Reviews with content warning for Panic attacks/disorders - Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones

Volume 2 which tracked Bitty’s junior and senior years. I preferred this volume. One highlight was the tender depiction of Bitty’s relationship, the way he and his partner showed up for each other, supported one other, communicated openly and put effort into their relationship. Another was the focus on all the fears and emotions around coming out (to who/when/how) - especially when you are in the public eye as a professional sportsman in a notoriously masculine “hard man” sport. Well worth my reading time.

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

After loving Check Please: Book 1, I immediately dived into Book 2! I enjoyed reading about the crazy, wholesome dynamic that the hockey players on Samwell’s team possess and their open-mindedness. I won’t say too much as I don’t want to spoil Book 1, but Book 2 is equally as fun to read. Bitty’s tweets at the end are also quite the hoot. I love how Ukazu continued with the vlogger style format with Bitty and amped up his pie-making passion…the guy even wrote his senior thesis about pies. 🥧😆 All and all, Check, Please is a fantastic series if you are looking for something fun and heartwarming.

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emilywasbored's review

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emotional funny 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

4.5

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diifacto's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

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reading_between_the_trees's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Even better than book 1 in my opinion. We got to see the development of Bitty's relationships through his last two years, and the message is so powerful: it is easier to be present in your life and do things well the less you have to restrict your identity and self-expression. It was a good portrayal of the mental burden placed on queer people and the mental realestate taken up by hiding parts of yourself, navigating added tensions on your relationships, processing and responding to micro and macro aggressions towards you, and so many more things in addition to the normal stresses of being a person and a college student and a partner, etc. My one thing with these books is that I wish the tweets were interspersed throughout rather than at the end, but I did enjoy a lot in this book that the vlog scripts were integrated into each chapter.

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nitya's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

TOO MANY FEELS

Can't believe that's the end, I want moreeeee!!

(Thank goodness for the Twitter account and fanfiction)

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