This comic is so cute! I couldn't let go until it was over. A quick read, but one that made me smile many times! Throughout history, we can see the difficulties that a transgender has before society, but we also see strong bonds of friendship. Friends always ready to defend themselves and help each other. In addition to the important themes that we see represented, I can also add that the art is incredible and very sweet.
I was very happy with the end of this book and I would like to see more history with these characters one day!

This was a really cute story with great drawings and a deeper message inside, I really loved the female friendships and Bebe and Annie relationship. The best part was also the representation and that most of them had curves and realistic bodies.

Such an adorable read! The art is beautiful and the story is so sweet, with growth and development for all of the cast considering its a short story.

Bebe and Annie were lovely together, their friendship to romance and how they compliment each other. They are supportive and bring out the best in each other, i just really enjoyed their interactions. Learning history, dress shopping and all of the cheerleading it was so much fun.

The side cast of the parents along with the cheerleading group were awesome, the characters are flawed and learn throughout too.

All of the realisations and acceptance is wonderful to see, i loved it so much! They have their fears and worrys, but they're learning and it was great.

Overall a quick, enjoyable read with amazing representation and sweet romance! 💕

This story was so cute and the artwork is so pretty!!!


The story was a heartstopper about a Trans main character who is dealing with coming out publicly and dealing with so much stuff over protective parents, a guy who won't leave her alone and some feelings for a friend who started talking to her again when she joined the cheer squad.

I love Bebe and Annie they are so cute together ❤😍 I do hope we get another comic of these two.

Great illustrations and plot. Perfect for showing that everyone can be accepted and sometimes being the first one can help pave the way for others!

THIS WAS SO CUTE OH MY LORD. I love the fluffy queer romance. With my whole heart. I seriously cannot get enough of these characters and I'm already dying for a sequel. I love each of the characters so much and watching their growth throughout the book had my heart swooning.

A cute, quick graphic novel read that will appeal to all graphic novel fans! Focuses on friendship, acceptance, expression, and standing up for yourself.

This was sweet fluffy goodness. Could have used much more time with the characters though, it went very fast and almost felt more like the outline of a story. Both leads were great and I just loved how much the entire team cared and looked out for each other. <3

Completely adorable! Perfect for fans of Fence and Heartstopper.

The art style is beautiful and very complimentary to the vibe of the story. The story surrounds a very sweet romance between two teen girls, both of who were very loveable characters. I appreciate the deeper issues explored throughout. One of the girls is trans, and the story explored her experience both personally and with those around her whilst transitioning.

I impulsively picked this up for a feel good read and I wasn’t disappointed! That was really cute and I loved the characters and how they learned from each other and grew. I think my only complaint was wanting a little more! Otherwise I enjoyed the heartfelt moments and character growth a ton!

This book follows Annie who is deemed not nice by everyone at school and her headmistress wishes to change that before college. She joins the cheerleading squad and reunites with her Trans-friend Beatrice, who she grew apart from.

They both help each other grow in many ways and it's so heartwarming to see. The way Beatrice eventually feels able to stand up to her parents is so lovely to see, it gave me all the fuzzy feelings. A fantastic graphic novel with a sweet story to follow.

This book is the softest thing I've read all year! It's also the first book I've read with a trans lesbian main character and honestly, it made my week. The family they both found in cheerleading and each other is so comforting, interesting, and fun to read about, I hope they make it a series. For sure would recommend for anyone in need of some sapphic fluff

This was a lovely book with a wonderfully cute, happy ending. It does deal with some harder stuff, like transphobia and toxic boys/nonconsensual hugging, but it generally handles it in a somewhat light but firm way, and everything works out in the end. That being said, the main reason this isn't 5 stars is the fact that main character BeBe's parents and a few of her fellow cheerleaders enact some pretty terrible micro-aggressions (or worse, in the case of her parents threatening to force her to partially de-transition if she doesn't keep her grades up). Her parents eventually have a much healthier relationship with her, but this early threat is never addressed, which was slightly disappointing. I do wonder if the problematic cheer girls will be addressed in a later book...this definitely could be a series, and I'd certainly read more!

Rep: trans biracial mc, lesbian mc
Super cute little comic with relatable and fun characters. Beatrice and Annie have a really sweet relationship and the relationships they have with their parents are nice as well. Honestly this whole thing is so damn cute, I loved it!!

"Alright, but remember the rules: no fires and no summoning the devil!"

"Jeez, Ma! Don't tell me how to live my life!"

Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms is a quick read, but a great one. It effortlessly combines plays on typical rom-com tropes with real conversations about identity, communication, and respecting boundaries. I think it also does a good job skirting the line where the whole story is not just about the identities of the protagonists, but the way people react based on those identities is neither sensationalized or glossed over.

Queer kids exist, trans kids exist, and they deserve books like this where they get to see themselves struggling through high school, figuring things out, and finding love and acceptance from themselves and others. I love that books like this exist, and I wish they existed (or were more accessible so that I actually knew about them!) back when I was in high school.

Also, Annie's mom kicks ass!

Cheer Up was amazing!! At the start of their senior year Annie and Bebe couldn’t be more different. Annie is a loner who picks fights and finds it hard to get along with anyone but herself. Bebe is trying to show her parents that transitioning isn’t going to affect her grades or her social obligations. When Annie’s college applications are at stake she must try out for the cheerleading squad and reunites with Bebe who used to be her friend. The two help each other grow and rekindle a little more than just friendship. There are many heavy topics covered in this story like transphobia, micro aggressions, and controlling parents but all done so with heartwarming sensitivity. Overall I thought this was fantastic and can see so many readers enjoying this graphic novel from its cute art, quick pace, and exemplary characters.

Thank You NetGalley and Oni Press for the eArc!

This was a really cute and quick read! We follow Annie, an antisocial lesbian who is forced to join the cheerleader squad so that she gets a better school record for some college application, and with that she reconnects with Bebe, a trans girl who struggles with being perfect at school, with her friends, with her family. Alongside some social problems that the girls struggle (especially Bebe with some microagressions for being trans), this is after all a cute romance. I really enjoyed the characters and understood their feelings and struggles. The plot is simple, very predictable, almost "fairy-tale-ly", but with good reflexions on queer topics. My issue is that I thought that the plot was quite rushed (thinking that this is a 120 page comic), and adding a bit more complexity on those social topics (that, though were explained plain and simpled, sometimes landed quite flat) and on the romance (which OMG that was quick! and I'm not the most fan of instalove relationships), adding around 50 or 60 pages, it would've been outstanding. Still I would strongly recommend this comic.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This book was so wholesome and cute! The representation in this is fantastic and I think lots of people could see themselves in this. It was full of cute wholesome moments but still had some serious topics in there. I would highly recommend this book!

This was a quick, super cute read, which made my weekend afternoon a lot brighter. It didn't shy away from sometimes tough realities, but it was ultimately heart warming and uplifting.
There was brilliant character growth, even from side like the characters like the other team members or Bebe's parents.
I could happily read more tales about Annie and Bebe.

I really rated this graphic novel! The author (and illustrator) really found the voice of the transexual and lesbian communities and with a couple of sensitive subjects (to some people) did really well expressing themselves. I found myself really liking the characters and really feeling for their situations. The art work for this graphic novel had a feeling of another recent graphic novel and the two go quite well matched in my opinion. I would very much recommend this story to anyone in the LGBT+ community or anyone who enjoys these kind of romance stories. Very well done.