This story is about four best friends and how their friendship. Each one has something going on in their personal life, but they are all there for each other no matter what. I really enjoyed these interwoven stories that showcased their hair routine and their life. The story allowed each woman to shine and let their story come to life.

Wash Day Diaries is on the shot side and I would have loved for this to be a little bit longer. I just wanted to keep reading about this four women and diving deeper into their relationship and how they were always there for one another, but this is a wonderful story that I recommend everyone picking up.

4.5 Stars ⭐️

First things first, I am in absolutely in love with the style, the colors of this graphic novel, The story throughout it was very good and I loved it even though I felt like it was on the shorter side. We followed four girls who are friends and the story throughout you see how they each have each other backs. This includes mentions of mental health, dating and everyone careers.

Read this if you need to feel connected to all the characters and like if they was your very own group of besties.

Thank you NetGalley and Chronicle Books for this eARC in exchanged for my honest review.

This is a really cute, slice-of-life graphic novel starring four Black women.

The art and color scheme is GORGEOUS. I was so happy to see such realistic and relatable hair representation! The storylines of each person tackles heavy topics such as mental health, family, abusive relationships, micro aggressions and prejudice we face daily.

My favorite part was the sisterhood that they have with each other. Just a visually stunning piece of work! Highly recommend.

Thank you to the publisher, Chronicle Books, and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

First off, the illustrations are beautiful. I loved the use of color scheme. The purple, pinks and oranges are the colors that followed the main characters and when something off-putting happens we see the use of the cooler colors.

I also loved following the stories of the 4 girls. As a black woman myself I loved seeing our culture depicted in a way that didn't focus so heavily on our trauma while still including some of the micro-aggressions and prejudice we confront on the daily.

I enjoyed this book whole-heartedly from start to finish. Our author tackled some serious topics such as prejudice in the workplace, the discussion of mental health, not feeling safe outdoors etc. but at the same time included light-hearted material that highlighted the reality of what we as women go through---by not so heavily focusing on the messed up things we go through but still addressing, the author made it seem as though these things are common....and she is right.

Most importantly, Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith came together and crafted a beautiful piece on black girl joy, sisterhood, friendship and the meaning of togetherness. She encompassed the happiness and comfort that comes with having a nice group of friends that you can turn to! Thank you for this comic!

Representation: black girl joy, mental health, lgbtq+

I loved this this graphic novel! It was such a good story even though it was short. The illustrations were amazing. Jamila did an amazing job in telling us a little bit of all 4 girls and how they all had each others back. The story also touches on dating, mental health, and careers. These 4 girls felt real to me, like they were my friends too. So many funny and great true to life moments.

Thank you to Chronicle Books and Netgalley for this beautiful ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the art in this little graphic novel, which is just under 200 pages. The colours were beautiful and the depiction of these four friends and their various wash day routines was very detailed and wonderfully drawn. I loved the body diversity too, and the fact that Cookie is queer. I really appreciated that, and I got a real feel for the friendship between these four girls.

I can’t speak on the rep in this story as I am a white American but seeing the camaraderie of black women is such a beautiful thing and needs to be shown more often! This story was so much fun and the art was gorgeous when this comes out for full release I will be buying a hardcopy and making everyone I know read this!

A slice-of-life graphic novel showcasing four Black girlfriends as they bond over hair, relationships, and the ups and downs of life. A beautiful story of Black women loving each other and themselves. #blackgirlmagic at it’s finest.

I received a digital copy thanks to netgalley and I'm so grateful that I did.

The art is beyond beautiful, the sisterhood made me feel pure love, the dialogue was organic.

The story was just over a hundred pages, but I promise you that I would have read four hundred pages of these girls living their best lives together.

Thank you to the publisher, Chronicle Books, and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This graphic novel follows the interconnected stories of the 4-friend group of Kim, Davene, Cookie, and Tanisha as they go through with their life and their wash day routines. For someone who had little to no idea prior to reading this about the hair routine and sisterhood of the Black women, this was such a nice read as I had a glimpse of the lives of my fellow women. Also, the scenes were realistic and mirrored the everyday struggles of most women, like that one particular scene where someone got catcalled and that scene with Davene. I just wished that this went more in-depth, especially with two of the girls' stories. Cookie’s initial reaction to one of her friend’s issues was realistic since most people still share the same sentiments, which was saddening. I really love the illustrations and the color scheme used by the artist! Overall, I liked this one and would recommend it if you're looking for an easy and quick read. Just a reminder that this might trigger some, although all of it is mild.

tw: catcalling, depression, harassment from ex

The link to the review is added below.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4647780444?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

This is a great testament of how women can take a mundane chore and turn it into a socially vent. Four friends in the Bronx do they have four different ways and spend the day bonding and talking and solving problems. This is a real testament to how women or true survivors of life in general and could take every opportunity and turned it into something special. Every story was well told and held my interest from beginning to end. I highly recommend this book and although I think it was written for African-Americans, I am not African-American and I loved it! I highly recommend it. I was given this book by Net Galley, but I am leaving dist review voluntarily. Please forgive any grammatical upunctuational errors as I am blind and dictate my review, but all opinions are my own.

This is a very cute graphic novel about Black women on wash day getting their hair done and talking about their lives. While I am white, I cannot relate to that but it was very educational on how much work it is to take care of Black hair.

A celebration of friendship and black girl magic ✨

I enjoyed how hair was used so woven these stories together. These stories represent obstacles young women go through but it always ended with their friends being there for them.

A double bonus for the artwork.

Thank you NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

Wash Day Diaries was a fantastic read. It was a relatable story that I could place myself in. During Groupchat I could see and her my friends within the messages. For those that are rocking natural hair can definitely see themselves here.

This comic follows four college aged or slightly older friends as they navigate life, family and romantic relationships, and mental health. Each chapter focuses on another girl and her daily life. The connective structure is Black girl hair and hair care. This is a great story for the individual narratives being told, but it is also so beautiful all the love the author and artist convey to other Black girls and women about their hair. The characters are all distinct with imperfections. And the story is fully realized despite this being a short comic. The art is also great.

I had so much fun reading "Wash Day Diaries"! The characters were relatable and unique. I really appreciated being able to see a snapshot of characters you don't usually see in the graphic space. The segments showing each girl doing/getting their hair done were among my favorite parts. I loved the way the pictures told so much of the story, and thought the colorful art style added a lot to the story.

These girlfriends reminded me so much of my own group of 'Ride or Die' sisters. I saw myself in Davenne in particular, the visuals of her depression and they way she corrects "who's" to "whose" in the group chat especially.

There were a few moments at the end of each arc/chapter that I feel like I was missing something. I suppose that it might have been intentional, but I still have questions that I don't think were answered. Like who Nisha saw on the bus before her phone died! Does it matter, no, but I'm still curious.

Anyways...
I recommend this book for the story of sisterhood and vibrant art. I for sure am going to share this one with friends in the future when it comes out!

This was a cute day in a life of four friends who have each others back and also show how each character lives and how doing hair is different for all of them. I didn't know a wash day could take so many hours, but I loved how the friends all had different interest and styles but they still came together to help each other. The flow of conversation was very easy to follow and felt like you were reading text from your friends. I really like that.

What a sweet story. I loved the conversations and celebrations around Black hair and the range of these characters' relationships to it. The color design was easily my favorite part, with such eye-catching, yet soothing color palettes. I felt the artwork itself was a little bit lackluster, but it didn't deter me from the story too much. However, I think the biggest design flaw is the letter type used for dialogue. With the art style being a little messier and sketchier, I feel as though either handwritten type or a handwritten-style type would've blended in better. It felt at times like the text was edited on top really quickly rather than feeling like a part of the artwork. Which of course, it likely was, but it should still feel cohesive to the design.

Wash Day Diaries is a lovable graphic novel centering around 4 different black women, who are all friends, and their journeys through their wash day routines. Each one is different, and the short stories used to tell these journeys are all unique in their own ways.

The four characters in this graphic novel; Kimana, Cookie, Tanisha, and Davene; are all lovable and each has different things happening in their lives that make them unique. Whether that be an obsessive ex, depression, a love triangle, and one struggling to have her sexuality accepted within her family. There are so many ways and identities in this book that people can relate to and understand the hardships that these women have to face.

I also wanted to talk about the art in this book. What originally made me look into this book on NetGalley was the beautiful cover. The art style itself is amazing and I feel that it only enhanced the already great experience of reading this book. I read it as an ebook, so I can only guess that it will be even better as a physical copy, which I plan to pick up once this title is released.

This book is perfect for anybody that has wash days of their own. But I also think that it is perfect for anybody to read. I read it in about 45 minutes so it's definitely a quick read but I think despite it's size, It is a book that will stay with you. It is a wonderful story filled with friendship and divine feminine energy and honestly I could not recommend it enough.

Some particular light trigger warnings include: some biphobia, and some obsessive stalking by an ex