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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book deserves all the appreciation
“I learned years ago that it’s okay to do this. To seek out small spaces for me, to stop and imagine myself alone. People are too much sometimes. Friends, acquaintances, enemies, strangers. It doesn’t matter; they all crowd. Even if they’re all the way across the room, they crowd. I take a moment of silence and think:
I am here. I am okay.”
― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
My first read for 2019 and I really liked it. It was a little bit cheesy at times, but still enjoyed it.
I don't know why people keep saying that this book is similar to Fangirl because this one is way better. The only similarity I found is that I skipped the fanfiction part in Fangirl and the comic part in Eliza and Her Monesters because I felt like they take me out of the story and I don't care about reading them.
Overall an enjoyable read and I related to Eliza with her anxiety.
I am here. I am okay.”
― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters
My first read for 2019 and I really liked it. It was a little bit cheesy at times, but still enjoyed it.
I don't know why people keep saying that this book is similar to Fangirl because this one is way better. The only similarity I found is that I skipped the fanfiction part in Fangirl and the comic part in Eliza and Her Monesters because I felt like they take me out of the story and I don't care about reading them.
Overall an enjoyable read and I related to Eliza with her anxiety.
“Broken people don't hide from their monsters. Broken people let themselves be eaten.”
This was a really lovely read reminiscent of Fangirl. Though I personally connected with that book more, this one was still a really fun, emotional read.
Eliza Mirk lives a double life. On the one hand, she's an unpopular high school girl, made fun of by her peers and wanting only to disappear. On the other, she's LadyConstellation, creator of mega-popular web comic Monstrous Sea, with millions of adoring fans. When a Monstrous Sea fanfic writer arrives at her school, Eliza still wants to keep her alternate ego a secret, posing instead as just a fan. But how long can it take before the lies she builds come crashing down?
There is something about this kind of plot that is addictive to read. Imagining being the creator of something this popular has this weird rush attached to it, and I could really put myself in Eliza's shoes, both with the pressure she feels as well as the great, amazing, wonderful things that come with that kind of Internet fame. It was a lot of fun to read in that regard.
It's really the characters that make or break a book for me, and though I did empathize with Eliza, she also drove me a little bit crazy. The way she interacts with her family made me want to shake her, and her emotions do get the best of her quite often. I do remember being a teenage girl and it did feel like this at points, so it's realistic, but also, it was a bit hard to read. Also, Wallace was great, but I also found his character a bit...lacking, somehow, I guess? I can't put my finger on why with him quite as much as I can with Eliza though.
There was a lot of growth here, and it was written well. The end felt maybe a bit too rushed, not developed enough, but overall, the story is one about self acceptance and self love. There are some tough things explored and some aspects that weren't my favourite, but it is a really wonderful read nonetheless.
This was a really lovely read reminiscent of Fangirl. Though I personally connected with that book more, this one was still a really fun, emotional read.
Eliza Mirk lives a double life. On the one hand, she's an unpopular high school girl, made fun of by her peers and wanting only to disappear. On the other, she's LadyConstellation, creator of mega-popular web comic Monstrous Sea, with millions of adoring fans. When a Monstrous Sea fanfic writer arrives at her school, Eliza still wants to keep her alternate ego a secret, posing instead as just a fan. But how long can it take before the lies she builds come crashing down?
There is something about this kind of plot that is addictive to read. Imagining being the creator of something this popular has this weird rush attached to it, and I could really put myself in Eliza's shoes, both with the pressure she feels as well as the great, amazing, wonderful things that come with that kind of Internet fame. It was a lot of fun to read in that regard.
It's really the characters that make or break a book for me, and though I did empathize with Eliza, she also drove me a little bit crazy. The way she interacts with her family made me want to shake her, and her emotions do get the best of her quite often. I do remember being a teenage girl and it did feel like this at points, so it's realistic, but also, it was a bit hard to read. Also, Wallace was great, but I also found his character a bit...lacking, somehow, I guess? I can't put my finger on why with him quite as much as I can with Eliza though.
There was a lot of growth here, and it was written well. The end felt maybe a bit too rushed, not developed enough, but overall, the story is one about self acceptance and self love. There are some tough things explored and some aspects that weren't my favourite, but it is a really wonderful read nonetheless.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I saw this book a while ago and wanted to read it but never did. I picked it up a few months ago and am realizing now that I’m not the target audience :/
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
medium-paced