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Heartstopper - Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

29 reviews

zoeelora's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

dlsmk's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Sexual content

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I love all of the Heartstopper books! They are such a nice fluffy read. I need books like that after I’m done ripping my heart out with other books and fanfiction. I can’t express how much I love this universe. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

princzukos's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

They’re so stinking cute 🥹 I’m so happy this generation has Heartstopper. Healthy queer relationships and great representation 🩷 so excited for volume 6!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love how the topics have grown with the Heartstopper gang. The topics have matured and remain so relatable. This book gave equal space to Charlie and Nick on their own as well as together. The development and growth they go through it perfect. One of my top favourite volume of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Grief, Outing, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

xabbeylongx's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Spoilers Ahead: 

Another beautiful graphic novel by Alice Oseman. I’m becoming so enthralled by these character’s lives! 

We follow Nick and Charlie and all their friends as things start to become very serious for them at school. Charlie is sitting his GCSEs right now, and Nick is looking at colleges. He tries to pick somewhere close by, because he can’t bear to be away from Charlie, but in the end, Charlie is okay with him going. They also start becoming more intimate with each other, and it’s so cute to see their relationship blossom. 

Another fantastic book. The character development in both of them - but especially Charlie - is immense. The way he has health with his eating disorder and his anxiety, and Nick has been focusing on putting himself first, you can tell they’re both helping to work on themselves but with each other, which I think is so adorable. And, much to my delight, there will be a sixth graphic novel soon! I desperately hope it works out for Nick and Charlie, because them and their friends are steadfastly becoming some of my favourite characters ever. Exactly what kids of this generation needs today! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

mbrogs2024's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

deborahbelleman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia

mitta_girl452's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I recently read this book, and I really enjoyed it. It was a great, healthy depiction of teen relationships and the struggles of when, how and why to have sex, as well as consent and growing up. 
Nick and Charlie's relationship is as always, very healthy. The discussions on boundaries, growing apart and relationship changes were done well and showed the characters growth and maturity. 
I can't say whether on not this is an accurate and good depiction of the struggles of finishing school and moving on, as I have not experienced that yet. I enjoyed that it implied that it is important to have other strong relationships than just romantic partners.
I love the increasing amounts of showcasing and advocating for safe and consensual sex in modern media. They are incredibly important topics that deserve more attention.
One thing I'm noticing and loving about the HeartStopper series as it continues is Alice Oseman growing and maturing the content of each book with the characters and audience. It was most obvious for me in this book, and I think it's a great thing to be doing with the audience and characters ageing as the books are written and published.
Overall, I think this book was a great continuation in the HeartStopper series that continued the development of the characters beautifully. I'm excited to see what comes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Dysphoria

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

mishasbooks's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Outing, and Alcohol