The gang is all back together again!

Just when I think there's no way these can possibly get better, we're given Volume 4 - this is easily my favorite volume thus far! It was so much fun seeing what everyone's been up to since the Paris trip. One of my favorite things about the Heartstopper series is Oseman's ability to balance the sweet & tender moments with moments that are poignant & serious. Oseman really handled Charlie's eating disorder with such grace throughout this volume & it's something that so many teens (& adults) could benefit from seeing. I bawled like a baby when Nick & his mom were talking about helping helping someone suffering from a mental illness, that entire speech hit so hard & was written incredibly well - I can't stress enough how important it is for conversations like this to be in books geared towards a younger audience, I really wish I had these in my life when I was a teen. & I've got to say, I was just a pile of mush with the "Firsts" mini-comic at the end with Mr. Ajayi & Mr. Farouk, they're so adorable & I love that we got some kind of a mini update with them after Paris.

This series is amazing & I truly don't want to see it end. If you haven't gotten around to picking these up yet, I highly recommend you do so! I'll be over here patiently waiting for Volume 5!

Love can't cure a mental illness. There are lots of ways to help him, you can just be there. To listen. To talk. To cheer him up if he's having a bad day. & on the bad days you can ask what you could do to make things easier. Stand by his side, even when things are hard. But also knowing that sometimes people need more support than just one person can give - that's love darling.