Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

117 reviews

pebbletea's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

Two lil gay boys make me so happy 🥹 glad kids nowadays get a chance to see queer characters in a nice way

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Outing, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Homophobia

parasocialreader's review

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Outing, and Emotional abuse

sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Cursing, Bullying, Outing, Biphobia, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity

shannonredwine8's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Bullying and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cursing, Outing, and Sexual assault

briony_2010's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Cursing

teacupsandfirereads's review

hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

I watched the show and absolutely adored it. I delayed reading the book because graphic novels are not always my cup of tea, because I feel they only graze the surface level when I want so much more. However, this one is something else. Without many words, it says so much and I adore it all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing and Mental illness

midnightmarauder's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

Heartstopper follows the protagonist, Charlie Spring, as he navigates high school after being outed as gay. After being mostly shunned away by everyone and being involved in a toxic relationship with another boy, Ben, Charlie meets Nick Nelson, who he begins a romance with.

I really liked this story. I really liked the art style and I really liked all the characters (except Ben, all my homies hate Ben) I also identify greatly with the internal struggle that Charlie had to go through after being outed. I also went into toxic relationships and friendships where the other party only wanted to be seen with me when no one was watching.  

Overall, I'm excited to read the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

civetta'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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Outing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

heliacentr's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Bullying and Emotional abuse

fkshg8465's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

This is everything a young adult book today should be about, and to do it graphically was brilliant. The Netflix series was equally good. Was glad to see it followed the book pretty closely. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Outing