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jimmcy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
anniereads221's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Mental illness, Grief, Bullying, Alcohol, Medical content, Violence, and Homophobia
HP Referencesfayereadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I love Alice Oseman as an author and I love Heartstopper so I will definitely read more of their work in the future but this book just wasn't for me at all. If it wasn't by Alice Oseman, I probably would have stopped reading pretty early on.
It was so incredibly dark. Definitely check the content warnings for this book as it covered lots of very dark topics that could potentially be very triggering.
My favourite quotes:
p160 "I would be nothing without Becky, I think. Even though things are different now. Sometimes it makes me tear up thinking about how much I love her"
p262 "Michael still has that spark. That light. But there's more there now. Things that cannot be seen; only found"
p270 "My hobbies are drinking diet lemonade and being a bitter asshole"
p272 " As I open the door, her murmurs: 'Nothing's going to change until you decide you want it to change"
p278 "Some people aren't meant for school, that doesn't mean they aren't meant for life"
Graphic: Blood, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence
The r-word used as an insult, depression,puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Eating disorder and Cursing
Minor: Blood, Homophobia, Medical content, and Violence
theotheleo's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Self harm
Moderate: Cursing and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Homophobia and Medical content