My Michael Holden Problem
Hi again, welcome to read my first proper post! Today's post is not a detailed and well researched deep dive (though I have already topics thought out for many of those) but rather this is more just about my thoughts on YA novels, the exploration of loneliness and isolation in female characters where the solution to their problems seems to essentially boil down to finding that one guy who just gets them and is there for them. The inspiration for this post may stem from two very recent rereads of mine, or rather listening because last week I decided to listen to two audio books which I have already read/listened to before. These two novels are ones I hold very close to my heart for personal reasons but at the same time there is an aspect of these novels I really want to talk about. So without hiding information for too long, the two novels that started this thought process are Solitaire by Alice Oseman and The Yearbook by Holly Bourne. The two novels are quite different but ...