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violet_pages's review
adventurous
emotional
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? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual content
cozycritiques's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
”Home is where you are, okay?”
- Mooncakes
Tropes: Paranormal Romance, Friends to Lovers
Representation: LGBT (Nonbinary/Trans), Disability (Hearing Loss)
CW: Kidnapping, Confinement, Violence, Death of a Parent
I don’t read a lot of fantasy graphic novels, but after Mooncakes, I will definitely be reading more. The diversity representation is done really well and woven throughout, so it doesn’t feel forced. The illustrations were beautiful and warm, giving the book an overall cozy feel that I loved—especially since a lot of the fantasy I ready leaves me with the opposite of cozy feelings. Overall, his was a short and sweet story with great world-building and an adorable side romance.
- Mooncakes
Tropes: Paranormal Romance, Friends to Lovers
Representation: LGBT (Nonbinary/Trans), Disability (Hearing Loss)
CW: Kidnapping, Confinement, Violence, Death of a Parent
I don’t read a lot of fantasy graphic novels, but after Mooncakes, I will definitely be reading more. The diversity representation is done really well and woven throughout, so it doesn’t feel forced. The illustrations were beautiful and warm, giving the book an overall cozy feel that I loved—especially since a lot of the fantasy I ready leaves me with the opposite of cozy feelings. Overall, his was a short and sweet story with great world-building and an adorable side romance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Death of parent
james1star's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The plot of Mooncakes follows two main protagonists: a young witch called Nova who lives with her grandmothers (who I strongly believe are a couple) Qiuli and Nechama and her childhood crush who recently comes back into the area, werewolf Tam. There’s a fantasy/magical storyline whereby they must defeat the dark forces trying to claim wolf magic for evil but the romance rekindling was what I truly adored. The Queerness was so beautiful and amazing, I’m so happy younger people have things like this to showcase representation and to know that being a certain way is totally normal. Tam uses They/Them pronouns and there’s a part where they tell Qiuli this and she immediately apologised and they’re not misgendered at all again, even the baddie (I won’t say who) uses the correct pronouns! Nova is hard of hearing and uses hearing aids, her struggle with them is discussed but I just loved the inclusion of a deaf character that I have yet to read and to see her thriving too was great. Another character I loved with Nova’s friend Tatyana who was great and (I don’t want to sound mean here and this is something I love about the book and to be honest it shouldn’t be considered a bad thing anyways) drawn as bigger than the ‘average’ person further adding to the inclusivity in this graphic novel. The artwork is also beautiful throughout with rich colours, perfectly identifiable characters, it’s engaging and as a whole very pleasant to look at and explore.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and would totally recommend it. A queer witch and werewolf fantasy romance… how can you possibly pass that up? I cannot wait to read more by the co-authors and will certainly be doing so.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and would totally recommend it. A queer witch and werewolf fantasy romance… how can you possibly pass that up? I cannot wait to read more by the co-authors and will certainly be doing so.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and Violence
alexalily's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Body horror, and Kidnapping
Minor: Death of parent and Animal cruelty
distraughtplant's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia, Violence, and Deadnaming
khourianya's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Child abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, and Violence
sophiesometimesreads's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Am I becoming a graphic novel girlie? There is a high chance.
I absolutely loved this! It was super cute, I loved the couple and how the conflict didn’t revolve around their relationship.
I loved the hard of hearing and non-binary representation, and the little notes in the back of the book that explained how the hearing aids worked with the lore - I would love to hear more about this, it was really intriguing.
The art style was wonderful, and I loved the use of the page colour to help portray the vibe of the scene and the time of day. The (dad) jokes and puns were also hilarious.
Overall, a really fun read and I would love to see more of the authors were willing to write more.
I absolutely loved this! It was super cute, I loved the couple and how the conflict didn’t revolve around their relationship.
I loved the hard of hearing and non-binary representation, and the little notes in the back of the book that explained how the hearing aids worked with the lore - I would love to hear more about this, it was really intriguing.
The art style was wonderful, and I loved the use of the page colour to help portray the vibe of the scene and the time of day. The (dad) jokes and puns were also hilarious.
Overall, a really fun read and I would love to see more of the authors were willing to write more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
gremlyn_w_a_hat's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
pastelkerstin's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement
Moderate: Death of parent, Body horror, and Child abuse
Minor: Violence and Dysphoria
Misgendering (accidental)beckbex's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Animal cruelty, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent and Violence