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A review by yulie
Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
3.0
There are a few glaring faults to this, but I found it extremely fun and easy to read. Does Joan get a little exasperating sometimes when she willingly explains away or ignores obvious cues? Yes. Is it a bit irritating when she willingly puts people into danger for her own agendas? Yup. But it's whatever, it's part of the YA energy and she's definitely on the better side of YA protagonists since she's actually useful and remorseful about things.
Aaron deserves better though and I'm 1000% more interested in him than Nick. Nick is so boring I want to cry whenever he's back on the page.
What I will excessively praise, though, is how much I loved all the cultural representation in this. Reading about Joan's family and the foods and the memories she had was really heart-warming. It's nice being represented!
Aaron deserves better though and I'm 1000% more interested in him than Nick. Nick is so boring I want to cry whenever he's back on the page.
What I will excessively praise, though, is how much I loved all the cultural representation in this. Reading about Joan's family and the foods and the memories she had was really heart-warming. It's nice being represented!