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danajoy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Child death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying
bookscoffeehayley's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
CW: death of a parent, child death, grief, bullying
I didn’t know too much about Sheets going into it. I was drawn to it from seeing it frequently on the internet and also because I’m a HUGE laundry nerd. 61% of my job revolves around laundry and I love it.
Random facts about Hayley aside, this graphic novel was so cute. I’m obsessed with the illustrations. The colors used are so beautiful and vibrant and this story jumps off the page.
This is a graphic novel that is targeted for middle grade readers and handles tough subjects like grief and loneliness in such a compassionate and digestible way. And the friendship that blossoms between Marjorie and Wendell?! Adorable. Wendell is my favorite character by far. I loved the other Ghosts (Baby Timmy) as well and the Land of Ghosts was such a neat concept.
I know this is a middle-grade targeted graphic novel, but I found most of the adults in this one very frustrating. (Like when a handful of the adults storm into the dry cleaners and harass this THIRTEEN year old girl?!)
Other than that, I really enjoyed this story and read it in one sitting! Stay tuned for my thoughts on the sequel, Delicates!
For anyone that has read this, did you also get strong Kathy Najimy vibes from Trudy’s mom…?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Mental illness
jenc's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Mental illness, and Grief
rosita's review against another edition
hopeful
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying and Mental illness
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