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Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

30 reviews

lenorayoder's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

love love love perfect! absolutely flew by. love the art. love nick deepening his friendships! this one focuses a lot on nick and charlie but even in the background it’s so nice to see how all their friends are developing. i’m happy they’re both

in such a good place individually and in their relationship by the end of the book,

that had made me a bit anxious in past volumes. tori!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Homophobia and Acephobia/Arophobia

jexjthomas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, and Acephobia/Arophobia

jstarshine16's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Outing

biscuitgale's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

There is so much growth in this volume as these characters continue to work through challenges, think about their futures and try new experiences. I’m looking forward to Volume 6!

This story feels so lived in and real, it reminds me of my time in high school just before college. I appreciate the care this author puts into depicting mental health issues and representing a multitude of young, queer experiences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Eating disorder and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, and Acephobia/Arophobia

lonelylooper's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying and Eating disorder

Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol

thorney's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia

deetabz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, and Acephobia/Arophobia

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.75

Personally, I think this is the best Heartstopper volume yet!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Bullying and Acephobia/Arophobia

vixenreader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

A continuation on the beloved series, this one is wholesome in developing the internal conflicts of the relationship, and addressing teenage sexuality in a mature manner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Physical abuse, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol

There are decisions of the impact that long distance can impact a relationship, internalized ace-phobia, coming out as ace, dilemmas about university and future, and triggers during sex.

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