Solo (ebook and hardcover)
by Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess
I am a big fan of Kwame Alexander, and I was so excited to get this (preordered) book in the mail, but never picked it up, because it’s just so thick! I kept pushing it aside for shorter books, some of which I spent way too long reading. I started this as a hardcover, but discovered the ebook helped me to get through it faster. It’s easier to sneak an ebook at a party and in the car. A book thicker than my forearm, not so much.
In Solo, Blade Morrison is on the verge of adulthood. He is graduating from high school as a salutatorian, he has a hot girlfriend, and plans for college with a bright future in music. However, his rock star father shakes things up when he crashes his graduation and lands himself back into rehab. Blade relies on the love of his life, his girlfriend Chapel, but finds that their relationship is on the rocks. When he finds out a family secret, Blade sets out for Ghana to find some answers, and learns more about himself than he first set out to find.
What I liked about this book is that it was written in verse, and I love Alexander’s lyrical style. I felt it was especially paired well with the musical theme. Saying I loved his writing style is old news, though. Really, I got sucked into Blade’s story. I wanted the best for him, and while I wasn’t raised in a mansion in Hollywood Hills, I can relate to it seeming like I have everything when people don’t really know what’s going on underneath.
What I didn’t like about this book was that his relationship at the end was left without closure. I spent the second half of the book wondering how they’d make it work from across the globe, and whether she’d give up her simple lifestyle for a Hollywood one.
Book 13 of 40
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