Heartstopper Volume 5: the graphic novel series now on Netflix! by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman is the fifth instalment in the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel series, also available on Netflix. Told through the everyday moments that shape Nick and Charlie’s relationship, it follows their lives as friendship becomes love, and everything in between.

Nick and Charlie are very much in love and have finally said “I love you”. Charlie is close to persuading his mum to let him stay over at Nick’s house, but with Nick set to go to university next year, they begin to wonder whether change is on the horizon. The book has been described as “Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced” by Rainbow Rowell.

Key details

• Fifth volume in the Heartstopper graphic novel series
• By Alice Oseman
• Graphic novel
• Now on Netflix
• Contains discussions around mental health and eating disorders, and sexual references

Synopsis

Nick and Charlie are deeply in love and have finally said the words they have been waiting to share. As Charlie tries to convince his mum to let him stay over at Nick’s, the reality of Nick going to university next year raises questions about what might change.