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Eliza and Her Monsters
by Francesca Zappia
3.5 out of 5 stars.
WELL... that was fucking adorable.
This book reminded me a whole lot of Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. I found it relatable in a similar way and think it nailed 'internet life' and dealing with anxiety.
I found Eliza to be an excellent main character. She's quiet and anxious and prefers living in her own bubble and it was refreshing to see a main character in a young adult book who doesn't have it all worked out. Eliza struggles. She doesn't have a perfect relationship with her parents. Online life is preferable to real life for her. She writes a super successful web-comic which, although fulfilling, comes with a tonne of added pressure. I just loved her. She was SO RELATABLE!
The webcomic was an awesome aspect of the story. I didn't much care for the little excerpts from it that were inserted into the books (another similarity to Fangirl) but I loved the role Monstrous Sea played in Eliza's life. It was interesting to read about her parent's attitude about her spending so much time online, even though I feel like their obliviousness was a little exaggerated.
Wallace was also a really good character. It was nice that he was also quiet and didn't force Eliza out of her shell. They complimented each other really well and the development of their relationship is SO FLIPPIN' CUTE! They pass notes to each other all the time and ahhh I can't see what I'm typing because there's hearts over my eyes!
Here's where we get into the spoilers though. Towards the end of the book Eliza's identity is revealed to her huge online following and Wallace, who is a big fan of her comic, freaks out and makes it all about him. I understood him feeling betrayed but he carried on as if it only impacted him when it's like ??? bruh she just had her biggest secret spilled to thousands of online fans and you're making it about you like CAN YOU NOT! Also he tries to pressure her to finish the comic so he can selfishly advance his own career even though she is feeling anxious and stressed beyond anything she's felt before. Great boyfriending there Wallace you dickhead. I didn't like him very much by the end of the book in case you can't tell.
Overall this was super cute and entertaining though. It was relatable and sweet and funny and heartwarming and I really loved that the main character was anxious but still ran her webcomic and was happy.
WELL... that was fucking adorable.
This book reminded me a whole lot of Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. I found it relatable in a similar way and think it nailed 'internet life' and dealing with anxiety.
I found Eliza to be an excellent main character. She's quiet and anxious and prefers living in her own bubble and it was refreshing to see a main character in a young adult book who doesn't have it all worked out. Eliza struggles. She doesn't have a perfect relationship with her parents. Online life is preferable to real life for her. She writes a super successful web-comic which, although fulfilling, comes with a tonne of added pressure. I just loved her. She was SO RELATABLE!
The webcomic was an awesome aspect of the story. I didn't much care for the little excerpts from it that were inserted into the books (another similarity to Fangirl) but I loved the role Monstrous Sea played in Eliza's life. It was interesting to read about her parent's attitude about her spending so much time online, even though I feel like their obliviousness was a little exaggerated.
Wallace was also a really good character. It was nice that he was also quiet and didn't force Eliza out of her shell. They complimented each other really well and the development of their relationship is SO FLIPPIN' CUTE! They pass notes to each other all the time and ahhh I can't see what I'm typing because there's hearts over my eyes!
Here's where we get into the spoilers though. Towards the end of the book Eliza's identity is revealed to her huge online following and Wallace, who is a big fan of her comic, freaks out and makes it all about him. I understood him feeling betrayed but he carried on as if it only impacted him when it's like ??? bruh she just had her biggest secret spilled to thousands of online fans and you're making it about you like CAN YOU NOT! Also he tries to pressure her to finish the comic so he can selfishly advance his own career even though she is feeling anxious and stressed beyond anything she's felt before. Great boyfriending there Wallace you dickhead. I didn't like him very much by the end of the book in case you can't tell.
Overall this was super cute and entertaining though. It was relatable and sweet and funny and heartwarming and I really loved that the main character was anxious but still ran her webcomic and was happy.