Eliza and Her Monsters wasn't quite what I expected it to be, but it was totally worth the read! 
 Eliza - the anonymous author of Monstrous Sea, the wildly popular webcomic - is decidedly not popular. In fact, she's practically invisible. Then she meets Wallace, a quiet ex-football player, and major fan of Eliza's webcomic. They bond over her creation, all without Wallace knowing she is actually the author. 
 Drama/happiness/angst/relationships ensue. I'm not all that spectacular at descriptions so just read the actual book description. Haha. *coughs* 
 I pretty much agree with the general consensus when it comes to the plot of the book - it was good, but it only really dug it's vicious hooks into me towards the end. And then it just wouldn't let go, and I ended up staying awake until late into the night to read it. But it wasn't like that until about page 200ish. That's not to say that the beginning and the middle of the story weren't good, it's just that the end was really great. Plus I loved all the drawings from her webcomic. Also did I mention I love webcomics? No wonder I loved this book! 
 Character-wise, I personally had a bit of a hard time connecting with Eliza, just a wee bit. I'm a pretty loud, expressive person in real life, and Eliza is decidedly not. So where I would've said something like "HI THERE IM ELIZA WELCOME TO MY SCHOOL" Eliza would actually say nothing at all. And I understand that's just who she is, (view spoiler)[and has a panic disorder & anxiety (hide spoiler)] ultimately it was still a bit hard to relate. But that's just a "me" thing. Although another reason I didn't totally relate to Eliza was because of the way she treated her family? Like they weren't always peaches and cream to her but they also tried to understand her, at least a little, and I felt like she could've tried more at times. She just seemed to feel a general disdain towards them constantly and I also feel that way sometimes, (everyone's family is a little crazy) but she's constantly upset by them. I dunno. I just didn't like that too much. 
 I feel like I'm painting Eliza in a rather negative light when she's actually a really interesting character, but again, just not that relatable to me personally. 
 Anyway let's talk about Wallace! 
 Wallace was so sweet. He was an adorable, gentle giant who was deep and wonderful and I REALLY WANT TO GIVE HIM A HUG. AND READ ALL HIS FANFICTION. He was a great character in my opinion. 
 Emmy and Max, Eliza's online friends, were great and realistic and I loved everything about them. 'Nuff said. 
 I don't wanna ruin anything, obviously, but I will say one scene at the end actually made me cry. I repeat - it made TEARS COME OUT OF MY EYES. THIS IS A BIG DEAL - MADAMEREADS ALMOST NEVER CRIES!?! So yeah it was that good. 
 Also just all the webcomic-talk about pages and fans and forums I loved because it was so accurate? Personally I don't know any webcomics that are quite as famous as Monstrous Sea in the real world, but regardless I though it all super accurate. 
 In the end, Eliza and Her Monsters (the title being literal and also kind of a metaphor??) was a great book. I recommend it to everyone, but especially to anyone who is actively involved in online culture or a fandom. You will get it. 
 P.S. This is my favorite quote in the whole book. There are some really awesome meaningful ones, but this takes the cake 
 It's not that I don't like the outdoors. It's just that I don't see the point of the outdoors when there's so much I could be doing indoors." 
 AMEN, ELIZA. AMEN. 
 Pre-review: I CANNOT WAIT TO READ THIS!