this right now. I see myself DNFing it but I’m trying to push through. It’s just super boring to me.

[Mariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este libro llamo mi atención en la librería porque estaba entre dos de mis libros juveniles favoritos. Pero lo traje a mi casa al leer "esta no es una historia de amor"... en ese momento no quería leer nada del amor. Lo comencé a leer en septiembre del 2015 pero no me atrapó y lo dejé... le di una segunda oportunidad en el 2016 pero me decepcionó.
Hasta ahora que lo terminé me di cuenta de que ya estoy lista para la historia, un poco dramática al final pero MUY REAL. También descubrí que la autora es de mi edad y lo escribió a los 17 años, lo cual hace la historia más interesante. Me enamore de Charly y odie muchas veces a Tori.
Todos necesitamos de un Michael es nuestra vida.
Lo recomiendo sobre todo para adolescentes apáticos.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

KSKS

[Maize · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was great!

[Simone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the dialogue, wit, didn’t see ending coming

[Lisa Hamberger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bischen teenie story aber trotzdem auch sehr berührend

[Aleksander Smiglak · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.9