Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Séance Tea Party by Reimena Yee

7 reviews

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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? No

5.0

This middle-grade graphic novel was SO beautiful. I absolutely loved it. The art is fantastic and the story is wonderful and wholesome. There is so much of what it means to develop friendship, let go when it’s time to let go, and the courage to be yourself. Alexa’s story was so powerful and definitely made me emotional—I love that the book splits between her POV and Lora. Lora is fun and quirky and kind, and she is wanting to keep friends and fit in. And Alexa gives her room and reminders to just be herself. Highly recommend this.

The ending of this made me very emotional!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Chronic illness

jackie_reads_314's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.25

 SO CUTE! A great resolution, though we have to grow up, we don't have to lose the magic that makes life worth living.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Chronic illness

khargaotte's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

A very sweet coming of age story! The art style is gorgeous, the characters likeable, and the message to keep holding onto your magic is definitely well transmitted.

La traduction française comporte quelques maladresses, mais aussi des notes qui aideront les lecteur-ices plus jeunes à comprendre certaines références culturelles ! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Chronic illness

Chronic illness and child death:

one of the main characters, Alexa, is the ghost of a girl who died when she was 13 years old, after having been sick all of her childhood. Her story is told over three pages, but very softly and without giving details about the illness itself.

therainbowshelf's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

I absolutely loved this beautifully illustrated exploration of self-expression, growing up, imagination, death, grief, and moving forward. Every page has something fun or imaginative to discover, and the characters are a lot of fun. I didn't anticipate this exploring loss and grief, and it was handled really well. I didn't pick this as a Halloween read, but it was fun to read now since it includes Halloween. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Child death, and Chronic illness

odrib's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Death

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.5

Once again, this is a graphic novel I saw on a list somewhere and knew that I needed to read it. And I definitely wasn't expecting it to become so emotional! At it's core, it's about a friendship between a girl and a ghost. But this friendship helps both of them to grow up, to move on. They're emotions that everyone can relate to, and there are some trully beautiful moments in this story.

The art, I think, helps this along. It's a colorful, adorable art style that fits right in with the subject matter. Lora is afraid of becoming a teenager because she thinks it means she has to leave the magic of her childhood behind. But she makes relationships throughout the story that show that you don't have to leave this magic behind when you become an adult.

Alexa's storyline was probably the most emotional in this book. She's a ghost, trying to remember how she got that way. However, like Lora, she realizes that she can't just stay a child forever. Especially as everyone around her grows older. I definitely teared up at moments in this book, which was unexpected.

All in all, I'm so glad I picked this one up. Another great graphic novel to add to the pile!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying and Terminal illness

Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, and Toxic friendship

emily_mh's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

4.5

The ending of this book made me sob. This was such a beautiful coming of age story, and I loved the art style and composition that it was told through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Minor: Ableism, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness