This book is another darling addition to the Tea Dragon Society series. In this installment, Minette has strange dreams that leave her feeling deeply sad, and Greta hoped to earn an apprenticeship with a blacksmith. The illustrations in this book are beautiful and the storyline is sweet. This series has a calming atmosphere and I love returning to it often.

Tea Dragons

I read this in one sitting this morning, while sipping a mug of organic earl grey tea that I purchased from a local tea company. I feel like that was exactly the way to experience this piece of art.

If you like dragons, tea, or beautiful artwork, then this is the comic for you. I read and adored the first volume of this series last year. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to read what comes next (thanks to net galley for access to the e-book). This third installment continues to delight and entertain, while sensitively tackling tough issues without shying away from grief or change. This is one of the most hopeful and thoughtful stories I have read in a long while.

This series contains unparalleled art, with stunning and colorful panels that weave diversity and nature together with everyday life and capturing the casual intimacy that can fill a hug or a look or a touch. The character design is one of the many breathtaking features of this series; I would happily collect an entire pile of stuffed animals designed after the tea dragons.

I think this book came along at the right time for me and for the world we live in right now. Everywhere you look, the world is adapting to unprecedented change and the grief that has accompanied it. I have struggled to find the motivation to work on my own art these past few months, despite the unusual abundance of free time that quarantine has produced. Indeed, as the blacksmith Kleitos says, “It’s amazing what cages the mind can build for itself.”

Like Minette, I too feel homesick for the person I used to be. I think I needed to be to be reminded that that is ok, and that it is not a failing for things to end or become different.

I received this ebook in exchange for an honest and fair review. I enjoyed reading this book its illustrations were exceptional. The story was good with growth in several of the characters. Overall I really liked this book and would recommend it to others.

Although it sort of seems like it may be, I hope this isn't the last we see of the Tea Dragon Society. I've grown so attached to this world, and while this sort of choppy story wasn't my favorite, the art and world and characters were still so beautiful. I highly recommend this series.

What a lovely conclusion to a sweet and charming series. THE TEA DRAGON TAPESTRY brings us back to the characters of THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY, including blacksmith Greta, hopeful prophetess turned tea dragon apprentice Minette, tea shop owners and tea dragon connoisseurs Hesekiel and Erik, and all the sweet tea dragons you could want. In this story we have Greta and Minette trying to figure out their places in the world, with Greta hoping to apprentice with a blacksmithing master, and Minette receiving a piece of tapestry from her past. All the while Greta is trying to bring comfort to a Ginseng dragon who lost its owner. While I felt like this story of the three had the thinnest plot, I did really like how it took on the themes of identity, forging your own path, and how to help those who are mourning. And along with those themes, O'Neill brings both stories and characters from "Tea Dragon Society" and "Tea Dragon Festival" together into this final tale, as Rinn and Aedhan come to visit Erik and help Greta and Minette in their various journeys of self discovery.

THE TEA DRAGON TAPESTRY is a lovely ending of a series I greatly enjoy. While I'm sad that this is probably the last we'll see of the tea dragons, I feel like they got a good send off.

I LOVED it. Seeing Greta and Min again with the gang was amazing. Baby Ginseng going through her emotions. I also loved the character growth for Greta and Min. Of course I adored the art style as usual.

Katie O'Neill's "The Tea Dragon Tapestry is wonderful! This graphic novel is such a deep and immersive world. I'm so glad my fellow middle school librarian friend turned me on to them - they are awesome! For being reletively short books, the characters have quite a bit of depth and the plot is very developed and "wise." It is fresh and sweet and I recommend it for middle grade on up to adults.

Once again Katie O'Neill gives us a wonderful story that is both cute and wonderful. in the third book of the series.

The girls struggle with purpose and growth, and it is portrayed very well through the pictures and very little text thoughout the book.

<i>Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review</i>

The third Tea Dragon installment, <i>The Tea Dragon Tapestry</i>, is just as wholesome and gorgeous as the first two! Katie O’Neill’s graphic novel is full of beautiful illustrations and vibrant colors. I honestly think someone could still fully enjoy this story without reading a single word of it—it’s just so pleasing to the eyes!

Regarding the plot and characters, I just loved the subtleness. The characters were so diverse and the themes of grief, friendship, and dedication were woven so delicately into the text that it just felt normal. I sometimes feel like middle grade novels give off a vibe that the author’s intention was to teach a lesson—I much prefer O’Neill’s approach, which creates a more natural flow.

Overall, <i>The Tea Dragon Tapestry</i> is an incredibly beautiful, enjoyable middle-grade read.

As always, Katie O’Neill gave us a sweet and wonderful book to rest our souls into. I deeply love her art style, soft and pretty, and the storyline was beautiful. The characters and the world she created made me feel so warm inside. I loved every single page of this comic.

“It is time for you to light your own forge fire.”

A beautifully woven tale about grief, friendship, family, and what it means to have a passion for creation.

The Tea Dragon Series has become a timeless wholesome classic that will make any reader fall head over heels with. Katie O’Neill has built a world where anybody and everybody can be safe in—a place that feels much like the comfiest and warmest hug ever to exist. The world of Tea Dragons is inclusive, diverse, and oh so peaceful that many of us wish that we can dive right into the pages, and emerge into this fantastical realm. The representation of POC, LGBTQ+, as well as people with disabilities was handled exceptionally well, and was portrayed with the biggest heart.

What sets this series apart from anything else I have read, is how much of O’Neill’s heart and soul is entwined within the art and messages of the story. Turning page after page feels similar to how the characters can see the memories of the people by drinking tea, and because of that, the emotions easily come by in a wave of pure heart-wrenching bliss.

Throughout this story, the concept of honouring the past and traditions has been pronounced, and it is undeniably heartwarming to see. We live in a time where many things are easily forgotten—left to be part of a history book, or simply allowed to vanish into the void, as if it never existed. As a creator myself, I find it my responsibility to create something that not only outlives me, but inspires others to do the same. We are all made of memories. This book highlights the fact that the things we create are not measured by our skill, but rather how much we loved its process—how much of our soul is poured into its creation.

I can wholeheartedly say that this book has reminded me of the importance of creation, and what it means to love your craft. O’Neill has introduced me to characters I’ll cherish forever, and a story that I’ll keep sharing and will never forget. Not only that, but she has shown me not what I wish our world should be, but rather what it could be if only we remembered that in this world where anybody can be anybody—it is much better to just be kind.

A beautifully enchanting story that immersed me almost immediately in the fantasy world of the Tea Dragons. The reading experience felt like I was watching a Japanese animated movje.

Greta receives a package which reminds her of her past and disrupts her new life. The author does a magical job of showing fear/pain Greta experiences in dream sequences.
Minette has to believe in her own talent when deciding what to create to earn an apprenticeship with a renowned blacksmith.

My first experience of a graphic novel but definitely not my last.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review!

The Tea Dragon series is one of the cutest I have ever read! From the stories, the morals and the gorgeous illustration style, I absolutely adore them! The Tea Dragon Tapestry is an incredible story of growth, grief and love. My only fault is that I wish it was longer!

Another adorable addition to the Tea Dragon series. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is sweet and thought provoking.

This is a glorious book and I can't believe that I have not read the others in the series. They have definitely joined my collection of those to be loved and cherished because of the stories and the gorgeous illustrations.

I love, love, love the tea dragon books. There is something just beautiful, soft and wholesome about these books.
This books finds Greta a year after taking Ginseng into her care and struggling to get through to the heartsick tea dragon that misses its previous owner. Greta struggles in handling Ginseng’s grief and her own blacksmithing skills when the chance to become an apprentice opens to her. Minette meanwhile struggles with the person she was and the person she’s becoming, and that feeling when you’re in limbo after leaving something you’d been doing for awhile.
With Hesekiel and Erik, and some other old faces, and new, Greta and Minette are in good hands.
The art is soft and gorgeous. The tea dragons are the cutest things ever. The feelings in this graphic novel are so wonderful and heart achingly real.
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Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I was able to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

I heard about this book through the BookTube community and I was completely hooked when I saw the colors and the incredibly beautiful illustrations. After reading some reviews, I realized I had to read it and I was lucky to get the opportunity to do so through Netgalley.

This is the third part in a fantasy middle-grade serie, and I have not read the previous parts. At times, it felt like I might have had to read the others, but on the other hand, I still understood most things and could form an idea of what had happened before. Greta is busy cheering up her tea dragon Ginseng after Ginseng lost her previous owner, but at the same time Greta wants to become a blacksmith and impress Kleitos enough to be his apprentice. Minette, on the other hand, has dreams and nightmares that she need to deal with. She doesn’t really know who she is or who she wants to be and has a lot of thoughts.

There is not much happening in the book. We get to see Greta and Minette develope, from a little uncertain to knowing exactly what to do. We also get to know the famous blacksmith Kleitos. The author writes credibly about what it’s like to lose someone, or oneself, what change can be like to different people and about losing motivation to do something one has done all his life. It’s important and thoughtful, and probably something that younger people struggle with and can recognize themselves in.

This is supposed to be the end of a trilogy (if I have understood it correctly) and I got a little disappointed at the ending. Sure, everything turned out good but I would have liked to read more about Greta’s path to becoming a blacksmith for real and what Minette will do for now. It felt like everything ended very quickly and abrupt. Now I will try to find the other two installments in this series and continue reading about Greta and Minette.

”Everything that happens is part of your wholeness. The sadness, the loss, the hurt, as well as the joy, the love, the friendship – it is all part of your tapestry.”

Thank you Netgalley and Oni Press for this ARC!

'The Tea Dragon Tapestry' is an excellent conclusion to an excellent series. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the art was simply astonishing throughout the book. Katie O'Neill weaves her story in a masterful way and creates this magical and calming world of tea dragons of which the reader cannot get enough. I loved how we got to see more of Minette's past, as well as Greta's blacksmithing skills go to the next level. The art work is definitely what I love most about the Tea Dragon series as a whole, but I can't help but mention how the author has managed to create a wholesome inclusive world, where characters of colour, any sexual orientation, disabled and marginalised characters all come together so naturally, that it is utterly delightful to see.

All in all, I wholeheartedly enjoyed 'The Tea Dragon Tapestry', and even though I'm sad to see there will be no more new stories set in this wonderful world, I'm sure I will delve into each and every single book of the series time and again.

<i>Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to Oni Press for providing me with an eARC of this graphic novel via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</i>

I love absolutely everything about the Tea Dragon Society. I love the whimsical colourful art style, I love the heartwarming and uplifting storylines, and I LOVE the concept of little tea dragons. Can I please have a little peppermint dragon of my own? I need to purchase this to add it to my bookshelf alongside my other all-time-favourite-reads.

I’m so glad that the third and final instalment of this series is just as beautiful and lovely as the other two, and although this digital copy was a lovely read, I can’t wait to have the physical copy so I can appreciate the art more fully and read all three back to back.
Greta and Minette’s growth since the first book is beautiful, and being able to see all of these familiar characters continue their stories together feels like such a blessing. I loved the combination of new characters and old, and the gentle but fascinating building on the concepts introduced in the first two stories. I know these are for children, but they’re the kind of books that adults give to kids because they want to read them together. They’re the kind of books given as gifts because they’re stories to treasure, and those kids will hold onto these books for their kids.