I loved this entire series!!! I am so happy with the way the book answered all my questions about Wendell and brought the final friendship group together before high school!!! The message of all the books needs to be heard by middle schoolers! Be friends with who makes you happy and don’t worry about what others think!!! The sooner kids learn this, the happier they will be! I will be ordering this series for my classroom library! I love happy endings!!!

LIGHTS was my favorite installment in this series and the perfect ending.

There was more action, more heartbreak, more love for these very human characters, even when they're a ghost.

We got to know a few new characters, which freshened up the cast, but without us losing touch with the main characters we got to love throughout the series. Every character had their own life lesson to learn, and it all wrapped up in a heartwarming, satisfying way.
I especially loved discovering Wendell's background story. Him wanting to remember his past added more action to the story than there was in the previous novels and made the emotions bigger too.
The scenes where we read the wandering thoughts of a character were so well written. Some might find it cheesy, but I genuinely enjoyed how the author linked all the metaphors to different meanings of the word 'lights'..
Finally, the art itself deserves some compliments as well! I love the color palettes and how the artist uses the limits of space in those tiny boxes to their advantage.

I will definitely recommend this series to friends!

Both heartbreaking and heartwarming, this series comes to a bittersweet end. Our trio of main characters search for more details on Wendell's life and death. With memories of his life sparse and fading, Wendell worries that he has been forgotten by the people who knew him when he was alive. We do some classic ghost hunting with gadgets and a few new characters. We also get reacquainted with some old characters who want to make amends for the things they've done.

The conversations about friendship in this installment are so lovely. The characters learn to balance multiple friendships, accept other people's interests when they don't align with your own, and how people can change for the better. Paired with the investigation into Wendell's past and flashbacks revealing some of his life, this was such a fun, charming read.

A stunning conclusion to a beautiful series.

What a great ending to this trilogy. We have closure for Wendell. We have new friendships. We have standing up to bullying.
I really enjoyed this trilogy. They dealt with some hard-core topics and were relatable (minus the ghost part, of course - but even the ghosts were a great mechanism to portray real friendships and real issues that kids and adults alike face).

The story of Wendell's life has finally been revealed, and no his and fe other hearts can rest.

The two girls grew within this story and balanced so many things; each other, social life, acceptance, mystery and friendship/ I think it's a good plan to end with Wendell, their friend, finally remembering what happened to him and not leaving but finding peace.

This continues on the story between Wendell the ghost, Marjorie and Eliza. We finally find out how Wendell died, and what he was like as a human.

I love this story so much and the art style continues to be amazing.

Another great graphic novel by Brenna. I love the Sheets books and this is no exception to the series. Love the search for the real truth behind the death of Wendell. So mysterious and sweet with deja vu vibes. 5 out of 5.

4.25⭐️
Thummler is back with the conclusion to the ‘Sheets’ series, and dare I say, this was a beautiful conclusion!

‘Lights’ tells a story about embracing life, finding meaningful friendships, grieving, learning when to let go, and looking after yourself. In this instalment we learn more about Wendall’s backstory as the crew tries to solve his murder mystery.

Yet again, Thummler has flawed me with their ability to convey such a heartfelt story. I will truly miss the adventures of Marj, Wendall, and Eliza.

This is an easy recommendation if you’ve read the other books in the series, this is just as heartfelt, memorable, and hopeful as its predecessors.

A memorable graphic novel that is visually stunning and fills you with hope as you read.

Thank you Netgalley and Oni Press for the complimentary e-arc in exchange for an honest review. All opinions in this review are my own.

Lights is a thoughtful and enthralling companion to Sheets and Delicates. Captivating from the very beginning, picking up this novel was like reuniting with old friends. Thummler's ability to capture and communicate the loss and longing of relationships in various respects comes across in the beautiful illustrations and expert storytelling. Although the theme of loss can be challenging, this book handled it with sensitivity and grace, leaving me feeling both heartbroken and hopeful. I feel a sense of catharsis after reading this novel and a renewed appreciation for the power of resilience. I highly suggest this graphic novel to anyone searching for an emotional yet inspiring read.

This is a good addition to the graphic novel trilogy that began with Sheets and continued with Delicates. This time round, the writer puts the spotlight on Wendell, the ghost of a boy who died too young.

Marjorie and Eliza have their own issues, the former around feeling seen and the latter around fitting in. But the situation is exacerbated when Marjorie's desire to be friends with two of the popular girls means that she is getting closer with the people who bullied Eliza.

Meanwhile, Wendell has had his own issues accepting that his best friend Marjorie may also need to have human friends, when he just wants to have her to himself.

Nevertheless, all three of them agree it's important for Wendell's fast-fading memory of his human life to be examined as soon as possible, because he wants to understand better the nature of the accident that led to his death.

What none of them has bargained for is the possibility that Wendell's death may not have been entirely accidental...

The story takes a little time to warm up, really taking off in the latter part of the graphic novel. The art in this series has never really been to my taste, although the ghosts are dead cute (pun intended). Still, the ending is both heartwarming and a little sad, yet somehow entirely right for this touching series.

A beautifully poignant ending to such a lovely and gentle series about friendship, loss, and finding your place in a tough world.

I loved the focus on Wendell's history and how he became a ghost, it was so sad and heartbreaking to see and learn about his family and surroundings. But I found the ending satisfying and that friendships were made. Lovely series, and I loved reading it.

This was a really great way to end a lovely graphic novel series and I am so glad that I finally broke down and read it [though I have realized that there is no amount of money that would induce me to go back to middle school - E V E R].

There was a lot of nostalgia in this one for me [I didn't know until I had read the second one and kept feeling a sense of deja vu over and over, that the author is from Erie PA, which is only 45 minutes from me and where I spent a good amount of time] as it is Wendell's story and he spends time in places that I loved as a child/teen [the amusement park he goes to with the Blue Streak and Wacky Shack WAS a real place {the Blue Streak burned down just recently and all of us that loved it had a bit of a cry} and I spent many a happy day there], plus there are more landmarks that I actually recognize and that made the connection to the story even better for me.

When you meet Wendell, all you want to know is his story and that comes to fruition in this book [along with a lot of other stuff - again, I am so glad I don't have to go back to middle school],but it isn't always the story the reader was hoping for and there are a lot of things that made me just cry over and over again.

This is a really well done graphic novel series and I can only encourage everyone to read it, even those who have never read a graphic novel. I think what you find will surprise you [and only in the best ways possible]. So well done!

Thank you to NetGalley, Brenna Thummler, and Oni Press for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a nice conclusion to the trilogy, but it didn’t quite draw me in as much as the first two volumes. I really liked the dual timelines and finally diving more into Wendell’s story, but the present-day timeline wasn’t quite as interesting. Still, it was a nice way to round out the story and overall a satisfying conclusion for all of the characters.

Thank you to Oni Press for letting me read LIGHTS early. This third installment publishes September 5.

I loved SHEETS, loved DELICATES, and now LIGHTS is right up there. This little series is the perfect escape graphic novel. The illustrations and color choices make me so happy and these characters are my friends. This was a perfect third installment for this series. I highly recommend it!!

In this final book of the Sheets trilogy we see who Wendell was before he became a ghost. This book series was fantastic and I am sad it is over, but I will constantly recommend this series to anyone of any age!

I really liked the storyline of uncovering what happened to Wendell. The friendship storyline between Marjorie and Eliza felt a little repetitive from the first volume.
I liked the art style a lot and that the color schemes changed between the past and present scenes. This was a sweet and heartwarming story.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review!

I AM A WRECK!!!

This was such a perfect end to a wonderful series. Wendell found out what happened to him, Marjorie and Eliza grew up so much and it was just so heartwarming. I may have shed a tear at the end of this.

Absolutely devoured these books, they're great for all ages but especially for middle grade. The artwork is beautiful, and I really hope that Brenna Thummler makes more graphic novels for young people. I'll definitely be reading them!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

This was a great finale to the series.
All main characters again showed some character growth, and I loved getting to know something about Wendell’s backstory.
The issues shown in this book regarding friendship and jealousy are deeply relatable from a teen perspective, especially if you have always been the outsider, been bullied or struggled to make friends.
I did want a bit more from the ending though, like a look into the future of when all of the characters meet again, though I do think the ending and moving on is fitting.
All in all a great read, I loved the whole trilogy.

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for the Arc in exchange for an honest review.

Lights by Brenna Thummler was not a perfect story, but it was a great end to a series that I really grew to enjoy. My biggest complaint was that I wish the series was a bit longer, so certain storylines could feel paced out better than they were. However, I did really love how everything ended. The wrap up to all the story beats in the series made me emotional and I love how hard they hit. The art I was great and I liked it just as well as I did in the previous installments. The paneling was good as well. It left a very good flow and clarity to the story the art was telling. I am extremely happy that despite some off pacing I am overall thrilled with Lights and how the series ended.

We are once again hunting for ghosts with Marjorie, Eliza, and Wendall! This story we actually got to see a lot more of Wendall's life and how he died, including those people close to him before his death. In the first book of our trilogy, Wendall introduces the idea that ghosts begin to forget their past lives when the people on earth begin to forget about them. I've been wondering for a while if this theme would ever pop up as Wendall doesn't seem to remember a lot about his life, and it seems we finally got that with this book. I appreciate that this story was different than the other two where it sort of introduced a mystery aspect that we don't see/ get a lot, and I loved how it was executed.

I also really loved that the story opened with Marj no longer being friends with Tessi and her group. Tessi was so awful to Eliza (and Marj, let's be honest) in the last book and it always made me so angry that she just stood by and let it happen so much instead of sticking up for her. Though I do remember being in 8th grade and what it felt like to finally be friends with the "right" group. I also loved that some of her old friend group, Sid and Sasha, got a little redemption arc as well and they ended up also making amends with Marj (and eventually Eliza too).

I'm not gonna lie, the ending made me a little teary as I knew that this was the end of this series and adventures with Wendall. These books have been such a delight to read and they touch on so many tough topics, like depression, loss, suicide, friends, crushes, parent loss, and so much more. I think these are so important for youth to be reading, even just to give them a healthy and realistic idea of how these topics can be handled. The stories themselves are so cute and fun, but the messages they interweave underneath the main stories are so good and important. I will forever tell all youth to read this series. It's wonderful.