You know how there are books on shelves at the store that you would never pick up and buy for yourself? This is one of those for me. I don't think I would have been interested in reading Eliza's story. But I subscribe to OwlCrate, and Eliza showed up in the May 2017 box.

I absolutely love this book! [a:Francesca Zappia|7009633|Francesca Zappia|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1413677497p2/7009633.jpg] does a wonderful job capturing the emotional roller coaster that is the teenage girl. Even though I'm well past my teen years, I felt like I could relate to her in some way throughout the whole story. The realism of living in 2016 and '17 is fantastic! The fandoms, forums, online community pressures, etc.: they were all hit with perfect accuracy. I guess it helps that Zappia publishes online. :)
I think one of my favorite bits of the whole novel is the use of the sea monsters. They evolve with the characters; their symbolism morphs drastically from beginning to end. Speaking of: the character development in this novel is to die for! I don't think I've seen such fantastic writing and character growth in a very, very long time.
One of the things that turns adults off of young adult fiction is the predictability. I read YA almost exclusively. Trust me when I say that there was only one little piece of the plot that was predictable, and the anticipation helped with the movement. Every other twist was shocking and unexpected!