Heartstopper, Volume Five
by Alice Oseman
★ Top 25 book of 2021 · #15 on Best Books of 2021
In this fifth volume of the beloved graphic novel series, Nick and Charlie are deeply in love, but Nick's departure for university looms. Oseman captures the small moments of their lives that add up to something bigger.
Best for: Heartstopper fans and readers who love gentle LGBTQ+ graphic novel romance
Heartstopper, Volume Five is #15 on BookWard's Best Books of 2021, out of 59 2021 books that cleared our data bar.
What Heartstopper, Volume Five is about
Nick and Charlie are deeply in love and have finally said the words out loud. Charlie has nearly talked his mum into letting him sleep over at Nick's house. But Nick is heading off to university next year, and the question hangs over them both: will everything change? The fifth volume of Alice Oseman's bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel series follows Nick and Charlie, who are very much in love, as Nick prepares to go off to university and they wonder whether everything is about to change. It includes discussions of mental health and eating disorders, along with some sexual references, so it is best for older teens and adults who have been following the story.
Heartstopper, Volume Five on the Best Books of 2021
Heartstopper, Volume Five came out in 2021. Of the 59 books first published in 2021 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #15 on our Best Books of 2021 list.
Why it made the list: 522 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (15 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2021 list
- Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, #13
- Heartstopper, Volume 4 Alice Oseman, #14
- Once Upon a Broken Heart Stephanie Garber, #16
- You'd Be Home Now Kathleen Glasgow, #17
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 487 want to read it, 18 are reading it now and 17 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 15 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 68 | 55% |
| Reader love | 78 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 66 | 20% |
Questions about Heartstopper, Volume Five
When was Heartstopper, Volume Five published?
Heartstopper, Volume Five by Alice Oseman was first published in 2021.
Was Heartstopper, Volume Five one of the best books of 2021?
Heartstopper, Volume Five is #15 on BookWard's Best Books of 2021, out of 59 2021 books that cleared our data bar. 522 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (15 ratings).
Why is Heartstopper, Volume Five on the Best Books of 2021 list?
522 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (15 ratings).
More of the best books of 2021
- The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood, #1
- Twisted Games Ana Huang, #2
- Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, #3
- As Good as Dead Holly Jackson, #4
- You've Reached Sam Dustin Thao, #5
- Twisted Love Ana Huang, #6
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How we know
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