
And it's only by being your true self that you can find happiness.įrances is going to need every bit of courage she has.Ī coming-of-age read that tackles issues of identity, the pressure to succeed, diversity, and freedom to choose, Radio Silence is a tour de force by the most exciting writer of her generation. It's only by facing up to your fears that you can overcome them. Meanwhile at university, Aled is alone, fighting even darker secrets.



She has to confess why Carys disappeared. Suffocating with guilt, she knows that she has to confront her past. Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.Ĭaught between who she was and who she longs to be, Frances's dreams come crashing down. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Nothing will stand in her way not friends, not a guilty secret not even the person she is on the inside.But when Frances meets Aled, the. Not friends, not a guilty secret-not even the person she is on the inside.īut when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favorite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. The second novel by the phenomenally talented author of Solitaire, Alice Oseman the most talked-about YA writer right now.What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrongFrances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?įrances has always been a study machine with one goal: elite university. The long answer: I write my books as if they are taking place in the present at the time that I am writing them.The second novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the million-copy bestselling Heartstopper books-now a major Netflix series. WHAT YEARS DO YOUR BOOKS TAKE PLACE IN? The short answer: They don’t take place in any specific year. Hopefully it’s fairly obvious that the best way to read Heartstopper is in the order of volumes (so Volume One first, then Volume Two, then Volume Three, etc…) Chronologically, Heartstopper starts a year before Solitaire starts.

You do not need to read them both, but if you’d like to read them both, it doesn’t matter which one you read first. The Heartstopper series and Solitaire feature some of the same characters, and operate within the same universe/timeline, but they are very different stories – Heartstopper is a happy, romantic, uplifting graphic novel series that focuses on Nick and Charlie, while Solitaire is a dark story about mental illness narrated by Charlie’s sister, Tori, and was written long before Heartstopper. This Winter and Nick and Charlie are spin-off novellas from Solitaire and Heartstopper, but can still be read and enjoyed even if you haven’t read those books. Start with the one that interests you the most from the blurb! Solitaire, Radio Silence, I Was Born for This, and Loveless are all standalone novels about different characters.
