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oddduck's review
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Bullying, Grief, and Death of parent
kateyoutka's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This is a lovely end to the Sheets trilogy, though the second (Delicates) remains my favorite.
The series finale focuses heavily on our ghost friend, Wendell, who is trying to learn more about his life and death. Ghosts can't remember much from their life, but Wendell is visiting some important places from his life, so the memories are slowly coming back to him. Marjorie and Eliza, his living friends, decide to help Wendell solve his mystery.
Meanwhile, Marjorie and Eliza's friendship is a bit rocky. Eliza only wants to talk about ghosts and their mystery, while Marjorie wants friends who have more "normal" interests. Neither of them can really understand why the other won't adjust for them. The girls eventually learn that friendship is partially about making an effort to care about and understand the things that their friends are interested in (among other things). They also solve Wendell's mystery, which is both heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.
I sped through this entire series, and I'm quite sad it's over. I'm looking forward to seeing what Brenna Thummler might create next!
The series finale focuses heavily on our ghost friend, Wendell, who is trying to learn more about his life and death. Ghosts can't remember much from their life, but Wendell is visiting some important places from his life, so the memories are slowly coming back to him. Marjorie and Eliza, his living friends, decide to help Wendell solve his mystery.
Meanwhile, Marjorie and Eliza's friendship is a bit rocky. Eliza only wants to talk about ghosts and their mystery, while Marjorie wants friends who have more "normal" interests. Neither of them can really understand why the other won't adjust for them. The girls eventually learn that friendship is partially about making an effort to care about and understand the things that their friends are interested in (among other things). They also solve Wendell's mystery, which is both heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.
I sped through this entire series, and I'm quite sad it's over. I'm looking forward to seeing what Brenna Thummler might create next!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent
greenlivingaudioworm's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Bullying, Child death, and Grief
iamthelizardqueen's review
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
So satisfying to figure out wendells story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Minor: Bullying and Death of parent
bookedandbusy's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
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? No
5.0
This was such a cute finale to the series. This one had some heavier topics such as discussions of mental illness and the death of a child, but it was handled very well. I liked the mystery aspect this one had as well
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Bullying and Mental illness
danajoy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Child death
samchase112's review
hopeful
mysterious
relaxing
sad
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
4.5
An absolutely lovely, comforting, beautiful, emotional end to a fantastic series. Despite all the sadness and loneliness, this book is really just a warm hug of friendship. The art is gorgeous as always — that scene of Marjorie and her dad by the Christmas tree might be one of the prettiest things of all time — and the characters are so lovable and well-rounded. Wendell is my little cinnamon roll of a ghost boy, and I'm SO HAPPY he's a dancer just like me :) I'm sad to see this story end, but I'm so happy I spent so much time with Marjorie, Eliza, and WENDELL!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Oni Press for the eARC! This was a fantastic end to the trilogy, the story made me laugh and cry.
A great story about grief, healing, friendship, and finding light through the darkness!
I loved diving deeper into Wendell’s life and finding out what happened to him, although it did make me sob 😭 I also enjoyed watching Marjorie grow compared to books 1 and 2! I enjoyed this book slightly more than Delicates, simply because we got more Wendell 👻
The imagery and way Thummler so simply expressed emotions through single images was once again really well done. I’m sad the series is over but thought it was beautifully wrapped up 💗
I’ll definitely be reading more from Thummler and watching for her next book! Thanks to her, I discovered I actually really love graphic novels and am so excited to continue exploring the genre 🥰
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Child death
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Bullying
jessereadsthings's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for the Arc in exchange for an honest review.
Lights by Brenna Thummler was not a perfect story, but it was a great end to a series that I really grew to enjoy. My biggest complaint was that I wish the series was a bit longer, so certain storylines could feel paced out better than they were. However, I did really love how everything ended. The wrap up to all the story beats in the series made me emotional and I love how hard they hit. The art I was great and I liked it just as well as I did in the previous installments. The paneling was good as well. It left a very good flow and clarity to the story the art was telling. I am extremely happy that despite some off pacing I am overall thrilled with Lights and how the series ended.
Lights by Brenna Thummler was not a perfect story, but it was a great end to a series that I really grew to enjoy. My biggest complaint was that I wish the series was a bit longer, so certain storylines could feel paced out better than they were. However, I did really love how everything ended. The wrap up to all the story beats in the series made me emotional and I love how hard they hit. The art I was great and I liked it just as well as I did in the previous installments. The paneling was good as well. It left a very good flow and clarity to the story the art was telling. I am extremely happy that despite some off pacing I am overall thrilled with Lights and how the series ended.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Minor: Bullying
sadiaa's review
4.0
I'm surprised with how much I've been enjoying this series considering it's aimed at a younger audience.
I'm so happy that the writer finally decided to show us Wendell's story and how he died, was waiting for this backstory.
I liked seeing Marjorie's and Eliza's relationship develop even though Eliza got on my nerves sometimes, it reflects a real teenage relationship and you could see the insecurity Eliza felt. I liked the addition of the other girls to show a different side of Marjorie, more like a traditional teenage girl who doesn't have the weight of the world on her shoulders.
Also enjoyed how the 'villain' of the story was multifaceted.
I'm so happy that the writer finally decided to show us Wendell's story and how he died, was waiting for this backstory.
I liked seeing Marjorie's and Eliza's relationship develop even though Eliza got on my nerves sometimes, it reflects a real teenage relationship and you could see the insecurity Eliza felt. I liked the addition of the other girls to show a different side of Marjorie, more like a traditional teenage girl who doesn't have the weight of the world on her shoulders.
Also enjoyed how the 'villain' of the story was multifaceted.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Bullying