Heartstopper Volume 2: The bestselling graphic novel, now on Netflix!

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The characters of Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring first appeared in supporting roles in Oseman's 2014 novel, Solitaire, which features Charlie's sister, Tori, as the protagonist. In September 2021, Turkey's Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services labeled the publication "harmful" concluding that "some elements in the books might have harmful effects on the morality of the those aged below 18. The books were pulled from shelves in at least two school districts, Clay County, Florida [33] and Canby, Oregon. As a tie-in to the series, the first volume of the graphic novel was re-released on 28 April 2022 with new cover art featuring Connor and Locke as Nick and Charlie recreating the original illustrated cover, as well as an excerpt of the show's script.

The webcomic series received more than 52 million views and the novel had sold more than one million copies worldwide. Now in a gorgeous special-edition hardback: with an extra never-before-in-print mini-comic, beautiful endpapers and an exquisite foiled cover, this is an unmissable edition.By Alice Oseman, winner of the YA Book Prize, Heartstopper is about friendship, loyalty and mental illness. Fiona Noble also included Volume Four in The Guardian's list of "The best children's books of 2021", describing it as a "joyful, tender look at first love and relationships with an inclusive cast".

Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the second volume of the bestselling HEARTSTOPPER series. A television adaptation of Heartstopper entered development after See-Saw Films acquired the rights in July 2019. She initially released the e-book novellas Nick and Charlie and This Winter featuring the characters in 2015, but eventually realised that their story needed an episodic structure that was more suited to a webcomic or graphic novel format. Overall, she concludes that "the romance and realistic fiction will draw readers into this sweet story".The first season premiered on 22 April 2022 to high viewership and critical acclaim and has received numerous accolades. Aled Last, Charlie's gay demisexual friend and the main character in another of Oseman's novels, Radio Silence. Writing for The National, Gemma McLaughlin praised the novels for being able to "capture the attention" through "the small stories that make up life" rather than plot twists and heavy drama. I don't know if any non-UK people understand the 'lads'/'banter' thing and I don't really know how to explain it hahaha.

The series was later adapted into the Netflix television series of the same name also written by Oseman and starring Kit Connor and Joe Locke as Nick and Charlie, respectively.Summer Hayes reviewed Volume One in Booklist and praised Oseman's use of wordless panels to portray characters' emotions, although she felt that the illustrations were inconsistent.