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A review by sarahscupofcoffee
Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman
5.0
I’m all caught up, until Volume 5 gets released! Apparently, that’s going to be the last volume in the series and that makes me so sad! At least we’re getting a Netflix adaptation!
Anyway, in this volume, we follow Charlie’s mental health journey. I really love how it’s depicted and represented because it shows that love doesn’t cure mental illness. Lots of people think that they can fix a loved one by smothering them with affection, but that’s not how it works.
It also shows that mental health doesn’t go away magically once you get help. After those first few steps toward recovery, it gets better… but healing takes a lot of time and there’s no miracle pill that can fix your mental health.
But being loved does help, and not just romantic love. You need other people to help you through the journey: friends, family, teachers, therapists. It takes a village.
Anyway, in this volume, we follow Charlie’s mental health journey. I really love how it’s depicted and represented because it shows that love doesn’t cure mental illness. Lots of people think that they can fix a loved one by smothering them with affection, but that’s not how it works.
It also shows that mental health doesn’t go away magically once you get help. After those first few steps toward recovery, it gets better… but healing takes a lot of time and there’s no miracle pill that can fix your mental health.
But being loved does help, and not just romantic love. You need other people to help you through the journey: friends, family, teachers, therapists. It takes a village.