I absolutely adore this series and the newest installment did not disappoint!!Such a great read for Halloween time! Do yourself a favor and read these super cute graphic novels that have a good message.

Received from Netgalley for an honest review.

I was so excited to get approved for this! I loved Sheets more than anything, and the message it sent. This was even better. I think this has such an important message for kids, especially middle schoolers.

My favorite part about this series is the messages and themes they surround, but also, the illustrations. The color scheme and everything is just everything I love in a graphic novel. Seriously, PICK THIS UP.

I will be ordering copies for me, my future classroom, and requesting our public library keeps copies of them.

I remember really enjoying Sheets and was so excited to get the opportunity with NetGalley to read Delicates.Delicates was NOT what I was expecting but in such a good way. Brenna Thummler tackled a difficult topic in such a wonderful way making it hopefully eye opening for some of our young readers. Our main character Marjorie has not had it easy and is now struggling with life as an 8th harder and all that it encompasses. Friends, crushes, fitting in and more. Fitting in or being “popular” is a struggle for many and one that resonates with me so hardcore. I don’t want to give away too much of the plot because I genuinely loved how well it was all done, This will be a definite must for my library.

Delicates by Brenna Thummler is the sequel to the graphic novel Blankets, which I really enjoyed. I am pleased to report that I liked Delicates even more! This graphic novel addresses many important issues in a digestible way for young readers including bullying and mental health. Content warning for suicidal ideation. I loved the themes of doing the right thing and being true to yourself, especially as the main character is in 8th grade which is such an uncomfortable time. I wish the story unpacked grief a bit more with the main character's family and their dynamics.

I can't explain how much I love the illustrations throughout this book. There's something about the way Brenna Thummler illustrates fall scenes that makes me speechless. Some of my favorite parts of the book were the double page spreads of nature or town illustrations. The art style is so immersive!

If you haven't picked up Blankets yet, I highly recommend you do and add Delicates to your TBR!

This book is the sequel to Sheets by Brenna Thummler and it follows Marjorie who works in a laundromat that is haunted by ghosts. In this book we are introduced to Eliza who is a photographer who wants to tale photos of ghosts.

I feel like the development of Marjorie’s character in this book is really interesting, it is a clear take on how popularity can make people lose their true personality. In this book she treats Eliza very similarly to how she was treated in Sheets.

I absolutely love Wendell, he’s such a wonderfully sweet character. He has such a caring personality.

I adore the art style of this book, the art style and the colour scheme are an absolutely gorgeous and its such a lovely combination to experience. The art in this book is probably the most beautiful art I’ve seen in a graphic novel.

The plot of this book is really a coming of age story where Marjorie is coming to terms with herself and her relationships with others. Its a story about her understanding others feelings and helping her younger brother come to terms with the loss of their mother.

I absolutely loved this book and would recommend it to teens and young adults as it really shows different perspectives of the school experience and would definitely help people understand how others may be feeling in that environment.

Delicates is a beautiful sequel. This time our main characters must learn what it's like to reach outside their comfort zone. This is an honest look at being a teenager peppered with ghosts.
The art is beautiful and the story sad but heartwarming.

Another poignant, heartfelt and stunning story following on from the events of Sheets. The artwork once again was beautiful throughout, with some of the full-page scenery illustrations regularly taking my breath away as I was reading. Something about the nuance of the character design, in particular the facial expressions of our main characters, had me emoting all the emotional emotions alongside everyone in the story. I loved the progression of Marjorie and Wendell's friendship over the course of the book as both of their needs and situations were changing; I'm so glad they were both still a main focus of the story. The ideas put forward about the various relationships we have at different stages of our lives, and how they can serve us in different ways were so refreshing and real. Eliza instantly found her way into the deepest corner of my heart and will never leave.

I feel warmed right through and full of appreciation for stories like this one.
*re-reads book instantly*

Thank you so much to the publisher for this BEAUTIFUL e-arc.

Delicates is the sequel to Thummler's graphic novel, Sheets. In Delicates, Brenna Thummler follows Marjorie Glatts into eighth grade where she struggles to maintain her identity and belonging with the popular kids while also remaining true to her friendship with Wendall and the other ghosts in her family's laundromat.

This one blew me away. I had seen pictures and reviews of Sheets on GoodReads and Bookstagram for months, and I'd been meaning to get around to it. Delicates has a beautiful art style and colour palette, and a powerful story. I love paranormal elements running parallel to the tween/teen identity search, and Delicates provided that combination in a stunning fashion.

I loved Marjorie's struggle to be herself while maintaining a sense of belonging at school, which felt like the quintessential teen journey broken down into a very sensitive and reflective journey. Wendall the ghost was also a very sweet and delightful character to meet and offered a lot of opportunities for Marjorie and Eliza to reflect on what was important. Mostly I adored the character of Eliza, who felt like something of an Agent Mulder with a passion for ghost photography. The descriptions of the film development were probably my favourite part of this book, it was beautiful how Eliza related that to her observations about people.

The characters were extremely likeable and relatable. I think everyone has a moment in their coming of age where they feel like the odd one out, and Thummler captures this so well I felt myself drudging up those old feelings. I would definitely recommend this book to young readers, but the feeling of nostalgia it left me with had me asking my own friends if they have read Sheets despite us being a few years out of our teens.

Thank you to the publisher, Oni Press, and to NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Oni Press for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. As always, all opinions stated are entirely my own. Delicates is the sequel to the graphic novel Sheets. I haven't read Sheets before, but I still really enjoyed this book. I also really loved the art style of the book. The book follows the main character from the last book, Majorie. It also follows a girl at Majorie's school, Eliza. Eliza is a ghost photographer and is often made fun of for her unique hobbies and personality. I really enjoyed how this book tackled some heavy topics and showed just how important it is to be kind because you never know what someone could be going through. This book is intended for children and middle-grade readers. However, due to some of the heavier subjects in the book I would recommend to 5th graders and up.

Absolutely adored the message of this book and how all the narratives tied together at the end. Can't wait to read more volumes from this as it keeps on improving every time!

A beautiful and haunting follow up to Thummler's incredible graphic novel about grief, ghosts, and laundry. In this graphic novel, Marjorie struggles to find her place and herself between the popular kids who have only recently accepted her and the ghost-hunting outcast, Eliza, who feels just as invisible as the ghosts Marjorie is hiding in her family's laundromat. By staying silent in the face of Eliza's bullies, is Marjorie just as complicit? Delicates is an exploration of depression, bullying, and fitting in vs. staying true to yourself. Just as heartbreaking and heartfelt as its predecessor.

TW: suicidal ideation and bullying

This was even better than Sheets, and I think that was one of the best graphic novels of 2018. Bullying is a good topic, and I like how subtle it was here. It was so hard to watch Marjorie shun Eliza so thoughtlessly. I think this will be a good wake up call to middle schoolers who think they're not wrong when they just stand by and let things happen.

This is probably one of the most beautifully written graphic novels I've ever read. It was an absolute delight to read this.
Fully recommend it.


Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

I think I may have liked this more than the first one. The first book, Sheets, was so cute. But this one had…I don't know more...life. It had a completely different yet altogether familiar story and vibe. It just felt real. This dealt with even more serious topics and I’m so glad I had the chance to read it. The way things were handled was so comforting and the love I could feel from every page was amazing.

I received a digital ARC through NetGalley from Oni Press. This sequel to the middle grade graphic novel Sheets was just so impressive. Marjorie’s now in 8th grade and that comes with awkward social circles of friends, a weird school/home life balance with ghost friend Wendell, and trying to find her place in this small town while still having a sadness in her home because of her deceased mother. The introduction to the Eliza character, a bullied girl from school and one of the teachers kids, really made this book stand out.

I can’t say enough about the colors used on the pages, the deftness of the page spreads that evoke so much emotion. The struggles Eliza goes through being an outcast who is bullied really resonates. The honest portrayal of Marjorie not helping the situation, really struck a chord. Overall, this sequel added depth to Marjorie, but all the secondary characters were interesting. I want more story. I want to delve into Marjorie’s distracted little brother, the cruel best-friend with the overbearing mother, the grieving father - they all have so much story behind them.

Delicates is not only a well-written, beautiful graphic novel, but it also does great job portraying very important themes. I highly recommend you check out Delicates!!

Trigger Warnings: This book includes racism, bullying, and mentions of suicide.

Delicates is the sequel to the Graphic Novel called Sheets, while you can understand this whole new addition without having read the first one, it does put more into context if you have read it.

Delicates follows Marjorie and her friendly ghost companion Wendell, as she attempts to fit in and be accepted by the cool crowd. Wendell is continually left out and feeling very sad about it. In attempts to be part of the group he keeps following Marjorie and making things more difficult for her.

We also have an alternate point of view, Eliza is the 'weird kid', a loner, who likes to take photos and believes that there are ghosts that she can capture on film, making her even more of an outcast.

This book focuses on what is means to fit in and the struggle to fit in or even just be seen at all. It also has themes in dealing with loss. Overall, the plot, while a bit sad, is a good one. It follows a common struggle teens face - fitting in, and concepts of bullying and how to overcome those obstacles and ask for help when you are feeling like things are too much. Both the characters in this book have real emotions and are relatable, the only outlandish thing is Wendell being a ghost, but he also has emotions that are very realistic.

I really enjoyed the first book in this series, and I really enjoyed this one as well. I think it would be alright for Sheets to have been a stand-alone, but this follow up again focuses on important issues with mental health and safety and It might be what someone really needs.

I think Delicates resonated with me more than Sheets did. I thought the feeling of being an outsider, but also wanting to fit in is so typical in your teenage years. So is being different from everyone else. Eliza was such a sweet girl, but everyone just thought she was different and did not respect or understand her. Instead she felt isolated and ghost-like.
When we finally realize that everyone's differences are what make us amazing and that being popular is so ridiculous, life is so much more amazing. Sadly that doesn't typically happen until after high school.
There is a trigger warning for depression and suicide for this book. I thought it was presented and dealt with very successfully. Delicates pulls at your heart strings but leaves you with a smile at the end.

This is a really bittersweet story about belonging and finding yourself as a teenager. The art is very pleasing to the eyes and has a certain softness to it.
I would just add a trigger warning as the story also deals with bullying, depression and suicide.

A year after the events of the first book, Majorie Glatt is trying to figure out her life. She’s about to start eighth grade and has been trying to get the attention of her crush all summer but has found herself a new member of his mean group of friends instead. Her new friends have begun to target one of their classmates, Eliza Duncan. Eliza is obsessed with trying to photograph ghosts, which has made her even less popular than before. Bullied and feeling invisible everywhere else in her life, Eliza is getting closer to wanting to become one of the ghosts she has been trying to find.

I read the first book and loved it, so I knew I had to pick this one up when I saw it was becoming a series. I was a little confused since the first book wrapped up in a way that seemed like a stand-alone story, but I decided to pick it up anyway. The first book is about Majorie, who was trying to find her place in the world as well as figure out how to continue life without her mother. This time around, we see it’s been a year and she’s still trying to find her place. Unfortunately for her, she thinks that place might be with a group of mean people claiming to be her friends.

The story expands a bit, and we follow another character, Eliza, as well. Eliza is used to being bullied and her interests, ghosts and ghost photography, doesn’t help her make friends. She does try, but those who are not bullying her aren’t interested in befriending a girl dubbed as weird. Meanwhile, Majorie is busy trying to fit in with her new friends and stands on the sidelines as the bullying occurs.

As the book continues, we see the two of them begin to overcome their individual struggles. Depression and suicide are present in Eliza’s plot, so that is something to take into consideration before giving this book to younger readers. Bullying is also prevalent. I like that this book encourages readers to speak up about depression in addition to encouraging readers to look at how their actions and their friend’s actions impact others.

I think this is a great follow-up to the first book and it covers some very important topics. I’m interested in seeing if there will be a third book in the series or if this will end at two books.