<p><h1>Sheets by Brenna Thummler// Review</h1><p><i>This book was like watching a pink sunset during autumn with all the falling leaves.</i></p><p><br></p><p>I want to start of this review by talking about the art.</p><p>It's</p><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="988" data-orig-width="718"><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/3328608de85d0748ed945f55f778e710/tumblr_inline_p7yktbCGzi1u5p2bd_500.jpg" data-orig-height="988" data-orig-width="718"></figure><p>beautiful!!!</p><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="988" data-orig-width="720"><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/10f3ad163ed93684c84ee2b07b874d17/tumblr_inline_p7yktaqRUu1u5p2bd_500.jpg" data-orig-height="988" data-orig-width="720"></figure><p>The colors just makes me feel so calm and it feels like you travel to a magical wonderland. </p><p>Now unto the story! Marjorie had to grow up and take over her family after unexpected events in the past. In school she feels like a ghost and when she arrives at home she has to work at her family's laundry and protect it from Mr Saubertuck.</p><p>Wendell is a ghost that died from young age when he was alive. When he gets tired of his routine on "the other side" he travels to the human world seeking a new purpose to his afterlife.</p><p>When the lifes of a human girl and a young ghost collapse they I'll have to learn how to help each other and perhaps find happiness again.</p><p><br></p><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="988" data-orig-width="720"><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/c1f83e5ec6cea168affc7cddae19d997/tumblr_inline_p7yktbUPl81u5p2bd_500.jpg" data-orig-height="988" data-orig-width="720"></figure><p><s>Don't mind me over here showing a bit more of the art;-)</s></p><p>I really enjoyed the story though it could have been a bit more fast paced. </p></p>

The last book I read about a death of a parent was one where the children were being taught to grieve. It was sad, but was not sad the way this one is. This one has the oldest daughter not even getting the chance to grieve because she has become the head of the household, as her father falls into grief that he can’t come out of.

This book reminds me a little of  bit of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Kill_Giants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I Kill Giants,</a> in that there there is something the reader doesn’t quite see, in the beginning, that would explain what is going on, and why Marjorie is trying to go to school and run the family laundry.

And then, into her life, comes a ghost.  He is the ghost of a young boy, looking for a purpose, or looking for a friend.  He wants to help, but he doens’t know how.

And a good story need a villion, and although there is a mean girl, Tessi, that is not the bad guy, not really.

Poor Marjorie.  My heart ached for her. I had to know what happened, and stayed up late to finish graphic novel.

Would recommend it to anyone who wants a good read. You don’t have to have lost a parent or loved one to sympathize with Marjorie.

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Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

I really didn't care for this story. The villain was way too ridiculous and his plan too cartoonish, which made the book too annoying to care about the better aspects of it. The art is simple but pleasant, but other than that it really didn't work for me.

First let me thank Netgalley for an advanced digital copy. I knew when I saw the cover that I would like this book and I did. Such a unique story, very creative. It follows a young girl named Marjorie and how she is stuck going to school and running the laundry after her mom dies. Her father is in constant state of mourning and depressed rarely leaving his room so the financial difficulties soon arise. Marjorie then meets a little ghost named Wendell and that is when everything changes. I don't want to go into the story more as to not spoil it but I highly recommend this to everyone who loves graphic novels and a little spookiness.

5/5 Stars

This was a delight to read! The illustrations were oh-so-lovely and bright. And the characters so relatable. The beauty in comics is that despite its still images you feel like they are moving. 
Sheets deals with budding friendship, loss of a loved one and life hurdles. Sometimes you feel like everything is crumbling down around you and you have no one to hold on to. Trouble always comes in threes...or fours, or fives, and you just.want.to.GIVE.UP. 

That's the story of Marjorie Glatt, a girl who gets all the responsibilities thrown at her when her mother dies and her father locks himself in his room all day while she has a little brother to look after and, not to mention, the daily upkeep of the laundromat, which is their only source of income. To add fuel to the fire, the slimeball Mr.Saubertuck is trying to sabotage their business! 

With candid input from Wendell, a child-ghost, who speaks in the frank way kids are wont to do and bits of cute humor interspersed, Sheets is a heartwarming and adorable story that speaks to all ages in its simple, down-to-earth fashion.

(Phantom Paper blog version shall be available in August 2018.)

Sweet story of loneliness and friendship. Illustrations are charming and draws the reader in. Recommended for young adult and adult readers.

This was a great story. Steeped in the realism of loss and blended with the fantasy of friendly ghosts, Marjorie's life seems to be going downhill. Add this to a low-life who wants to take away her family's income and you have a recipe for potential disaster. Wendell, the ghost of a boy who died a year prior, attempts to help as best he can, but can he truly make a difference and help the family to turn their lives around?

The artwork is great, but I thought the story is even better. Marj's character is clearly shown and she struggles with self identity, acceptance and taking the load of the family on her shoulders. All without going through a nervous breakdown, which is a feat in itself. 

Colorful, likeable, imaginative and creative, this young adult graphics comic story is a definite winner. Highly recommended.

This book was an absolute delight to read! I loved reading this, and it definitely reminded me of my high school days and feeling lonely and dealing with death. The story was so bittersweet I almost cried several times, but in the end it made me feel better about myself and reminded me that we can find friends in the oddest of places. I too hate laundry, and now I don't hate my ghosts as much either. Wonderful read, wonderful story, wonderful art.

I have been slowly, but surely, getting more into graphic novels and comics. While this one was not as disappointing as some of the other ones were, it wasn't the best one I've read so far, either. It's somewhere in the middle range. 

Because it is so stunning, I have to start this review out with the artwork. Not only am I in love with the color palette, but the intricacies of the artwork takes hard work and a lot of time to achieve. The artwork alone made me upset when I finished this book. I could stare at it for hours and hours and never get bored of just sitting and staring at it. 

Regarding the story itself, I have to say, it was definitely lacking the plot department. I just wanted to see more from it. But, as for the good, I did find the narrative voice to be alluring. 

I will say, the artwork was definitely the stand-out in this one, but, being a graphic novel, that isn't such a bad thing. Overall, I'm glad I decided to pick this up, and I'd recommend to graphic novel lovers, or even those interested in starting to get into them.

This book is also quite a looker; I only wish that the storyline would’ve managed to stir me just as much as the art did. I mean, just take a look at the below:

Marjorie is a thirteen year old girl with a difficult life. With her mother dead and her father mentally absent most of the time, she has to work on the family's laundromat service in order to support her father and little brother. With no friends and no life of her own, she is having a rough time.

Wendell is a ghost who still tries o accept his death. He still doesn't feel like he belongs in the afterworld, so he decides to visit the land of the living once more.

When he two of them will meet, they will both have lessons to learn. Life (and afterlife) might be better than what they expected, after all.

Sheets is a story of belonging and a bittersweet tale of a peculiar friendship. Although its meaning was very good, I felt that the narrative style was not very appealing. The story starts off too gloomy, and there was a need for a little more plot material along the way. While I enjoyed Wendell's side of the story, Marjorie's wasn;t as interesting. The illustrations were interesting, keeping a certain color pattern.

In sheets we are introduced to three main characters. Marjorie is a thirteen year old who is struggling to keep her family (father, and brother) afloat following the tragic death of her mom. Wendell is the ghost of a young boy who doesn't quite seem to fit in with the ghost realm. After he witnesses a loathesome would-be entrepreneur trying to bully Marjorie and her family into giving up their business and coming to work for him. It's been a while since I disliked a character to that extent and there really isn't anything salavagable about him. I was even immune to his cute cat related clothing.

What follows is the daily grind of a traumatized teen with far too much responsibility for her age, the attempted takeover of their business by the villain, and the curious young ghost who is just looking for a friend. 

It's heartbreaking but also a hopeful and sweet tale about loss, loneliness and so much more. I fell in love with the artwork of Brenna Thummler almost right from the start. The images are wonderfully clear and for once I was glad to be reading an e-book as it allowed me to zoom in and enjoy the attention to detail. I also adore the colour schemes which I found to be really pleasing on a visual and emotional level. If I had to pick one thing I won't forget that easily, it absolutely has to be the death therapy group for ghosts. I giggled so much at that.

Ultimately this book is a five star favourite that just begs to be read over and over.  A great gift idea for the tweens and teens that feel they are too old to go trick or treating. With subjects like death, bullying, trauma, compassion, forgiveness, loneliness, and love it provides so many opportunities for parent/young adult discussions.

Sheets is a bittersweet story about a girl struggling with grief and a young boy who is struggling to find his place in the afterlife. 

Though their situations are different, Marjorie and Wendell's problems are quite similar. They are just looking to belong, or to be noticed, or appreciated. Watching Marjorie balance the family business was absolutely heartbreaking, especially since she was so alone and all of the adults around her only complicate her life.

This was such an interesting book that observed sadness and a fun take on the afterlife that plays on how people typically refer to ghosts. I would recommend this to fans of Raina Telgemaier's book "Ghosts"!

I got an ARC copy of this book.

I am going to be honest, I wanted a copy of this book solely because of how cute the ghost was in the washer. The story is a bit more deep and sad than the cover appears. Now that I have read it, I can see the sadness in the ghost. It is too much.

There is so much sadness. The main character is a young girl that is raising herself and her brother, as well as running the family  business. Her dad is depressed and can't function as a parent. The mother died and now everything rests on Marjorie. She wants to be a normal kid and she wants to keep her mother proud. It is a really tough life. 

The ghost is a young boy. You don't know how he died until near the end. You also find out how Marjorie's mother dies around the same time. It is beautifully hinted at. Wendell is not getting along well with the other dead kids, so he sneaks off to the land of the living to feel alive again. He gets caught up trying to make friends with Marjorie and the plots against her laundromat. 

The plot is pretty goofy which is a great juxtaposition to how sad the back story is. The drawings stay cute and there is so much going on. It is a wonderful little story. It really shows deep emotions while not being over powering. Everyone is really sad and its ok. They are sad together and learn how to move forward. It is so rare to see a book that allows a sad character to be sad. It was great to see. It is a great message for anyone. Its ok to not be ok. Wendell and Marjorie bond through their sadness and their similar tragedies. It isn't the cutest ghost story I have seen, but it is a damn close second. I would like to see more adventures in the ghost world. It would be interesting to see the world that Thummler created. I want to see more of the ghost laws.

I received this arc from Netgalley for an honest review. 

I loved this graphic novel so much. It was sweet, yet heartbreaking.  I do wish it was longer. The illustrations were beautiful and wonderfully done and I hope to see more from Brenna Thummler in the future. Sheets is definitely a title that I can see myself hand selling to customers.

I wish everyone would read this graphic novel. While the ending is a teensy bit abrupt, it's wonderful in it's execution. The illustrations are bright when appropriate and the ghost world was utterly perfect. I'll have to give this a re-read once my order for it comes in.