Eliza And Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh boy did I love this book, it was gripping, Eliza is the author/creator of wildly famous fanfic, The Monstrous Sea but very few people know because that is what Eliza wants. Because Eliza is very quiet, very insecure, has no friends except her online world (she does not read comments!!!) but all that begins to change with new student, Wallace who does not speak, writes everything slowly, perfectly on paper and is a wild fan of Monstrous Sea. As he is being bullied (Wallace is huge, tall, football player-ish) by 2 nasty guys about Monstrous Sea; surprise of surprises---Eliza jumps in and defends Wallace!!! And so begins the unlikely friendship of Wallace and Eliza. They both have baggage but they share a love of The Monstrous Sea (of which Eliza never tells him she is the creator...) and as Eliza lets him in (he is funny Rainmaker in the forums- she is MirkerLurker) and her world grows bigger - but at what price??? I loved Zappia's characters, The Monstrous Sea world of fanfiction, Eliza's online friends and the new fanfiction friends Wallace introduces her to, Eliza begins to hope. I was crushed by Wallace's heartfelt email to Eliza and wished wished wished Eliza could have responded differently to him, but her reading it everyday and telling Wallace, "It doesn't change anything between us." was typical for geek Eliza. Read this book and fall into Eliza and Wallace's world and you will love their shared interests, friendship, and kinship.

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