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kirsten_marie's Reviews (63)
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This was GREAT. That is what I have to say first.
Secondly, Daisy Jones and The Six was beautifully executed. The story is just as thrilling as it is magically atmospheric and at the same time perfectly halarious at just the right times.
The unique way it is written makes the experience of reading it maybe a little difficult for some, but also memorable and different from other books with the same kind of plotline.
I loved it. But I took my time with it. I don't think that this is necessarily a book you would want to read in a sitting. Let the characters settle with you a bit. Give them time and I think you also will enjoy this book a lot.
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Secondly, Daisy Jones and The Six was beautifully executed. The story is just as thrilling as it is magically atmospheric and at the same time perfectly halarious at just the right times.
The unique way it is written makes the experience of reading it maybe a little difficult for some, but also memorable and different from other books with the same kind of plotline.
I loved it. But I took my time with it. I don't think that this is necessarily a book you would want to read in a sitting. Let the characters settle with you a bit. Give them time and I think you also will enjoy this book a lot.
🎼🎤🎹🎸🚬
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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:
Yes
Once again I feel, just like I felt about every other book in this series so far, how much I wished I'd had this when I was younger. I think it would have ment even more to me then. Because I can not exaggerate how imortant this story is.
It takes the challenging issues of mental health disorders, homosexuality, homophobia, bullying, family problems and more and made it accessable to a younger audience in a great and realistic way. This is a story you can feel safe in.
Alice Oseman has created realistic, relatable and not least loveable characters that I think are gonna stay with me for a long time. And I think I will have to return to them several times in the future.
Please read these.
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It takes the challenging issues of mental health disorders, homosexuality, homophobia, bullying, family problems and more and made it accessable to a younger audience in a great and realistic way. This is a story you can feel safe in.
Alice Oseman has created realistic, relatable and not least loveable characters that I think are gonna stay with me for a long time. And I think I will have to return to them several times in the future.
Please read these.
🍃🍂🏳️🌈
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Outing
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Self harm
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
If I didn't love the heartstopper series before, I definitely do now! I love how Alice Oseman builds to the plot from the last two books. More intrugues and the introduction of a little heavier themes lifted the book for me. The characters are real and adorable and Alice's drawings are beautiful as always. Heartstopper is worth checking out even if you don't normally read graphic novels.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm
Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Volume 2 is just as amazing as volume 1. It is SO IMPORTANT that kids and young teens can have this type of stories growing up. We can not underestimate the importance of showing kids that they can have a good and healthy relationship (not without some difficulty of course) no matter who they are and who they fall in love with. That they are normal and worthy.
Alice's drawings are beautiful and the dialog make them sound like real teens. Pretty much the whole atmosphere in the book makes me feel 14 again and left me wanting to run into the ocean screaming as loud as I can.
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Alice's drawings are beautiful and the dialog make them sound like real teens. Pretty much the whole atmosphere in the book makes me feel 14 again and left me wanting to run into the ocean screaming as loud as I can.
🏖️🌊🌈🏈❤️🐕❄️🎮👔🎼🥁📱🟡🔵🏳️🌈<3🍃🍂🍃🍂🍃🍂🍃🍂
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia
Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The most imortant thing I want to say about this is that I desperately wish that I could have had this when I was 13 or 14. Oseman portrays younger teens, their lives and their feelings in a way that makes them feel incredibly real and so easy to relate to.
This was my first ever graphic novel that I've read and it impressed me how much I loved it.
Can't wait to read the rest of the series!
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❤️
This was my first ever graphic novel that I've read and it impressed me how much I loved it.
Can't wait to read the rest of the series!
💬
❤️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship
Minor: Outing, Gaslighting
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is one of the essential reads for every teenager (and adult too) in my opinion.
This book shows in a great way how the situation of systematic racism is in many modern communities today, and that the fight for equal rights is still far from over.
Would recommend for everyone in need of some inpiration to stand up for yourself and others, even though it feels like there is no end to the fight.
This book shows in a great way how the situation of systematic racism is in many modern communities today, and that the fight for equal rights is still far from over.
Would recommend for everyone in need of some inpiration to stand up for yourself and others, even though it feels like there is no end to the fight.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Murder
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, Toxic friendship
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hvordan føles det egentlig å ikke passe inn i seg selv, at man er en slags feil, at man ikke skulle ha eksistert? Feminin gange tar opp dette og mer på en interressant måte som de aller fleste har mulighet til å forstå.
Boka er kort, lettlest, emosjonell og utfordrende. Denne vil du ikke angre.
Boka er kort, lettlest, emosjonell og utfordrende. Denne vil du ikke angre.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wish I could have Mr. Keating as my english teacher so bad! This guy is unmatched.
Never read a book based on the movie before, but it was good. Now I obviously have to go watch it right away and I can barerly wait.
This story will make you fall in love with writing and poetry and dreaming. You will wish you could spend your teens in a cave reciting the words of people who doesn't exist anymore.
It will make you want to suck the marrow out of the gift we call life.
It will make you dream.
Carpe Diem.
Never read a book based on the movie before, but it was good. Now I obviously have to go watch it right away and I can barerly wait.
This story will make you fall in love with writing and poetry and dreaming. You will wish you could spend your teens in a cave reciting the words of people who doesn't exist anymore.
It will make you want to suck the marrow out of the gift we call life.
It will make you dream.
Carpe Diem.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
N/A
This book really does take your breath away. But in a slow, subtle beautiful and somewhat surprising way. At the beginning I was afraid I had too high expectations, but I got what I came for and a lot more. It is sad, funny and sometimes feels almost too real in a way I don't think I have experienced in a book before. You won't regret reading this, no matter who you are.
Maybe this book is one of the secrets of the universe?...
Maybe this book is one of the secrets of the universe?...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes