Young adult novels are quite popular among teenagers. Solitaire Alice Oseman is also a YA novel that encompasses characters with funny, quirky, and relatable characteristics. The author debuted with this novel on July 31, 2014, publishing it on Harper Collins in the UK.
The novel was published on the same day in the USA by Scholastic Inc. Oesman has published various other novels in the same universe as Solitaire, particularly, Solitaire and Heart Stopper overlap with each other immensely.
In August 2020, a revised edition of the novel was published. The central reason for this revision was to make it more in line with Heartstopper. The author also changed various elements that felt sensationalized or harmful. The revised version has an update about the author section and a foreword.
About the Author Alice Oseman
Alice May Oseman was born in Chatham, United Kingdom, and celebrates her birthday on October 16. At the age of 17, she locked her first publishing deal and debuted with her YA novel Solitaire. The books of her age usually are for students over the age of 12 to 14.
Goodreads Choice Award for best graphics, Children and Family Emmy Awards for outstanding writing, and Children and Family for Outstanding Young Teen Series were awarded to her.
Her other popular novels of the same genre are; Radio Silence, Heartstopper, Loveless, This Winter, and I Was Born For This.
What’s the Plot of Solitaire Alice Oseman?
Solitaire follows the story of a sixteen-year-old young girl who is in 12 grade. Despite family issues, mental issues, and school issues (the rise of a local prankster group in her school), Tori creates various platonic or romantic relationships.
The prankster group in the school becomes chaotic and tricky. Tori suspects this dangerous group and starts an investigation with his senior Michael Horden. Michael Horden is eighteen years old and studies in 13 grade at the same high school.
Michael and Tori begrudgingly start the investigation due to differences in perspectives. However, both become friends and come to understand each other after experiencing life while investigating pranksters.
Review of Solitaire by Alice Oseman
Solitaire is a narration of a disaffected girl searching for some kind of truth. Tori is the uncanny representation of a distraught teenager who relies on their intelligence I get things done. The young girl can never finish a movie in a setting, doesn’t like her friends but can’t let them go as well, and never pays attention in class.
Tori only cares about her brother Charlie Spring who is suffering from an eating disorder. Everything else in the world sucks to her and she usually loves to remain her muddled head. A new boy Michael Holden comes to her school and tries to befriend her. Her old friend Lucas also joined the classes.
At the same time, the prankster group starts to play pranks on the kids. However, their pranks start hurting the students. The uninterested Tori thinks if there’s anything good in the world. Even though Tori wants to avoid messing up her life more by investigating the pranksters.
The reader must think about why Lucas and Michael like Tori. Characters like Charlie and Michael make the readers feel sympathetic and fall for them.
What are the Main Characters of Solitaire by Alice Oseman?
There are some main characters in every novel that appear in most of the story of the novel. The major two characters are known as the protagonists. Tori Spring and Michael Horden are the protagonists of the novel.
Whereas, Charlie Spring, Nick Nelson, Becky Allen, and Lucas Ryan are the supporting characters. Supporting characters help the protagonists in underlying the plot. Oliver Spring, Evelyn Foley, Ben Hope, and Rita Sengupta are minor characters in the novel.
Does Solitaire have Spin-off Novellas?
Solitaire has spin-off novellas that take on the story of the novel; The Winter and Nick and the Charlie. Radio Silence and Girls Party also have some characters from the Solitaire novel as well which can be read if someone wants to.
If you’re looking for a light teen romance pickled with some thrilling investigation and action, this novel is for you. Solitaire Alice Oseman is a catchy novel that is best for teens looking for some fun. Don’t forget to share your experience with this novel with us in the comments section.
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