

She’s the anonymous creator of a popular online webcomic Monstrous Sea which earned millions of readers and followers around the world. The story follows Eliza Mirk, an eighteen year old introverted girl who has no social life and always prefers her digital life over her real life. Eliza and Wallace are totally adorable in this book and I quite enjoyed the cute romance between them. The plot is emotional, heartfelt and absolutely cute. The characters are well built and well developed. I loved every thing about this book especially the beautiful illustrations of the Monstrous Sea webcomic and being a huge fantasy reader myself this made me love it even more. This is the best YA contemporary book I’ve read so far this year. I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did. This book was so amazing and definitely lives up to the hype! This is my first book by Francesca Zappia and I can’t say how much I loved it.

even when I know it’s coming, I can’t stop it.”

It’s always watching, and when I am completely sure of myself, it unchains the doubt and lets it run wild. The doubt itself is a stupid thing, without sense or feeling, blind and straining at the end of a long chain. “There is a small monster in my brain that controls my doubt. Then Wallace Warland transfers to her school, and Eliza begins to wonder if a life offline might be worthwhile.īut 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. 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. GENRE: Young-Adult, Contemporary, RomanceĮighteen-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.
