'Sheets' came recommended by a friend, and I'm glad I was able to read this not-so-spooky small-town and small-business tale.

Sheets provides a whimsical, unique art style with a fun, but thought-provoking narrative. A must-read.

Sheets is a sweet graphic novel about a young teen running her family’s laundry business and the afterlife of a ghost who finds himself at said laundry business. This was such an endearing story. The illustrations were cartoon-like and adorable. A great story – I really enjoyed it! ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5/5 stars)

Fabulous story and art in this graphic novel about a girl whose family runs a laundromat and the town jerk trying to take it from them and the ghost who moves in and helps with the laundry. Sweet and melancholy and a great read.

Thank you to the publisher for extending an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Sheets not only pleases the eye but also tugs your heartstrings. 

The story follows Marjorie who tries to save her mother's laundromat from going to the hands of a businessman, while her father suffers from the loss of her mother. The story isn't complicated but it's so heavy on the heart that you'll start feeling right from the start. It follows friendship, an unusual friendship at that, between Marjorie and a ghost. But this isn't your mainstream ghost--it's a cute ghost under the sheets. Yes, talk about uniqueness!

The art is just another amazing aspect of this book. The colors are so mild and cute that they immediately pull you into the right mood of the setting. The art has valid imperfections and subtle scribbles that make it all the more real. Definitely worth reading! The only reason I pulled back a star was for the pacing; as a lover of fast-paced stories, I felt the pages turning slowly and that disappointed me at times. Though, it has nothing to do with the main story and its element so go in without considering my rating.

Some aspects of this book are difficult to believe and break the reader experience a bit. Why is this young girl allowed to run the laundry mat and why is she treated so poorly by all the adults around her?

However, this was a nice unique story of friendship.

Absolutely stunning, vibrant and touching portrayal of grief, friendship and family. It's been a while since I've read something with such a wonderful, thoughtful story and immersive artwork that carries it through in every page.

Marjorie is running an unsuccessful laundry business after her mom has passed and her father is still grieving. Over in the land of ghosts is Wendell, a ghost who tells tall tales but has no friends. Their paths cross in the hopes that they can help each other. 

This is very emotional story, with some comedic relief from Wendell. The artwork is beautiful and has a very muted blue color scheme. I would have liked to see their two paths woven together a little more. Some of the side character interactions could have had more depth, but the parts pertaining to the main characters were nice and I liked the afterlife aspect with the different ghost towns.

I enjoyed reading Sheets by Brenna Thurmmler, but I could not help but feel like something was missing from the somber graphic novel. Sheets is centered on grief and dealing with death. Struggling to cope after the death of her mother, teen Marjorie is forced to become the adult. She has to look after her father, who is struggling with depression, and her little brother; attend high school; and run the family laundromat business, where they all live and work. At school, she is invisible to most and visible to bullies who make fun of her job. In addition an adult man threatens and tries to sabotage the laundromat in order to intimidate Majorie to relinquish the business for his own use. And as if this isn't enough, young Wendell, a ghost who is unhappy being dead and surrounded by other spirits, haunts Marjorie and her business and makes things worse. 

  My problem with Sheets is that the narrative is imbalanced. Majorie's part of the story is solid and well fleshed out. I wanted to learn more about the Land of Ghosts and about Wendell which just skims the surface on the themes of grief and death. The characters are distinct, and the villain, Mr. Saubertuck, is self-absorbed and very easy to hate. The ghosts, who must wear sheets to be visible, are every bit as sympathetic as the humans and easily noted as a metaphor to how Majorie feels on a daily basis. The artwork is charming and makes a clear distinction between the graphic novel's two worlds, Marjorie's warm, colored world and Wendell's stark, monochrome Land of Ghosts adds life (and death) and dimension to the story. Panels also vary in size, which enriches the narrative. While I didn't love Sheets like I wanted to, I would recommend reading it and I look forward to reading more from Thrummler as she has a lot of potential as a graphic novelist.

A beautiful book about a young girl and an even younger ghost. The story was very good and the characterization storing. But the best part about this book was the illustrations - they were so beautiful, delicate and detailed that I had to take my time marvelling over them every second page.
A must read if you're into graphic novels.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy in exchange for my honest review.

I loved this little book. Wendall is so cute and it is almost heartwarming the way that it is rendered and narrated. It is the soft colored by highly detailed pictures that sold me on the story. I think I would buy it just for that and keep in on my shelf. The story is cute and bittersweet, a bit light and childish, but cute nonetheless.  The story works. I would recommend for a precocious middle schooler who is being introduced to the gorgeous world of graphic novels.

Unfortunately I didn't realize that the file I downloaded to read this got corrupted until it was past the archive date, so I am unable to read and review this.

"Sheets" follows Marjorie, a 13-year-old running both her family and their laundry business after the death of her mother. Bullied by both classmates and an evil landlord, she feels invisible. Meanwhile, Wendell, the second protagonist is an actual ghost; a boy who died young and is trying to navigate ghost life but failing miserably. The ghosts in this story inhabit - your guessed it - sheets. Puts a new spin on the whole wear-a-sheet-for-your-halloween-costume thing, doesn't it? 
Though the story had a lot of potential, I found it to have a depressing tone which lost me as a reader. The style of artwork wasn't really for me, either. If you're not as sensitive to these things as I am, you're in for an engaging story of redemption and friendship between two unlikely protagonists.

Sheets ist ein wundervoller, kurzweiliger Comic für junge Erwachsene. Marjorie kümmert sich nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter nach der Schule um den Waschsalon. Inklusive nerviger Kund*innen und einem gruseligen schnurrbärtigen Schleimsack, der ihr den Laden abluchsen möchte. Marjories Vater ist momentan keine große Hilfe und sie ist ziemlich allein.

Wendell ist ein Geist und kommt nicht ganz an in der Welt der Geister. Er erzählt lieber fantastische Geschichten über seinen Tod, als sich mit der Wahrheit auseinander zu setzten. Auf der Suche nach sich selbst nimmt er den Zug in die Welt der Lebenden und landet im Waschsalon. Hier richtet das Laken mit zwei Löchern für die Augen ordentlichen Schaden an.

Die beiden lernen sich kennen, Freundschaft steht vor der Tür und drückt auf die Klingel. Vorher gilt es noch nervige Mitschüler*innen, besagten Schleimsack und Farbe am falschen Ort zu überstehen. Sheets macht auf eine seichte Art und Weise Spaß, die sich gut anfühlt, Wärme verbreitet und nicht zuletzt wegen der fantastischen Ilustrationen hängen bleibt.

Mit viel Blick für Details, warmen Farben und großartigen Hintergründen zaubert Brenna Thummler eine Kleinstadt auf die Seiten, in der ich auch wohnen würde. Die Geister illustriert sie auf wundersam realistische und nahe Art und Weise und schafft dadurch eine nachvollziehbare Mythologie, die für Kinder sicherlich großartig ist. Den Hinweis einer älteren Geisterdame an Wendell, in Kontakt mit Kindern so zu tun als ob seine Beine den Boden berühren würden, werde ich so bald nicht vergessen. So würden diese nämlich glauben er wäre nur ein Kind, das sich verkleide und kein Geist.

Sheets habe ich im Comicladen meines Vertrauens erworben. Ich besitze jedoch auch ein Leseexemplar, via NetGalley. Sheets ist bei Cub House erschienen. Eine Bestellung dürfte rund zwei Wochen brauchen.

this was wonderful.  Loved how the story drew me in from the opening pages.  Looking forward to recommending this to tween readers.

THIS WAS SO SAD.
Marjorie's life is so terrible. A lot of bad things had happened to her but she is still optimist. She does not only have to deal with ungrateful customers, classes, a weird guy who wants to buy her house, BUT her own dad who is still shocked by his wife's death. AND not only that,but suddenly a child's ghost appear and make things even more complicateddd. 
This was really touching and sad to read, I wanted to help her so bad. Honestly, I have NEVER read a graphic novel so touching, emotional and that left me wondering about the meaning of life, the meaning of the things that you have. Be grateful, guysss. 
The color palette was *insert all good adjectives* fantastic, one of my favorite color palettes everr. I loved the pastel colors, how sweet they looked and how correct(?) they were according with the story. The illustration was awesome as well <3.

A really sweet graphic novel. Loved the illustration style and the story and looking forward to seeing what Brenna does next.

The illustrations in this book are absolutely incredible and mesmerizing . The story is very unique and relatable for the right people. When Wendell and Margorie meet each other, they're both lost and lonely, but they each help each other to find their way. But those illustrations blew me away.

This was such a great MG graphic novel! I feel so lucky to have read it before it was officially out. In this story we follow Marjorie, a 13 year old who's lost her mother and has taken charge of the family's laundry business because her father is grieving and not entirely present. Marjorie meets Wendell, a young ghost who leaves his world because he's lonely and shows up in Marjorie's life. They become friends, but not before a few hazardous encounters. 
The pastel colors are EVERYTHING! The illustrations in this novel are beautiful. The portrayal of middle school and how cruel students can be is. I

This is a sweet and heartbreaking story with great artwork. I initially thought it sounded fun, but there is a lot more here than just amusement. Both main characters can definitely use a friend, and after a rough start they end up making a great team. The cover is adorable and the concept is well done. I look forward to more from this artist/author!