Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Heartstopper. Tom 4 by Alice Oseman

305 reviews

rainbowrocky's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

This volume was an emotional read. It delved deeper into some heavy topics, for both characters. I really loved Nick's talk with his mom about how love can't cure someone of their mental illness. We shouldn't go into relationships thinking we can fix people, but accept them as they are and support them through their difficulties. Even I needed reminding of this as an adult for my own relationship. It's a valuable lesson to learn as a teen. The reason why I didn't give this five stars is because I wanted a bit more from Charlie's perspective, given he's the character going through these serious life changes. Charlie's sister Tori is a savage and I love her as well, she had some good big sister moments in this volume. I look forward to reading the novel where she's the main character in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Outing, Biphobia, Mental illness, Bullying, and Homophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Self harm

Minor: Sexual content and Transphobia

theliteraryteapot's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Outing, Bullying, and Biphobia

astrotulip's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, Outing, Homophobia, and Self harm

gothdess's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm, Outing, Bullying, and Mental illness

k8lynn's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this one made me very emotional

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Outing, Self harm, Mental illness, Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Body shaming

missemmacrabtree's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Outing, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

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

4.5

While this volume in the beloved series has the same Nick and Charlie content we have come to love, it also dives into some deeper topics. Again, where Charlie is at is so applicable to what teens go through. This gives it words and a stage that make it easy to understand and feel like you're not alone. For me, this volume dropped one stare because I found the journals told us what happened, rather than showing us. I personally felt a show, not tell would have hit the mark better. I still absolutely loved it though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Outing and Bullying

OCD

kristinescorner's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Self harm

Minor: Bullying and Outing

cecilielaugesen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad 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

3.5

I don’t really know how to feel about this book…
It is a really powerful story, but it felt a lot more like a self-help book for people with mental illness/their loved ones than an actual novel.
I would have loved if it was executed differently so there was a little more actual story than there was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Biphobia

hcorns's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Self harm, Mental illness, and Outing