I'm OBSESSED with this book. I want to read it every Halloween. It's perfect. I love how seamlessly all the characters used They pronouns for Tam, I loved the development for both Nova and Tam, and I loved that Tat was fat. Seriously, all the awesome representation and *none* of it was unnecessarily explained. It was organic and beautiful.

This was a super cute graphic novel about two childhood best friends/crushes who reunite and have to save their adorably autumnal New England town from a forest demon. The witchiness is soft and lovely, as is the artwork and Nova and Tam's relationship. There's also fabulous diversity representation going on here - both MCs are Chinese-American, Nova wears hearing aids, Tam is non-binary, and Nova's grandmothers are couple goals for sure. I can't wait to get my hands on a published copy so I can see what the final chapters of art look like all colored and finalized.

This was one of the best graphic novel’s i’ve read. It was witchy, it was queer, it was cute and it had the sweetest romance! The artwork in this was also incredible! I really hope we get to see more from Tam & Nova!

I first encountered Mooncakes as a webcomic a few years ago. It was one of those things, like most webcomics, where it capture my attention for a bit and then in this age of binge-watching, I got tired of waiting and moved on to other things. Let me just say, I am so glad it's getting a graphic novel release, because it is absolutely delightful. The characters are colorful and diverse and interesting and the story is a bit mysterious with a nice helping of sweetness to it. Also, I appreciate how unabashedly queer it is. It's definitely worth checking out if you're into magic, cute romance, and unique world-building.

What an amazing graphic novel! The illustrations fit perfectly to the charm of the story. It will warm your heart and you will fall in love with these delightful characters. I can't wait for the next volume!

this graphic novel was SO CUTE. everything i wanted and more

also, the diversity? A+++, featuring two chinese-american main characters, one beings a queer hard-of-hearing witch, and the other a nonbinary werewolf who uses they/them pronouns. childhood friends-to-lovers too ugh it was just so good

the art style is adorable. i love the coloring and all the little details

definitely a new favorite of mine.

I really enjoyed this book! The story is really interesting and combined with the stunning art it’s such an enjoyable read.

The characters are so diverse. There’s very few books that I’ve seen that have queer, non-binary and hard-of-hearing people as main characters. And this combined with all the fantasy creatures, make the story even better.

The plot is quite lovely. The story begins with a family of witches that have a library and a lonely werewolf that comes back to town after a long time to take care of a demon. The witches and the werewolf were old friends, so they start to search for a way to take care of the demon.

I really liked the art, it was so nice and it make the reading so much better in the moments where the witches used their magic and stuff like that. The coloring was well-done and that was very important! Like 50% of it was the drawing and the other 50% was the coloring; the coloring gave it the magic touch. And I remark this because the last few pages are not colored and I would have liked they were. I don’t know if the final version will have them colored or it is like this because of some reason, but I really think they would’ve looked better colored.

About the romance I have to say I would have liked to see more development, and I know Tam and Nova were old crushes and stuff, but I didn’t feel quite empathic with them. They were cute, and had a lovely friendship but that’s the thing: I see them as friends and not as a couple.

Anyway, I really do recommend this book. It’s been quite a while since I last read a graphic novel, but I can say this one was entertaining, lovely, diverse and magical.

I´m not into graphic novels, but I heard nothing but good things about Mooncakes, so I want to try it. I really loved it. The art style is beautiful and colorful and the story is great. I absolutely adored Nova´s Grandmas . I hope we get more stories with Nova and Tam, I really want to read more of this!

My aching queer heart!!!! This story packs in representation in the cutest ways. Not just queer rep but disabled, deaf, fat, non-binary, Chinese & multiracial rep as well. Meanwhile, it follows a sweet and wholesome storyline, and confronts morals of growing up and entering adulthood. The artwork and color scheme is great, I’m looking forward to reading a completed copy in October!

*Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for supplying me with an ARC*
This was such a cute comic. I loved the story and all the diverse characters of it. This was a lovely comic filled with magic, witches, werewolves, ghosts, etc. A lovely easy read filled with beautiful autumnal colours.

With a dreamy, autumnal color palette, a femme-centric queer cast, and lots of heart, MOONCAKES is one of the sweetest graphic novels I've read in awhile. The drawings are detailed and cozy, the characters are well-rounded, and the magic is interesting without being confusing. I hope they end up writing a sequel (or maybe even a prequel? I'd love a story about the grandmas when they were young!) because I just love this book.

I received this book in exchange for a honest review from NetGalley.

I adored this graphic novel. So cute and sweet and full of great characters. I love love the grandmas! Overall just a fun, cute, sweet romp! Loved it!

Everything about this graphic novel is absolutely perfect. The illustrations were delectable, the characters were real and relatable, and the story was charmingly adorable. Seriously, this is one of those graphic novels that you will read in one sitting and be left with a feeling of contentment (while also wishing for more at the same time).

This graphic novel excelled at representation. The main characters of this story include a non-binary character and even introduced the topic of their identification along with a character that has a hearing disability and wears hearing aids. More than that the story also includes more LGBTQ characters along with characters that have different body types straying from the generic "standard" that can be often drawn in graphic novels.

This was such a cute story that reads perfectly as a standalone but I cannot help but wish for more from these characters in a future novel. I would love to read another instalment based on the adventures that were introduced at the end of this novel.

***Thank you to the publisher for supplying me with a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***

This graphic novel was so pure and soft!! There's queer witches, one of who is our hard of hearing MC and a non-binary werewolf!!! What more could you possibly want??? I normally don't get too into romances in anything, but the one in this was so adorable it made my heart melt. The story was really interesting and I would love to get a prequel or sequel because I'd love to learn more about the characters and the world. I can't express how much I adored the dynamic between Tam, Nova and Tat plus the relationship that Nova had with her nanas. The art was amazing too especially all the little woodland creatures/spirits. Everyone needs to read this!!

what even is there to say except this is INCREDIBLE and lovely; a magically inclusive story of finding your home and not facing your battles alone. I am pretty much just a heart eyes pile of smush which, to be frank, is an excellent book recommendation in itself. This reminded me of The Tea Dragon Society and maybe a little of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (but this is queerer and softer). It was just a delight! I could thoroughly read an entire series about Tam and Nova!!

the diversity gave me such warm and comforted feels
it has such a lot of loving rep; with Tam being nonbinary, Nova is Deaf and wears hearing aids, and they're both Chinese/American! Nova's grandmas are a queer couple. Nova has an epic strong female friendship too, like I totally loved it?! This book does better female friendships in 250 pages with just pictures than I've seen full blown YA books do. Step up, literature. 👏🏻This is the content we deserve.

And Nova and Tam are so cute. Like when they BLUSH, I am just 😍I love this kind of romance, a soft and tentative one, that is also incredibly much about finding someone to feel safe with. Tam is on the run (for reasons not disclosed immediately) and they're also a shapeshifting werewolf while Nova's family are a long line of witches. They were childhood friends that lost contact, but they find each other again when Tam runs into a demon in the woods. But there are hidden reasons the demon is here...

This is the kind of graphic novel to totally fill your heart. The art is incredible, so emotive and fluid and fun. The cooking scenes made me downright hungry, how dare u, and the family love and inclusivity and wholesomeness and epic (and maybe sinister...) magical plot will truly capture your imagination. It's SOFT. I love.

Super cute and precious. I love Tam and Nova. Their relationship was just too adorable. I also loved the art style and overall witchy story. However, not much is explained about the characters’ backstory. Where is Tam’s parents? How did Nova’s parents die? Where did the cult come from? There was a lot that was skimmed over and I felt the story could have been richer if we had some more background or detail about the characters, history, and magic system. That said, this was a fun graphic novel to read. Fans of The Prince and the Dressmaker, Drama, and Tea Dragon Society will enjoy this!

Beautiful artwork and diversity but lacking a story. I really wanted to love this and give it more stars but it didn't do a whole lot for me. It was predictable and I thought the dialogue between the characters was dull. If I were to recommend this to anyone it would be a younger audience than myself and maybe someone who is new to graphic novels. I would however give this author another shot.

I picked up Mooncakes because I thought that it looked like a fun magical graphic novel that I would really enjoy. I thought that the cover was overall a decent choice and showcased a little of what the book is going to be about without giving a lot away. And once I began reading, I was really glad that I picked this up because it was exactly what I was hoping for and even more.

The art style is really nice and I felt that each panel flowed really well together. However the last third of the story is no longer colored in and while I"m sure that will change for the finished copy it did slightly reduce the enjoyment of the story being told because I didn't feel as connected to the characters and the setting of the story. There was also one page before chapter 4 I believe that was completely blank and was not a chapter title so I was a little confused by what appeared to be an extra page. I think some of my favorite panels are the ones with the forest creatures. They all just look so cute and I wish they were real.

Representation in this story is amazing! I love that we have a non-binary main character as well as a main character with a hearing impairment, both of these types of characters have very little representation typically even in novel format so it was really refreshing and nice to see characters like them represented in this story. Nova has a best friend depicted in this story as a girl who is bigger and its also really nice to see her represented in this story. There is also representation for LGBTQIA+ relationships and even with all of the representation seen in this book, it never felt like the authors were going over the top with it and just cramming in representation to have it there. I thought they did it very tastefully and felt like each character had their time to shine.

The overall plot of the story was also really interesting. I liked the idea of wolf magic and witch magic being completely separate things and that wolves have the capability to also do their own kind of magic. Some bits of the story were a bit predictable but that in no way took away from the story for me. I felt that the timeline of the story was really well paced and things progressed nicely but also didn't seem like they were coming easily for the characters either. I would definitely be interested in reading a continuation of these amazing characters and seeing what other crazy trouble they can get up to.

This graphic novel was just about all I look for in a book. The diversity was fantastic and you can't go wrong with a protagonist who is a witch and a werewolf love interest. Throw in likeable secondary characters and an interesting plot, and you've got a great graphic novel that many will enjoy, especially around Halloween.

I'm not sure what to say about Mooncakes that hasn't already been said. It's a diverse and quirky graphic novel with nice illustrations. With all the magic and werewolves, this is the perfect Fall read. 🍂🐺💖📚

Thanks to Lion Forge and Netgalley for providing me with a review copy.