Back of Book: 

From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta, a blacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of tea dragons.

After discovering a lost tea dragon in the marketplace, Greta learns about the dying art form of tea dragon care-taking from the kind tea shop owners, Hesekiel and Erik. As she befriends them and their shy ward, Minette, Greta sees how the craft enriches their lives—and eventually her own.

Book Number: One 

Genre: Middle Grade | Graphic Novel | Fantasy | LGBTQIA+ 

Review: 🌟🌟🌟 

A fluffy graphic novel featuring beautiful tea dragons and the bonds between their human companions. 

Greta is an apprentice blacksmith in training. She doesn't understand why she needs to make swords when no body uses them for adventuring anymore. One day after finding an injured tea dragon, Greta is absorbed into a magical world that teaches her the true meaning of friendship and the importance of maintaining dying artforms. 

The art in this book is so cute, and all the different magical creatures present in this story are truly brought to life by the artist's style. It is so cute and wholesome, and the dragons are especially adorable. 

My favorite part of this book has to be the diverse representation in this book. We have many races represented with multi-racial relationships taking place, alongside a girl with memory loss, a man in a wheelchair, and a gay couple. None of these things are heavily focused on or affect the plot and I found that really relaxing to read. 

The main problem I have with this one is its lack of depth. Don't get me wrong, it is adorable, but I think it could have been stronger. I still enjoyed the themes of companionship/friendship and the appreciation of cultural artforms that are often being lost in the modern day and age. 

Overall, "The Tea Dragon Society" was a quick read that was pretty cute. It wasn't anything too special, but it takes place in such a cozy fantasy world. If cozy fantasy is your vibe, this book makes the top of the list. 

Back of Book: 

Rinn has grown up with the Tea Dragons that inhabit their village, but stumbling across a real dragon turns out to be a different matter entirely! Aedhan is a young dragon who was appointed to protect the village but fell asleep in the forest eighty years ago. With the aid of Rinn’s adventuring uncle Erik and his partner Hesekiel, they investigate the mystery of his enchanted sleep, but Rinn’s real challenge is to help Aedhan come to terms with feeling that he cannot get back the time he has lost.

Book Number: Two/Prequel

Genre: Middle Grade | Graphic Novel | Fantasy | LGBTQIA+ 

Review: 🌟🌟🌟 

This prequel to "The Tea Dragon Society" sheds some light on Erik and Hesekiel's past and the village that they will one day build their tea shop in. 

Rinn loves nothing more than gathering herbs, making food for her loved ones, and taking care of her village's Tea Dragons. When gathering plants, Rinn ends up finding a full grown dragon by the name of Aedhan. It seems that he has been sleeping for eighty years and has missed out on protecting Rinn's village the whole time. With the help of her Uncle Erik and his adventuring partner Hesekiel, the village works to find the mysterious creature that put Aedhan to sleep. 

Once again, this was a cute story and not much else. The diversity in this world is wonderful; in this one, the entire village speaks sign language. Seeing Erik and Hesekiel in an earlier stage of their relationship was also wholesome, and was for sure the highlight of this book for more. The messages about finding where you belong (and who you belong with) were also adorable, but nothing too crazy, 

Overall, "The Tea Dragon Festival" was a cute follow up story to "The Tea Dragon Society" that shed a bit more lore on the world as well as the characters that dwell within it. It was a cute, easy read, but not something I will remember in a couple of weeks. 

Back of Book: 

Over a year after being entrusted with Ginseng's care, Greta still can't chase away the cloud of mourning that hangs over the timid Tea Dragon. As she struggles to create something spectacular enough to impress a master blacksmith in search of an apprentice, she questions the true meaning of crafting, and the true meaning of caring for someone in grief.

Meanwhile, Minette receives a surprise package from the monastery where she was once training to be a prophetess. Thrown into confusion about her path in life, the shy and reserved Minette finds that the more she opens her heart to others, the more clearly she can see what was always inside.

Told with the same care and charm as the previous installments of the Tea Dragon series, The Tea Dragon Tapestry welcomes old friends and new into a heartfelt story of purpose, love, and growth.

Book Number: Three (Last Book) 

Genre: Middle Grade | Graphic Novel | Fantasy | LGBTQIA+ 

Review: 🌟🌟🌟 

The conclusion to "The Tea Dragon" series that brings all the characters back together for one final romp in which self-discovery is the main theme. 

It's been a year since Greta inherited the Ginseng Tea Dragon, but he is still deep in mourning for his past owner. Greta will do anything to prove herself to her companion, but it isn't the only one Greta has to impress. One of Hesekiel's friends is a master blacksmith, and he has taken interest in her abilities. As Greta yearns to find the perfect object to craft for him, she begins to question the weight of grief and the true meaning of her craft. Meanwhile, Minette begins to question who she truly is after receiving a mysterious package from the monastery of her youth. The young friends Greta and Minette have much to consider as they care for their Tea Dragons and learn how to take care of each other, too. 

My favorite part about this one is most definitely seeing all the familiar faces from the earlier installments in the series. Obviously, Greta and Minette are still the stars of the show, but Hesekiel and Erik are still main players, too. Erik's niece Rinn also returns as well as the dragon Aedhan. It is awesome to see how much all six of these characters care for each other, especially between the partners. 

I like how both Greta and Minette's character design changed. The art has most definitely improved from the first book, but it remains just as cute. The dragons in this series are truly some of the most wholesome I have ever seen, and they will be the thing I remember the most from this series. 

The theme in this one is all about self-discovery and choosing to value the things that are most important to you. I think such themes are all things we can be reminded of, which makes this one the most relatable of all. 

Overall, "The Tea Dragon Tapestry" was a great ending to this cozy graphic novel series. I loved seeing all the returning characters and the art is still sooo cute! I may not be overly attached to anything in this series, but I'm walking away from these graphic novels with nothing but good vibes.