Hell, he even writes Monstrous See fan-fiction.

Now as Eliza and Wallace’s relationship deepens (and there’s no “instalove” - just a nice, gradual slow burn), Eliza becomes more and more conflicted about whether to tell him that she is the web comic’s creator. He’s also is introverted and suffers from severe social anxiety. So this new guy, named Wallace moves into town and low and behold, he is a huge - and I do mean HUGE – Monstrous Sea fan. In her real life, she’s more or less invisible whereas online, she’s a star! Oh – and her parents are totally clueless as to how famous their daughter is – and how much money she earns from her little “hobby” as they refer to it. So in this way, Eliza is basically living two separate lives.

Her online alter ego is Lad圜onstellation and only Max and Emmy, a couple of online friends whom she’s never met, know her identity. So the story revolves around Eliza, a smart, geeky, socially awkward and shy high school senior who is the anonymous creator a wildly popular webcomic called Monstrous Sea. With pages from Eliza’s webcomic, as well as screenshots from Eliza’s online forums, this uniquely formatted book will appeal to fans of Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona and Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl. But when Eliza’s secret is accidentally shared with the world, everything she’s built-her story, her relationship with Wallace, and even her sanity-begins to fall apart. Then Wallace Warland transfers to her school, and Eliza begins to wonder if a life offline might be worthwhile. Eliza can’t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves her digital community. With millions of followers and fans throughout the world, Eliza’s persona is popular. Online, Eliza is Lad圜onstellation, the anonymous creator of a popular webcomic called Monstrous Sea. In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, smart, and friendless. Perfect for readers of Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl, this is the second novel by the acclaimed author of Made You Up.

Features illustrations by the author throughout. Scott Westerfeld’s Afterworlds meets Nimona in this novel about art, fandom, and finding the courage to be yourself. I just finished Eliza and her Monsters and I loved it! What a clever, original book.Įighteen-year-old Eliza Mirk is the anonymous creator of Monstrous Sea, a wildly popular webcomic, but when a new boy at school tempts her to live a life offline, everything she’s worked for begins to crumble.

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