Welcome to Litsy!

A sweet ghost-human love story with character growth, loss, a snarky reaper, and new adventures on the horizon. I enjoyed it and the feeling of abundant life in the midst of so much death.

My favorite character... the reaper!

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/AzXQrZU4m1k

Enjoy!

This is a sweet queer ghosty romantic scary graphic novel.

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Library #graphicnovel haul! And progress on my Alma Sweater - it has a sleeve and a half. #litsycrafters #booksandcrochet

Posting this short story and awesome illustration about Baba Yaga in the Fables edition of the Taproot magazine for the #scarathlondailyprompt for Skeleton. #teammonstermash @staycurious

A sweet all ages graphic novel about two boys in love. One is a ghost, and the other has been able to see ghosts all his life. Nice blend of cuteness—(not too cute)—and creepiness—(not too creepy). Trigger warning for insects!
Nonbinary creator Keezy Young has used a lovely palette of muted colours for one world and lots of black for a spooky connected world. #LGBTQ #AllAges #comics

Blue explains his nickname, then Hamal tells Blue that his name is also a nickname. That led me to wonder if Hamal is a trans boy. It‘s not explicitly stated anywhere, and I like the ambiguity.

“I was just wondering how often I should be watering this orchid?”

Serendipity: I was gifted an orchid yesterday and this book that I started today opens with advice on caring for an orchid.

Adorable spooky queer romance graphic novel. The artwork is fantastic the storyline is layered and interesting. This is my first Keezy Young but will not be my last.

Ahhhh!!! This book is far from perfect, I felt like it could clean up some with a few more pages but GOSH I LOVED IT. It's so soft and sweet and I loved the colors and style and would love to read more. I just want to see what the two of them are up to!! #queer #gay #fantasy #ghosts

An incredibly sweet graphic novel about a necromantic garden and the ghost in love with him. Big Studio Gibli vibes from the illustrations which I loved, and the storyline was just so adorable. Plus an incredible reaper. Just incredibly cute and perfect.

Given the subject matter, a ghost in love with a corporeal man, I worried this graphic novel would leave me devastated. It absolutely did not. I love Hamal and Blue, and even the reaper is full of delightful surprises! The art is gorgeous as well. My only issue was the pacing; it felt a bit choppy, and Young could have spent more time letting us see the central relationship bloom. Still, this is weird and wonderful, and it kept me on my toes. 🌻

4/5

Starting the year off right with a graphic novel and the first book I'm reading off @sydneyerin #newyearwhodis list.

It was beautifully illustrated, and the story is both sweet and deeply emotional. It's at it's heart a story of outsiders finding acceptance in each other. I'm so happy this is the first book I'm finishing this year.

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Every week, I highlight #LGBTQAuthors as part of #TheRainbowShelf 🏳️‍🌈 Keezy Young's mostly all-ages appropriate works explore LGBTQ+ characters and themes in their cute but eerie illustration style. After a childhood bursting with creative energy that expressed itself on the walls of her home, her creativity has been channeled into works that have earned multiple awards and honors. #LGBTQ #Comic #Webcomic #OwnVoices

This was really good! The art is beautiful and the story is so sweet!

So far I'm loving this! The art style is so gorgeous!

I enjoyed this cute comic, but it didn't flow very well. It seemed like it still needed some polishing. I love the art style though. #queerbook #queercomic #lgbt #lgbtq

But....but...it's over?? I wasn't done and now I'm crying because I loved it so much.

A cute comic with some humor

Book was wonderful. I just finished reading it, it‘s so good I‘m letting my kid read it. I thought the combination of gardening, a gay love story and the supernatural was endearing. This was my type of comic book!

An achingly sweet graphic novel! A really quick read focusing on the relationship between a ghost and a gardener who can see them. I loved it so much I read it twice. Possibly my favourite reaper ever! #readingglasseschallenge

Awesome giveaway @callielafleur !! These all look really good! 😊 #ClearingtheShelves1

A graphic novel I read recently and LOVED was Taproot, kind of a paranormal romance with beautiful illustrations 😁

I read a bunch of comics/graphic novels last week in between trying to finish Gone with the Wind (finally did it this morning!!😅)
Taproot: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟so good! And adorable
Crystal Cadets: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐loved it! Artwork by my new fav Katie O'Neill
Monstress:⭐⭐⭐⭐A lot more gore than I expected but a cool story and I'll def pick up the next one
Ms. Marvel 2:⭐⭐⭐ Not as good as the first to me 🤷‍♀️
Girls at Parties:⭐⭐⭐⭐Super weird!🤣👍
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I‘m not much of a graphic novel reader but I‘ve been on a bit of a kick recently.
Taproot tells the story of Hamal, a young man who works at a plant shop and has an amazing green thumb, he also has the privilege of being able to see the deceased. Among the deceased is a boy named Blue, when Blue‘s existence on this plane is threatened Hamal will have to make a tough choice. 5️⃣⭐️

😍😍😍 This graphic novel is beautiful!

Good morning! About to start this before I have to get ready for work. When the cat is in this kind of cuddly mood, he lets me use him as a book rest! 😹

This graphic novel is so adorable and charming, and everyone should read it immediately. A ghost and a gardener fall in love, and it‘s beautiful.

Gardener and ghost love? SIGN ME UP.

This one gets a pick because the set up, characters and gay human/ghost love story are so charming and refreshing👻. The action was a bit lame😆.

Blue is a ghost but that doesn‘t stop him from falling in love with Hamal, the one living person who can see him.

This is a sweet story with beautiful drawings and a gorgeous color palette. Kitcat has been pulling a heavy shift of napping while I read this marathon. #letsgetgraphicweeklongmarathon #catsoflitsy

“The Thing is ... I‘m completely in love

Blue is a ghost so this is my pic for #broken-hearted
The colors in this are gorgeous!

#speechbubblechallenge #photochallenge #letsgetgraphicweeklongmarathon

If you‘re looking for a story that‘s both spooky and sweet this Halloween season, this is the book for you. Blue is a ghost. He‘s also in love with his best friend Hamal. But Hamal‘s ability to see ghosts has put them both in danger, and it‘s up to Blue to protect him. This lovely book is going down with Anya‘s Ghost and Friends with Boys as a new favorite ghost story for teens and young adults.

This was such a quick, sweet read. Surprisingly upbeat for being about the dead!

I was right, it was nice.

I have definitely messed up my sleep schedule in the past by reading things that were too scary late at night, so I'm closing out today with a nice looking story about some ghosts.

A LGBT ghost love story. I really liked this one. It was really sweet.
ARC from NetGalley.

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