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sisters26's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
- 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
3rd alice oseman novel i read and can i just say that they know how to break your heart and heal it at the same time. 💙
it reminded me a lot of the song matilda by harry styles, which obviously breaks my heart but it can also be really hopeful.
i love how friendship and human relationships where portrayed in the book. it talks a lot about the feeling of (not) belonging, doing things because you're "supposed to" and the first few years into adulthood can be pretty confusing and you should do what makes you happy. <3
pls pls watch the tw before starting because it can be a pretty heavy book to read.
it reminded me a lot of the song matilda by harry styles, which obviously breaks my heart but it can also be really hopeful.
i love how friendship and human relationships where portrayed in the book. it talks a lot about the feeling of (not) belonging, doing things because you're "supposed to" and the first few years into adulthood can be pretty confusing and you should do what makes you happy. <3
pls pls watch the tw before starting because it can be a pretty heavy book to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
smillaaa_'s review
emotional
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
eni_iilorak's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death
Minor: Confinement and Sexual harassment
purplekat's review
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness
Moderate: Animal death
moomoo_reads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
- 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
Radio Silence was a very easy read. I flew through the book pretty quickly.
The storyline kept me engaged and I found it very refreshing. I don't think I've read a book where the two main characters, who are "male" and female, don't end up together at the end after building their friendship throughout the book. It was really nice to just have them be friends and not have any romantic undertones.
I enjoyed watching Frances and Aled's friendship blossom and grow over the course of the book, especially over their shared interest and love for Universe City, because it reminded me of how my best friend and I's friendship started.
I also really enjoyed the underlying plotline of Universe City. I definitely called what it was about and who it was for from the very beginning. But I liked theorizing and trying to figure what each episode that was shown was trying to say.
This book was definitely darker than I thought it would be, but that's on me for not checking for tags and warning and blindly assuming it'd be light and upbeat like Hearstopper, because it's Alice Oseman. I definitely teared up at some points, but I never got so invested that it emotionally wrecked me. It was pretty sad though near the end.
Overall, I would recommend reading. It was a good book.
The storyline kept me engaged and I found it very refreshing. I don't think I've read a book where the two main characters, who are "male" and female, don't end up together at the end after building their friendship throughout the book. It was really nice to just have them be friends and not have any romantic undertones.
I enjoyed watching Frances and Aled's friendship blossom and grow over the course of the book, especially over their shared interest and love for Universe City, because it reminded me of how my best friend and I's friendship started.
I also really enjoyed the underlying plotline of Universe City. I definitely called what it was about and who it was for from the very beginning. But I liked theorizing and trying to figure what each episode that was shown was trying to say.
This book was definitely darker than I thought it would be, but that's on me for not checking for tags and warning and blindly assuming it'd be light and upbeat like Hearstopper, because it's Alice Oseman. I definitely teared up at some points, but I never got so invested that it emotionally wrecked me. It was pretty sad though near the end.
Overall, I would recommend reading. It was a good book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Animal death
kbeucler's review against another edition
3.5
This is Oseman’s second novel and it also takes place in the Heartstopper Universe chronologically after Solitaire, though you don’t have to have read any of the other Heartstopper books. Radio Silence follows Frances Janvier and Aled Last (whom you might recognize as one of Charlie Spring’s friends). Frances and Aled become friends when Frances finds out Aled is the Creator behind her favorite internet podcast. Both of them discover how to be themselves as they learn how to be friends. I liked getting to see more of Aled, who didn’t make it into the Heartstopper TV series, but maybe he’ll make it into future seasons?? I liked Frances’s voice and I really appreciated this meditation on friendship. So many YA books are so focused on romance, it’s nice to see one focused on friendship, which I would argue is more important in one’s teenage years.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
bennoyb's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, and Gaslighting
lizziaha's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
I never really got Aled in the heartstopper comics but after reading this I have a real soft spot for him. He’s so riddled with mental illness that he’s become incredibly relatable to me. The standout for me in this book was the relationships! Each one felt realistic and complex, with layers that peeled back as the book went on. I think that Alice Oseman just writes teenagers very realistically, and though I no longer relate to that, I can still appreciate that. The themes were a little heavy-handed in my opinion, but important nonetheless.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Outing, Stalking, Suicide, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Classism, Homophobia, and Racism
gigglygabriela's review
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Animal death
Minor: Mental illness
Absolutely loved the book. It’s now a comfort read for me, right next to Looking for Alaska by John Green.lee_noel's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Stalking, Mental illness, Bullying, and Animal death