ARC Review: Mooncakes – Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu

Release Date: 15th October 2019
Publisher: Lion Forge
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Mooncakes is a beautiful little queer graphic novel that follows a young witch, Nova, and her relationship with her childhood crush, Tam, a werewolf. The two deal with their feelings for each other and what it means for their friendship, whilst also battling demons and understanding the magic and witchcraft that they possess.

It was incredibly cute and I loved getting to meet these characters whilst having a glimpse into their lives. They deeply care about one another and have a strong sense of duty to one another as well as family. Family takes an important role in the comic which was an aspect I especially loved as I feel stories, particularly fantasy ones, often separate themselves from family and don’t address the important role that a family plays in someone’s life.

The story itself was lovely and intriguing and everything you would want, but another strong aspect that cannot be ignored is the beautiful illustrations and art that runs throughout the graphic novel. The style is really soft and detailed and it matches the story perfectly. Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu’s work compliment each other and match very well.

Overall, this was a lovely graphic novel to read and I’m glad that netgalley gave me the opportunity to see it in it’s working stages with the arc. I love the storyline, the art, the representation, the characters, and so much more. I definitely recommend picking it up.