I WAS BORN FOR THIS: TikTok made me buy it! From the YA Prize winning author and creator of Netflix series HEARTSTOPPER

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I’m in the midst of kneading my pastry dough when I see Rowan run in front of me like a gazelle. I watch him frantically searching around the tent for a very specific pan that he apparently needs for his pork pies, muttering to himself, completely in the zone. Noel starts running around with him. Because that’s the problem with dreaming – eventually, inevitably, real life arrives with a wake-up call. And when Angel and Jimmy are unexpectedly thrust together, they will discover just how strange and surprising facing up to reality can be. Angel, our second narrator, is an intriguing character on all levels. Angel is a Hijabi Muslim and describes herself as being queer and questioning. And while she has moments of crossing boundaries, the way the narrative both empathizes with her and critiques her behavior found me caring for her anyway.HorseLover3000 (31 March 2016). "Radio Silence by Alice Oseman – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 25 February 2020. {{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) His bandmates, Rowan and Lister, are just as compelling - Rowan is biracial and Nigerian and dealing with a hidden relationship, and Lister is dealing with alcoholism and depression. Oh, and his speech about the perception of his bisexuality by others is incredible. Winners of the 2022 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar". Attitude. 12 October 2022 . Retrieved 13 October 2022. literally every aspect of this book is just depressing and sad. there's no joy. there's no passion or drive or even love. everyone's miserable and participating in a tragedy contest. things just continue getting messy and chaotic and spiralling deeper and deeper. it was truly exhausting to read, and there was no catharsis or a feeling of satisfaction once i was finished. so much of it was predictable that it made for a very boring and disappointing read. Rowan Omondi - Lyricist and cello player for The Ark. Nineteen, Nigerian, Christian, and is secretly dating Bliss so the fandom won’t harass her.

Solitaire was a good young adult novel. It was endearing and it really did come close to being a sort of Catcher In The Rye for the Digital Age, as the endlessly reiterated review quote goes. It was fresh (by which I mean to say naive in the best possible way, as was John Green's Looking for Alaska), it had lovely characters and the story was alright. Young adult novels are best judged superficially. That feeling when you realise you have disgustingly romantic feelings for your best friend and then spend the rest of your night in an anxiety spiral Language: English Words: 1,324 Chapters: 1/1 Collections: 1 Kudos: 17 Bookmarks: 1 Hits: 146 Probably more of a 3.5 but I suspect that has a lot to do with my total disinterest in contemporary novels. It's always the same. It was the same with Sandhya Menon's lovely When Dimple Met Rishi. Like this one, it was a very nice, soothing story with great characters, but just not 100% my jam. I just don't think it's fair to rate a novel lower because I personally cannot be arsed with the contemporary genre. That's not on the book; it's on me. I listened to this book on audiobook, which I would highly recommend. There aren't any special effects or extra narrators or anything, but it is simple and performed well. I was engaged the entire time while listening, and when I wasn't listening- I wanted to be. It may not be that amazing for you, but this book has two bisexual side characters and I loved them with all my heart. Bliss and Lister were absolutely amazing, and I was happy to see myself represented in them because they’re the absolute best. Then we have Rowan, the third member of our band, and he’s probably the one who took me the longest time to like, but I understand where he’s coming from and I respect him.When I accidentally cut my right middle finger fifteen minutes later, the first aid people actually look quite annoyed, and Rowan insists on doing the plaster for them. confessionsofabooklover (10 May 2016). "Radio Silence by Alice Oseman – review". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 July 2016. The same can be applied to all of the other characters. What is most important is that none of this feels forced. Not only do we have a rainbow of sexuality and gender-fluidity, but this book reflects a tiny but amazing part of this world's diversity. alice oseman". alice oseman. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016 . Retrieved 29 July 2016.