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This Winter by Alice Oseman

22 reviews

bizbethj's review against another edition

4.0

emotional 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

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itissumma's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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beyondthedustjacket's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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This review is spoiler free.

My Thoughts in 10 Words or Less ⁕ A great insight into the Spring family dynamics.

Synopsis ⁕ Christmas is meant to be a day of celebration. However, for Charlie and Tori Spring, the holiday quickly heads for a nosedive.

Warnings (from Alice Oseman’s Official Website) ⁕ Discussions of mental illness (depression and eating disorders), mentions of past self-harm and time spent at a psychiatric ward.

Star Rating ⁕ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Star of the Show

Oliver Spring! Because, despite being seven years old, he’s literally the only member of the Springs who isn’t trying to start a fight during the holidays.

Things I Liked

Nick becomes rather serious during a discussion with Charlie and shows off his emotional intelligence in a great moment between the two.

Tori is fantastic as always! She really does her best by Charlie in this novella. Plus, Oliver got some time to shine — he’s so sweet and precious!

Things I Disliked

Jane Spring is still my nemesis. I can’t stand that woman. I know she’s trying her best, but come on, girl, you can do so much better. Please get it together!

Also, David makes an appearance (unfortunately).

Other Notes

Reading novellas like this one, as well as Nick and Charlie, makes me wish Alice Oseman would write a short story collection of other people who live in Kent. Especially if they’re new characters we’ve never been introduced to!

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xapoptosisx's review against another edition

4.75

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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

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nikoops's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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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himpersonal's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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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