A review by bitsandbobsdivination
Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

Beautifully done!! Alice makes difficult topics not something of a breeze and shows they are definitely not easy to navigate, but they aren’t impossible. 

There is support for mental  illness, and that romantic love isn’t a cure. Sure, it helps sometimes, but you can’t fix someone with it and you can’t do it yourself and try to hold someone who is suffering up when they don’t want to be held in the first place. 

This book definitely goes deeper for both boys and their relationship. I’m very excited to see how the next and final book goes for the two of them! 

The first two books were so wholesome and reminded me a lot of my queer experiences growing up making me feel so  s e e n ! 

While the last two have also but in a much different way. I’m currently learning more about my own mental health and things like OCD so this has given me more space to explore that with Charlie.

Overall, a beautiful book and series! Definitely one I plan to reread many times in my life! Excited for the final volume!! :D

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