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I love how it has art scattered through the pages. The way that it shows Eliza's art style and monstrous sea is beautiful. And I especially love how the last 2 pages are the final pages for monstrous sea! It was so cool looking at the images at trying to piece together the storyline for Monstrous sea. I just wish Monstrous Sea was an actual webcomic! 😁

I loved everything about this book. It just worked. Everything was written so beautifully. I loved the use of mixed media and the descriptions. Eliza and Wallace are amazing characters that you can‘t help but fall in love with and the story is one that is so satisfying and ends perfectly. I can‘t believe it took me so long to read this and now that I did, I‘m so sad I finished it.

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I stacked ELIZA AND HER MONSTERS many years ago, found it in a Little Free Library about a month back, and started it late this afternoon. I‘m already a hundred pages deep, so I don‘t think it‘s gonna take me very long.

Today‘s Kashmiri recipe is aal yakhni, or squash in yogurt sauce. (I used some little zucchini.) I‘m pretty sure I burnt the whole spices, but that gave it a nice, smokey flavour so I can‘t be too upset.

Parts of this book were incredibly sweet. It was both enlightening and exasperating to be inside a teenager‘s head.
I really dislike the ‘I haven‘t told the whole truth and now that everyone knows, they‘re mad at me‘ trope. So this was a little irritating for me.
However, I can understand why this book is well loved. The way Eliza‘s creative side was incorporated was really lovely.

"Like life, what gives a story its meaning is the fact that it ends. Our stories have lives of their own — and it's up to us to make them mean something."
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This book was really cute. I was a little worried it would have to much of the “I‘m not like other girls” trope, but after the first chapter that mostly recedes. I‘m willing to look past it though because the love interest, Wallace, was amazing and the whole fandom/webcomic aspect was really cool. And I loved that the book integrated art from the comic!

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#ya #romance #yaromance #webcomic

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This book reminded me of one of my favorite series growing up. I adore this book even though it dealt with topics I rather not think about. Eliza Once I picked up and started reading I couldn't put it down. It's a real page turner.

This book makes me smile so far. Wallace and Eliza‘s budding relationship reminds me of my own relationship. I‘ve never read a book that has mirrored my own personal relationships. #currentlyreading #librarybook #ebook

New week, new book. #currentlyreading #summerreading #ebook #librarybook

"Like life, what gives a story its meaning is the fact that it ends. Our stories have lives of their own—and its up to us to make them mean something."

I picked it up this morning, meaning only to read a few chapters, but then night came and the pages ended. The story is great and, in addition, deals with anxiety and depression.
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Delightful book with a unique take on anxiety and personal growth.

I could have sworn I updated this as a completed book!? Maybe the internet didn't take? Or like it just never posted or something! I am not sure.. but I really enjoyed this one. First off the characters were so “real“ and I just really enjoyed it .. Also it got kinda dark but it was done so well that it felt “good“ to see how things resolved. Anyway definitely a pick!

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I think I have used the ;) emoji when texting the docs at work ... oops!!! 😳

Because I like to pick up books while I am in the process of reading others! Ha.. I am loving this one so far! Thank you again @Vanchocstrawberry for the gift (I know you gifted it to me a long time ago but.. I am barely getting to it now) But... love it!!!

Also, love seeing my name in print!!

Zappia got the teen angst and annoying parts really well. I liked that the parents were also flawed and I feel the plot moved forward at a decent pace. I wanted to see what would happen and so the book kept me reading. It ended better than I expected. Although if it had been me I would have given Wallace a piece of my mind.

Had a couple of rough (busy) days this month! But this totally was over the top and amazing !!! @vanchocstrawberry you are the best! Thank you for all that you snuck into this box! Its got a little bit of everything I could have hoped for! Sorry it took me so long to post. I just opened it now! #LitsyLoveFallSwap

Darker than I expected but in a good way; it drew me in & I couldn't put it down. Eliza is the creator of a successful webcomic & has rich online friendships but is a loner IRL: 0 friends at school, a family who don't understand her. To be fair she doesn't understand them either. This is the story of what happens after she makes a friend & the friendship collides with her online world. Also a meta exploration of what a creator owes their fans.⬇️

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Eliza and Her Monsters = one of my ALL TIME favorite reads!!! I loved this so much. Heck, it even made me cry. Ha! If you have not read this yet, stop what you're doing and head to the nearest library or book shop/site and procure yourself a copy ... POSTHASTE!

OMG it's like she knows me.

??? this quote!

"There is a small monster in my brain that controls my doubt. The doubt itself is a stupid thing, without sense or feeling, blind and straining at the end of a long chain. The monster, though, is smart. It's always watching, and when I am completely sure of myself, it unchains the doubt and lets it run wild. Even when I know it's coming, I can't stop it."

🎧 YA ... a bit of an annoying main character but that‘s typical of this genre. Add to that the fact that there‘s a bit of anxiety/depression going on & it‘s difficult. The interesting thing is that the story drew me in & I listened straight through. Good book about a girl in HS who creates a very popular online comic anonymously (see mention of mental health issue) & is outed accidentally by well meaning clueless parents. Good narrator. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Just want to post about this amazing artwork made of books. A collaboration between a local book (Fullybooked) and coffee (Coffee Project) shops here in the Philippines. 😍
PS this is where I bought one of my fave books called Eliza And Her Monsters!

“Eliza Mirk is the kind of name you give to the creepy girl who clings to her ex-boyfriend for weeks after he‘s dumped her because she refuses to accept that he hates her guts. Eliza Mirk is a low-level villain with a secret hideout in the sewers. Eliza Mirk belongs in a comic book.”

(okay, it‘s the first 3 lines, but it‘s too good!)

#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

I'm just not feeling this book. I still love YA, and I'm positive this is a a good book but it is not pulling me in. Love the concept and definitely for fans of online fanfiction and webcomics. If I were a teen now, that would probably be more my jam. My attempt to catch up on my TBR but not force myself to read books I'm just meh about continues!

#ManicMonday
📚 Eliza & Her Monsters
✍️ Edgar Allen Poe
🎥 Evil Dead
🎤 Escape the Fate
🎶 Eden - Battle Beast
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This was an interesting story. It is a long time ago, that I was 17 and therefore some of the emotions and reactions of Eliza seemed a bit strange to me. But all in all, this book was very....hmmm whats the word? Important? Valuable?

“You found me in a constellation.” I easily binge read this in one day.

I decided to do monthly updates of my state tracker. I only started it this month so it's a bit bare compared to my book tracker.
AL - Looking For Alaska
IL - Summer Knight
IN - Eliza and her Monsters
LA- Third Time's a Charm
ME- Hush Hush
MA- Locke & Key
NY- The Savior
PA- The Great American Whatever
VT- Two Can Keep A Secret
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#readacrossamerica

Late nights + books + puppies = ♥️
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#weeklyforecast
4 YAs and a Horror book this week 😍
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#randosurvey
1. Dramatically. My kid is out of school for 6 weeks, my husband is telecommuting for 4 weeks and my mom (senior/high risk) is staying with us now. Every thing in town except stores are closed
2. We have our normal stock
3. We didn't have any to begin with so no lol
4. Tagged
5. I don't remember. I mostly watch TV series. I just watched "The Stranger"
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Online anonymity, anxiety, virtual and IRL friends and family dynamics, romantic relationships, fame and following, communication, and so much more all tucked into a superb book for teen and high school readers and anyone who enjoys fan-fiction.

I finished this one today. I loved it. I don‘t why it took me so long to pick it up and read it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5

I started this one last night. Another book that I‘ve had for a few years and never got around to reading until now. So far I like it. It‘s just becoming harder to read with Flour curled up on my lap.

This was such a pleasant surprise! I had it in my shelf for a while and finally quite randomly decided to read it and pulled it off the shelf. It‘s a heartbreaking story about friendship, depression, not fitting in, finding out who you‘re meant to be and what you‘re meant to do and so many other things. I really, really enjoyed it.

Day 17:
Eliza and her Monsters by Francesca Zappia.

Let me guess... fall into a deep, emotionally complex book hangover? That sounds about right.

And, in case u hadn't guessed... I LOVED THIS

I love this. I'm not exactly a romantic, but I love me some well-handled consent 😍

So absorbed in this book that I didn't realize a snowstorm was happening! The last time I looked outside was this afternoon, and it still looked like autumn! Now it's all blowing wind and snow. Brr! Going to close the curtains and lose myself in this book again 😌

#adventrecommends Day 11 I remember this having really good anxiety rep and I love the MC here. I remember liking this when I first read it.

Trouble sleeping... again. Found an interesting book though! I do love a story about creating stories 🤷🏽‍♀️

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. I listened to the audio book version and loved it!

So here‘s the thing. This book is great at showing not telling you about depression and anxiety. It‘s great at showing struggles with speech and relationships. And for that I loved this book. I loved that it had a good ending. But I don‘t think a young teen should read this. I don‘t think someone who fights with mental illness should read this for it is triggering as all get out. I didn‘t like the cussing and the agenda but overall ⭐️⭐️⭐️.

I LOVED THIS BOOK. So much. IRL, Eliza Mirk is a super awkward and shy high school senior. But she also happens to make the most successful web comic—anonymously. Then she meets a boy, and things happen, and teenagers and coming of age and mental health issues and all the things. I very highly recommend this!!

Cute!
I really enjoyed it.
Eliza is relatable and Wallace is adorable.

“I have to try, because I‘m doing it again—I‘m shutting everything out because I‘m frustrated and tired and because the real world is difficult and I‘d rather live in one of my own making.”

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Eliza and Her Monsters was real, raw and honest. It put into words the feelings that I, and I‘m sure many others, have always had but never been able to voice.
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