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Eliza and Her Monsters
by Francesca Zappia
Here we go, another YA fiction. I wasn't expecting anything when I went into this book. I was not exactly that hyped. I didn't think "Made You Up" was that great either. It was poorly researched and I did not think the relationship between Miles and the girl ( I forgot her name already...but she was a much better protagonist than Eliza) was that great. Call me old, I don't think YA is for me anymore.
As I have read "Made You Up", I obviously ended up comparing the character descriptions, writing, the relationships and even the amount of research put into the writing between the two. And I have to admit, I liked the book more than I liked "Made You Up". I don't even know if I liked it own it's own......................................................WAIT I DO KNOW, I DIDN'T :)))))))
The main character was so bland. So bland. While reading about her, I could actually taste a coffee gone cold. I liked her drawings. I liked her family, I did not like her. Maybe at times, but not on a whole. Throughout the novel, I hated the way she acted with her family, mostly her siblings. Maybe I really couldn't understand her feelings and her attachment to her work. If so, I'm sorry, Eliza. But other times I just felt like she was being a douche.
Also, I dunno whether it's just me, mostly it's just me, I am not a fan of these romances. (By these, I mean "Francesca Zappia's fictional character's relationships") I can see why other people might be for it, but I am just not. I thought Wallace, just like Eliza, was annoying. I also noticed a lot of similarities in the general backgrounds of the characters in this novel and that of "Made You Up". The author tried to show why Wallace sort of ended up by the way he is by telling his story, but I really didn't care.
I felt like though the author tried her best, these characters just came off really dry. I couldn't get attached to any of them even if I tried.
Overall, the writing, was not bad but not so great either.
The characters seemed to grow by what seemed to be the size of a bean, also in one chapters (OKAY I'M EXAGGERATING, THREE CHAPTERS!) As someone who has anxiety, I could understand her struggle, but for the sake of the book, I wanted to slap Eliza at some point. SORRY.
P.S. Will add more once I actually get my brains back to life to think more. Thanks for reading.
As I have read "Made You Up", I obviously ended up comparing the character descriptions, writing, the relationships and even the amount of research put into the writing between the two. And I have to admit, I liked the book more than I liked "Made You Up". I don't even know if I liked it own it's own......................................................WAIT I DO KNOW, I DIDN'T :)))))))
The main character was so bland. So bland. While reading about her, I could actually taste a coffee gone cold. I liked her drawings. I liked her family, I did not like her. Maybe at times, but not on a whole. Throughout the novel, I hated the way she acted with her family, mostly her siblings. Maybe I really couldn't understand her feelings and her attachment to her work. If so, I'm sorry, Eliza. But other times I just felt like she was being a douche.
Also, I dunno whether it's just me, mostly it's just me, I am not a fan of these romances. (By these, I mean "Francesca Zappia's fictional character's relationships") I can see why other people might be for it, but I am just not. I thought Wallace, just like Eliza, was annoying. I also noticed a lot of similarities in the general backgrounds of the characters in this novel and that of "Made You Up". The author tried to show why Wallace sort of ended up by the way he is by telling his story, but I really didn't care.
I felt like though the author tried her best, these characters just came off really dry. I couldn't get attached to any of them even if I tried.
Overall, the writing, was not bad but not so great either.
The characters seemed to grow by what seemed to be the size of a bean, also in one chapters (OKAY I'M EXAGGERATING, THREE CHAPTERS!) As someone who has anxiety, I could understand her struggle, but for the sake of the book, I wanted to slap Eliza at some point. SORRY.
P.S. Will add more once I actually get my brains back to life to think more. Thanks for reading.