Book Review: Solitaire by Alice Oseman

Solitaire by AliceOseman

Pages:400 (paperback)
Publish date:July 31st 2014
Publisher:Harper Collins
ISBN: 0007559224
Purchase: Book Depository – Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU

In case you’re wondering, this is not a love story.

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.

Solitaire:

First Line: I am aware as I step into the common room that the majority of the people here are almost dead, including me.

I received a copy of Solitaire by Alice Oseman to review from Harper Collins Australia. This is no way has influenced my review.

Okay, let me tell you something about this book. You will not be able to put it down. This book becomes addicting. You want to keep on reading, trying to find out what the hell Solitaire is. You just cannot put it down.

I loved Victoria, she likes to sleep and blog, what else could be better? Victoria is a very intriguing character; you don’t always know what she is really thinking even though the book is in her perceptive. There is something about her that leaves a lot of the things she says unclear. But that is also why I liked her so much. Maybe because I think that I am a lot like Victoria.

Michael Holden is a very interesting character, he is every different to a lot of characters in books in general. There is just something about him that leaves this weird but awesome aura, if you get what I mean

The way that the whole book is written is magnificent. I don’t know what it is, but it’s beautiful and gorgeous and I could read it all the time. Though the writing was simple, it was always just so beautiful.

Alice Oseman is wow. That is all I can say. Her writing style is amazing and her story is so captivating and pulling that I cannot believe that she is only 19 years old. She is only like a year older than me, but I don’t think I could ever write something as amazing as she did at this age.

Solitaire also deals with a lot of ‘real life’ issues; family, bullying, being friendless, and being an outsider. Although these are very strong even scary topics to talk about, Oseman does it so brilliantly.

The last half of the book is what really drew me in, everything is climaxing and just before the ending you find out everything and you are mind blown. I know that I didn’t really guess what was happening at all. Some things to a degree, but I can tell you I was shocked and amazed at how Oseman could write something that intertwined everything.

I adored that Oseman used pop culture references. I loved that she used Harry Potter so many times. Okay, yes, I adore HP so it was pretty amazing and it always put a smile on my face.

Solitaire is funny, beautifully written, and also incredibly moving. I did cry while reading Solitaire, maybe because I am always an emotional mess, but there were certain scenes that did make me cry because they were so emotionally driven that I could not help but shed a tear and the ending gosh, the ending is emotional and there was one part that made me nearly start screaming like a maniac in the middle of the night.

Solitaire is a beautiful story about a girl not only trying to find herself, but the world around her. The gorgeous writing and intriguing storyline will make you want to keep on reading.