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This Winter by Alice Oseman

260 reviews

emilywemily6's review against another edition

4.0

emotional 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

This was a quick little story that sheds some light on the struggles Charlie and his siblings face on a difficult Christmas after he comes home from inpatient psychiatric care for his eating disorder. There was a nice little resolution and a sense of hope at the end, but the story was so short that it was a little lacking compared to the graphic novels.

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whoismiela's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

Quick novella, of characters we know and love!

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themichellegray's review against another edition

4.5

emotional 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

2025 Re-Read - 4.5 stars
Despite the heavier topics in this novella, it was a joy to revisit alongside it's companion graphic novel!

2022 Original Read - 4.5 stars
This was my first introduction to Alice Oseman's "traditional" writing and I adored it just as much as their graphic novels!

It was nice to get to know the characters a little more, especially during a point in time I had already read about briefly in the graphic novel. It especially got me hyped up to read Solitaire soon - I need more Tori! (Also, Oliver's chapter was so precious & I hope farther down the road we will get a novel about him!)

I just really adore Oseman's character's and the topics that are discussed in an honest way, any generation can get something out of these stories!

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meeklovestoread's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

No surprise that I loved this book! I absolutely ADORE the Heartstopper series and the show so any more Nick and Charlie content I can get I'm all here for. I love how we got all the siblings' perspectives in this one especially Oliver's; he's literally the cutest! Again, I absolutely adore Nick and Charlie's relationship and how healthy it is, and how they're always there for each other no matter what. I also admire how taboo mental health can be/still is through Charlie's interactions with his immediate and extended family. It tackles the people who are trying to be sincere but fail, the people who are just plain ignorant, and the people trying to help, but don't know how. I love the dynamic between Charlie's siblings and how patient Tori is with Charlie, it really pays to have siblings like that. I don't know if they tackled it in the other books and I just missed it but I hope we find out why Tori is the way she is. She seems so sad and I can't begin to fathom why. Maybe she's in other Alice Oseman books, I don't know. I haven't read all of them, but I'll most definitely be going through her backlist. I just adore her books so much!

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