From my very first school years when I almost always played alone, to later bullying because I was that 'weird' and socially clueless class member who didn't get how to behave. It's been part of who I am my whole life. Over the years, I've come to handle it better to talk myself down from the panic. I literally used to drink alcohol before the mandatory presentations in college (not showing up only worked for so long), and I still feel panic rising inside me whenever I have to make a phone call to someone I don't know well. I get worked up about sending emails, angsting over it when replies don't come straight away ( oh god, did I say something wrong?). Some of you know this, but others don't- I have long suffered with anxiety, particularly social anxiety. Well, except for the part where she's a talented webcomic artist and I'm not, but shhh. I'm not going to lie to you - a huge part of my love for this book is because I related so much to Eliza.

I liked this even more than Zappia's Made You Up. But when I did, it completely blew me away. The only reason it's not 5 is that it took a little while for me to get into it. Will appeal to fans of Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona and Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl.She drew so many monsters that she became a monster herself.Ĥ 1/2 stars. 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, anonymous creator of a popular webcomic called Monstrous Sea. In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl meets Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona in this acclaimed novel about art, fandom, and finding the courage to be yourself. “A love letter to fandom, friendship, and the stories that shape us, Eliza and Her Monsters is absolutely magical.”-Marieke Nijkamp, New York Times–bestselling author of This Is Where It EndsĮighteen-year-old Eliza Mirk is the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea, but when a new boy at school tempts her to live a life offline, everything she’s worked for begins to crumble.

Eliza's monsters