lenorayoder's reviews
132 reviews

I loved this book, definitely recommend! Tori's voice comes through so strongly, and her perspective combined with the writing style give so much insight into what it's like to be a depressed teen. 

I only read The Catcher in the Rye once 10 years ago, but I definitely picked up some references here, and I'm guessing it was a source of inspiration. If The Catcher in the Rye didn't strike you the way it does a lot of people, especially teens, try reading Solitaire.

The only reason this didn't get five stars is that the ending doesn't feel in line with the rest of the book, although it has its moments. 

so good

loved it!
i’m excited to read the final book when it comes out. in the meantime i’ll be reading oseman’s other work, especially solitaire bc i want more tori!

nick 🥹
also i now completely understand the casting for nick’s mom in the adaptation 

very cute
“you seem much more like yourself around him” KILLED ME

I know a lot of people don't like this last book but I thought it was a really fitting end to the series. I liked seeing friends and foes from past books again, even if the plotting behind them showing up is a little weak. I think with either a better mystery plot, one that was less dramatic, or no real mystery at all I would have given this 4 stars, but Harris pokes fun at its clumsiness so I don't mind too much.

I know a lot of people wanted Sookie to end up with someone else, or even by herself, but it's been obvious from the beginning that this is always how it was going to end. Every unique book cover in this series depicts Sookie at night, and in this last installment we finally see her facing the sunrise, home, surrounded by friends, and flourishing. 

This series was a fun read with excellent world building, I definitely recommend :)

man, i really thought she was going to time travel or change the past somehow 

I'm not sure what people have against the later books in the series - I really liked this one! I like that Sookie, her world, and her friends are becoming more complex, and that Sookie is growing and changing as she adapts to her circumstances and struggles to figure out the right thing to do in situations that get further and further from the moral framework she grew up with. 

Some of the earlier books in this series struggled to balance the return-to-the-norm standard that a lot of mystery series have with the fact that Sookie faces extreme circumstances, and it would be a little ridiculous to her to return to the somewhat sheltered and naive character she was in the first book. I think this book and the last one have resolved that struggle well. Sookie has changed and become more cautious, but her innate concern for others and desire to help and do good are still very much present.