This is honestly perfection in a book!

The drawings, the sentiment... I found myself giggling and feeling seen with every single page turn. Normally, with these kinds of books, I only like a handful of the pages but I resonated with almost every single cartoon. The author has such a great way of distilling the human experience to a cute little comic that feels relatable and comforting.

This would be a great gift and a helpful reminder when the days feel a little extra heavy.

I’ve followed the Instagram account and really enjoyed having so much available in book format. Such a great message for current times.

Reading this was such a wonderful experience. I couldn't help myself and ended up reading the entire book in one sitting! I felt so comforted and understood. The messages in the book made me feel less alone in my struggles.
I had seen some of the artist's work online (without knowing much about the artist), and I'm so glad I came across this book.

I loved that it was divided into chapters/categories.

I would recommend it for anyone who likes memes or is interested in mental health and self-care.
I had an amazing time reading it, I even wish it was longer! But realistically, it does satisfy you.

I’ve have followed the Worry Lines Instagram account for a little while now and I’m so glad they finally published something! This is such a nice little reminder that it’s okay not to be perfect and things will be okay in the end. This story is such a nice little reminder when days are tough.

Starting as what's self described as "instantly relatable daily drawings" on Instagram, Worry Lines captured hearts around the world and grew so popular it became a book. It is unlike any other book I've ever read and I'm glad NetGalley shared an ARC with me because I probably wouldn't have picked it up on my own. These drawings are sweetly funny, deceptively simple, and instantly relatable. They have also been described as ‘tender’, ‘wobbly’ and ‘oddly comforting."

Worry Lines is a picture book for adults, the comics focusing on emotions and relatable adult situations in a simple way. There were several illustrations that I found personally relatable for me. The first is two people talking to each other and one asks how the other is doing. In response, the other person says "cautiously optimistic, desperately sad, socially anxious and emotionally confused, you?" I

'm grieving the recent death of my father so I can relate to those feelings completely. Another comic that resonated with me was an individual with a broken heart and tears, but the tears watered the heart and it grows into something whole again. I think that message is beautiful. Another comic I found relatable was a person trying to shut their overflowing suitcase with a caption that says "Trying to fit all my feelings into my answer to the question, 'how are you." Again, while grieving the loss of my dad, this is something I struggle to answer. Another that relates to my grief is one that says "However you're feeling, there are others who feel the same" and that is comforting. Knowing we're not the only one that is hurting, we're not the only one who has to hurt and go through the process of grief is somehow comforting in itself. Another that relates to grief, is a drawing of a person carry a large whale that says "Sometimes I carry my sadness" and then below that the drawn man rides on top of the whale and it reads "and sometimes it carries me."

Yet another comic I enjoyed was one where two people are sitting together and one says to the other "I need some me time" and the other says "Just to clarify, you mean time with meee, right?" This made me laugh because it's me in my relationship. My fiance is someone who likes to have time for himself, while I like to spend as much time together as possible. Another image I liked simply says "Great minds don't think alike, great minds think differently." I think that's an important thing to remember because having people in our lives that think differently from us is how we learn, how we grow.

The last drawing that I enjoyed is one that says "rise and shine" as the sun is coming up, but as you read the word shine, the sun has it's middle fingers up. I like this one because I've never been a morning person. It reminds me of my dad too. I might have to print and hang that one in my house somewhere.

I liked the use of simple things that are relatable to people: cats, plants, potatoes and cake. Some of them I worry are a bit dark and almost normalizing mentally illness, but, for the most part it's positive and I think the meaning behind the comics is to try and provide something simple and relatable to everyone because some days anything more is too much.

I love this. Cute pictures and nice sentiments. This would be a really nice gift for someone having a hard time or just to dip into sometimes.

“However you’re feeling, there are others who feel the same.”

I love the Worry Lines Instagram account, so it’s only natural that this book made me feel all the things. I’ve never related so much to a simple little comic character about the human experience. Some pages made me cackle out loud, and others had me really reflecting on the importance of being kind to ourselves. It’s nice to have a humorous, witty reminder that we aren’t so alone in our feelings.

Will definitely be adding this book to my work desk for midday pick-me-ups!

Some of the panels were a little too saccharine for me (I am a cynic), but others hit hard. I'll definitely add this to the graphic novel collection.

This is just the sweetest book. I love the art and the fun little phrases.

It was so fun to read and would make such a lovely gift.

I wasnt aware of Worry Lines instagram page before I found this book, but I now follow it daily. This book is a lovely heart warming look at life, the science in humour and philosophy. I found many cartoons very emotionally connective and was truly touched by to the point of tears and laughter. The book would make a wonderful gift for someone you care for, who needs a pick-me-up and a daily hug. It is exactly the tonic I needed on a cold and grey monday morning to put the sunshine back into my life.

Worry Lines was new to me with this book and I have since followed their account on Instagram. Loved this book - a graphic novel with simple and effective illustrations that pack a punch. I was going to dip and out of it but I found myself paging through the whole thing. So many pages that I noted that really resonated with me about day to day anxiety. I received this as an advance e-book from NetGalley but will definitely buy this for myself as a print book - and will look for other books from Worry Lines as I see there are more!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC to review!

5 stars!

This was incredibly cute, heartwarming, funny, and just genuinely nice to go through. The designs are simple yet pack a hard hit with their meaning behind them. So easy going to read but delightful.

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try not to spiral into the kind of self-loathing you've been conditioned to feel by a system that promotes unattainable goals and then converts your resulting insecurities into profit."

This was a super cute and super fast read, but I definitely agree with the description on the back - it feels like a hug! This would make such a great gifting book, honestly. Such a good little pick-me-up for any friends or family that might be going through a bit of a tough time. After all, who among us doesn't need to be told that we're doing really well given the circumstances, hm?

This book collects comics from a popular Instagram account, sharing humorous, simple drawings with punch lines or general reflections about dealing with issues like depression, anxiety, perfectionism, and procrastination. There is a nice mix of wholesome, gentle humor and snarkier punch lines, and although this has a very Millennial vibe, it can appeal to older and younger audiences as well.

This will appeal to fans of the artist, and to people who enjoy little coffee table books like this. I didn't find this exceptionally compelling, and it's the kind of book that I would just read once from the library and not buy, but it's nice. Also, on a content note, the comics occasionally include some foul language, but it isn't pervasive. I appreciate that this book is much less crass than some other web comic collections I've read.

This is a really great depiction of mental health! It takes a tough, complicated topic and makes it more manageable for the audience using cute and simple illustrations. There are few words in this book, but the pictures speak for themselves. They touch on topics ranging from relationships to anxiety to work stress. The pictures, like I mentioned, are simple, but they are impactful nonetheless and help bring together people of all ages no matter what they are struggling with. If you or someone you know is struggling, I think that a lot of comfort and maybe even some laughter could be found in this book,

What a wonderful book to give as a gift to friends and loved ones! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and wanted to immediately share a number of the pages with friends who I know could relate. Although I follow the author on Instagram and this is a compilation of comics that have already been shared there publicly, many of us will appreciate having them in physical form to hold, bookmark, and review when we need a little encouragement. The author groups the comics under topics like, "It's not over til I'm overthinking it," and "Nontoxic positivity," so you can find the comics that best pertain to how you're feeling that day. Whether you read the book cover to cover or just open it to enjoy a few pages at a time, you're reassured that your feelings are valid and you are not alone. All of us are "doing really well given the circumstances."
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a complimentary e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I fully intend to purchase myself a physical copy when it is released!

Review to come to blog and other places closer to the release day:

I received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review.

This is THE book I needed A LOT. At the moment of writing this review it is January 22nd and BOY last week was a piece of poo. Big piece of poo. So when I saw this book I just needed it.

Right from the bat we start with a short collection that forms a story, it is all about THOSE days. You know, the ones that always seem to end up going in a bad direction. Like toe-stubbing days, missing the bus days. I guess I had a whole week of those. *sighs* I loved how positive the story ended and thank you to the author, I definitely needed to hear those words. Saying that I was brave. That I should be proud of how far I got, that I am getting through the days. 

And from that point I was just in love with the book. It was just one collection with MANY truthful, sometimes painful but oh so true, sometimes hilarious, sometimes it made me go: "I am in this book and I don't like it", remember that meme?, and I have to say the book made me feel much better that day when I read it. It brought a smile to me. It was as if the book was written for me. One of the earlier conversations just had me go YES! One character asks the other how they are feeling and their answer is: "Cautiously optimistic, desperately sad, socially anxious and emotionally confused. You?" Or later this painful comic about how the sad is always there, yes. Yes it is. Or a comic featuring a body and a slide and the text: "How easy it is to spiral downwards.... how hard it is to climb back upwards." HECK YES. A lot of these comics just fucking resonated with me, and even writing this in a new week they keep on resonating. And I love it. I love it when a book speaks to me. In text and in illustrations. 

Oh, and one that fitted so well with my ADHD. A comic of the character trying to get to work, saying to themselves that they can do it, and they should just stay focussed and then immediately gets distracted by how weird hands are. Haha. This is so my ADHD. I want to get working but OMG look at *insert random item/body part/something shiny*.

I loved how we get short stories, or at least single comics that form a story, but also get themed one page illustrations/comics. It was a lot of fun to go through this book and I love the art style, I think I will have to see if I can get the earlier book + find out the social media of this artist. Because it is just that good. 

So expect mental health, cats, plants, coffee, motivational texts, a dash of humour, and lots of relatability. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to everyone.

This is a largely monochromatic book with colors used in deliberate places to give it a nice pop! like in the section transitions and in some of the panels.

This is a pretty quick read, something you might have as a coffee table book. It has pretty typical tumblr/blog comic vibes. The character itself is nondescript, but the comics are cute. Tonally, there's a couple of main directions the book is going for: it's obviously trying to go for "funny" and "cute" but also "relatable," and these are all mixed together in sections to keep it interesting and varied. Sometimes, the pictures were just pretty and simple, and that made me smile. A few times, I laughed and thought the cleverness of the word pun was cute.

I think there were a few points where a series of images would take up the whole page when it would've made more sense to scale them down and put the related pages altogether in one collage to understand the message of that particular story better. Even though the sections are delineated quite clearly, it is sometimes hard to remember when the "theme" of images to follow has changed.

Overall, the book was cute and definitely something I could see myself messaging my sister panels from on Whatsapp to have her chuckle. It's not a huge time investment, so it was enjoyable enough.

Thank you for this chef’s kiss work of illustrated literature. I not only bookmarked half the pages, I read it twice, and I giggled to myself that almost every page was me. To say I absolutely LOVED this book still doesn’t describe my feelings and guess what…. That’s okay.
Artwork and discussions that covered the important things of life:
- mental health
- friendship
- self love
- hugs
- cats
- POTATOES

Physical book lovers don’t hate me when I say this…. I want to buy this book just to deconstruct it. Take all the pages and frame them EVERYWHERE!
So as you can imagine I will be purchasing the physical copy the second it is released.

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚙𝚢.

Brilliant! I want to screenshot the pages and wallpaper my house with them! Lots of simple but really effective ways of looking at different aspects of mental health and wellbeing. I love how the messages can be serious but still funny and not at all twee. I'm off to
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