With every volume in the series Oseman has continued to expand her horizons on the issues her graphic novel covers. The challenges Charlie and Nick run into on their journey feel genuine, and like they're actually teenagers who are experiencing everything life has to offer. It's endearing to see their relationship develop and how they support each other through their individual and collective challenges. They don't feel inappropriately sexualixed, or that they're just the overused stereotype that we're all used too.

Something I love about this series is as we learn more about Charlie and Nick after each Volume, we also start to cover more and more deep topics. Each Volume has a set of issues Charlie and Nick have to overcome and it feels like we're learning and approaching them in a very natural and genuine way. The set of issues they have to go through in this Volume vary from the fear of coming out again, homophobia and biphobia, a hinted eating disorder, and my favorite: the feelings of obligation to forgive. When Harry came to talk to Charlie and Nick at Tara's birthday party asking for forgiveness, I was worried that all would be forgiven and forgotten. Thankfully though that's not what happened. I loved that Charlie told Harry that he doesn't get a pat on the shoulder for realizing homophobia is bad. Far to often do bigoted people think that just saying "sorry" or "I didn't know better" can just completely absolve them from what they did. People shouldn't be given brownie points for doing the bare minimum, and Charlie made sure Harry knew that.

I've been loving this series and can't wait for Volume 4 in December.