Mooncakes

I loved it !! Couldn’t put it down. Such a sweet book and I loved all the 2SLGBTQIA add ins ! Makes it totally normal in the world as it should be in ours. The book felt comfortable 💖

Las ilustraciones son hermosas! Tienen un nivel de detalle precioso, pero, coincido en que la portada no tiene mucha relación con la historia.

If you’re looking for representation, this is a great book for you!- Nova has hearing aids, and the book does a pretty good job of being accurate without making a big deal out of it! The color of them also matches Tam’s hair :)- Nova lives with her two grandmas, who are wholesome and badass witches!- Tam is somewhere under the nonbinary umbrella! When meeting Nova’s grandmas again, Tam lets them know that their pronouns are now they/them. The two correct themselves casually and it’s nice to see changing pronouns flow so smoothly. Tam also kept their birth name, which is nice to see since there’s not much representation for trans people who don’t want to change their names!- There’s a decent variation of body types among the main cast, so that’s nice too.Overall, I adored this book and read it in one sitting. If a love story between a witch and a werewolf isn’t enough to draw you in, there’s also themes of childhood best friends, found families and accepting life changes. If you enjoy fantasy creature design, I won’t spoil it but oh my god the forest spirits are the cutest little bunch I’ve ever seen! The magic theme is very captivating, but underneath it I think everything can be read as metaphors that are very relatable to lgbt people and/or teenagers. I think Tam’s character as a werewolf and the way it affects their life is very symbolic of what it’s like to be a trans teenager in the real world. Mooncakes is a coming of age story that touches on queer identities and experiences with a fun twist of witchcraft. It can be lighthearted and taken as purely fantasy if you want to, but it can also be deeper if you’re looking for fantasy characters that you can project onto as a queer person. I highly recommend this book to any lgbt person or ally, especially if you’re younger and just discovering your identity. Outside of the story, I also recommend this book for its fun character and setting design, the art was lovely and engaging. I’m definitely inspired to make fanart..It’s a pretty quick read, but 100% worth it in my opinion!

mooncakes is one of the most beautiful books i have ever read in my life, the art is so beautiful. the plot was incredible, i read it all in one day, i read about 150 pages in school and finished the rest at home i could not drop the book, it is amazing

Se você gosta da ideia de uma hq leve e fofa com magia, cafeteria, avós bruxas e protetoras, amizade de aquecer o coração, romance bonitinho e representatividade abordada de forma super natural, essa hq foi feita pra você.Nova é uma bruxa que vive com as avós e descobre que há algo misterioso acontecendo na floresta, e junto de Tam lobisomem e não-binárie (não sei se está certo, qualquer coisa me conta como é) que retorna para a cidade depois de um tempo fora, ambos vão tentar resolver o que está causando problemas. A melhor amiga da Nova é suuuuper legal e ama ciências, gostei das atitudes dela em relação à magia.Amei esse universo em que a magia é algo natural, sabe? Sem falar que OS TRAÇOS DESSA HQ SÃO MUITO LINDOS! Com certeza vou reler todo Halloween.p.s: o inglês dessa hq é fácil de compreender.