Waves told the story of a woman who has been trying to get pregnant for a long time, but when she does succeed, she loses it. It's a story about grief and how to keep going when you feel like a part of you was taken away.

This was beautiful. From the story to the message to the art. The only thing that was missing was how short it was. I felt like there could have been more depth and I would have been able to connect to the characters even more had this been longer. Still, everything about this was really good and I couldn't recommend it more.

From a happy moment to a heartbreaking one.
"Doc: We’ve done all we can. We have to get the baby out. You’re losing too much blood. Your life is hanging by a thread.
Ingrid: No no no..Let me go with him.
Doc: Ma’am, look at the screen. His heart is slowing down. Your baby is dying. No more need to cry. It’s no use. "

Will she give up or continue living?
“Lost in obscurity. Your heart exposed. An emptiness echoing inside. “

DISCLAIMER: The book is given by NetGalley and the author in exchange of an honest review. All the review written is not related to any personal issues or connection.

TRIGGER: This is a sweet graphic novel which will make one roll his or her eye balls out. So, do please grab a kleenex and place it next to you.

Full Review: https://literatureisliving.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/waves-by-ingrid-chabbert/

I was just so moved by this comic book. The imagery and illustrations really speak to the pain and the healing process the authors went through. I loved how the character uses writing as a form of healing through tragedy, a process that I tried to stress to my patrons.

Loved this book about grief and healing. The illustrations are beautiful and tell such a story. A must read for anyone experiencing a loss of a child. Thank you for sharing such a personal experience.

Wow, this was so powerful.

I loved the queer rep in this story.

The art style and the story were both SO beautiful. It was a really quick read, only took me about an hour, but so impactful. It really gave me a glimpse of what women go through in miscarriages.

I am simply blown away.

TW: miscarriage, loss

An ARC was provided by BOOM! Studios via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

I’m not crying. You’re crying.
This is the story of a couple rebuilding their lives and happiness after the loss of a child. It’s every single bit as heartbreaking as you’d imagine but at the same time, a little bit uplifting. They survive the loss because that’s what people do, even when it feel impossible for such a long time.
The illustrations are beautiful and soft, the use of colour is the best way of showing grief that I’ve ever seen. It perfectly captures the emotions of the couple and the people around them, I would highly recommend this read.

Waves is a gorgeous emotional experience of what it means to reclaim yourself. Chabbert handles the emotional aftermath of loss so beautifully and her prose is expertly paired with Carole Maurel's artwork. The intensity of emotion here never feels so overwhelming that you cannot continue, it simply feels real. We partner with the main character as we journey with her through the sometimes tumultuous sea of grief.

Waves is a testament to the human capacity to endure, to reinvent, to heal. Waves doesn't try to make things easy on the reader and for that, I am truly grateful.

Loss, pain, the reality of the human experience inevitability cause shifts and movement in our relationship to ourselves and with our loved ones, Waves fundamentally understands this. This book deals with topics rarely discussed openly and it does so with an incredible amount of grace, integrity, and beauty. You will not be sorry you picked this up.

This graphic novel about love and loss is beautiful and very moving. Based on the author’s own experiences, it’s about a woman and her wife who are trying to have a baby. Sadly, their baby dies before he is born, and they must come to terms with their grief.

The illustrations, in shades of blue, are simple and lovely. The dialogue is minimal and touching. The couple’s emotions are clear on every page.

This was a very lovely book to read, exploring an extremely sad theme.

*I received this book thanks to Netgalley and the publisher in exchange of honest reivew*

The story begins on an ordinary day. Two women who love each other receive a great news, they are about to finally have a baby. The news is really incredible for both of them and they start making plans for their child. Suddenly, however, the pain hits them and everything puts a strain on their relationship and all that goes with it. The long journey on the boat in the middle of the sea of ​​the protagonist's dreams shows us a unique and particular, almost predictive whole.
What will happen to the two young lovers? Will they manage their lives and their relationship? What will they decide together?
The plot is well structured: it leaves us with a concise summary and a complete picture of what lies ahead and what we will find.
The cover is wonderful in every single aspect. Representative of the story since the dreams of our protagonist are on this boat in the middle of the sea. For the cover you could not choose a better scene, in my humble opinion. The title of the story is deep and put it this way, without any explanation it may seem difficult to understand but I can assure you that it is much more intense than it is presented. The waves that move events, which move life and that can bring us afloat like sinking. It's a good title for this story.
The setting is apparently unknown, in this story we will not be given many details about it but the tables are really beautiful. The era is certainly modern, a truly current story.
The characters in this story are the two leading women. The main protagonist, however, is the young woman who is carrying the baby. She is the one who bears both the weight of pregnancy and that of loss. He is a very closed character but from which a rainbow of unexpected emotions transpires that the reader seems to discover with her.
The dreams of the protagonist on the boat blend with reality and allow us to see it under two different aspects. The oneiric that seems to make premonitions in what happens in reality and the reality with which the protagonist collides. In both cases the author exploits everything well and creates a story that is pure poetry.

The central point of this story is precisely the loss. Loss becomes the central pillar of this story and you experience conflicting emotions, you face difficult situations and you will be completely addicted to it. The protagonists will know how to conquer you and you will share with them an important part of their life, which although sad and difficult to deal with, is very well made in every facet.
The graphics used are really spectacular. The drawings are crazy and I think the highlight is the moments on the boat. Those moments summarize the feelings of the protagonist and come as a slap in the face. You do not need big words, just look at it and everything strikes us in full in its disarming beauty.
Beyond the tables that are really beautiful, everything is divided into various shades of color according to the suffering. In fact, when the drama that strikes the two protagonists of this story happens, the story goes black and white. As the young woman picks up her life and tries to move forward with her life, she recreates something colorful in the story, until everything starts to be colored. This has given greater emphasis to the feelings and phases that affect the human being in times of suffering. There is the black period, in which we hit something negative and then we begin to rise again, more and more.
The only thing for which I'm sorry is the brevity of the work. It is summarized in the feelings and is unique as well as original but the simple fact of not having given a name to the two protagonists or the fact that you can not understand many things about them beyond the single fact that happens. It would have been very nice to know something more but I think it is very beautiful and complete even in its simplicity and in its brevity.
The story is however original and tells a small piece of life that can happen to anyone. A life story that with its colors, with its drawings and its minutiae, affects much more than anything else. A really well done job.

I absolutely recommend this delicate Graphic Novel. Needless to say that I fell in love with these drawings, this story and these protagonists. It is a touching, difficult story that touches many people in the world and that many are facing. A story based on the experience of the author (as written inside the book) lasts but made incredible by his pen and colors.
Ingrid Chabbert definitely entered my heart after this story. Although short, it is a sweet story, full of suffering and pain but also of hope and love. To read.
My vote for this book: 5 stars.

A beautiful graphic novel about overcoming grief. The art style was fantastic and immersive. The story was simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting. It’s an incredible reminder of the power of the human spirit and our ability to move on.

I became a mother last year, som reading the personal story of someone’s loss was...difficult. I got emotional, and that was thanks to the art.

I wish it were longer. I connected to the experience, but not the characters, which is ironic as this is the author’s story. I feel like if it were longer than 100 pages, it would have packed an overwhelming emotional punch.

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Thank you netgalley for the ARC. This was truly an incredibly sad story of loss. The artwork is simple but stunning.

Waves was originally published under the title Écumes in France in 2017. The English edition will come out in May 2019, published by – one of my favourites – BOOM! Studios.

I’ve never read these type of graphic novels before, which are dealing with more serious, personal topics. But I have to say I definitely “liked” it (I don’t know how to say it, cause it was so sad, but I liked the way it was written, and the art).
For an artist myself too, it felt actually kind of more logical to show all these emotions through illustrations, not just via text. I can’t explain how much I loved the art and the colours (or the black and grey atmosphere) in this graphic novel!

The story itself is so honest, disturbing and tragical, and it had to be so painful for the couple… Ingrid Chabbert is just so brave she wrote it, and then she let the whole world read it. I’m sure that through their story She will help (and already helped) other women suffering from similar tragedies.

It was a strange feeling for me, that I also know people, who had the same experiences. But so many years ago, and I think they buried these things so deep in themselves, and we never talked about these topics. So it was interesting somehow to read about how someone could deal with this huge grief and pain.

I really liked the pacing, and Carole Maurel’s illustrations are so beautiful and dynamic, You can see all the emotions clearly on them. She made this whole graphic novel so special.

I really recommend to read Waves, and I’m looking forward to read more of their works in the future too!

Many thanks to NetGalley and BOOM! Studios for an E-ARC in exchange for an honest review. My First wish, and it was granted *Yay*.

Waves is a beautiful and heartbreaking true story of the author Ingrid Chabbert's loss of a child, And her journey through it all, and discovering herself as a writer. The artwork was beautiful, it captures the emotions beautifully, and you can feel it all.

As much as I loved this book I don’t think I will tell everyone to read it, be careful if you decided to do.

A deeply moving, intimate story of love and loss, pain and hope, and the ebbs and flows of life’s continuous waves.

A short graphic novel which rather delivers its message through pictures than pictures and text. Chabbert's characters hardly speak in the story, but they do not need to. Carole Maurel' illustration is able to show happiness and sadness in an effective way. She uses some simple tools, for example she turns everything into grey when the main character feels pain, but these small tricks are used in a cleaver way. You will know immediately what happens but still it has great effect on you.

A moving account of the author's experiences of pregnancy and grief. Chabbert shares her own story from the joy of sharing her pregnancy news, through a traumatic birth and the loss of her child, to the process of mourning and slow healing process. She shares what happened, and the emotions she felt with an image of a boat. The use of colour is highly emotive, with a story beginning in colour as the couple experience the joy of sharing their pregnancy, the colours darkening as they experience their huge loss and brightening again as they find friendship in a support group, and they find hope for the future.

Many thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for early access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

Such quiet and meaning comic that carries it's weight far beyond the colored pages.
It spoke about compassion, grief, self discovery and much more - all achieved in a few simple words and palette.

It didn't make me cry but it created feelings of sadness and joy as the character rode the waves of palpable grief and devastation. Modern yet simple at its heart - Waves will carry you.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a ecopy in exchange of an honest review.

The art for this book is astounding to me. I love the color choices, and the character designs being relatable and beautiful. The story moved me and made me cry a little. A moving story, but I recommend proceeding with caution if you struggle with things like child birth and losing of children. Beautiful story and I hope to find a physical copy someday! Thanks for letting me review an early copy of this.

A heartwrenching tale of miscarriage, loss and grief. Beautifully illustrated and so very moving but my god this should come with a tissue warning. Still, I‘m so glad I read this.

This made me cry so much. First when they lost their child and during most of the rest of the book. Telling the story of two people trying to conceive a child, succeeding and spending their days in happy bliss while waiting for the baby. Then, things go wrong and there won't be a child and the way this was portrayed, the sorrow and the hollowness of the parents-to-be - especially the one carrying the child - it broke my heart. But the rest of the book gave me hope and I love how the author made told the story through very little conversation and more through the illustrations and the colors. The mood of the characters were truly reflected in how the book came alive.

Who should read this? Anyone who have lost a child, have someone close who have lost a child or anyone who wants to try to understand the pain and how you move on. They way this is told is open and makes it possible for people, like me, who haven't lost a child or had trouble conceiving, to at least try to understand the emotions and the way life does and doesn't move on.

/ Denise