Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

10 reviews

proza's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Cursing

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Toxic relationship

From Alice Oseman's website: One scene involving homophobia, including one use of a homophobic slur, Brief references to past bullying

tilo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Bullying, and Cursing

Minor: Toxic relationship and Outing

mirandap442's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

ruthiedr89's review

funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Toxic friendship, Self harm, Transphobia, Grief, and Toxic relationship

just_a_reader17's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Homophobia

Minor: Bullying

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A great sequel to Heartstopper Volume 1 and a wonderful book in and of itself. Oseman's style continues to delightfully portray the fluidity and action of the characters. I particularly enjoyed the focus on Nick's journey of discovering his bisexuality and the inclusion of Elle as a young trans girl. The book also beautifully frames the difficulty of keeping a relationship a secret in high school, a conflict always fraught with danger. Wonderful book, excited to read volume 3!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Violence, Biphobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

A bully character does use homophobic slurs against a character at one point. He does get punched in the face for it though <3

gumiho0712's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia

kirsten_marie's review

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

Volume 2 is just as amazing as volume 1. It is SO IMPORTANT that kids and young teens can have this type of stories growing up. We can not underestimate the importance of showing kids that they can have a good and healthy relationship (not without some difficulty of course) no matter who they are and who they fall in love with. That they are normal and worthy.

Alice's drawings are beautiful and the dialog make them sound like real teens. Pretty much the whole atmosphere in the book makes me feel 14 again and left me wanting to run into the ocean screaming as loud as I can. 

🏖️🌊🌈🏈❤️🐕❄️🎮👔🎼🥁📱🟡🔵🏳️‍🌈<3🍃🍂🍃🍂🍃🍂🍃🍂

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia

Minor: Violence and Toxic relationship

mimccub's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

dannythestreet's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder

Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, Transphobia, and Body shaming