Radio Silence: TikTok made me buy it! From the YA Prize winning author and creator of Netflix series HEARTSTOPPER

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The parallels are endless, and I’m not here to be negative about Fangirl, but I only thought that story was okay, where Radio Silence touched my heart and spoke to my soul. Alice Oseman’s writing style in ‘Radio Silence’ is very grounded and authentic - she’s only 21 herself which is absolutely incredible, and in my opinion makes her very relatable to this generation of young readers. Alongside writing and drawing, Alice enjoys playing the piano semi-proficiently, Pokémon games, and purchasing too many Converse.

While the focus of the book is Aled and his podcast, the amount of real depth put into these characters and the amount of thought put into their emotional journies is so fucking incredible. It’s quirky, fun and the main character is a nerdy fangirl so I think most of us bookworms out there can probably relate. I know he’s the silent, withdrawn and broody kind of type but a lot of his problems could have been tackled if he would have just talked about them.It is one of the only books I have ever read that truly captures what it is like to be a young adult in this generation. A heartfelt book that I would recommend to any person who has struggled with mental illness, academic pressure, and figuring out your own path. Alice can usually be found staring aimlessly at computer screens, questioning the meaninglessness of existence, or doing anything and everything to avoid getting an office job.

He didn’t want to go to university and he was drowning in despair, which got more and more apparent with every episode he made. I mean, when some people in the fandom were acting like literal detectives trying to expose someone online, it was scary.

For Aled Universe City was something deeply personal and I loved the fact that ultimately he used it as a whole methaphor for his life. Look, I don’t know how to say “I love this book” in a way that will make your heart ache as much as mine does and I hate being so clumsy with words but I REALLY REALLY WANT YOU GUYS TO READ IT. The main reason why I’m not rating this 5 stars is because despite the content being very well done, I do not think the writing or prose is anything spectacular. Daniel might have appeared to be a study machine but deep down he was a really nice guy and it was pretty obvious that he cared about Aled. i felt myself remembering some of that "what am i going to do with my life" angst that i had back then but it's hard to truly relate 5 years later.