Content warning: miscarriages, loss of a child, depression and infertility.

This is the authors own story about, her and her partners experiences with trying to have a baby.

It was absolutely beautiful, devastating, heartbreaking but also heartwarming. It’s shows her dealing with her greif and her learning to find peace with it and start healing. I loved the way the colours played a part of the story to show times of depression and greif.
This book was truely beautiful, both the story, the art and the writing.

I received this through netgalley in exchange for an honest review

A beautiful graphic novel about a couple trying to conceive. The eventually get pregnant but the baby is lost and the mother almost doesn’t survive. Now that she’s survived she must learn to live again. Beautifully written and great illustrations. Really enjoyed.

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I thought this simple portrayal at the grief of losing a child was stunning. The artwork is beautiful and speaks for itself, and often the writing lets it do just that: breathing and giving space to watch the waves of grief roll over the main character. The use of color was excellent as well, dipping into black and white, with spots of color now and again and then full on bursts of it for the dreamscape. Will be recommending this to many people to read, and certainly for purchasing at our library.

What a beautiful volume by author Ingrid Chabbert and illustrator Carole Maurel. The pain felt in this biographical work is palpable, as is the love and support that helped Chabbert live through such a difficult event. Grief, love, and loss are universal; even if one has never experienced the loss of a child, one cannot help but be moved by Waves.

This graphic novel hurt.
I love that there are more graphic novels being created that deal with hard issues to cope with. I've read one on depression, one on anorexia, and one that focused on sexual harassment.
This book goes on that shelf in my mind of "eye opening" on a subject I never have thought hard about - miscarriage.
The illustrations are gorgeous, the hurt is noticeable, and the journey of coping that is taken is strong.

I loved it.

This is a bittersweet tale about love and loss. It felt very real and raw so I wasn't surprised to see that it was based on the author's own life experiences. The art is beautiful and fits the story so well.

This was gorgeous art, and a deeply moving story. Trigger for child loss. I loved the way the color was used to tell the story from panel to panel.

*Content warning for miscarriage, loss of child, infertility, depression.*
Waves is a beautiful graphic novel about love, loss, and recovery. The art really showcases the pain felt, and reminds the reader that they are not alone on their journey. I highly recommend this for anyone going through a similar situation.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

A quick, but powerful read about a couple's struggle and depression after a late-term miscarriage. It was a tragic and beautiful read, but the thing I most took away was the gorgeous art and use of color (or lack there of) within this graphic novel. Highly recommended.

Waves was a beautifully told story about hope and loss and what it takes to find hope again. The story floats as much as you would expect from the title. The illustrations were really nice and for me they helped a lot to make the story more powerful and added much to the story.

While it was a quick read for me, it was one that stayed with me for quite some days, so I was very glad Netgalley granted my wish on this one.

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

The movement of the narrative through time and the grief process is truly stunning here. The use of color throughout builds upon the characterization in a lovely way as well. A quick read with big emotions, don't miss the boat on this one!

Waves is one of the most well put together comic that will make you dive into emotions through the changing color schemes and through the amazingly portrayed characters. It revolves around a woman who loses her child in a miscarriage and finds herself amidst a dark thought process--almost like she's drowning and that's depicted in a few illustrations parallel to the main storyline. It's a story about her finding her own smile again, of finding her inner writer, of finding herself and all this when mixed with her supportive partner is a story of loving despite the loss.

This graphic novel has a heartbreaking story. The illustrations were so beautiful as well as the concept. But be careful as it may be triggering.
TW: miscarriage.

This is a subject close to my heart, and I was moved by the representation here of the author’s miscarriage. The author shared her journey and the path to healing. I loved the use of color as it slowly worked its way back into the world through her journal, the support group, her wife and friends. I imagine this was could have been a hard story to tell, and the emotions are plainly felt.

I’d started this one technically early this morning. But as I’ve said I’ve had the worst cold so didn’t make it very far before my body started begging for a nap. Let’s just say it one.
So I restarted this up about an hr ago. It’s a rather quick storyline, I would’ve LOVED to see more of the story in between the pages the one she calls her story.
It’s about a couple who seem to be struggling to have a child, and then it’s joyous upon happening but it doesn’t come full term round.
I struggle with my own personal issues of never having any success with getting pregnant, it’s a constant why can’t I, what could be done, will this ever happen... so this kinda touched my soul and spread between the going holes of I’m not the only one I can relate sort of to this story and the pain of it. The artwork is pretty, and sets the mood color scheme wise where you journey through the grips of depression of color void, and into the realms of happiness slowly trying to creep over and pull you out.
I’d recommend to mothers, struggling women who just want to feel too like hey there is a story for us. It may not be a happy one but it shows in some way you can overcome the darkness and get through it.

This is a graphic novels that I, as a self-professed “Lord of Nerds,” deem required reading, because holy smokes was this inspirational as fork!

This story follows a lesbian couple who have tried again and again to have a child but unfortunately they go through the traumatic experience of a miscarriage together. Waves is an educational and unique in its form. It’s brief, beautiful, and bears some truths that us in our daily, busy lives should pause and address every so often. It is sad but I found the book emotionally engaging. The art has this dreamlike feeling to it that you easily fall into. I will definitly be looking for more novels by Ingrid Chabbert.

This was a powerful graphic novel that deals with the loss of a pregnancy. As someone who has lost a late term pregnancy I know it is hard to deal with and take as long as it takes to be able to move forward in your life. I think it’s great to have graphic novels that illustrates the emotions and struggles families go through, no matter what that family dynamics is. The illustrations were great! Two thumbs up!👍🏻
Thank you to BOOM! Studios and NetGalley for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

This graphic novel is short and simple while dealing with heavy themes of loss and depression. The author tells the story of the son she lost and how it impacted her life. It starts during her pregnancy and continues through her recovery afterwards, as well as, how it changed her career and helped her become a writer. I think the story depicts how the author felt wonderfully through the theme of water and more specifically waves, which really illustrates how she felt during this tragedy from drowning to finding solitude at the beach. Definitely an example of not sugarcoating this experience or offering a happy ending. This is a perfect example of showcasing what women have been forced to suffer alone and presents it fully.

With breathtaking art and a heart wrenching story Waves was truly an overwhelming and immensely moving story.
I'm a big sap so I cried during my first read through and then cried again the second time I read it.

I can't recommend this enough, this isn't simply a graphic novel but an experience.