Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones Kindle Edition

Clever, funny, heartfelt and beautifully written. This book follows the final two years of Eric "Bitty" Bittle's life as a student and hockey player at Samwell University.The art and storytelling in this volume continued to grow and improve with every panel. (And considering how amazing it started out, that is really saying something.) The characters are fully developed, real, believable individuals with fears, hopes, desires, quirks, and mistakes. As they stumble over life roadblocks, their friends are there to pick them back up and dust off the dirt - in their own loud hockey loving fashion. The personal changes from the beginning of this graphic novel series compared to the end, especially in Bitty and Jack, gave me hope, laughter, and joy - things that are on short supply right now in the world. I will be forever grateful to Ngozi Ukazu for sharing her talent and her hockey boys with the world. And giving me a new appreciation for pie!Recommended for Older Teen / New Adults, as well as fans of Eyeshield 21, Free!, and Yuri on Ice!!!

~~~Review posted on The Heart of a Book Blogger~~~If you’re in need of a warm hug, then the Check, Please! graphic novels are for you. This series is the absolute cutest—there’s baking, an adorable romance, found family, and hockey. The art is so wonderful, and Bitty is such a delightful, kind character. Book 1 focuses on Bitty’s freshman and sophomore years and Book 2 his junior and senior years—I loved this layout and how his transformation can be really seen as Bitty grows up and faces new challenges, navigates college life, and discovers himself. Plus, Jack and Bitty are one of my favorite ships in a long time! If you’re looking for a fun college YA that really captures the college experience, this graphic novel series is a must-read!

Check, Please! Sticks & Scones was just as cute and enjoyable as the first book and I loved seeing more of Bitty and everyone else from Samwell. I especially loved Bitty's junior year which has a lot of focus on his relationship with Jack. These two are so cute and I love the way that Jack has grown and opened up to Bitty and they're are just so sweet together. I also liked that we see Bitty start to truly stand on his own as a leader and really grown into himself as a person. It's been a great journey from freshman to senior year!

Wow! Just wow is really all I can say after reading the second installment of Check Please! This book. This comic. These characters. Are all absolutely phenomenal! Picking up at the beginning of Bitty’s junior year at Samwell, this book goes through his last two years as a Samwell University student and a member of the Samwell Men’s Hockey team. As with the first half of this comic, these characters are amazingly written and I love them all! Bitty’s beautifully crafted character growth continues as he navigates a long distance, and secret, relationship and struggles with coming out to his parents. Readers are truly able to feel Bitty’s inner turmoil as he deals with these issues. One of the most impactful moments of this entire comic is Bitty confronting his dad about being gay and his relationship with Jack. It’s so rewarding as a reader to watch a character grow so much and face his fears and insecurities. Watching as Bitty completes his final years at Samwell was definitely bittersweet and I definitely had a pang of nostalgia in my heart as I read the final chapters of this comic. I feel like that truly speaks to the realistic nature of these characters and this comic as a whole. Seeing the culmination of Bitty and Jack’s story truly made my heart happy and more than once I found myself literally cheering for them both and a more than a little emotional as the story came to a close. This will probably forever be my favorite comic, if not my favorite story of a medium, and I’m sure I’ll come back and read it several times in the future.

I’m sorry. I’m so sorry that I didn’t really care for Check Please! Book1 or 2.I wanted to love it, hell I want to at least like it. But I just didn’t. It felt flatter then a sheet of paper.I wasn’t entirely sold on any of the relationships (platonic or not) the developed within the books. And I think that’s where it sank for me. I didn’t connect with the characters. Which made it a rough ride for me.With that being said though... I do have some positive notes. I loved the graphics. The crispness of the lines and the differences in the characters features.Lastly the mention of food every few chapters was the biggest plus of all. Because I love food. I connected with the food.Rating ⭐️⭐️

This came earlier than expected! I had already finished reading the comic online, though decided to buy the physical copies on a whim because I want to support Ngozi in every way I can! I absolutely love Check, Please. It's a fantastic, HILARIOUS, and wholesome comic about love and the growing pains that come with being a queer youth as well as finding yourself once you get to college, and the long lasting friendships (or relationships ;) ) that one will find along the way. Unlike some mainstream LGBTQ+ media I see out there, Check, Please is devoid of any cheating, heavy angst, lying to a partner, or unhealthy toxic traits that I often see in content about queer couples. This isn't to say that it doesn't exist in relationships, because all relationships have their own issues to have and overcome together, but it also doesn't take away from the fact that it IS SUPER REFRESHING to see Bitty and Jack's relationship! They don't try to change each other, they uplift each other, and they are so committed to just loving the other and ahhhh! It's amazing. That's all I can say. Seeing the art transform with each page was also fantastic. I am literally just waxing poetry here. It's hilarious, and makes me excited to go back to college in the fall.Ngozi, thank you for everything that you have done. I can't wait to see where life takes you, with your amazing storytelling and art! And everyone else, buy this book, buy the other books, buy the Huddles, and if not, drown in all the content that exists online! If you can. No pressure :D

After the ending of the first book, I was dying to read this book. I wanted to know was going to happen with the characters being together, because you know that there is going to be some obstacles in their way. I did like this book. I felt like it tackles coming out as a gay couple very well. The plot continued to be cute, light and fun and we got introduced to more new characters during Bittle's last two years at college. I would recommend this book if you enjoyed the first one.

This was just as cute as the first volume.Bitty is still in college and Jake is playing in the NFL.In the beginning nobody knows about Bitty and Jack dating, but they are slowly opening up about their relationship. And it’s so cute.<i> “May the rivers of friendship never run dry - and may we always drink deeply from knowledge’s well”</i>And that dedication at the end made my day:<i>“.. And to anyone who wants to thrive in a place where the world says they can’t”</i>

Check please just warms my heart it’s the best story I’ve ever read. I just wish it wasn’t over I want an after Samwell comic please!!!

I have been a fan of Check, Please for many years and this book has brought the story to an emotional and satisfying conclusion. For those who have yet to read Check, Please, I can't recommend this fun and hilarious and poignant comic enough! And for fans who have followed the story online and are debating purchasing this- do it! The hardcover version is beautiful and so worth owning!Check, Please holds such a special place in my heart. And though its ending, I'll treasure this book for a long time to come.

I'm so sad to see Check Please end but reading about Bitty's glow up grow up has been a privilege! Ngozi writes and draws an amazing, compelling story that I've never wanted to put down or finish. Sad to see the end, happy how it ended!