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Review: Heartstopper, Volume 1

by  Alice Oseman 'Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met ... until one day when they're made to sit together. 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 Nick is more interested in Charlie than either of them realised. Heartstopper  is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. It encompasses all the small stories of Nick and Charlie's lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us.' __________ Heartstopper ,   Volume 1 , collects together the first two chapters of Oseman's LGBTQ+ webcomic about teens Charlie and Nick, whom readers may recall if they have previously read Oseman's earlier YA novel,   Solitaire .   Solitaire   focuses on Charlie's sister Tori, but in   Heartstopper   Tori becomes a background character whilst Charlie ...