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Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between - for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon.
Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met... until one day when they're made to sit together. They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is more interested in Charlie than either of them realized.
Heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. It encompasses all the small stories of Nick and Charlie's lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us.
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Review by: mizim (Miriam)
Dated: 17th of September, 2023
So I have a teenager who is absolutely HOOKED on Heartstopper. Initially she watched the first season when it aired on Netflix, and after she had watched it through about three times, I asked her if she would be keen on having a copy of the book. Let's just say it was a VERY emphatic yes, followed through with an order that I buy her all the books in the series. Despite her addiction to the show and books, I have only just read it now and can see what the fuss is. The book follows Charlie (who is gay and 'out') and Nick, who befriends him and begins questioning his sexuality. The book is a graphic novel and if you buy the Netflix edition, you also get some TV script pages at the end.
It took me a little while to get used to the drawings in the book, they are done sketch-like and in black and white but I didn't really like the look of them, they felt a bit too messy for me. By the time I got to the end of the book I liked it enough and though it isn't my top style of illustrations, it won't put me off reading the next in the series. The story itself was very sweet, there was a moment that I wasn't expecting given how sweet I'd heard the series was, but I think it was worth having in the book because so many people do experience such a moment in their life. I can understand why my kiddo loves the book and is eager for more. I'll read the rest, as for me it is such a quick read and why not.
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