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ellemmm3 's review for:
Eliza and Her Monsters
by Francesca Zappia
3.5 stars
Eliza and Her Monsters was a book that I raced through. My feelings about this book are conflicted though. I liked the slow romance between Wallace and Eliza. But I found myself feeling sad while reading the book. These teens were very troubled, although for different reasons. In Eliza's case I found it frustrating that while her parents were so forceful in making her become more sociable and talkative, they spent little time actually trying to figure out why Eliza behaved as she did. Or taking an interest in her interests rather than forcing their sporty hobbies on her. So I wasn't surprised that
As I mentioned above, I did enjoy the romance between Wallace and Eliza... but only initially. After the big reveal, I think Wallace So it kind of tainted the romance for me. But this is a YA novel so the characters are young and can be immature.
Overall, I felt that this book was less a YA romance and instead was a book where mental health was at the forefront.
Eliza and Her Monsters was a book that I raced through. My feelings about this book are conflicted though. I liked the slow romance between Wallace and Eliza. But I found myself feeling sad while reading the book. These teens were very troubled, although for different reasons. In Eliza's case I found it frustrating that while her parents were so forceful in making her become more sociable and talkative, they spent little time actually trying to figure out why Eliza behaved as she did. Or taking an interest in her interests rather than forcing their sporty hobbies on her. So I wasn't surprised that
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they were the reason it all came crumbling down around Eliza when they revealed her identity in the newspaper. How little did they know their daughter if they couldn't figure out that privacy was of utmost importance to her?As I mentioned above, I did enjoy the romance between Wallace and Eliza... but only initially. After the big reveal, I think Wallace
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came across as selfish when he demanded that Eliza finish her comic so that he could publish his manuscript. When she said she was unable to do so, he just gave up and left her.Overall, I felt that this book was less a YA romance and instead was a book where mental health was at the forefront.