Marjorie Glatt has a lot on her plate. School, taking care of her brother, running the family laundry business, sleazy businessmen, and ghosts. She definitely doesn’t have time for ghosts.
After the death of her mother, Marjorie’s father shut down and began drinking away his grief. If the family is to stay afloat, Marjorie has to become the sole employee of the family laundry. With her business constantly threatened by a shady businessman, Marjorie is at the breaking point and the last thing she needs is a ghost named Wendell and his unsuccessful attempts to help her. The artwork is soft and I really like the limited color palette. Sheets is a bittersweet story of loss, grief, and perseverance.

I loved the artwork in this one! The story is cute, but also sad at times since the main character deals with tough things in her life. I really enjoyed this one :)

This is a story about a girl coping with the loss of her mom and trying to run her family’s laundromat. An unlikely friendship occurs between the girl and a ghost. This book was illustrated beautifully with bright colors. I found the story very endearing and even cried toward the end. I’ll recommend this to teens for sure.

Loved the artwork, but the story was meh....

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book, which I voluntarily chose to review.

In "Sheets" we follow the story of Marjorie, a young girl running the family's laundry business and Wendell, a ghost.

This book was honestly so heartwarming. The artwork is incredible and even though the plot may be seen as kind of childish and also a bit slow, it's still amazing. The book also deals with depression, bullying, losing someone close to you, determination and a lot of things most of us can relate. Also, this beauty got me out of a huge reading slump and I absolutely adored it for it.

Sheets by Brenna Thummler is a very charming graphic novel. The aspect I love most about Sheets is the art, it is incredible. I love Thummler's style, it's what makes the world and the characters feel alive. Every scene is full of details and all the colours complement each other so nicely. As someone who creates art, I can tell how much time and effort when into every single frame and scene in this graphic novel. The story is not very complex, but it was simple and endearing. Though at times I would say the story was a bit to cliché for my liking. Sometimes the characters seemed a bit flat, which is a by-product of the story sometimes being a bit cliché. Nonetheless, I do recommend this graphic novel and will definitely read Thummler's future works.

Marjorie is a lonely young teen. She has recently lost her mother, her father is depressed, and Marjorie has found herself in charge of the family laundry business. Wendell is a ghost. He died as a boy, and is adjusting to his new sheet-dependent afterlife. When they unexpectedly encounter one another, Marjorie and Wendell form an unlikely friendship.

The story starts slow as it introduces Marjorie. When Wendell is introduced, the story picks up a little more. For one, the whole ghosts wearing sheets is a humorous touch. However, both Marjorie and Wendell have sad stories of loneliness. When Marjorie and Wendell first encounter one another, the story gets more interesting.

The artwork in this graphic novel is great. I especially enjoyed the the color palette.

A sweet story about loneliness and grief. Lovely, enchanting, and heartbreaking.

I received a free eARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The art was meh. The storytelling felt like one big cliche. I got through the first third before begging my kids to let me quit. They didn't have any objections.

How can I review this without too many spoilers? Two different worlds converge to save each other in a wonderfully inventive storyline

Marjorie is struggling. She's trying to juggle school, PE, taking care of her little brother and running the family laundry mat after her mom died the previous spring and her dad completely shut down. She's got a lot on her plate, and that's before mean Mr. Saubertuck begins pressuring her to sell the business so he can open up his extravagant five-star yoga and spa retreat (and have her and her father work as low-paid employees cleaning towels)—and a ghost decides to settle into the laundry mat and upend everything.

It took about 150 pages to really get into this graphic novel, which is saying something because it's only 240 pages long. There are two storylines: Marjorie, who comes off as disconnected, isolated and more tell than show, and Wendell, who is a ghost and an A+ liar. The story only takes off when Marjorie and Wendell meet and things begin to go sideways fast.

Marjorie and Wendell took a while to grow on me, mostly because both were so closed off in their own ways. Really, the only people who I really enjoyed was the hilarious cha-cha-sliding swim teacher Mr. Duncan and his empathetic, no-nonsense wife.

However, the ending is cute, the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous and inventive (particularly with Wendell's more extravagant stories), and there is a cute "scary-story" blanket fort scene. It also deals with death of a close family member, grief and moving on.

I received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

Sheets is a heartwarming graphic novel about the unusual friendship between a grieving girl and a lonely ghost boy.

Marjorie’s mother is dead and her father is so depressed that he barely leaves his bedroom to eat. The family’s laundry is run before and after school by Marjorie. The mysterious Nigel is trying to convince Marjorie to give up the laundry’s lease so he can open a yoga studio and spa.

In the meantime, Wendell lives in Ghost Town. At 11, he is having trouble making friends. He decides to ride a train out of town and ends up in Marjorie’s town. When they meet, their adventures begin.

Sheets is perfect for young and middle school readers. The words are scarce and the pretty pastel pictures tell much of the story. The moral is nice and doesn’t seem forced. 3 stars.

Thanks to the publisher, Lion Forge, and NetGalley for an advanced copy.

I loved that the alternating perspectives were told in different styles of illustrations. Marjorie is a teenager who is given the responsibility of not only being a teenager but running the household and her mom's laundromat after she dies. Wendell is a ghost who doesn't feel at home in the land of ghosts and returns to the land of humans and... the laundromat.

Sheets tells the story of a lonely girl and a lonely ghost. The artwork is wonderful and that is what drew me to the book in the first place. The illustrations emphasis the loneliness both main characters feel. This will be a book I recommend to my patrons.

4.5 stars. A beautifully written and drawn comic about two unlikely friends. I really enjoyed reading this story. The only downside were the random German words which irritated me profusely

I haven’t read a graphic novel in a while, but this was so cute and quirky! I loved all the ghost puns. While I didn’t fully understand the plot at first, this ended up being a great storyline too.

This was a very sweet story about loss and friendship. The illustrations were beautifully colored and the details were excellent. Although the story line was a bit lacking in some areas, the novel as a whole made a point and made it clearly.

Sheets is a graphic novel that follows two young characters working their way through grief: Marjorie, who is running her family’s laundromat, and Wendall, who is a ghost.
This story is delightfully heartwarming and tackles grief in an easily digestible manner. The color pallete is absolutely gorgeous and the pacing is perfect for this story.

It's been a while since I've read a graphic novel, but I'm really glad I picked this one to get into the genre again!

The first thing that drew me in was the illustrations, as I loved both the style and colors chosen for almost all of the scenes. I also absolutely loved how the ghosts were done in this story, and how they followed the whole "sheets as ghosts" idea and took it farther than just an appearance.

The story itself was also cute (yet heartbreaking), and I loved the small twist that the author managed to weave in. I agree with other reviewers that the pacing was a bit off though, as the build up took up most of the book with a fairly quick resolution by the end. Additionally, the plot itself was fairly simple, and I found the ghosts to be the most unique touch the comic had (though I did absolutely love those ghosts).

My favorite of the two characters was definitely Wendell, as I loved the personality we got to see, and the illustrations that accompanied his moments were just adorable. I also really loved how closely the two stories weaved themselves together, beyond just sheet ghosts + laundromat girl become friends. It added a whole other layer to the story, and made it feel more fleshed out.

It was a cute and quick read, and I recommend picking it up if you're in the mood for that!

Sheets by Brenna Thummler was a graphic novel I wanted to love, and there were moments I did. This one is a story of a girl who feels like a ghost and a boy who is. Marjorie is trying to navigate life after her mother's death. Due to his own grief, her father isn't at a place where he can run the family laundromat, so this falls on her shoulders. Wendell is a ghost trying to figure out just what it means to be a ghost and how he interacts with the rest of the world. The two intersect as they figure out life after/the afterlife. There were moments I was all about the feels in this one, and there were many others where I just wanted more. Honestly, I wanted more Marjorie than anything. I thought her story and emotions were so real. The ghost thing had its moments, but the humans in this are what made me enjoy the read.

Read this book if - You want a graphic novel with some heart. You are looking for a quick read that will make you feel some feels.

The story is original. The illustration is palatable and cute. I read this because of the cover page, and I do not regret it.