Review: Lavender Clouds

Author: Bex Ollerton
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Released: July 4, 2024
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Received: NetGalley

Lavender Clouds is a collection of slice-of-life comics centered around mental health and overall well-being. It’s one of those comic collections that hits hard for those who have ever felt this way. In that sense, I feel like this book couldn’t be more timely (thanks, 2020).

That said, I will admit that this comic collection did end up getting a bit more negative than I expected. Maybe it’s my mistake to go into Lavender Clouds expecting something more inspiring or uplifting. It focuses heavily on the bad and the struggles while often not balancing out those elements with more positive bits (which is how these collections usually go, in my defense). While this may be more accurate for some, it makes for a bit of a downer.

Still, I felt that Lavender Clouds was an enjoyable and worthwhile read overall. So go check it out!

Highlights:

• Autobiographic
• Collection of Comics
• Mental Health Related
• Slice-of-Life

Thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing and #NetGalley for making this book available for review. All opinions expressed are my own.

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