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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
*4 STARS*
Synopsis;
Eliza Mirk is an average teenage girl. Aside from the fact that she owns a giant webcomic. And when I say giant, I mean giant. 'Monstrous Sea' has millions of readers. Eliza just wants to be normal, so she keeps it a secret. But when the webcomics most popular fanfiction writer transfers to Eliza's high school and they befriend each other, should Eliza reveal who she is? And how will it effect their relationship and the fandom itself?
My Opinion;
This was hella cute. This was just overall a fun read. I found myself always wanting to pick this book up and dive into the story. I do, of course have an issue with it.
My biggest issue was the main character, Eliza. I just found her to be so incredibly negative and selfish. Her parents just wanted her to be happy, and all she would do is be rude to them and act like she didn't want to be around them. She didn't give a shit about her brothers. The way she talked about the people she goes to school with made her sound like she thought she was above them for being into anime and webcomics instead of football and shopping. "A homecoming banner decorates the mouth of the hallway, reminding students to buy tickets for the football game this Friday night. Someone put that banner up there. God, someone MADE that banner. Someone painted it and everything." Just shut up and let people got to the damn game.
Synopsis;
Eliza Mirk is an average teenage girl. Aside from the fact that she owns a giant webcomic. And when I say giant, I mean giant. 'Monstrous Sea' has millions of readers. Eliza just wants to be normal, so she keeps it a secret. But when the webcomics most popular fanfiction writer transfers to Eliza's high school and they befriend each other, should Eliza reveal who she is? And how will it effect their relationship and the fandom itself?
My Opinion;
This was hella cute. This was just overall a fun read. I found myself always wanting to pick this book up and dive into the story. I do, of course have an issue with it.
My biggest issue was the main character, Eliza. I just found her to be so incredibly negative and selfish. Her parents just wanted her to be happy, and all she would do is be rude to them and act like she didn't want to be around them. She didn't give a shit about her brothers. The way she talked about the people she goes to school with made her sound like she thought she was above them for being into anime and webcomics instead of football and shopping. "A homecoming banner decorates the mouth of the hallway, reminding students to buy tickets for the football game this Friday night. Someone put that banner up there. God, someone MADE that banner. Someone painted it and everything." Just shut up and let people got to the damn game.
I hate disappointing books. Not that I hate them books themselves, but I hte the feeling.
I was so excited to pick this one up, my favourite BookTubers recommended it A LOT, the reviews are great and after reading a few contemporaries already, I thought I'd love this one as well.
It's not that I had a problem with it. The writing style was not bad - undisturbing and easy to read, but also like, nothing flattering. The characters were interesting enough. The plot was realistic, the pace of it comfortable - so we're did it all go wrong? I've been sling myself that question a lot since yesterday.
A) it may be the fact that there weren't many situations which Eliza would have been relatable, and in places she could have been, I disagreed with her (like her behaviour with her brothers - I know it was her character, but I couldn't bring myself to muster enough understanding, unfortunately).
B) let's talk about Wallace's behaviour at the end. Or let's better not.
C) in the society I live in, mental health is still a stigma and we don't talk about it. I'm sorry for that. Maybe if I did, I could have understood better. I found those anxiety scenes very realistic, especially that I felt a little anxietic afterwards too, but I've never met a real person with anxiety and... Yeah. I can totally see why people gave this book 5 stars and why it means so much to them, I'm sure that if I read a book like this with depression or anorexia in it instead of anxiety, I would've been obsessed, because I could relate.
All in all, the book was quite enjoyable, realistic and touching (for some people). I'd definitely recommend it, to everyone, frankly, and I'm glad I read it, because it gave me a little insight into what anxiety can be. Unfortunately I cannot give it five stars, as there isn't, in my opinion, anything that deserves them.
→1.75 stars
I was so excited to pick this one up, my favourite BookTubers recommended it A LOT, the reviews are great and after reading a few contemporaries already, I thought I'd love this one as well.
It's not that I had a problem with it. The writing style was not bad - undisturbing and easy to read, but also like, nothing flattering. The characters were interesting enough. The plot was realistic, the pace of it comfortable - so we're did it all go wrong? I've been sling myself that question a lot since yesterday.
A) it may be the fact that there weren't many situations which Eliza would have been relatable, and in places she could have been, I disagreed with her (like her behaviour with her brothers - I know it was her character, but I couldn't bring myself to muster enough understanding, unfortunately).
B) let's talk about Wallace's behaviour at the end. Or let's better not.
C) in the society I live in, mental health is still a stigma and we don't talk about it. I'm sorry for that. Maybe if I did, I could have understood better. I found those anxiety scenes very realistic, especially that I felt a little anxietic afterwards too, but I've never met a real person with anxiety and... Yeah. I can totally see why people gave this book 5 stars and why it means so much to them, I'm sure that if I read a book like this with depression or anorexia in it instead of anxiety, I would've been obsessed, because I could relate.
All in all, the book was quite enjoyable, realistic and touching (for some people). I'd definitely recommend it, to everyone, frankly, and I'm glad I read it, because it gave me a little insight into what anxiety can be. Unfortunately I cannot give it five stars, as there isn't, in my opinion, anything that deserves them.
→1.75 stars
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don’t know what I expected going into this, but I didn’t expect to curl up on my bed and cry while I read it. That scenes on the cliff just broke my damned heart.
The quotes about fandom and the way it builds up this passion inside you is so true that the very heart of me sequel for finally being understood. The whole message that fandom is easier than IRL because it does affect your real life and you don’t have to deal with real people. is so true.
I also loved the message that an artist is not her work and that just because artists put themselves out there doesn’t mean they own us anything. They get to have real human problems and create their work at their own pace or not at all. We don’t get to dictate their medium.
I love that this shows online friendships with just as much passion as real life ones. I love that being a fan of something doesn’t make you weird or awkward or a nerd. But also that having a family that doesn’t understand may be because you haven’t taken the time to fully explain yourself but that explaining yourself and your feelings can be so unbearable you panic.
The moments between our MCs were so cute and adorable. But one thing I didn’t like was when he made her needing to finish the comic about him and his needs. That pissed me off. But I get it and he did make up for it.
There was a lot about this book I loved that I could talk for days.
“You found me in a constellation”
The quotes about fandom and the way it builds up this passion inside you is so true that the very heart of me sequel for finally being understood. The whole message that fandom is easier than IRL because it does affect your real life and you don’t have to deal with real people. is so true.
I also loved the message that an artist is not her work and that just because artists put themselves out there doesn’t mean they own us anything. They get to have real human problems and create their work at their own pace or not at all. We don’t get to dictate their medium.
I love that this shows online friendships with just as much passion as real life ones. I love that being a fan of something doesn’t make you weird or awkward or a nerd. But also that having a family that doesn’t understand may be because you haven’t taken the time to fully explain yourself but that explaining yourself and your feelings can be so unbearable you panic.
The moments between our MCs were so cute and adorable. But one thing I didn’t like was when he made her needing to finish the comic about him and his needs. That pissed me off. But I get it and he did make up for it.
There was a lot about this book I loved that I could talk for days.
“You found me in a constellation”
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 stars
I really wasn't into it until I reached the third chapter, but after that it was great!
I had read Francesca Zappia's previous book "Made you up" and it was amazing. This book is impressive in its own way. The story revolves around a teenager, Eliza Mirk who has created the web comic Monstrous Sea under the alias LadyConstellation. Her family life remains at unease and her social life is nonexistent. When her secret is out everything around her crashes down including her confidence and motivation to finish the web comic.
The author has dealt with mental health as beautifully as she did in her previous book. I wish I had more idea of what was going on in the web comic otherwise it was an awesome book!
I really wasn't into it until I reached the third chapter, but after that it was great!
I had read Francesca Zappia's previous book "Made you up" and it was amazing. This book is impressive in its own way. The story revolves around a teenager, Eliza Mirk who has created the web comic Monstrous Sea under the alias LadyConstellation. Her family life remains at unease and her social life is nonexistent. When her secret is out everything around her crashes down including her confidence and motivation to finish the web comic.
The author has dealt with mental health as beautifully as she did in her previous book. I wish I had more idea of what was going on in the web comic otherwise it was an awesome book!
Eliza is a likable girl with a lot of social anxiety and depression. She would prefer to draw her very famous online webcomic. She meets Wallace, a fanfiction writer and blogger on the fan forums. As they learn to trust each other (sometimes through much pain) they learn that monsters can be real but they can conquer them with help from themselves and others. Give this book to those who like fan fiction, digital art, and geekdom.
3.75
liked it. it was cute but sometimes Eliza's character pissed me off because of how badly she treated her parents
liked it. it was cute but sometimes Eliza's character pissed me off because of how badly she treated her parents
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes