Solo Stan, Talia Tucker
Solo Stan, Talia Tucker
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Solo Stan

Author: Talia Tucker

Narrator: Joshua Quinn, Christopher Hampton

Unabridged: 6 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/10/2025


Synopsis

A queer YA romance about two solo concertgoers and unwitting seatmates who, when the show is abruptly cut short, embark on an unforgettable North Carolina summer night together, for fans of Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist.

“These two boys will have your entire heart.”
—Sonora Reyes, , bestselling author of the National Book Award Finalist The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

Dakarai (Kai) Barbier was supposed to be at CYPHR’s sold-out show with his best friends. Instead, he finds himself going solo, reeling from the news that they’ve decided to accelerate the next chapter of their lives, leaving him alone the summer after high school graduation.

Meanwhile, Elias Davis has just been sent from New York City to North Carolina to live with his uncle after a last-straw fistfight. Stuck in a town he doesn’t want to be in, and without knowing a soul his own age, he buys a single ticket to CYPHR’s Raleigh show.

When a sudden blackout ends the show early, forcing these unwitting seatmates back onto the streets of Raleigh, they are faced with a choice: get on the bus and head home or take a chance on each other.

They might have arrived alone, but will they be leaving together?

About The Author

Talia Tucker lives and writes in New Jersey. She has a BA in communication from Rutgers University and an MA in liberal studies from Loyola University Maryland. She loves mindless comedies and twisty slow-burn dramas, both of which inspire her writing, as does her connection to her Korean and Jamaican communities. Rules for Rule Breaking was her YA debut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by ‧₊˚ ellie ♡ (إيلي) on September 14, 2024

we finally got the cover reveal!! the bisexual rep in this book will be so so so awesome! 💜💙 new from the author of rules for rule breaking u guys!......more

Goodreads review by Bethany on April 21, 2025

Thank you so much to @kokilabooks and @penguinteen for an advanced copy to review! Two solo concertgoers and unwitting seatmates who, when the show is abruptly cut short, embark on an unforgettable North Carolina summer night together, discovering how opposites can attract under the right circumstanc......more

Goodreads review by Iris on April 03, 2025

I would just like to start my review by thanking Talia Tucker and Kokila Books for providing me with a NetGalley link to read this ARC! I have to say I am very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book! Young Adult fiction and Romance are both genres I do not gravitate towards, but I fou......more

Goodreads review by zai on April 21, 2025

i did enjoy it, it was a fun short ya romcom, however i don't really vibe well with short time romances as it does fell under developed but as a stan myself i loved that aspect of the book !! this one is for all the fan and stans <3 thank you penguin and netgalley for the e-arc......more

Goodreads review by jae on June 11, 2025

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC! First off, all the books I knew I’d love this year have not disappointed me. I’ve been listening to The Happy Writers podcast and one of the questions Marissa Meyer asks all the writers is what book makes them happy. I rack my brain every time but no......more


Quotes

Praise for Solo Stan by Talia Tucker:

A joyful queer rom-com that’s reminiscent of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist.”
Publishers Weekly

A wholesome whirlwind queer romance.”
Kirkus Reviews

A sweet and exciting queer romance."
—Booklist

“Tucker’s new romance takes readers back to the world of Bobby Bae and Winter Park from Rules for Rule Breaking, where Bobby’s BFF Kai is about to have his summer turned upside down by the beautiful but complicated Elias.”
School Library Journal

“Whether you're a lonely hopeless romantic like Kai or a misunderstood troublemaker with a knack for self-sacrificing like Elias, these two boys will have your entire heart faster than they can steal each other's. This book single-handedly healed my inner troubled teen who thought their love was too big for others to hold.”
—Sonora Reyes, bestselling author of the National Book Award Finalist The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School