Solo is like a roadtrip, filled with music and stories with your best travel buddies.

Okay, I've been seeing this book since it was published last 2017 and am glad to finally have two copies, a B&N exclusive hardback and a paperback. This is my 32nd read for the year and honestly, this book did not disappoint.

Solo is a book of finding your identity and origin. Our main character Blade, who is a son of rock-and-roll legend Rutherford Morrison, is always seeking a way to have answer for his questions about his dad, his family, and how it seems that everything in his life happens against his choice. That was his take until the life-changing truth was revealed which made him ponder whether he should take a huge decision and jump into the great unknown or stay in the comforts of his Hollywood life with all the unanswered questions going back and forth in his head.

This is another feel-good novel that this generation needs to read. Though this one includes a lot of trigger warning like drug abuse, cursing, suicide attempts, and surface-level racism, the positivity and the general atmosphere of the book balanced it all out. I love the characters expecially Blade and Storm and Joy and how Kwame and Rand developed each of them. But what stood out for me is Rutherford's arc because he deserved that ending.

I am loving books like these that were written in poetry format. It is lyrical, which easily flowed with the general rock-and-roll theme of this book, and entertaining especially the scenes when Blade just arrived in Konko. Wow. The writing style is also commendable, it feels like Kwame and Rand are inside my head painting each scene vividly.

Lastly, I love that this is a #representation book because we're here in the Golden Age and books like these need more attention than ever. Overall, I enjoyed the overall experience an would gladly recommend this book if you need a bookish roller coaster ride. Ciao.

Rating: 4stars