January 2024 GN's/Novellas/Manga/Poetry/Nonfiction BOTM - Heartstopper: Volume One, by Alice Oseman

[Alaina]

Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more...?

Charlie Spring is in Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys. The past year hasn't been too great, but at least he's not being bullied anymore. Nick Nelson is in Year 11 and on the school rugby team. He's heard a little about Charlie - the kid who was outed last year and bullied for a few months - but he's never had the opportunity to talk to him.

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 sometimes good things are waiting just around the corner...

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[Erica]

Part 1 (view spoiler)[ Cute so far but story goes quick being graphic novel (hide spoiler)]
Part 2 pg 185 (view spoiler)[ i agree with his sister, i dont think hes straight. Its like hes afraid to admit it to himself (hide spoiler)]
Pg 226 (view spoiler)[ glad nick was able to stand up to the guys. Funny how tara ended up being gay and they were trying to bring her there for him to forget charlie haha karma (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[ well that was anticlimactic :( i was hoping to have a little more of an ending. At least with being quick reads I can go to vol2 and hope theres some answers (hide spoiler)]

[Haley]

It's been a while since I've read a graphic novel and I've heard nothing but good things about this one.

I'll give it a try after my current reads :)

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

I’m starting this one. Can someone tell me how it’s scored in the challenges?

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

Pg. 43 I’m surprised this is MPG Middle Grade with all the F bombs.

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

End of part 1 (view spoiler)[ I kept trying to figure out if that was a girl Ben was with in that picture early on since it’s a Boys school. Glad they cleared that up. (hide spoiler)]

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

pg. 134 I don’t trust people who don’t like dogs. 🤣

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

pg. 157 (view spoiler)[ I love Nick’s mom or grandma or whatever she is. (hide spoiler)]

[Shannon The Co-Captain]

Finished (view spoiler)[ I hate cliffhangers! It was sweet up until the end. (hide spoiler)]

[Isabel]

p. 92
(view spoiler)[ I had forgotten how adorable Charlie's awkward teenagerness is... I can totally remember feeling the same way about my crushes back then x) (hide spoiler)]

[Isabel]

Shannon The Show Stopper wrote: "pg. 157 [spoilers removed]"

Yeah, I foudn she was such a cute addition to the story and super supportive!

[Isabel]

p. 173
(view spoiler)[ It's always the fake rough playing that gets me with the cute facial expressions - adorbs ! (hide spoiler)]

[Isabel]

Finished
(view spoiler)[ I feel so sorry for Nick... He is such a good guy and also really mature about his feelings that him suffering because of his insecurity feels horrible for me as a reader (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

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