brontesauruses's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Bullying
Minor: Medical trauma
nightivy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
takarakei's review
emotional
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
3.5
Lots of hockey and college partying still, but I enjoyed the plot a bit more of these years.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
bothsidespsych's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
sunniva174's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia
Minor: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Outing
evelynyle_88's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Alcohol
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Bullying
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
pam_'s review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Alcohol, and Bullying
btwnprintedpgs's review
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Blood
kalemottison's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I love Check Please and I loved being able to reread it in book form ❤️ this is my high school and early college years wrapped up between bindings. Also, I loved finally getting to know Shitty’s name :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia and Vomit
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
cozybec's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I finally got around to Check Please! book two and was mildly disappointed.
In fairness, I had a friend warn me that the second graphic novel in Erik Bittle's story wasn't as good as the first. The first Check Please! spent so much time setting up the boys, the hockey lingo, and the budding relationship that I think a second one was always going to fall flat for me. Did it deliver in cute and funny moments? Yes, but it also severely suffered from a sometimes rushed and flat plotline. I feel like I was confused by a lot of moments early on and struggled to adjust to the sheer amount of dialogue on the page in some panels.
I really do love Erik and all the things he went through in the total of book one and book two, but the emotional impact didn't quite hit the same in book two. Though the ending was really sweet and I'm happy for the characters, I do wish I'd just listened to my friend who said to skip this one and just enjoy the first book for what it was - adorably gay baker falls in love with a hockey player.
Content warnings: homophobia discussion throughout the book as it deals with two main characters navigating a male-dominated field that is often homophobic, outing occurs towards the end of the book where two characters agree to go public to mostly happy, but some mixed results.
In fairness, I had a friend warn me that the second graphic novel in Erik Bittle's story wasn't as good as the first. The first Check Please! spent so much time setting up the boys, the hockey lingo, and the budding relationship that I think a second one was always going to fall flat for me. Did it deliver in cute and funny moments? Yes, but it also severely suffered from a sometimes rushed and flat plotline. I feel like I was confused by a lot of moments early on and struggled to adjust to the sheer amount of dialogue on the page in some panels.
I really do love Erik and all the things he went through in the total of book one and book two, but the emotional impact didn't quite hit the same in book two. Though the ending was really sweet and I'm happy for the characters, I do wish I'd just listened to my friend who said to skip this one and just enjoy the first book for what it was - adorably gay baker falls in love with a hockey player.
Content warnings: homophobia discussion throughout the book as it deals with two main characters navigating a male-dominated field that is often homophobic, outing occurs towards the end of the book where two characters agree to go public to mostly happy, but some mixed results.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Outing
Minor: Suicidal thoughts