

Basically, Blade makes a discovery that sends him on a journey that he’d like to make his own, but will his father let him?For me, the book was okay. Because I would like you to experience the novel, I have to stop there with any information or it will spoil the book for you. He goes in and out of treatment facilities, which makes Blade angry that he has to deal with his father and angry that he can’t focus on just his life. The problem is that after his mother died, his father has been unable to control his addictions.

If you enjoy Solo, check out Swing by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess.Ī novel in verse, Kwame Alexander will feed your ears with a beautiful, lyrically written book.Blade is the son of a rockstar and has been raised knowing the most famous rockstars.


In reality, the only thing Blade and Rutherford have in common is the music that lives inside them. The one true light is his girlfriend, Chapel, but her parents have forbidden their relationship, assuming Blade will become just like his father. Or to no longer be part of a family known most for lost potential, failure, and tragedy, including the loss of his mother. In fact, he’d give anything not to be the son of Rutherford Morrison, a washed-up rock star and drug addict with delusions of a comeback. Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess is a New York Times bestseller! Kirkus Reviews said Solo is, “A contemporary hero’s journey, brilliantly told.” Through the story of a young Black man searching for answers about his life, Solo empowers, engages, and encourages teenagers to move from heartache to healing, burden to blessings, depression to deliverance, and trials to triumphs.īlade never asked for a life of the rich and famous.
