Frustrating Bookworm Scenario: You are in the mood for a book and you want it to make you feel exactly like this other book but you want something new. What do you do?
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In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, she’s LadyConstellation, the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea. Eliza can’t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves the online one, and she has no desire to try. Then Wallace Warland, Monstrous Sea’s biggest fanfiction writer, transfers to her school. 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.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. (Goodreads)
Both are quiet, introspective reads that explore similar themes!
Eliza and Her Monsters is a contemporary about a quiet, anxious girl who, despite having created an extremely popular webcomic, keeps to herself. Her best friends are people she communicates with online (as in, she hasn't met them) and she keeps her identity anonymous. Final Draft is about a girl who wants to be a writer, focusing largely on fantasy and Sci-Fi. She has three best friends and is very shy about her work and of putting herself out there.
Both books are about creative girls who, despite the passion behind their talents, are afraid to put themselves out there. They deal with anxiety, depression, and grief. They have crushes and explore the possibility of relationships. And, in my opinion, both books are very quiet and focus on what's going on with the main characters on an emotional level.
Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia?
In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, she’s LadyConstellation, the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea. Eliza can’t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves the online one, and she has no desire to try. Then Wallace Warland, Monstrous Sea’s biggest fanfiction writer, transfers to her school. 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.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. (Goodreads)
Final Draft by Riley Redgate
The only sort of risk 18-year-old Laila Piedra enjoys is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories: epic sci-fi worlds full of quests, forbidden love, and robots. Her creative writing teacher has always told her she has a special talent. But three months before her graduation, he's suddenly replaced—by Nadiya Nazarenko, a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist who is sadistically critical and perpetually unimpressed. At first, Nazarenko’s eccentric assignments seem absurd. But before long, Laila grows obsessed with gaining the woman’s approval. Soon Laila is pushing herself far from her comfort zone, discovering the psychedelic highs and perilous lows of nightlife, temporary flings, and instability. Dr. Nazarenko has led Laila to believe that she must choose between perfection and sanity—but rejecting her all-powerful mentor may be the only way for Laila to thrive. (Goodreads)
Why?
Both are quiet, introspective reads that explore similar themes!
Both books are about creative girls who, despite the passion behind their talents, are afraid to put themselves out there. They deal with anxiety, depression, and grief. They have crushes and explore the possibility of relationships. And, in my opinion, both books are very quiet and focus on what's going on with the main characters on an emotional level.
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