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Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

34 reviews

rmbischoff's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

One of my favorite things about Heartstopper is its ability to artfully address serious issues and showcase healthy ways of dealing with serious issues. This volume deals in mental health issues, namely EDs and OCD, and brings home an idea that most mainstream media and depictions of romance get wrong: love cannot solve all problems or heal all wounds, and we need to seek help from others, not just from a partner. Such an important message for young people in relationships, and it brought me to tears to see this written out so simply and clearly.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, and Outing

tays_dear_reader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-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: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, Medical content, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Outing

gandalfsleftshoe's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt

fishfingers's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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: Eating disorder

Moderate: Biphobia, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

caelfind's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

mimiisbooks's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.75

I have a bias with this sort of fiction do I, lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia

Minor: Biphobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

itsjoenna's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Each volume makes me fall in love more and more, and I especially love this fourth one. I felt so connected to Charlie and his mom's relationship, how they weren't the type to talk about emotional stuff, and I'm honestly really jealous of how close Nick is to his mom. Every relationship in this series has its ups and downs, but they have each other, they support each other, they are willing to overcome them, and it's all so beautiful. I envy them, truly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Transphobia and Lesbophobia

holliesatchell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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: Biphobia, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Lesbophobia

ninahuynh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-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

This was quite the adventure! I am so glad Charlie sought help and took care of his mental health. Seeing that he took the initiative to seeking help and stayed at a psychiatric hospital and how Nick does his own research and approaches the subject in a sensitive manner is such a great example of a healthy romantic relationship and good representation of how this situation can be handled. I like how Nick's mom understands him and his want to help Charlie, even offering to help Nick find a way to start the conversation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

icy_queen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-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

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Self harm and Lesbophobia