Wash Day Diaries is hands down one of the best ensemble graphic novels I have ever read. It's attention to each character's development and nuance and beautiful intertwining of stories made it absolutely captivating. Like, I want to binge four seasons of this on Netflix.

This was cute graphic novel. Friendship, hair care, depression, etc. It was nice to see the differences between the girls on their days and them all cumulatively coming together in the end. I think the realness is the kind of friendship I think every gal strives for.

I loved this book! 11/10 stars !!
The graphic novel does get to a bit of a slow start, but I ended up more than appreciating my decision to stick around. Set in New York City, this story follows four black girl best friends as the bond over their hair and life in general. It made me laugh out loud, cry and kept me engaged all the way through to the last page.
This short read manages to touch on so many topics including depression, dating, familial ties, domestic violence, policing and friendship. Some are covered in passing and some make up a larger part of the story, but I felt like all were done well.
With a group of friends, its often easy to skip over the stories of one or two of them, but I appreciated that we got to spend time with each of the girls and get to know them. Even better, this did not feel like so many Black stories that are marketed for representation, but end up telling the story of Black pain. I felt so represented and related to so many of the girls' experiences. The only inaccurate thing was one of the characters keeping in her glasses while getting her hair done!
In conclusion, get this, read this YOU WILL LOVE T

Books I get from netgalley are either a hit or a miss. Wash Day Diaries was immaculate though. I loved every page in this! First off the artwork was amazing, lved the color scheme. The plot was simple but I enjoyed the friendship dynamic between the women. All four women are different but they also mesh together real well. I would love ride or die friends like these. I can't wait to see what else Jamila Rowser comes out with!

I have only read one other graphic novel before. I have been challenging myself to read more out of my comfort zone lately and I am so glad I read this one! I will definitely be on the lookout for more diverse graphic novels. I loved the story of these friends. I want more from these friends. I have 3 best friends and that scene at the show was so funny because I could see my friends doing the same thing. I highly recommend this book.

This story starts a bit slow paced for my taste, but after the second story it starts getting interesting. It revolves around four women and hair care. It was very fun to take a peek into the life of these women and their relationship with hair and the world. You can tell this story was made with a lot of love and care. Thanks to NetGalley for sending me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this graphic novel so much! From the storyline to the beautiful illustrations, I was completely hooked. It revolves around four best friends who each have their own story, but all get tied together through bonding, self-care, and their hair care routine. I believe the way friendship, mental health, family, and culture is represented is well-executed. I would love to read more about these characters!

Thank you Chronicle Books and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The cover draws you in, but it’s the depiction of this friendship and the thread of the each person’s relationship with their hair that keeps you pulled in.

My favorite section was the Group Chat - I love how the panels pulled you into the chat, showing friends reacting to various high points in Tanisha’s story. I also liked how the writing/art depicted Tanisha getting her hair done and looping her best friends into her love-ish triangle.

The art and style of the book is beautiful and I just loved seeing these three and how they bonded while also honoring each pers

In this graphic novel we follow four friends and their adventures on their wash day's. Within the black community wash day takes the whole day and keeping up with that routine can be a sign of your mental health. Each friend has their own struggles that they have to deal with whether it's mental health, familial acceptance, boyfriend issues, and more.

I love that the author was able to take a singular even that everybody goes through and parallel it with issue black women have to deal with. They also made sure to give each friend their own "voice" and "personality" early on. Allowing every reader to laugh and enjoy because they see themselves in the character or a friend. Additionally, I enjoyed the art style and thought it helped to complete the graphic novel experience in a great way.

*I just reviewed Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith. #WashDayDiaries #NetGalley

Wash Day Diaries is a beautiful book. It's visually stunning, dynamic, and evocative, and a glowing tribute to ride-or-die female friendship. This is something special, and I hope to see much more from these characters! I will be recommending to friends and library patrons far and wide.

Many thanks to the creators, the publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

Actual rating: 5/5 star

This graphic novel was a beautiful slice of life story that follows four different friends. There are 5 shorter stories in the graphic novel, one for each woman, and then one that celebrates their friendship.

This graphic novel showed the diversity and connections between black women from hair to their love lives to mental health. I loved how each woman was so different and there was so much representation in this short graphic novel. We saw a toxic ex, depression and mental health struggles, queer representation, trying to reconnect with family, and love life struggles.

This honestly had everything I could ever want and more and don't even get me started on the art style! It was absolutely so stunning and one of my favorite art styles I've ever seen in a graphic novel.

Thank you to Chronicle Books, Jamila Rowser, Robyn Smith, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was well written and illustrated. Several things were highly relatable. I can't wait to read more from this author!

The illustrations in this graphic novel is absolutely STUNNING! 😍
I just read this with my sister and we couldn’t shut up about how beautiful the artwork was and how relatable every character was!

The story was funny & heartwarming!
It explored the beauty of friendship, love, mental health, and of course gorgeous Black hair care! 🖤👏🏿

This was a quick fun read and I can’t wait for it to come out so I can have it on my shelf! I loved it!

I really really loved this graphic novel! I felt so many emotions while reading this but namely JOY. I was laughing, cheering, cringing, and lamenting the triumphs and hardships of these friends throughout the book. The colors, textures, and patterns were the first things that caught my attention, and they continued to provide depth to the story as it progressed. The background imagery even created its own story with nods to various intertwined cultures and the gentrification that plagues the city. I loved how this comic broke the fourth wall in the Group Chat chapter (my favorite chapter)—a character pushes up the panel like a movie theater curtain! And, I really enjoyed how the friends were interposed into the memory as they added their commentary via texts!

I very much appreciated this love letter to Black girls, their friendships, and their hair, and I can’t recommend it enough. Be sure to look out for it this June!

Major thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for this advanced copy of Wash Day Diaries in exchange for an honest review. Wash Day Diaries is scheduled to hit shelves on June 14th, 2022 and is currently available for preorder.

I. Love. This. The characters are complex, the stories are relatable, and the art itself is so fun and beautiful and clever (there is one specific panel in “Group Chat” that I just adore you’ll know it when you see it)!

This story follows four twenty-something best friends living in New York City (a genre I will never get tired of), specifically they live in the Bronx. Kim is super excited for her upcoming show, except for the nagging feeling in her brain that the ex- she’s been dodging is going to show up. Nisha is embracing her hoe phase, but once her love life and her work life cross paths it sends her running for the hills. Davene is severely depressed and trying to call out for help, but her friends can’t see the signs. Last but not least, Cookie goes to visit her estranged abuela and they reconcile, even if abuela doesn’t remember it.

Wash Day Diaries is Sex & the City for the next generation and for all the non-white women in the audience. This graphic novel is a character-heavy, slice-of-life story which I absolutely love; it has so much room for growth and continuation with potential for a series and even for television adaptation and I hope that everyone who reads can understand that. The representation of depression is very well done and true to life and the artist’s ability to show us what Davene is going through with next to no words is just beautiful. The story has a great balance of light and heavy subject matter; it evokes all kinds of emotions in the audience in all the right ways; and the actual friendship between these four women is so heartfelt and it’s just so easy to fall in love with them all.

Wash Day Chronicles is a refreshingly honest celebration of Black and Brown womanhood! I was in love with the hilarious text messages and conversations to the textures Smith illustrates. I almost felt as if I was a part of this group of friends. Rowser did a wonderful job keeping the text authentic to each character, their beliefs, and feelings. This was an absolute joy to read and I look forward to more works by these creators.

I really loved this graphic novel which read as a love letter to Black sisterhood and self care rituals. The book links five short stories that feature four friends in the Bronx, using hair care / wash day rituals to bind the stories together. The beautiful illustrations are colorful and eye-catching and it kept me engaged from beginning to end. Highly recommend!

Really enjoyed this comic. I love the depth of each character is shown and how quickly we get to know each of them. As people are in reality, they are each so different--different clothing styles, different personalities, different issues--and yet they are so bonded together. Their friendship was my favorite part. The art is beautiful and captures each of their styles and personalities so well. I love that it took the time and pages to show each of the girl's wash day routines that reflected their styles as well. The story and writing also captured me. So real and raw. While the smoking and nudity wasn't my style, and would have preferred the comic without it, I think a lot of readers and "new adult" fans will really enjoy this graphic novel.

This graphic novel was a delight. The different short stories of all the ladies in this squad getting their hair washed or doing someone else’s hair for them all tied together for the last short story. These ladies obviously love each other a lot.

I liked the accurate depiction of depression that Davene’s story showed. Especially that she felt like her friend didn’t understand at all and then later we see that she does understand better than we thought.

I loved Cookie. She’s a fun character who had a lovely heartbreaking story with her Abuela.

One of the things I really liked was the way that they showed one of them sitting in a salon chair and reading their group chat. The way it did the flashbacks during that story with the group text messages was just great.

First read of the year and it started with a BANG!

Amazing storyline following the lives of four best friends, all from different backgrounds, cultures and situations.. all the girls grow on you and I found myself completely submerged by the end of each chapter.

Will be buying as soon as it’s released and I’ll be keeping an eye on Rowser, she’s going places.


thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!