Ahoy there me mateys!  So along with me love of the sea, I also have a fierce love of dragons.  This be graphic novel.  I never read a graphic novel before as I am not a visual person and wasn't sure if the medium would work for me.  But the cute cover and subject matter kept luring me back to looking at this one.  Then I read this post by milliebot @ milliebotreads.  She does an awesome series where she does, in fact, judge books by their cover and showcases some of the stunning books that she owns.  I was convinced that I had to read it.

And I have to say that the artwork in this book is absolutely fabulous.  I loved the world that the author has created.  Tea dragons are adorable and I kinda want one.  Look at how cute they are:

from the author's website

The artwork alone was worth reading this for me.  The only downside is that I thought the story that went with it was odd.  There didn't seem to be an actual through-line.  The tea dragons were adorable but didn't really do anything.  The main character, Greta, was charming and kind and I liked her.  The themes of friendship and hard work were also lovely.  I was able to understand what was happening in the book as the visuals were clear.  There was just no plot or exploration of character.  It seemed to be more of vignettes with no exploration or answers.  So I treated it like an art book and just enjoyed the visuals in the way that I enjoy perusing art museums.

I am not sure if this is usual for graphic novels or is just a side-effect of this particular one having begun its life as a webcomic.  I don't mind me books having pictures but I have to say that I prefer me stories to be told in words.