4.5/5 Stars: ‘The Tea Dragon Festival’ is a Middle Grade, LGBTQ+ Fantasy Graphic Novel by Katie O’Neill; ‘The Tea Dragon Society’ is a lovely, gentle fantasy; achieved in alluringly hued - Manga-inspired illustrations. O’Neill attains inclusion. Not every Gay character in media requires their queerness to be their central focus. This is where ‘The Tea Dragon’ series excels - the story, which features leading queer characters, characters of colour, and disabled characters, never feels the need to call attention to the fact that diverse people exist within its pages, or to congratulate itself for including them. Minority characters are not treated as vehicles for representation but are simply characters for who they are. The result is a story that makes you feel included, and, more than that, made you feel as though the author wanted you to feel included, instead of wanting to brag to their friends that they were inclusive. That is an accomplishment, and for that alone O'Neill deserves praise. Helping to add depth to the world-building is excerpts from a fictional tome that explains the history of Tea Dragons and their individual characteristics.