"Nobody is honest, nobody is real. You can’t trust anyone or anything. Emotions are humanity’s fatal disease. And we’re all dying."

I'll be honest with you, I don't really... know? How to coherently talk about this book? Because it's so raw and angry and made me feel so, so much that words fail me. But I'm gonna try!

One thing that I will immediately mention is that this book has made me love Tori a million more times than I already did!! Going into this I knew that the story would take on a darker tone, and it did, but being inside Tori's mind felt so... normal to me. Almost like I was reading about myself, though I hope I'm not quite as pessimistic and blunt as she is 😅 Point being, just like Charlie, she's another one of those characters that has now made a home for herself in my heart, that I can heavily relate to, and that I will always want to protect with my life!!!!

Michael was?? SO much fun!!! He was truly the breath of fresh air that Tori (and the novel itself) needed, I found him such a great character, and I hope that maybe... we get to see more of him in "Heartstopper"... not sure if we'll get to see the events of "Solitaire" in it first-hand, but we're approaching the time period when they happen, so I'm very very curious to see how Alice works them in!!

Speaking of "Solitaire" - even though I guessed at who could be behind it pretty much halfway through the book, the mystery and the events that Solitaire cause were very well crafted and very compelling. I was still very much holding my breath, wanting to see what Solitaire's next move would be and what it would mean for Tori. As extreme as their actions were, it was also (lowkey, very, very lowkey) sweet that they noticed how low Tori was mentally, and wanted to help both her and the school at large. Not condoning burning it down the way they did, but come on, even the book acknowledges that we've all dreamed about that at some point!!

Also, the constant references to Tumblr and blogging made me smile every time - back in high school, I was also that girl who spent all her time reblogging angsty posts and trying to look cooler than she was on the Internet ✌🏻