Graphic novels have to be very good to capture my attention and keep me invested. This one didn’t. It wasn’t bad, just okay.

This is a great read with so much to teach our young people. It is about acceptance, loyalty and courage. Marjorie, craving acceptance, willingly turns her back on Wendell, the one friend that is always there for her. She knows ur is wrong, and sees the error of her ways, but is that enough? It’s tough to have the courage to stand out in a crowd, to stand up for those who’re unable to do so for themselves. There are lessons to be learned from this book!!

Absolutely loved the first and this one didn't disappoint either! I feel like Sheets and Delicates has such a heartwarming story that has some hidden messages in too. This is going to be one that I return to over and over again!

Delicates is the sequel to the graphic novel Sheets which I read on 2018 and it was one of the first graphic novels I ever read and reviewed because of that I was super into reading Delicates, and I have to say I really liked this sequel. We follow Marjorie and her life in high scool but also we get a new character Eliza, who I believed was a great addition to the plot. Overall, I really liked the message behind this story which is what it feels like to feel invisible and not fit in and the importance of frienship and being seen.

Delicates is the long-awaited follow up to Brenna Thummler's Sheets, a heartwarming story of a young girl befriending a ghost. In Delicates, we follow Marjorie as she starts eighth grade and finds herself succumbing to the peer pressure of a new group of friends, growing distant from Wendell, and trying to figure out how to save her family. We also follow Eliza: daughter of one of the teachers at school, she is repeating eighth grade, and is also searching for proof of the supernatural. Eliza feels as invisible as Wendell does, and slowly, she begins to wish she was a ghost too.

In this tender, heartwrenching graphic novel, we see just how easy it is for bullying to happen, and how tightly woven it is in the lives of young people in a society that has normalised bullying as a part of our culture. No decision is easy, but forcing a young person to decide between acceptance at the expense of their happiness, or complete social, ostracization is a decision no person should have to make, and Thummler approaches the themes of bullying, isolation and suicide with grace and love, as she did grief and trauma in Sheets.

I cannot wait to see where Brenna Thummler goes next.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Delicates was just as cute and fun as Sheets. The art is beautiful, and I loved watching Marjorie navigate friendships, both new and old. Lovely sequel!

I wanted to like this more than I liked Sheets, because I seem to be in the minority of those who were not in love with it. I'm afraid I liked Delicates even less than I liked Sheets though. Marjorie is kind of awful in this volume and Eliza would have been amazing except she was treated so, terribly. Still a suggested purchase where the first book is popular, though librarians should know it definitely skews older than the first book.

A great follow up to SHEETS, which my 5th graders love! I cannot wait to share this with my newest group of students!

Really cute "Sheets" continuation about ghost in the family’s laundromat.
Story about people who are invisible for the society, but they are really smart and talented.

Cute, colorful drawing style. Cozy reading with beautiful illustrations.

Will this graphic novel make an adult woman cry? Why yes, yes it will. I absolutely adored this title just as much as Sheets. Brenna Thummler has such a unique illustration style and her color scheme just transports you back to the 1990s where the story takes place. Marjorie has even more character development from the first book and really grows. I loved the character Eliza, a new addition to the story, who is obsessed with capturing photos of ghosts. I truly hope this is not the end of their stories as I need more Eliza, Marjorie, and Wendell in my life.

tw: Delicates touches on sensitive topics including loss, depression, and suicide.

This is the most perfect follow-up story to Sheets; maybe even better than the first. We get more of the story of Marj and Wendell, and meet a new character, Eliza, as well. I loved the themes this book discusses such as friendship, bullying, death, suicide, and feeling lost.

This was such a cute sequel to the first book. This series is totally different than anything I’ve read but its so cute! I love the writing and the story line. Its so unique and has a very powerful message behind it. I also loved that this one was longer than the first book, so selfishly I got more of the story. There was new characters and new life issues that teens go through. Not to mention the artwork is amazing too. I highly recommend

The art in this was so gorgeous! Everything else about the book was delightful, too. I think this and the previous book in the series could be great starting points for those who want to get into graphic novels. They are just so easy to devour and love. I think I liked this one even more. Highly recommended.

I knew going into this that I was going to love it - I adored Sheets, the first book in this series - but I was not expecting how much I would love this.

The art is, as always, stunning. I love the colour palette, and the way colours flow from scene to scene.

The story was... intense and emotional and brilliant. It was real and raw in a way you don't see many people approach 8th graders. It had elements of hope and elements of loss and it all blended to effortlessly together to create a story that truly felt REAL (with ghosts, of course haha).

I love this series, I would highly recommend to graphic-novel lovers and non-graphic novel readers alike.

A follow-up to her graphic novel Sheets, this is a continuation of the story of Marjorie and her ghost pals. In addition, readers will also fall in love with a new character, Eliza, who is most at home behind the lens of her camera. The stories of Marjorie, the ghosts, and Eliza intersect in ways that will make even the quietest readers feel seen and heard. Even more so than Sheets, this story is powerfully moving in unexpected ways. This is one worth rereading to study craft and to heal your heart.

I loved Sheets and really looked forward to this one! Thanks for the advanced copy! I will be sure to recommend to fans of Sheets and graphic novels!

I didn't download this in time so I haven't been able to read it. I will edit when I finally get the chance! Sorry for the inconvenience.

Wow, I loved this sequel SO much. The artwork was just as amazing as the first book but had so much more depth and characterization written in this time around. I wasn't expecting the story to be as deep as it was; trigger warnings for suicide, grief, and bullying.

The author has definitely developed their storytelling and I can't wait to see what they create next in this world!

Trigger Warnings: Ableism (including use of the s-slur), Bullying, Grief, Racism (mentioned), Sexism (casual), Suicide (mentioned).

I requested an arc for this from Netgalley.

I saw this cover and recognised it as a sequel to Sheets. I heard a lot of good things about that, so I was quite intrigued to read it.

I enjoyed this comic. Especially since it besides the main character Marjorie, it follows Eliza. I could really relate to her, since I was kind of looked at as the weird black girl growing up. And it did hit certain struggles that I also had growing up. I also loved Wendell and the whole concept of ghosts in the laundromat.

I definitely liked the fact that Marjorie is not a very likeable character at certain times and that she also has some growth in this comic.

The book covers some darker struggles that some teens do struggles with. It does really keep the balance so it doesn't become too heavy. Still feel like this is definitely a good read when you're looking for a graphic novel that mixes in this kind of coming of age story in an high school setting with ghosts and humour and real life struggles, but still with an hopeful message at the end.

I love sequels that can stand as their own story, or in this case, stand above the initial book. Powerful and beautifully drawn.