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Heartstopper, Volume One, by Alice Oseman

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beavivi's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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emotional funny relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

Lovely and adorable. It took me a little while to get used to reading a graphic novel as it’s my first, and it’s a different kind of book than a novel. But lovely characters, great feeling, and really took me back to high school crushes and realizing that you may not crush solely on who you expect.

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emotional hopeful informative 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? No

5.0

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emotional funny 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

4.0

“He doesn’t call me ‘mate’, though…”

I am so glad that I picked this book up as a gift to myself and decided to read it at the end of the year just to get something quickly completed. But now I NEED to go out and get the other volumes that are out. I want to read those before I watch the show on Netflix.

The pacing of this book was fast yet the relationship between Charlie & Nick was slower paced and I really enjoyed that to really see how both of them grew to like the other. Also, I don't know why I was so shocked but finding out they were British basically in the middle of the story was JARRING to me.

Because I liked it so much and felt it was so cute, I am giving it 4 stars. I can’t wait to read the rest of this series!

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Charlie’s face while Nick is explaining Rugby to him is my face when anyone explains any sport other than soccer or colorguard to me. I know nothing, please stop me brain hurt.

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Tori is a mood too, and her just appearing beside Charlie and clocking Nick as not straight made me burst out laughing.

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I didn’t realize how short the book was or that it was going to end like that and I was so devastated because I also had to go to work afterwards. How dare!

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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al_cassada's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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kelly_e's review against another edition

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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? No

4.75

Title: Heartstopper: Volume 1
Author: Alice Oseman
Series: Heartstopper #1
Genre: Graphic Novel
Rating: 4.75
Pub Date: October 1, 2018

T H R E E • W O R D S

Heartwarming • Wholesome • Magical

📖 S Y N O P S I S

Charlie Spring, a shy and introverted 10th year, who is out and has endured bullying because of it. When he sits next to Nick Nelson, a rugby player, in class one morning, a friendship soon begins to develop. For Charlie, he begins to develop a crush on Nick but doesn't think he has a chance.

Nick is struggling with his own identity, and as the two become closer, they face the ups and downs that come with being a teenagers. A coming-of-age story about life and love.

💭 T H O U G H T S

What a heartfelt and wholesome story! Heartstopper: Volume One is a great introduction to the series. Nick and Charlie are equally endearing, and their developing relationship has been handled beautifully by the author. Alice Oseman has also used this opportunity to discuss an array of important topics throughout the series, exploring school bullying, sexuality, friendship, anorexia nervosa, among others.

The artwork took a bit of getting used to on my part, yet it pairs nicely with the story. The illustrations also help move the story along and add an additional layer of emotion.

I now know why everyone is raving about this series! Not only will this story entertain you, but it will educate you in subtle ways as well. I am glad these books exist in the world today, not only are they entertaining but the series explores a wide range of topics facing teenagers in the world today. Overall, a brilliant first book, that ends on a cliffhanger making me want to get to Volume 2 asap.

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• readers looking for Queer romance representation
• fans of the friends-to-lovers trope
• anyone looking for a feel-good love story

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"You can't tell whether people are gay by what they look like. And gay or straight aren't the only two options."

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