Sad Nuggie is kind of the epitome of Millennial humour, but Toronto being the setting was really cute. The Canada Goose was a fun (and relatable) joke. The puns were all right. This was pretty good as far as slice-of-life comics like this go.

🇬🇧 Thank you Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for this book. Publication date in august 2025.

It was such a cute and relatable read. The way I never thought that I'll identify that much to a nugget. Accross a few series of comics panels, we follow Nuggie throught fear of a new environement, and joy of little things. This read was so simple and so deep at the same time. Throught a few pages, I felt move and deeply seen. The art is pretty, round and colorful, which make the whole book look like a cozy blanket.

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🇫🇷 Un grand merci à Netgalley et Andrews McMeel Publishing de m'avoir permis de lire ce livre en avance. La publication aura lieu en août 2025.

C'était une lecture très mignonne et qui m'a véritablement parlé. Je n'aurai jamais imaginé que je m'identifierai à ce point, un jour, à un nugget. A travers une série de panels, on suit Nuggie, à travers sa peur d'un nouvel environnement et les petites joies de la vie de tous les jours. Le livre était si accessible et si profonde à la fois. En quelques pages, je me suis retrouvé.e à la fois ému.e et vu.e. L'art est joli, rond et coloré, ce qui donne à tout l'ouvrage l'impression d'être une couverture réconfortante.

I received an ARC through NetGalley for an honest review

(First time writing that. Little bit exciting)

This is an unbelievably adorable comic about an anxious and stressed out Sad Nuggie whose incredibly relatable day-to-day life is a minor catastrophe, but he keeps on keeping on.

I genuinely loved this and haven't made so many ridiculous and embarrassing noises while reading something since Korgi and was stopping to show my partner every other page.

It's simple, smart, cute, and incredibly relatable.

Frankly, I adored every morsel of it, aside from the Sad Nuggie™ brand bio at the end, which just had a little more corporate content® vibe than I got from the comic in general, but that's me and capitalism ruins everything at least a little bit, I guess.

Otherwise, an absolute delight!

This is a very simple, almost picture-book-style story, and I gave it 4 stars because I liked it. I am a simple girl. If it makes me smile and gives me a little joy, that is enough for me.

The story is sweet, cute, and funny. It is light and easy to read, but that does not mean it lacks meaning. If you take a moment to read between the lines, you will find little fragments of reality and moments that feel deeply relatable. It is the kind of book that makes you go “awww” one moment and then feel a little tug at your heart the next.

Do not worry, sad nugget. You have my heart 💛

⋆˚࿔ Thank you to NetGalley, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and Sad Nuggie for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review. 𝜗𝜚˚⋆

Is this a children's book?? because it had me crying and smiling at how cute and cuddly it was. How seen I felt reading this little friend's life, how I thought about every action in my life and how equal it is to this little friend's life. Without a doubt this is the book I needed to read right now when I am going through a difficult time. The illustrations were beautiful, the sequences, the colors, without a doubt a beautiful book.

This was a remarkably relatable read, resonating with the struggles and emotions many of us face. The book's tone, while undeniably bleak, managed to provide a sense of comfort. However, I would hesitate to recommend this book to those who suffer from depression and anxiety, as it could potentially be discouraging for them. It's essential to consider the potential impact on these readers. Overall, I liked the drawing and found it enjoyable to a certain extent.

I absolutely adore Sad Nuggie's social media, so I was so excited to see this book. In honesty it fell flat for me. There were a few cute relatable things, but otherwise it was kind of blah. There just neede to be more too it. If it was gonna be a little "gift shop" type book that was like $10 tops, fine, but for a $19 book it needs more comics with actually mini stories/purposes.

Illustrations were cute, but there wasn’t much for a story. I probably would've enjoyed it more if there was more of a storyline, instead of just following Nuggie everywhere.

4/5
Quality of writing: 4
Plot development: -
Pace: -
Characters: 4
Enjoyability: 4
Ease of reading: 4

Some days you need a plate of nuggies and some days you are a sad nuggie.
A cutesy quick read.

Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Sad Nuggie is the most relatable little cartoon. The page where Sad Nuggie goes to therapy and has to talk about childhood... oof. That is way too real.

I love Nuggie's affirmations to get you through the work week. "I'm not just a snack, I'm a whole meal deal of awesomeness." I want to print this page out!

And fewer things are more relatable than: "The weekend has two days. One to stress about the previous week. One to stress about the next week. And both to stress about only having two days to relax."

This would be a perfect book to give to a friend - even a work friend - or to someone just going to college. I love nuggie!

I've seen Sad Nuggie around. I think my favorite videos are the ones where a person is selecting a Nuggie plush to fulfill an order. I picked this book up because I wanted to see what was up with Sad Nuggie.

I thought this comic was cute and relatable. I can see the appeal of this as a coffee table book. However, I think the main audience for this book is for established fans. As a newcomer, I was not enchanted by these vignettes, and nothing was show stopping. I'm probably in the minority though because I see many others adored this book. I'm happy for them!

Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC!

This is an adorable, relatable book on dealing with real life anxiety inducing scenarios. Nuggie faces moving to a new city, finding a career, dating, the stress of weekends and not having enough time. Nuggie visits their therapist and shows effort to trying the suggestions (even if it seems to backfire). Love the illustration and uee of varied panels

Oh, how I love this book.

A quick, but very comforting read.

I was fairly sad at times for the struggles that Nuggie had to overcome, but it also might be just a projection of myself.
Why do I say that? Because the situations and emotions that were depicted are very relatable to me (and I would say a lot of people).

The struggles with anxiety, adulting, living a life in a strange new city, feelings of loneliness, etc.
All these topics were covered in a very honest and sometimes funny way, but it felt like a great big hug to anyone dealing with similar situations.
I felt less alone reading this one, and I truly loved it.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for giving me a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is EXACTLY the type of graphic novels my kids devour. Adorable, loveable character who you instantly root for. Beautiful illustrations. The ratio of illustration to story is also exactly what my 8-10 year-olds love. My eight year-old said “I like that there are so many pictures and not a lot of words so you can enjoy the pictures.” I love that for him and that he verbalized it that way! I also really love that this was broken down into a few chapter/segments. I really love that this is showing kids some resilience in the face of things not going your way.

I think this graphic novel is a hit. It sure is with my kids already.

I see that a lot of people really loved this, and I'm glad, because Sad Nuggie memes and videos are my partner's love language. One of the things I love about Sad Nuggie's other forms is how odd and surreal they can be, and how quickly the artist jumps on sound clip trends with absolute goofniess.

To me, this book stuck to the most general slice-of-life vignettes that Millennials and Gen Z will find relatable. A few panels stood out to me, but overall, this was cute but had little else to recommend it. Do I just not enjoy happy things anymore? It's possible.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

As a follower of Sad Nuggie on social media platforms, my hopes were high and they were fulfilled by this book! Nuggie, as always, is extremely relatable to most of us suffering from the affliction that is being human. Recommend this for those that enjoy Sarah’s Scribbles, Strange Planet, and The Awkward Yeti!

Oh my goodness, Sad Nuggie is 100% relatable. I know that was the intent of this but it made me smile and kept saying yep, that's me.

Social anxiety, check
Work, is it the weekend, check
Money, check
Therapy for mental health, check check.

This book is one to remember and will be one that I will continue to come back to when I need a boost to say it's ok to not to Adult today.

I am Nuggie, Nuggie is me
I absolutely loved it. I can see so much of myself in the everlasting anxiety and chaos that Nuggie lives through. It’s such a relatable thing for anyone that lives with anxiety and loneliness, as a big part of their everyday life. I liked the way it showed Nuggie through the different stages of coming out of its shell in a new, unfamiliar city, and the steps a person can take to feel less anxious or lonely.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me a free copy in exchange for an honest review

This was perfect! Absolutely delightful, relatable, humorous and heartwarming.
I have been a fan of the Sad Nuggie brand for a long time so I knew what I was getting into, but this exceeded my expectation!

If you want to enjoy some relatable comic strips about being depressed and crying inside but still trying your best, this will put a smile on your face or, at the very least, make you feel seen.

I particularly enjoyed how the end game of taking care of yourself is not to be ready for a romantic partner, but for you, and so you can get the best out of your life.

We're all sad nuggies.

Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing, Edelweiss and Netgalley for this DRC.