Books like Heartstopper, Volume 1

A warm hug of a graphic novel that captures the dizzying, delicate butterflies of a first crush. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Heartstopper, Volume 1.

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uplifting
butterflies-in-stomach

01
Nick and Charlie
Alice Oseman
A tender, anxiety-laced snapshot of first love colliding with the terrifying precipice of growing up.
Shares:
- earnest
- tender
02
Loveless
Alice Oseman
A warm, deeply validating journey of realizing that romance isn't the only way to find your soulmates.
Shares:
- cozy
- earnest
- hopeful
- gentle
03
Check, Please! Book 1
Ngozi Ukazu
A warm hug of a graphic novel that tastes like fresh-baked pie and feels like falling in love for the first time.
Shares:
- cozy
- earnest
- first love
04
Only mostly devastated
Sophie Gonzales
A queer reimagining of a classic summer-nights romance that balances laugh-out-loud banter with the tender ache of real-world grief.
Shares:
- earnest
- tender
- hopeful
05
Boy Meets Boy
David Levithan · 2006
A joyful, utopian queer rom-com that feels like a warm hug and a confetti cannon going off at the same time.
Shares:
- earnest
- hopeful
- first love
06
Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell
A tender, mixtape-fueled exploration of first love that feels as visceral and fragile as a bruised heart.
Shares:
- earnest
- tender
- hopeful
- first love
07
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Becky Albertalli
A warm, witty, and deeply relatable exploration of the terrifying thrill of letting yourself be truly seen.
Shares:
- earnest
- hopeful
08
What If It's Us
Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
A bustling, Broadway-infused summer romance that asks if the universe actually knows what it is doing when it pushes two opposites together.
Shares:
- earnest
- hopeful
- first love
09
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Mariko Tamaki
A tender, beautifully illustrated exploration of the messy line between the love we crave and the love we actually deserve.
Shares:
- earnest
- tender
- hopeful
10
Perfect on Paper
Sophie Gonzales
A sharp, big-hearted rom-com about a know-it-all advice dispenser who has to learn how to take her own medicine.
Shares:
- hopeful
11
Two Boys Kissing
David Levithan
A tender, generation-spanning embrace that connects the ghosts of the past to the defiant joy of the present.
Shares:
- earnest
- tender
- hopeful
- first love
12
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
A sleepless, music-fueled sprint through neon-lit streets in search of the perfect song and a sudden, unexpected connection.
Shares:
- earnest
- hopeful

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