Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin for sending me an early copy of this graphic novel! All opinions are my own!

Oh. my. Goodness. This was S.O. cute! I absolutely adored every second of reading this graphic novel, and I would recommend this to so many age groups. It is a beautiful story about grief and healing and about learning to set boundaries so that you can allow yourself to heal even when you're helping others. As a pediatrician, I wish I could gift this graphic novel to so many kids who might need help understanding their feelings or learning to allow themselves to feel what they feel.

Don't even get me started on the plot and the way that everything comes together so nicely. It really tugs at your heartstrings and I would not have had it any other way. It does amazingly at diving into the characters' backgrounds and making you love them so much even in such a short amount of time. I would most definitely read more about them.

The diversity of this book, from chronic illness, to mental health, to LGBTQ+ rep, was refreshing to say the least, especially because of the ease with which it was done.

Go read this book right this second and heal your inner child. Give it to a child who needs it. Give it to your best friend, your neighbor, your mailman. I'll be diving into any world that Johanna Taylor gives me!

Thank you to the publisher for my arc!


I loved this! This was such a perfect cozy spooky read that I couldn’t put down.

I enjoyed this graphic novel much more than I thought I would. It was such a great story. I thought Dorian was wonderful and I loved his profession.
The way grief and stress and burden and help were all portrayed was excellent.
I also loved the artwork. I thought the panels were easy to follow and the art really carried where there might not have been dialogue.
I will definitely be recommending this one

This graphic novel is so cute. I definitely like how it approaches the topic of death and crossing over. The art work is amazing. I definitely want a physical copy of this graphic novel

The Ghostkeeper is a cute graphic novel set in a fantasy late 1800s Scotland, following Dorian, a young therapist for the dead who helps ghosts haunting the local citizens to move on to the afterlife.

While I really did enjoy this graphic novel, I found that I wasn't quite as drawn-in as I thought I maybe should have been. I didn't find myself really invested in any of the characters. I appreciated the relationship between Dorian and Brody, and Dorians interactions with Lucy. But I feel like maybe I wanted something just a little more. I understand that sometimes with graphic novels you don't quite have the same pacing as a regular novel, and maybe a bit more length would have helped me develop more of a bond with the characters overall.

I think there are really important themes and messages throughout the story, in particular the importance of boundaries for yourself, and when to enforce them. The premise for the plot is intriguing, and the art is stunning. I appreciated the Celtic folklore, the time period, and the queer MC.

I recently rediscovered my love for comics and graphic novels and I am thankful for the opportunity to have read this one.

Tremendous Thank You to the author, to Penguin Teen, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this beautiful work.