Nick and Charlie (A Heartstopper novella)

Alice Oseman

Jul 2015 · HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 CHILDREN’S BESTSELLER

A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman’s acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right?

CHARLIE: “I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me.”

NICK: “Things me and Charlie Spring do together include: Watch films. Sit in the same room on different laptops. Text each other from different rooms. Make out. Make food. Make drinks. Get drunk. Talk. Argue. Laugh. Maybe we're kind of boring. But that’s fine with us.”

Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple – that they’re inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyone’s asking if they’re staying together, which is a stupid question – they’re ‘Nick and Charlie’ for God’s sake!

But as the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Or are they delaying the inevitable? Because everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever...

Ratings and reviews

it was a lovely love story. they are teenagers moving into adulthood and I think this reflects beautifully their relationship. not sure if this is the end of their story even when the graphics novels are still being written, but I'm satisfied and it was perfect .

I have not read the graphic novels, and my introduction to Heartstopper was the Netflix series - which I binged right through to 2am in the morning. I was left with this empty feeling after that, and I wanted to spend more time in the lives of Nick and Char but without having to read the next set of graphic novels, I might just give in now and get them. This novella put my right back in my feelings. The experience was heart stopping, and I could swear that someone was cutting onions when I was getting toward the end. It was good being back there, spending some more time with the two of them. I wish that there was more. If wishes were fishes...

Its an amazing book. The use of language and being able to understand Nick and Charlie's personality is truly powerful!❤ Highly recommended for Heartstopper lovers or people who enjoy mlm books!

About the author

Alice Oseman was born in 1994 in Kent, England. She completed a degree in English at Durham University in 2016 and is currently a full-time writer and illustrator. Alice can usually be found staring aimlessly at computer screens, questioning the meaninglessness of existence, or doing anything and everything to avoid getting an office job. Alice's first book, SOLITAIRE, was published when she was nineteen.