This is very much a snippet of a larger story which reads more as a glancing look into the lives of the characters rather than a story arc. What I read left me wanting more. I definitely need to go back and read the first two installments and I hope the next two bring Ed’s and Lily’s stories to a strong conclusion. Ed, as an elderly queer man facing the onset of dementia, was a unique character to read. His past reveals itself in bits and pieces through flashbacks and hints about his relationship with his daughter. There’s a persistent and well-captured melancholy in the way his past returns to him as he’s losing bits of himself to his illness. I also appreciate the complexity and sympathy afforded to his character even when his dementia makes him irrational, angry, or difficult. Lily’s connection with him was interesting to watch develop. She’s clearly to some degree throwing herself into life with him and contemplating staying past the summer as a way to keep avoiding her mother and facing her problems back home. (I also see living with Ed who only knows her as his granddaughter and mistakes her for his own daughter as being affirming for her as a trans girl in a way she doesn’t get where she grew up.) But she also builds a genuinely sweet bond with him, helping care for Ed and connecting with him through music.

I had mixed feelings about the art. At first, I found the pink and turquoise palette striking, but as the story went on I cooled to it somewhat. It adds to the majesty of some scenery. The illustrator also uses the hues well to accentuate emotions or the atmosphere of scenes when Ed is getting lost in his memories. But for stretches in the present day, it was flatter and dull. I also found the faces, particularly the eyes to look strange to me.

So many great things to say about this graphic novel. First of all, the artwork was tremendous. Absolutely amazing. Secondly, the way this novel pulled at my heartstrings with every scene involving Ed and Lily, it truly captured a sense of emotional support within the LGBTQIA+ community. Seeing Ed slowly lose himself to dementia was heartbreaking, but seeing his friends and granddaughter be there and support him definitely warmed my heart. This graphic novel was absolutely wonderful!

I loved the storytelling and relationships in this book! I think there are amazing, compelling characters that I would love to learn more about!

The art was gorgeous and I loved the layout of the panels. My only issue was that it didn't feel like there was much of an ending, but I think that it will be continued in the next book. In all honesty, I didn't know this was part of a series, so I'm sure there is some context I'm missing, but reading this makes me want to go and read the first two!

I'm so excited for people to read this, and I can't wait to see what happens next!

I fear I have a habit of just requesting anything that is queer on netgalley and not paying attention to if it's a series or not. So that's how I ended up here and I'm so glad I landed here. Yes I started with the third book in the series and I didn't know it was a series until I finished. I really liked this. I liked the color palette I liked the characters. The ending is a bit abrupt but after now having read the first and second I understand that it's a continuing story. I did immediately go out and purchase the first and second books as ebooks and I can't tell you the last time I actually bought a graphic novel. Usually I borrow them from the library or use an app like Libby or everand but I could not find them anywhere and so I eventually caved and just paid for them. I'm really glad I did.

This is a story that is described as an inverted coming-of-age story where we have an elderly main character who is suffering from dementia and we're kind of getting his life story through bits and pieces and each book. This specific book focuses on his granddaughter coming to stay with him for the summer and she is trans which is extra fun rep and I really enjoyed the whole thing.

I'm probably just going to throw my reviews for the first and second one here too since I'm here. I will say since I read the third one first, the first and the second were a little underwhelming. I think that you can get a lot of the same context through clues that are in the third book and even though I was happy to see more of Ed's story I wasn't as enamored with books one and two as I was with the third. That's not to say that they're not worth it or that you shouldn't go read them because you absolutely should. I really look forward to seeing what the last two books in the series hold.

I gave this book 3/5 stars the artist was beautiful hut this was not my favorite of the three stories it was written well and I did enjoy it. I will be recommending the series to others. The art style was my favorite part of this story, so unique and creative, I loved it.

Dementia is incredibly scary and it affects everyone around the person who has it. It’s nice that Ed is getting a chance to reconnect with his granddaughter before everything gets worse and that she’s getting a chance to get to know her grandpa.

The soft tones of most of the story perfectly contrasted with the more vibrant tones of the flashbacks, but overall, the art left a little to be desired. The eyes in particular threw me off a bit.

Even though this particular installment of the series wasn’t especially sad, I’m afraid this kind of story is not for me. My heart is already breaking just imagining Ed’s future, I’m too soft.

Okay, I'm jumping in -- in the middle of the series. I couldn't pass on reading it after reading the description and seeing the beautiful cover. Lily follows Lily, Ed's granddaughter, as she settles into living with her grandfather. I really enjoyed the story, flashbacks, and the lyrical storytelling that enters throughout the book. I love that Ed and Lily are connected through music. It made me think of my own grandfather and the connections we had. I would recommend this series to someone whose queer in a small town, missing their grandparents, or someone needing to feel hopeful right now.

As an artist, I was completely captivated by the way the blue and pink tones seamlessly shift between the past and present—it’s such a brilliant visual touch. I fell in love with every single character, and every time something happened to them, it absolutely broke my heart. This story left me so invested, and now I’m counting down the days until the next series—I need it immediately!

I absolutely LOVED the first two books in this series. This third instalment was high up on my wish list. I live in Calgary and follow the author. So when I saw there was a new book I was psyched. The colour scheme is gorgeous. The heavy topics are dealt with so naturally and beautifully. The characters are all so unique and memorable. I look forward to more more more of this series.

With a soft colour palette and glam-rock inspired style, this graphic novel hits emotional beats about Ed's trans granddaughter and his ongoing struggle with progressing dementia with sensitivity and mindfulness.

Although some formatting errors did impede my experience (ex. word bubbles going from single to double spaced on the next panel, text not centred or sized properly for the bubble, tangents throughout) and there were often some panel angles that were bizarrely chosen and broke the flow of the page, LILY is still quite an enjoyable read overall.