Lovely art, somewhat confusing storyline. Intriguing themes about change, tradition, exploration, and community that don't feel quite fleshed out.

This is a wonderful graphic novel. The artwork is beautiful and the story is lovely as well. This would make a great book club book, as it explores big and important topics. I like the author's gentle approach to these topics. This book reminded me of the Tea Dragon books, and I think fans of those graphic novels would also enjoy this book.

This is a beautiful, if at times slightly oblique, story of love, family, and relationships, told against a backdrop of matriarchal tradition and calcified, entrenched histories. It's got some great, heartwarming messages and some very poignant emotional moments, and it also has some beautiful adventure and exploration. The art itself is gorgeous as well.

What a beautiful book in every way. The story, the images and the message. This is definitely one of those books where you may not immediately understand every intricacy, but it's all the better for that fact. The pictures are ethereal and you can spend minutes on every page appreciating them, yet there is a sense of urgency to see where the characters go next. My only complaint might be that it was too short. I could definitely see this as a larger compilation of stories that have a thread that ties them together. If you are looking for a book to really transport you this is a good one. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

This book could possibly create some interesting conversations. It takes place in an all female village where there's a long tradition of growing new children from seeds and a couple must raise one. The main character Preet is a pillar of the community due to her amazing magic skill and helps everyone in the village. Her partner Valissa has no power and works in the library. One day a damaging mist erupts from the library and hurts a child. The pillars don't know what to do and request Preet investigate but Valissa volunteers to go in her place because Preet is needed in the community. Just before Valissa is due to leave a seed shows up on their doorstep and Preet is excited but Valissa tells her to send it back because she is leaving and Preet shouldn't raise a child on her own while she's gone. They send it back together and Valissa leaves. The seed shows up the next day and Preet decides to take care of it. The new child ends up taking her away from her work and the village discovers the child and sends them both away for breaking tradition. The rest of the story is how both women become independent and learn different things on their journey and luckily are able to reunite and come back to their village and teach them about what they have learned.
The images in the story that had no text were a little hard to follow without context but it was really interesting.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Getting this book to actually be readable on my phone was quite an onerous task, but 100% worth it. (My phone did not care for Adobe Digital Editions at all). I adore Zabarksy's art style just as much now as I did when I was reading Witchlight. The fact that her characters come in all shapes, colors, and sizes is so refreshing and gorgeous. The story was magical, beautiful, heartbreaking, and joy bringing, and it definitely brought a smile to my face.

Very sweet, pretty art! I do think the story itself is a little confusing, but the end message is just so good.

A lovely fantasy graphic novel about a F/F couple in a world filled with magic. Major themes include growth, forgiveness, change, and bravery. As the title implies, leaving and coming back again are major themes as well.