That Full Moon Feeling

by Ashley Robin Franklin

A witch and a werewolf go on three disastrous dates in this magical queer romcom.

Follow along with Suzy & Jada as they navigate online dating awkwardness, hungry monsters, jealous exes, rude skeletons, boring movies, feelings (!!!) & more!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Queer, LGBT, Comics, Romance, Fiction

64 pages, Paperback

First published February 2, 2021

About the author

Ashley Robin Franklin is an artist, cartoonist, and illustrator who currently resides in Austin, Texas. She was born in 1990 in the Rio Grande Valley, where she grew up and attended the University of Texas Pan-American. She majored in English literature with an emphasis in Creative writing, and minored in Studio Art.

She writes and illustrates comics, journals, draws, paints, and dabbles with various other artistic projects and mediums (including stamp carving, screen printing, acrylic painting, collage, etc.). Some of her greatest influences include her father, who is an art teacher and painter, manga, anime, films, indie comics, children's books, lowbrow art and tattoo culture, zine/diy culture, the occult, folklore/mythology and literature. She's also very interested in animation, children's book illustration, public art, printmaking and design. Things that make her happy include: travel, dogs, good beer, comics, cartoons, and ghost stories.

Reviews

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute 64-page alt-comix graphic novel with lots of pizazz and color and motion and humor and feels about a witch, Suzy, and a werewolf, Jada, who go on three disastrous dates involving a lake monster, skeletons, a zombie ex-girlfriend and more. It was sweet and positive and fun! Go (publisher) Silver Sprocket!

[Althea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was SUCH a cute, super-short, sapphic graphic novel that was just so much fun! It's a teeny book that you can finish in an evening and has great feel-good vibes! I loved the artwork so much and I laughed out loud several times while reading it. It also gave me similar vibes to Mooncakes which I also adore!

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[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute gay dates! this short graphic novel follows a couple of magical sapphic cuties as they get to know each other and encounter some spooky obstacles!!

the world of that full moon feeling is my favorite type of soft cute fantasy, wherein the fantastical details are woven cleverly into the story. arriving late to a date by broomstick, and heading to taco spell for burritos? i love it.

the art is adorable and the characters are adorable. i love the format, which frames each date with each of the two falling asleep after they've gone home. it's sweet as hell.

for a short romcom romp, i think the 60ish page length makes sense, but this one needed to be just a tad longer. there are mentions of jada's menacing ex, and said ex makes a one panel appearance, but why? we don't get enough context for her inclusion to make sense. jada is also frustrated and discontent multiple times throughout the book, but we never come to understand her complicated emotions. i would have loved a lil more background.

but overall, this is a really fun, quick read. i love how suzy and jada both defend each other. they're both cute and vulnerable but also gay and powerful. good full moon vibes!

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The other day I logged into my library app and it said to me, "Hey, we noticed you really like graphic novels, and that you frequently read Queer books, we just thought we should mention this book here exists - you know, in case you might like it." And frankly it seems I've trained my library app well because I DID like it - a lot. And honestly, as much as I peruse the recommendations for me on Goodreads and Amazon specifically looking for graphic novels I hadn't seen this pop up anywhere else so I'm glad I took my library's word for it.

It was fun, and cute and just a lovely way to spend my afternoon. Definitely would read more.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute supernatural queer cuties crushing on each other and (maybe?) falling in love. Adorbz x 1,000,000

[Danika at The Lesbrary · Rating 4 out of 5]

That Full Moon Feeling is absolutely adorable, from the art to the adventures to the cute romance between Suzy and Jada. There isn’t a ton of room for character development or subplots, obviously, but their conversations are relatable, even if their specific magical circumstances are not.

I know there are a lot of people looking for seasonal reads that aren’t horror, and this is a perfect match. It’s a cute fantasy comic you can easily get through in one sitting, and it’s a delight to read. I would definitely read many more of these if they were available, but this also stands well on its own.

Full review at the Lesbrary.

[Eva B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but so sweet!

[Tobias · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love me some queer wholesome comics!

[Loki Wylde · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third work I’ve read from Franklin and I enjoyed it. I’m impressed with her range for sure. One Million Tiny Fires was a black and white, serious horror of sorts. This book is a colorful, cute cartoony romcom in a fantastic magic world. While The Hills of Estrella Roja is a sweet marriage of the two with other elements of family and culture that aren’t touched on in the other two works.
As for this book - again I loved the magic world and all the extra little details that you could find on background characters. The story itself is cute and I would actually be down to revisit this world and its characters again.
It’s an 8/10 only because I was a bit let down by the lack of exploration of certain things enough into the story. There were certain things in the story that kinda had a big impact but no explanation? Without spoiling too much - mostly the ex girlfriend and some facial expressions that aren’t addressed at important moments. I would still recommend and revisit this world myself though!

[Nathan Bartos · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a super short (<100 pages) graphic novel that follows the sort-of disastrous 3 dates of a witch and werewolf. It's a fun Halloween read, but it's not much more than that. It's cute and queer, but the humor is a little too...edgelord for me. I think it would be a great option for teens but would hesitate recommending it to anyone younger because of the language.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute short comic! I really enjoyed this :D

[Lynne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute. But so realistic, despite the magical world, at parts that I got second hand embarrassment. However, totally worth it for the sweetness.

[Duck]

Short and cute! Loved some of the little background things, like the duck that slowly crept into frame and stole the food after we saw a “don’t feed the wildlife” sign. Very good

[Taleah Ushendibaba · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75/5

This little graphic novel/comic was soo cute! My biggest thing is that I wish it was longer or had more volumes.

[Alysia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute Queer Halloweeny romance!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh my gosh this was adorable. Perfect, short, Halloweeny romance read.

[Athena · Rating 4 out of 5]

super cute and v fitting to read in october. i wanted More

[Larakaa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute, very funny, like it very much!

[Leah Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was super cute! I would love to read a longer series in this world, with these characters.

[Litwithlove · Rating 1 out of 5]

I felt like there was just no meat on this bone. Two gay monsters meet, go on a few dates and decide they like each other. No really, that's it. I'm just going to copy down the notes that I wrote to myself as my review here.
I love in queer graphic novels when one gay confesses their affection and the other gay makes this face (º‒º)
The background characters are so cute. Try and spot Hamtaro , Inuyasha and Kagome. Pb and Marcy show up. The ocs are all diverse and super cute. I feel like a lot of people in the alphabet gang gang gang would be able to find a self insert.
This book is very boring. There is an evil ex. who cares????
Dude, believe me when I say that I love the word dude. Dude is a staple in my vocabulary. But Dude? Dude really. In this sub100 page book, the word Dude is used 16 times, and the dialogue is already pretty minimal. That's just too many times Dude.
And even the raccoon is a lesbian.

[Ashleah · Rating 4 out of 5]

(3.5 stars rounded up to a 4)

The Full Moon Feeling by Ashley Robin Franklin is a short but sweet queer paranormal romance graphic novel. The ebook version is 64 pages.

A witch named Suzy and a werewolf named Jada go on three chaotic dates after meeting on a dating app.

This is such a quick read that I'm not going to really say much about it other than it was really cute and I wish it were longer. I really like the artwork, too.

Tropes in this book include: f/f, sapphic, paranormal (werewolves, witches)

If you want to see more from me, check out my blog and my bookstagram!

[Serena · Rating 5 out of 5]

A shortie but a goodie, this delightfully queer romcom is perfect for those of us who love wholesome graphic novels with a spooky twist. Werewolf and witch try to date except every time they hang out they are interrupted by unrelated supernatural forces (which somehow still doesn't spoil their fun). A+. Plus, cute talking animals.

Now excuse me while I go read everything else the author has out.

[Mo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and sweet! Honestly, this was too adorable and a great book to help get in the mood for spooky season (which I already am, so that was perfect)! Just very sweet, funny, and a lovely little queer rom-com between a witch and a werewolf! What more could I ask for!!!

TWs (taken from Storygraph): Violence, cursing, toxic relationship (past, only discussed on page, not shown), sexual content (making out), alcohol

[Edward · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally figured out how to use hoopla & started w this!! Enjoyed it pretty well, was SHOCKED at how short it was!!!! Surprised me tbh!!!!!!! Idk it was cute! Makes me wanna put more effort into online dating but… stresses me out sigh… anyways, exhausted after big first week of new work but at least I’ve still got a little time to read :)

[J.T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Franklin's cartooning style. It works well with the subject matter. Overall, a fun story with lots of action and adorable romance. I'd recommend it as a good palate cleanser between heavy 19th century Russian novels.

[are we there yet · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I first read the premise I was briefly reminded of Sarah Andersen's book, but it's... totally different. The artwork isn't clean and polished, which normally would be a turn-off for me, but in this case it works. Cute story.

[Natalie · Rating 2 out of 5]

A super short queer romance about a witch and a werewolf. We follow Suzy and Jada after they meet online and their 3 dates to follow - each complete with supernatural disturbances they take on together which include a lake monster, skeletons an ex-girlfriend raised from the dead and more.

This was a fun, quick read perfect for this time of year but probably won’t be memorable for me. I enjoyed the art and characters of this story but the humor was a bit of a miss for me.

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and reminded me of a slightly older version of Beetle and the Hollowbones, but...trendier? Wish we had more time to see the characters between the dates as this felt more like a quick novella when I really wanted to sink into the characters. The romance was sweet.

[Ocean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story, but my edition had a huge printing error. Most of the third date was printed right at the start of the book, so I went into it unknowingly reading the end of the story at the beginning. This made things a bit confusing.

[aaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a super cute and short romantic comedy graphic novel that follows Suzy (a young witch) and Jada (a young werewolf) as they take to the dating app and meet up with each other for 3 hilariously odd dates. I enjoyed the read even though I found it a bit short.