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This Winter by Alice Oseman

22 reviews

jessyhayward's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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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, Self harm

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Medical content

isabelle_mary's review against another edition

4.0

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

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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, Self harm

miles's review against another edition

5.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Self harm

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional 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: Complicated

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Bitter sweet little novella about a tough Christmas. It was really interesting getting to see it through all the siblings’ perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm

wishyouweresober's review against another edition

3.75

emotional informative 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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It was really informative about how mental illnesses can really change your life and be around even in the holidays.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts

kim_104's review against another edition

2.5

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness

Minor: Bullying, Self harm

esterix's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm

Minor: Bullying

keenanmaree's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying

kcmillheiser's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Grief, Outing, Dysphoria

eli_trieu's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

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Cutest thing ever!
Teared up here and there but there were happy tears. 
So cheesy but somehow realistic. 
There were scenes that were dark and tackled heavy topics like mental illness and eating disorders. Oseman represented it with respect though and this taught me a thing or two about these topics. 
Sidenote: Oliver and Harry must be protected at all times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting