Heartstopper: Volume Two
Ratings651
Average rating4.5
The second book in the “Heartstopper” series is okay, but isn't as poignant as the first book. There's some nice discussions about what it means to come out and how hard it can be, but the ending of this book, in which Nick walks away from almost all his friends, comes out, and decides to make things official with Charlie, moves too quickly.
A lot more flirting than the first book and not quite as good, but am still looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
wow
so far book 1 and 2 is amazing perfect for those who are not quite open yet wish i had this series when i was younger
3.5 rounded down. it's cute and all but it's just not hitting how i kinda thought it would...
Still in love with those two. Seeing Nick growing, learning about himself and starting to realize what kind of friends he had and that those friendships didn't make sense for him anymore was inspiring, there are many adults that are still unable to let go of bad friends for their insecurities. I how Nick will really go through with it. I had to hold my tears when Nick came out to his mom. One last thing: Charlie,15, saying he never thought something like that would happen to him got my eyes rolling. Teenagers... 😁
This book made me cry during Nick's coming out scene. I very rarely cry because of books but this one did it for me. The whole book was so well done. The gay confusion is absolutely perfect especially with Nick being confused about his sexuality. And also such a cute romance. I can't wait to continue this series. *Me from the future has reread this book way too many times.
I would like to state that I love Nick Nelson. This volume covers up until the end of season one of the show - so we get all the lovely bisexual realizations from Nick. Honestly, he's such an important character to me and I love that this comic is the reason we have one of the only bisexual realizations on TV as well as one of the few bisexual male characters.
Anyway, this is more of the same soft, sweetness of the first volume - though I can't help but constantly see the changes the made between the comic and the show. (Some of them worked for me, though to be fair, not all of them.) Once again, I appreciate the fact that Nick has guy friends that aren't terrible people.
I always include major spoilers (hidden), to help with my memory issues. Read them at your peril!
Really cute pictures. More happy teen romance.
The day after the first kiss, the story continues. Nick & Charlie realise that they both have feelings for each other, and they meet each other's friends. Nicks gets on well with Charlie's friends, when they go bowling together, although Tao Xu is suspicious of Nick's motives Nick overhears Charlie defending him. When Charlie meets Nick's friends, Harry is repeatedly offensive and the others aren't much better. Afterwards Nick exchanges punches with Harry . Nick comes out to Tara and Darcy . After a lovely day at the beach Nick comes out to his mum
Again this graphic novel series is amazing, and this one had me crying which is rare for me with books. The characters are adorable and the story feels very real. Super excited to continue!
I think 3.5 again
read this one way faster and I think it's helping me with my terrible long-lasting reading slump
the ending~
These volumes are such amazing palate cleansers. So wholesome. I love every single second I get to spend with these two.
I love how pure this series is and how wholesome Nick and Charlie are. I was excited to meet Charlie's brother, Oliver, since I watched the show before I read the graphic novel and therefore have not heard of him before. Nick's mom is so sweet and she reacted perfectly to him coming out. I can't wait to read more about my two favorite softies.
Format read: ebook (Libby)
Reading time: 37 minutes (!!!)
Tags: romance, lgbtq+, high school, slice of life
Own a copy: no
Reread likelihood: 8/10
As with the previous volume, this was also super cute and cozy! It's also an incredibly quick read once again (as a manga reader, I'm surprised by how fast I get through these volumes). In this one, we get to know Nick a bit more as the focus of the story is on his (conflicting) feelings about himself.
The cast of characters is more developed in this volume compared to the first. We see Charlie's friends more often and they are given more substantial roles in the two boys' lives.
Let's see what happens in book 3!
Only floofiness allowed in the graphic novels. I wonder if Charlie's problems with Anxiety and eating disorders will come up at some point, the books have much more angst in them. I do like angst.
This was OK - the boys are very cute together. But it started to feel like every possible modern teen problem was being crammed into the story. It went from sweet slice of life with some earned drama to feeling like a particularly heavy-handed after school special.