Eliza and Her Monsters

Zappia, Francesca

4.15

63,662 ratings by Goodreads

ISBN 10: 198265662X ISBN 13: 9781982656621

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2019

Eighteen-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.

Scott Westerfeld's Afterworlds meets Nimona in this novel about art, fandom, and finding the courage to be yourself. Features illustrations by the author throughout. Perfect for readers of Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, this is the second novel by the acclaimed author of Made You Up.

In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, smart, and friendless. Online, Eliza is LadyConstellation, the anonymous creator of a popular webcomic called Monstrous Sea. With millions of followers and fans throughout the world, Eliza's persona is popular. Eliza can't imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves her digital community. Then Wallace Warland transfers to her school, and Eliza begins to wonder if a life offline might be worthwhile. 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.

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.

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About the Author:

Francesca Zappia lives in Indiana, majors in Computer Science at the University of Indianapolis, and still isn't sure exactly how that happened. She spends most of her time writing, reading, drawing, watching anime, and playing way too much Pok�mon. Some of her stories have nice neat endings, and others don't have very neat endings at all.

Review:

A love letter to fandom, friendship, and the stories that shape us, Eliza and Her Monsters is absolutely magical.

-- "Marieke Nijkamp, #1 New York Times bestselling author"

Zappia's lighter approach...doesn't diminish the strength of this sensitive and compassionate story or the message mirrored in the themes of the webcomic: there are monsters in the world, both real and imaginary, and without support systems, those monsters can cause great harm.

-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

In her sophomore novel, Zappia gracefully examines Eliza's complicated struggle with anxiety, depression, and even suicidal thoughts...A fervent celebration of online fandom, sure to leave readers craving an actual Monstrous Sea comic.

-- "Booklist (starred review)"

A wrenching depiction of depression and anxiety, respectful to fandom, online-only friendships, and the benefits and dangers of internet fame.

-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"

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