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ashylibrarian's review against another edition
- 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
Bookstores, witches, magical creatures, and more! Mooncakes is an amazing graphic novel that tells a fun, fantastical story while integrating so much representation. This book did nothing but make my heart happy. There is diversity rep, body rep, LGBTQ+ rep. Nova and Tam make the most perfect duo alongside the Nanas as they discover the mysteries and dark forces fighting against them in their town.
Mooncakes is a book I will be rereading for sure and definitely recommending to readers in the future!
Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Violence and Child abuse
letiross's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Grief
Minor: Death and Child abuse
cemeterygay's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Body horror, and Death
Additional CW: Mentions of parental abuse, adoption, captivity, dead parents, cult rituals, accidental misgenderingednam0dewannabe's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Grief
Minor: Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
thelibraryofanolive's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Minor: Death, Violence, and Deadnaming
thanmayi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
I was pleasantly surprised at how well developed some of the side characters were and their main reason to exist wasn't just to push the plot along.
Some parts of the plot felt slightly rushed but apart from that this was a fantastic and fast paces read that was definitely worth it.
Minor: Death
emily_mh's review against another edition
- 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
I did, however, have some gripes. The first two are spoilery, and the other ones are about the disability rep.
Now, about the hearing disability rep. I also have a hearing disability and, like Nova, wear hearing aids for it, which is why I'm commenting about it. I know that Suzanne Walker has a hearing disability, so this is own-voices rep, yet I have very mixed feelings about the way in which it was done. First of all, I loved that in most illustrations of Nova her hearing aids were visible. I also liked that her disability was referenced throughout the book, so that while being disabled wasn't who Nova was as a person, it was never glossed over as part of her life. But some of the references were just... ??? It felt like certain situations were engineered to show that Nova was disabled - for example, Nova has to dial down her aids when the shop phone rings, but it turns out the caller is her best friend who (as stated in the book) would usually text, or if they would call, would call Nova's personal phone, which presumably would ring at her preferred volume. Also, I hated the comparisons that were drawn between being a werewolf and having a hearing disability. It felt kind of degrading to have my disability compared with something that doesn't actually exist. Sure, in a world where werewolves were real, it would make more sense to compare the two, but this book is written for readers who live in a world where it doesn't, so that felt pretty gross to read.
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Confinement
Minor: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Ableism, Sexual content, and Death
foreverinastory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Mooncakes follows a witch and a nonbinary werewolf who used to be childhood best friends and they meet again when Tam comes to track down a demon. Together, the two will have to figure out Tam's werewolf magic and stop the demon before it can hurt anyone.
I love Nova and Tam so much. They're both so precious. This story is precious. I need it to be a series. I loved every single second of this graphic novel and I want more of everything in it. Queer nonbinary werewolf? Yes! Queer sapphics witches? Yes! magic and mayhem? Extra YES! I wish I read this sooner.
Rep: Jewish Sapphic female MC who uses hearing aids, queer nonbinary BIPOC love interest, WLW side couple.
CWs: Kidnapping, violence, confinement, emotional abuse. Moderate: death, death of parents, blood, animal cruelty, grief.
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
lavalaempchen's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
It’s a nice book to just have a quick read and be happy and feel more welcomed and wholesome after that.
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Kidnapping
morganperks's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Confinement
Moderate: Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Grief
Minor: Death