Mooncakes.

I don't read graphic novels these days, so I'm the last person you should ask if a graphic novel is good or not. But this one is, in my opinion.
The art is cute, there's mad representation and also a sweet love story. And who doesn't love witches?
All in all a great read, even tho the six-legged horse did give me nightmares. I am scared of regular horses, it was enevitable.


Thanks to Lion Forge/Oni Press and Netgalley for providing this ARC!

This books description checked so many of my boxes but some how didn’t click with me. It had very beautiful artwork and I loved how you could tell so much about the characters just based on the clothes they wore. I was so excited for a diverse LGBTQ+ book but the plot and writing fell short. The plot didn’t feel overly original and the writing felt very all over the place. One minute we are fighting a demon the next we are sitting at home with no urgency because romance? This is in no way a bad book but a very traditional first book. I’m very excited to see what this duo will create in the future!

3.75 Stars.

I read this through NetGalley in the read now section.

I loved the colors and art style. The story overall was very enjoyable, short and sweet.
I'm not sure if this is a stand alone or a series but I wish I could get more time with the characters.
I will definitely be taking a look at the finished copy when it comes out in October.

Mooncakes is a Supernatural romance story following Nova and Tam, childhood best friends who meet each other again after several years apart and end up having to battle demons, nosey neighbourhood witches and their feelings for each other (but not really that last part).

To start off with: great diversity! Tam is a non-binary werewolf, and there's brief misgendering that is quickly rectified and their identity is respected throughout and just made me so happy. Nova also has a hearing-aid and it's brought up at certain points, but again, no disrespect is done, and it a natural part of her that is never treated harshly by any character, so no worries about any of that. She also uses her hearing aid to knock someone out at one point, which was so cool.


There was almost a pencil-sketch feel to the art. I can't explain what I mean, exactly, but I really like it, and the colouring feels quite muted compared to a lot of the vibrant block colours I see in other graphic novels with a focus on a more realistic, natural style, which I really love. It helps ground the magical elements, especially the spirits- my favourite part of this- and makes them seem as if they are alive and real in our world. It would be interesting to learn more about this world, as witches and general supernatural stuff seem to be known of and accepted, but I can't be sure. I mean, there's a character with a pigeon head, so I would think it's known about?

I like how big a part friendship and family play in the background of the story, too. We see Tam's complicated upbringing, distant from their parents, with the divorce of their parents and difficult relationship with their mum now due to their stepdad. There's also Nova's larger, more tight-knit family, which has been struck by its fair share of grief but she has learnt to cope with it. It's not the main focus, but grief and family difficulties are touched upon, and it's a very moving look that became one of my favourite parts of the narrative.

One of my main issues was that, besides not being into the plot as much as expected, I wasn't really attached to the romance. It was cute, but it felt like they moved so quickly from the reemergence of childhood crushes to dating that my head spun. The development was instant, almost. It would've had more of an impact if we saw more moments of them as children together leading up to the feelings being fully acted upon, just so we saw more of where those feelings stemmed from.

Overall, a very sweet supernatural story that I would recommend for people who may be newer to the genre, especially in graphic novel form!

SO CUUUUTE. Nova and Tam are the absolute cutest ever and I really loved their reunion and how adorable they were and Nova's amazing grandmothers and Tatyana being a grand friend. I loved all the magic infused into this story and the culture and just about everything. Absolutely AH-DORABLE <3

This was such an amazing magical read <3

Beautiful drawings, awesome representation, witches, werewolves, forest spirits, and mooncakes, this graphic novel has it all.

Mooncakes was very lovely and cute, charming and queer and I loved every moment of it. I am definitely buying my own copy when the book is out :)

This was a wonderfully sweet and clever graphic novel and a perfect example of how to impart values of love and acceptance in YA without getting preachy or sounding forced.

I loved that almost the entire cast of this graphic novel was female, and that they were all just so utterly themselves. The story, while largely character driven, also has a fun plot and a clever magical system.

And I LOVED the art...it was both traditional/classic and unique/original at the same time.

My only regret?

This is a perfect fall/Halloween read, and I just read it in July. Oh well, guess I’ll just have to read it again in October!

The best way I can think to describe Mooncakes is that it feels like coming home: from the magical setting and the tender tale of two people reuniting and rekindling their relationship after time apart to the warm, gorgeous style and use of colour that brings all the elements of the story together. An absolutely wonderful read that I'll certainly be returning to many times in the future.

This was a fantastic and adorable story. I loved every single moment of it. The characters were just perfect, the story line was fun to follow and the artwork was beautiful. I really enjoyed how diverse this book was as well. It was really interesting to see this world unfold and learn more and more things about it.

This was the cutest story I've read all year. I really enjoyed the bright colorful art style and overall vibe of the story. It was nice to see multiple LGBT+ characters and relationships represented on page. The story is fun and fast paced. It is something you can easily read in one sitting like I did!

The paranormal elements were really fun and I enjoyed the mix of werewolves and witches. The two main characters have a lovely relationship and there were a lot of great themes of family and friendship. I would love to read move adventures of Nova and Tam!

My review is scheduled to post on my blog closer to the release date of this book on October 1st, 2019..

The description and cover illustrations are interesting, unfortunately I too just tried to download it and there seems to be an error.

Mooncakes is such a sweet story. I love how inclusive it is, I love the witchiness of it, I love the art style. Everything about this graphic novel is wonderful. It's the story of a hearing impaired witch trying to help her non binary, part werewolf love interest defeat a demon. There is a lot of family drama mixed in as well, which is a great addition.

[this review will be up on my blog, acquadimore.wordpress.com, on July 26]

Mooncakes is a paranormal graphic novel following two Chinese-American childhood best friends, Tam Lang, a genderqueer werewolf, and Nova Huang, a hard-of-hearing queer witch, as they reconnect, fall in love, and solve a mystery involving a demon.

It's a cute and fun read, if really predictable; I especially appreciated how this wasn't only a story about a romance, but also about the importance of a supportive family, blood or found. Another thing I really liked were the small references to YA books, especially Asian-American YA books - I recognized The Astonishing Color of After, Forest of a Thousand Lanterns, Warcross and The Girl King, but there could have been others. It's so refreshing to see references to things I have actually read and that aren't necessary to understand the dialogue (which is my problem with many dialogues in contemporary American novels).

The art style wasn't my favorite - it's not the graphic novel, it's me - but I really liked the color scheme and the atmosphere; I think it's the perfect light fall read.

I loved this. It was sweet and queer. It had witches and werewolves and a "save the town" mission. It had same sex relationships and awesome use of they/them/they're pronouns. It spoke to the strength of family and friend relationships. This was just overall well rounded and plain fun. I think I have a lot of teen readers who are going to be super interested in this fall in New England tale when it drops in October.