5
Solitaire
Alice Oseman
Review:
This was definitely a hard read. I love Tori and all of the characters, but it is hard to read something so close to home. Every teenager is experiencing the same feelings as these characters. They may be acting in a more drastic manner, but the feelings are the same. Sometimes, I feel like Tori, alone and sad. And sometimes, I feel like the world won’t listen to me. But this book really brought out the rawness of her experience and every high schooler’s experience. It was hard, but it was good.
Trigger Warnings:
References to suicide and suicide attempts, Suicidal ideation, Self-harm, Depression, Eating disorders, Obsessive-compulsive behaviours, Narrator has implied undiagnosed depression, Brief incidents of homophobia, Unchallenged misogyny and ableism
