This was such a cute read!

The story follows Marjorie, who is a thirteen-year-old girl and the owner of a laundry business after her mother's death the previous spring. She feels like a ghost, can't swim any longer because of her mother's drowning and to top it all, her stepfather is an alcoholic, the business is failing and she also has to take care of a younger brother.
Cue Wendell, a real ghost. Well, a sheet ghost to be more precise, because when you die, you get a sheet to replace your former body. There is even a Ghost Law book and everything. He manages to get to the humans' world and stumbles into the laundromat.

Apart from the cutesy illustrations and the sad-turned-happy story, this book is about finding the strength to go on after everything seems to be falling apart. About friendship in the most unimaginable forms. About forgiveness and second chances. You will surely enjoy it. Bonus: it's a very quick read.

I really enjoyed this! It was quite heartwarming and beyond cute. I love the art style and I think it's a wonderful match for the story. I would have prefered if Marjorie had female friends and if the story didn't follow the usual mean girls narrative but I still think that at its core this is a story about loss and friendship so I did enjoy it overall, just wish it did a bit more and that it went a little deeper. I also found that the story was a bit slow and not a lot happened, and than at the end everything felt a little rushed. But still really cute and I do recommend it!

Sheets is about a young girl who is trying to keep her family together and deal with the grief from her mother's untimely death. What stood out to me was the beauty of the panels. Thummler's choice of a muted palette perfectly match Majorie's sadness and difficulty in coping. I also loved that is a story not just about grief but also about perseverance, strength and friendship.

Sheets by Brenna Thummler is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel with a sweet story to warm your heart this fall. I would categorize this as a middle grade graphic novel because it follows a junior high girl with the world resting on her shoulders. Some of the story telling was juvenile but it was entertaining none the less. For people who love halloween, but don't like anything genuinely scary I'd say this a great option.

This was a cute story, maybe a bit young for me, but I would highly reccomend it for younger readers. The artwork is wonderful, really enjoyed the colours.

Sheets is a sweet tale bridging the gap between life and death.
Marjorie recently lost her mother. Her father suffers deep depression and has left her to run the family laundromat. When a neighbor tries to take their property, Marjorie is in overhead. in the land of the ghosts, Wendall doesn't fit in. He loves to tell stories and isn't adjusting well to being dead. When the to meet, a rocky path leads them on a path to success and redemption.
This book is so cute. The illustration are amusing and vibrant. I really liked the idea of taking up the sheeted ghosts. For the ghosts, it's a safety issue, a way to hide since human fool around with sheets all the time.
I do think the book dragged in its story. Yes, I get it; Majorie doesn't fit in; can we just get onto to her meeting the ghost. The book also missed a chance to truly look out why people do bad things. The book gives motivation for the antagonist but doesn't look into how he could have been sympathetic and how to truly handle life's problems.
Sheets is a fun ghost story that isn't too scary and has heart.

This is the story about a girl and a ghost... I feel like I cannot say that much because the story is really short, it was interesting, it feels as a first author's book and I hope Brenna Thummler would keep growing as an author. As an illustrator by the other hand is pretty good, I really liked the illustrations, the color palette used was so beautiful!

A must read graphic novel. It was light, fun and a very fast read. The story follows a ghost and girl who are trying to keep everything together. Story for was light. But they were parts which made me feel sad. But the loved reading story about ghost and after life.
It is must read graphic novel.

Actual Rating: 3.5

Despite Thummler's off-putting facial art style for people (#permanentderpface), I found this comic's storyline to be surprisingly cute and heartfelt.

Sheets initially follows two narratives: that of Wendell (a ghost wearing a sheet) and Majorie (a teenage girl who is running both the family business and her home life). The first quarter of this graphic novel had inconsistent pacing and tones when switching from POVs, which personally resulted in feeling disconnected from the characters. It wasn't until the storylines began to weave together that I suddenly found myself thoroughly enjoying the tale. Every section with the lifeguard, in particular, had me smiling and 'awww-ing.'

The entire concept behind the ghost town and it's many organizations and regulations, such as the club for Dead Youth Empathizers (DYE), was subtly clever and refreshing to read. It's because of this that I found myself enjoying Wendell's perspective more than Marjorie's, as her storyline primarily consisted of her simply being sad and downtrodden.

Overall, I think everything came together nicely toward the end of the book. Even the art style started growing on me when Thummler started devoting pages to scenery around the town, which only served to ground me in Marjorie's world.

I recommend this comic to readers who are interested in reading about the topic of grief and the rituals of mourning in a manner more appropriate to children and adolescents.

*Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an arc of this comic in exchange for an honest review.*

13-year-old Marjorie is treading water: her father's deep depression following her mother's death threatens to consume their family business, and Marjorie is doing her best to keep her mother's beloved laundromat afloat. Struggling to make friends, Marjorie finds herself at odds with the malicious efforts of Mr. Saubertuck, a failed entrepreneur deadset on sabotaging the business so that he can pressure young Marjorie into giving him her family's property. When a naive young ghost name Wendell decides to haunt the laundromat, Marjorie must overcome all odds to save what is hers and (maybe) make a friend in the process.
The pastel shades and beautiful line art pull the story along and create a comforting atmosphere for the reader to enjoy. I felt for the protagonist and her family but found some of the character tropes used for the villains to be tired/distasteful. While a few elements of the story struck me as difficult to believe (such as why so few adults were concerned with Marjorie's situation) the ending was charming enough to make up for it. Wendell's portion of the story was interesting and the ghost-lore unique.
Not a perfect story, but an enjoyable one, and a bittersweet look at a child coping with grief.

Sheets was an odd but enjoyable graphic novel. The artwork was alright. Not my favorite but certainly not the worst by far. A reader can't help but feel for the main character Marjorie. Her family is having a tough time and her father has retreated into himself. Too much adult responsibility has been dumped on her. This was written well enough that I wanted to scream at the father to pay attention and to give Marjorie a bear hug. As an unexpected lighter side to the story a young ghost comes into our world and wreaks havoc on Majorie's life. I really liked the afterlife concept and what Brenna Thummler did with the ghost world. I would highly enjoy a graphic novel about just that! The antagonist was over the top and irritating but not in an "love to hate the villain" kind of way. The popular boy romance was cute but not overly believable. Nice story with a happy ending but I don't know if I would recommend this to everyone.

This was not for me. I didn't realize that it was Sci-Fi/Fantasy, so it wasn't an enjoyable read. The illustrations were very good, but the entire storyline was baffling. With apparently a big message hidden inside, I hope that others find it comforting or can derive something positive from it.

I cannot wait to hold this book in my hands. I think we can all relate, at some points in our lives, to what Marjorie is going through. I really enjoyed this book and will purchase for library upon it's mass release.

I got this on a whim from NetGalley as the cover looked super cute and I could always do with more books about ghosts.

Yes the art style remains cute but oh wow, its also a bit dark and I ended up crying whilst reading it!

Sheets follows Marjorie who is only young and struggling to get by. She has to attend school, run her families laundromat, do homework, keep under the radar of bullies, and deal with a meddling man who is trying to sabatage her business.

On top of this she is still mourning her mothers death. Her father is too and he’d not handling it well at all – his method of dealing is at the bottom of a bottle.

I really liked Marjorie as a character, as can be seen in the image above she’s alone and surrounded by books and even how she stands gives a good portrayal of her chracteristics.

We also get to meet Wendell, a ghost who’s big on telling stories, exploring, and breaking rules. Upon returning back to the world of humans he ends up finding Marjorie’s house and is witness to the guy trying to sabotague her business and does his best to try and help. He is a good bean!!!!

Once the two meet properly I enjoyed the story even more as it took Marjorie a bit to believe ghosts exist and that she could actually trust him but their friendship is so pure and sweet that it really made me smile.

Its such a nice balance in and amongst a story about grief and deception.

I think the art really suited this story too as it comes across rather soft and gentle which for the age of the characters and the target audience it works nicely. I’m pretty sure I’d pick up more work or graphic nivels by Brenna Thummler because of this.

The pacing of the story is a bit slow at times which I think reflects how Marjorie feels but the first chunk focuses on her a lot so it takes a bit for us to meet Wendell properly and know about the ghost-world.

I think I would’ve liked further exploration of their world but how the two end up working together really made the story for me.

I really enjoyed Brenna Thummler's first original graphic novel. The story is sweet and heart-warming while also touching on some deep and dark subject matter. Watching Marjorie deal with all her family struggles and trying to keep the family business running after her mother's death was difficult, especially because her dad was deep in the throes of his grief. When she meets Wendell the youth ghost and he decides to help her, the story becomes so much more hopeful. I love how accurately working in a service industry role is depicted, as well as grief and loneliness. Thummler takes dark elements of a very human story, mixes in a little supernatural fun, and illustrates it with a Wes Anderson-esque color palette. A quick read and something I'd recommend for readers of Raina Telgemier who want something similar for older kids.

I absolutely loved the illustration and coloring in this graphic novel. There were times I just stared at background images. The character drawing took me awhile to get used to, but it works. I also liked how the ghost towns were drawn in black and white, it really made the real world pop.
The story really grabbed my heart-- I was so sad, so frustrated and couldn't help but hope that it would end well. The ghost is adorable and made me smile even as is naivety made me wince at how it would affect Marj. Marj is such an amazing person and it is heartbreaking how much she has to do.
This is one I know I will be recommending!

I loved every little bit of this. From the color scheme to the ghosts running around with their individualized accessories and at the center is a beautiful story about Marjorie Glatt and Wendell. Marjorie is dealing with the loss of her mother while Wendell, a ghost, is coming to terms with how he died. These two stories are interwoven and come together in ways that are both humorous and sad. Besides attending school, Marjorie is now responsible for a laundromat that used to be run by her mother. Her father has isolated himself and become what Marjorie refers to as "still 100% opaque but slightly visible." As a result, Marjorie is forced to fend off Mr. Saubertuck, who wants to buy the laundromat and turn it into a five-star yoga resort, and successfully sabotages her business.

On the other side, we have Wendell, who tells extravagant tales about how he died to his dead youth empathetics; it's clear that Wendell hasn't exactly come to term with what happened to him. And it's no surprise when he accidentally is whisked away to the living world again. Here the two paths cross and at first madness ensues. Wendell despite meaning well often helps Mr. Saubertuck sabotage Marjorie's business and soon enough she's facing a horrible reality: actually selling her business to Mr. Saubertuck. However, the living and the dead come together to save the day and overcoming their own fears.

Sheets is wonderfully written and drawn. The color scheme is positively magnetic and instantly draws you in. The combination of colors, whimsical ghosts, absent parents, the clothing choices for Mr. Saubertuck and other wonderful details really made this feel like a Tim Burton movie in graphic novel form. I could almost hear a Danny Elfman tune playing in the background. Anyways, this is an absolutely fantastic graphic novel that really uses the medium to convey a mood and tackles a coming of age story, where the characters actually seem to grow. I would recommend this to anyone who likes Halloween and doesn't like scary ghosts.

This is such a charming little tale, and it really pulled me in. I ended up feeling an attachment to the characters, that at the end left me wanting to know what the future might bring.
And it’s one of those tales where if I were to try to explain it to someone, I’d surely lose their interest. Because it’s about more that just the plot. It’s the dialog, and the way events unfold, and the way the story is drawn, that really make this book what it is.

Sheets got my attention because of its cover, I'll admit. Inside, I found an adorable story about Marjorie, a girl who lost her mom recently and has to run the family's laundry business and take care of the house pretty much by herself. Also, we meet Wendell, who lives in the Land of Ghosts - the place where souls go after they die. He's in a support group for people who die young but he doesn't feel like he fits in, so he manages to escape back to the human world.

First of all, LOVED the artwork. The coloring work is so beautiful and comfortable to read that right after I was done, I looked up the authors website to find some more of her work. Second, the whole story probably happens in a week or so, and even though a lot of things happen the pace is good and realistic. It took me a second to understand Wendell's personality, while Marj was easier to figure out and a bit more relatable. Funny enough, in the end I think I liked Wendell the best because we get to see him out and about more.

I really, really enjoyed this story and I'm looking forward for more of Brenna Thummler's work in the future :)

Sheets is a lovely little story about Marjorie, a teen who runs her family's laundry business, and Wendell, a ghost who just really, really likes sheets. It features a sleazy villain and addresses a bunch of the little things that just add up when you're a teen as well as Marjorie trying to cope with the loss of her mother, and veers into a bit on the life of Wendell the ghost, who pretty much has the same problems as Marjorie and just wants a friend.

Beautifully illustrated, though I had to get used to the style (I will probably always be able to recognise Brenna Thummler's illustrations from now on and that is the exact opposite of a problem) and wonderfully written, this little story about grief and friendship was just so heartwarming and lovely. Perfect for a rainy autumn evening with a cup of tea.