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lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder
emotional
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Nice, cosy book to read over Christmas
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
fast-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Puts me right back in that universe.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
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
Alice Oseman never misses!!!! This was a sweet little Christmas story with Emotions!!!! I absolutely loved how reassuring this was when discussing Charlie's ED, he's doing so well and bad days are a part of that journey too.
Tori Spring my beloved!!! I just want to wrap her up in a little blanket, she cares so much about Charlie even at her own expense. Happiness for Tori please, she deserves the world.
Listened to this on audio while reading,,,literally what else would I do. But!!! I listened to the newer version, where Jenny Walser (the actress who plays Tori in the Netflix adaptation) narrates Tori's pov!! It was wonderful, it made me emotional and the narrators for charlie and Oliver were also fantastic. If you're going to listen to the audiobook, definitely pick up this version.
Long review for such a short novella but it's so good. It's festive and sweet and emotional. Perfect combination.
Tori Spring my beloved!!! I just want to wrap her up in a little blanket, she cares so much about Charlie even at her own expense. Happiness for Tori please, she deserves the world.
Listened to this on audio while reading,,,literally what else would I do. But!!! I listened to the newer version, where Jenny Walser (the actress who plays Tori in the Netflix adaptation) narrates Tori's pov!! It was wonderful, it made me emotional and the narrators for charlie and Oliver were also fantastic. If you're going to listen to the audiobook, definitely pick up this version.
Long review for such a short novella but it's so good. It's festive and sweet and emotional. Perfect combination.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness
Moderate: Self harm, Alcohol
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Minor: Self harm
emotional
hopeful
medium-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness
Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Eating disorder
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this earlier than I had expected to when I learned that season three of Heartstopper had adapted the storyline from it. It’s a short read - I read all of it while on break at work - but a nice edition to the Heartstopper storyline. It made me appreciate Tori’s character a lot more, especially her anxieties about not being good enough as an older sister. It made me want to pick up Solitaire. While clearly written for a younger audience, I still enjoyed it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm
Moderate: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Alcohol