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This Winter by Alice Oseman

19 reviews

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-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

I loved this so much and these characters and their experiences are very important to me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia

Minor: Self harm, Blood, and Suicide attempt

nikoops's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.5

Cute little short about Christmas from each of the Spring family siblings (Tori, Charlie, and Oliver). If you’re a fan of Heartstopper then you’ll enjoy this as a nice character study. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Less compelling than the Heartstopper graphic novels, but a nice supplement to flesh out some more of the Charlie’s struggles and Nick’s love, as well as their families. Best character in this one is Oliver. He’s so cute! Character I’ll never understand is David. Wish the author would develop more so we could understand why he’s so mean all the time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Eating disorder

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Dysphoria

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

I love Charlie and Nick. Oseman can do no wrong with these two. I also liked getting to read the perspectives of Charlie’s siblings in this novella. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

rachelmcg2004's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Biphobia, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence

abelh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Mental illness

jessyhayward's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

This Winter is such a realistic and serious yet cute take on the holidays. I loved it. The portrayal of mental illness felt so real, as did the characters. Tori, Charlie, and Nick were as loveable as always and I appreciated the little cameo of Oliver too - he’s so sweet! Not to mention cute little Henry the dog. It is definitely one of the best novellas ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Self harm

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, and Medical content

isabelle_mary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad 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? Yes

4.0

This Winter is a nice side story to the comics of heartstopper. You really get to see what happened during Christmas and how much it not only affected Charlie, but his siblings as well. Hearing the things Charlie went through is sad, but helps you connect with him even more. His support system of Tori and Nick is amazing and creates a lovely story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

miles's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying and Self harm