No lie, I’ve been wanting this book since 2016. I requested this book in 2016. And then I got an email back that read that this beautiful, amazing, thrilling graphic novel wasn’t set out to come out until 2018.

And that’s the story on how your blogger died.

On July 1, 2017, this blogger came alive, ya’ll. When her netgalley request got approved, and for an hour she lived, she thrived, because she read the hell out of it.

This is beautiful story about a dressmaker who just wants to make beautiful dresses, and a prince who just wants to wear dresses. Together, they thrive, both living out their dreams. And I was thriving and living whilst reading about them both. I loved this graphic novel, and I really have no words in how to go about reviewing it other than GO! READ! THIS! WHEN IT’S OUT!

This story is about blossoming into who you are, without binaries to hold you back. It’s about finding those who accept you for who you are and are there to push you to be the best. It’s about a coming-of-ages, friendship, family and owning up to who you are, a romance in different ways. I can’t wait to see if we’ll get to read more of this characters, because I would love to see the ‘after,’ to see both characters grow.

I want to note that, although, Goodreads and my review is classified as LGBTQ+ , I always try to specify what I identity of that the book and the characters fall under. With TPATDM, I think it’s a queer book, because although Sebastian dresses in dresses, he still uses he/him pronouns. I think if anything he falls under genderfluid, perhaps even non-binary, but since that’s not on text I can’t say that Sebastian falls under those, with any authority.

In all, this lived up to my expectation and anticipation, and I can’t wait to hold the physical copy.

I love this story and everything about it. It would be a great addition to any collection thanks to its themes of understanding, identity versus responsibility, and of course love.

Adorable graphic novel about the not so straightforward, romantic tale of Prince Sebastian and Dressmaker Frances. How do you balance being who you really are and appearing to be who others think you should be?

The understated illustrations perfectly told the story, the story itself was fresh and heartwarming, and the ending was funny and uplifting..

The Prince and the Dressmaker is a cute story about a prince who crossdresses and finds a seamstress to do his clothes. They conquer the fashion world together, but of course the prince needs to get married and his secret is too much and surely it gets exposed. The comic is about being different and thus even so, being perfect. It about love and acceptance and finding your soulmate who understands you and lets you be you. It's not earthshaking or too complicated, mostly it just brings joy and is an easy read in a sense. So, if you expecting a mind-blowing take on crossdressing, then look for somewhere else. The psychological aspect is quite thin, but it didn't bother me at least. I'm so happy comics like this are made, since the topic is important and that the tone is positive instead of depressing.

The art is beautiful and the feelgood style is very fitting. The peachy color world is awesome and the prince's dresses are just wow. The style is quite simple and the panels flow nicely too, so it takes no time to read this art-wise either. The text font does really fit though, it looks like it's detached from the comic, since the style is different. A slightly thicker font would do more justice. I wish many people will read this, since The Prince and the Dressmaker is an easy and wonderful take on an important topic, even if it's not mind-blowing explosion of human rights.

This book was amazing. The author and illustrator has taken a hot button subject and made it and approachable for all users. The prince is in need of a seamstress. He needs one who can be brave and daring. One who can design a dress for him, that makes him feel like the person he is. And so Lady Crystella was born. Everything has a great flow, and does not take time to explain things. It reads as everyday, but completely wonderful. The Prince has some wonderful dresses, and the ending give me that happy smiley feeling and expression.

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Jen Wang's "The Prince and the Dressmaker" is sweet and funny! The way she draws expressions and conveys so much through them is fantastic.

Incredible, touching tale. I loved the characters and their development. It is a rather short and quick comic read, but the depth to the story is fantastic. It pulled at my heartstrings perfectly. A great read for anyone, regardless of age or orientation, especially if they are questioning their own sexuality or identities. The ending made me more happy than I even saw coming, and I'm in love with this story.

This was absolutely stunning. The art was so cute and so was the story. It was all about being who you are but also standing up for yourself. A quick, but adorable read. We need more of these. Especially books with this subject matter. I hope there's more! I ship Frances and Sebastian so hard.

I couldn't read this since it was a protected PDF, and I need a Kindle file.

This is a very sweet and lovely story, with fun art and a kindhearted message about being yourself. The dress designs, in particular, are a lot of fun. I can see this book having appeal for older middle grade students, as well as young adults.

As a side note, I'm not tagging this as queer or LGBTQ because nothing was ever explicitly stated beyond the prince being gender non-conforming.