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Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

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glitterdeww's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

First of all, I love Tori. I've always loved Tori, but oh man. 😆

The boys really are growing up. 🥰 This volume of Heartstopper gets into some more serious topics. The discussions on mental health and codependence are so well done. Just lovely and excellent.

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challenging emotional lighthearted 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

4.75

Heartstopper Volume 4 is the fourth installment in the acclaimed Heartstopper series written by Alice Oseman.

In this volume, Charlie struggles with an

eating disorder

, which Nick suspects, but is nervous to approach him about. Nick is also dealing with his own issues; most notably, coming out to his father.

Of course, I have nothing but amazing things to say about the books in this series. I enjoyed this volume a lot. I liked seeing how strong Nick and Charlie's relationship has gotten throughout the series. The pair finally

said I love you to each other

, which made me smile so much. I also enjoyed Nick

standing up to his brother and father

, Tori

threatening Nick's brother, David

, and watching Charlie and Nick grow closer and trust each other. Additionally, I enjoyed seeing Mr. Farouk and Mr. Ajayi

end up as a couple, and the little mini-comic that outlined the 'firsts' in their relationship.

I would absolutely love a spin-off comic that would solely be about those two.

I am almost done with the entire series. I sort of look forward to watching the tv show as well (I'm only hesitant because of the casting :/).

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emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Weeee reread as Volume 5 is being shipped to me! It was also nice to see which parts of this made it into season 2 of the show and what remaining content we might see in season 3.

I also really appreciated Oseman’s portrayal of inpatient psychiatric treatment.

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princessdana36's review against another edition

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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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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense 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

5.0

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

5.0

GOSH this one hit me so hard in all the feels 😭🥹💕 I didn't know it was going to go so deep into mental health issues, but Oseman handled them with such grace and heart. I cried multiple times on top of the typical feet kicking cuteness moments, so yeah I think this one is my favorite one so far. I love that Nick got to tell his dad finally and that Charlie has such a badass, great sister to stand up for him. Nick's brother is a dick. I can't wait for volume 5, but I'm so sad it'll be the last one!! 🥺😭

Addition after first reread:
So glad the 5th one won't actually be the last one after all!! And this one is definitely still my favorite. Even knowing that this one was going to delve deep into the mental health issues, it still packed an emotional punch. But I also felt like I was able to look even more closely at the writing and art and feel and appreciate them more this second time around. Charlie's sister is still a badass.

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