Man Made Boy was like reading the best B-Movie ever! I don't know about everyone else but I've always been a big fan of B-Horror Movies because they were fun and always gave you the monsters in the classic way. That is exactly the way you'll see them in this book, except you'll see just how well those old monsters do or don't adapt to the modern world. 
 I immediately fell in love with the character Boy and his quiet personality. Though I seriously wish his name would have been something other than "Boy." He is the son of Frankenstein's Monster and of course he wasn't born in the same way other creatures would be - no he was created. Patched together with the parts from dead humans. But whereas his parents were science experiments, Boy was a labor of love. Not only is he a wonderful character, he is also a tech genius! A computer hacker extraordinaire if you will. He's been locked up his whole life inside the Broadway show house where his family and a myriad troupe of other creatures live, hiding from humanity right under it's nose. Entertaining humans with a magical Broadway show each night. 
 "Humans are pretty complicated," I said. 
 "No, Boy. Rain-forest ecosystems are complicated. Humans are just a mess." - pg 24 
 But Boy is restless and wants to get out into the human world. And that is where all the trouble and this adventure starts. He is a bit naive but also strong. After all, it would take a brave person to strike out on their own the way he did. I really adored this guy and my heart was constantly going out to him. There were moments when I was so achingly sad for him because of his self loathing that I could see many teens relating to him. 
 "Haven't you ever been in bed with a girl before?" 
 "One." 
 "That's it? Geez, are you ridiculously shy or something?" 
 "No, I'm just fucking ugly, okay?" - pg 208 
 We get to see Boy's life in the theater, outside of the theater, on the run from his mistakes, as well as him finally finding a place where he thinks he can be happy. Even during moments that weren't action packed this pace moved along so well that I could barely put the book down. Not to mention the dialogue constantly had me smirking. 
 "You don't believe in extraterrestrials?" 
 "Do I believe they exist somewhere out there in infinite space? Yes. Do I think they're hanging out around our solar system, occasionally sneaking over to steal a cow or probe someone's ass? No." 
 "Arse-probing gets a bad rap," she said." - pg 211 
 I can't say enough how much I really enjoyed this book. I knew from the moment I read the book description that this would be an excellent read for me and I was not let down. 
 There are so many creatures from different cultures and folklore that you find yourself wondering what or who Boy might encounter next. I was surprisingly thrown for a loop when I made assumptions about things to find out later I was wrong. This was definitely a coming of age story of a boy on the cusp of adulthood and about self acceptance and doing what's right. I can only hope there will be more of these books and have already picked up another book by this author in hopes I will enjoy it as much as I did Man Made Boy.