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Can I give this higher than a 5? Gonna try~

I cried. And yeah, when a book makes me cry in some kind of way it’s an automatic 5 stars, so, take that as you will~ Just a wonderful story and I loved every second of it—I can’t wait to come back in a year or two and reread it like I do with all 5 stars lol Definitely inspiring and worth your time

ericawrites's review

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5.0

Check, Please! ending feels like a change of the tide. I want more people to read this series. Heartstopper fans, if you want a series about two cute boys falling in love in college and all the sweetness, get this one too!

I will miss Bitty and his love of baking. However, I cannot imagine trying to bake in the Haus.

It felt too real to have Bitty avoid answering his mother's phone calls after he kisses Jack on TV but hasn't come out to her yet. It also felt real to procrastinate about the last thing you must complete before graduation.

The reveal of Bitty's fear of being checked, in many ways, his hockey origin story, was worked in so gently by Ukazu, who took such care of all the queer readers of Check, Please!

I'll miss this adorable story about queer love, male friendship, hockey, and baking.

mcquaden's review against another edition

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5.0

I am absolutely obsessed with this comic. This is the found family series that I have always searched for, but never found. I am in love with every single one of these characters (SHITTY IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PROTECT HIM AT ALL COSTS ALSO PLEASE LET THERE BE ANOTHER COMIC WITH LARDO AND SHITTY AS THE MCS I NEED IT LIKE I NEED AIR TO BREAAAATHE). I love love LOVED the hockey team dynamic. The way they became brothers over the books, with the new recruits coming in, was impeccable. It makes me very nostalgic for college as well, and I wish my college experience was as full of shenanigans and these kind of dynamics as this comics was. The scenes where the seniors said goodbye hit HARD. They perfectly hit the nerve of "excitement for the future, but sad for the present, as it is coming to an end." Just amazing. I can't wait to read anything and everything by this author, they might be an insta buy for me (my very first!!)

I also loved Jack and Bitty's relationship-I do wish that there was more buildup before they got together, but the way they grew together was perfect. And I LOVED the fact that, while Jack was afraid to come out to his teammates (afraid not only if their reactions but what it could do to his career), he never wavered on the fact that he wanted to be with Bitty. Too often in media nowadays if there is a non-hetero pairing, there is usually the whole "we can't be together because of my career/family/society" angst and due to that the couple breaks up for a time before they realize that they don't care about those things and just want to be with the other person. Valid feelings, but I didn't want that angst in this comic, and I'm so glad that it wasn't put in there. AND THERE WERE NO JEALOUSY SUBPLOTS THANK GOD. Once they were together they were together and nothing could break them up. Ugh I just love them so much

Also Ransom and Holster have one braincell between them and I love them for it

So long story short READ THIS COMIC ITS AMAZING WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE OR AT LEAST MAKE IT A HELL OF A LOT BETTER

rae_m's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

gondorgirl's review

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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