As they grow even closer, Eliza debates whether to divulge her secrets to Wallace.

Soon, barriers come down between Eliza and Wallace as Wallace recruits Eliza as a beta reader for his book (on Monstrous Sea).

Meanwhile, Eliza is befuddled, not knowing what to do now that she has met a real outside the realms of the Internet. Wallace also doesn’t talk and prefers to write to Eliza. To her surprise, Eliza discovers that Wallace is none other than the most famous fanfic writer of Monstrous Sea: rainmaker. Eliza Mirk is an introvert, balancing high school with writing one of the most famous comics on the internet. Eliza, better known as Lad圜onstellation is the creator of a webcomic called Monstrous Sea.Įliza’s entire world is on the Internet but soon she encounters a boy called Wallace at school who is a fan of Monstrous Sea. I think that many of us, who deal with anxiety, will relate to this book. I liked reading Author Francesca Zappia’s previous book – Made You Up and this book was somehow better than the first one. “Broken people don’t hide from their monsters. The protagonist of this book is a high school senior named Eliza Mirk and it is about the unseen monsters in Eliza’s life. Review: Before starting my review, I would like to say OMG! The illustrations in the book are gorgeous! Like, seriously! Wallace thinks Eliza is just another fan, and as he draws her out of her shell, she 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. Then Wallace Warland, Monstrous Sea’s biggest fanfiction writer, transfers to her school. Eliza can’t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves the online one, and she has no desire to try. Online, she’s Lad圜onstellation, the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea. In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless.

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