Thursday, October 8, 2020

Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter by Brea Grant & Yishan Lee (YA Horror Graphic Novel Review)

 I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 


Mary:The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter
Written by Brea Grant
Illustrated by Yishan Lee
Published by Six Foot Press
on October 6, 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Graphic Novel, Horror
Length: 144 pages
Ages: 12 - 18 years

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Synopsis:
Angsty teenager Mary Shelley is not interested in carrying on her family's celebrated legacy of being a great writer, but she soon discovers that she has a the not-so-celebrated (and super-secret) Shelley power to heal monsters, just like her famous ancestor, and those monsters are not going to let her ignore her true calling anytime soon. 


My Thoughts:

In this fun YA horror/sci-fi graphic novel, we are introduced to a present-day great-granddaughter of the infamous author, Mary Shelley. Teenage Mary comes from a long line of women authors but she isn't sure she can fill the shoes set before her. As her family harps her about what she could write, Mary is busy with the onslaught of strange occurances and ghoulish beings that seem to pop up out of nowhere looking for her help, all while dealing with typical teenage issues like school and cute boys.

This was a really fun read, with fictional descendants of Mary Shelley that take the stage and have a special (and secret) talent that seems to attract all sorts of monsters! I loved the illustrations, some of which were rather horrific, and the unique band of side characters!

Young readers will love the angsty teenage MC, who isn't quite sure what she wants to do with her life, but ends up kicking butt at everything that is thrown her way.

Frankenstein was one of my first favorite 'dark' classics and first sci-fi reads as well. It was a brilliant book and has never left me, nor has Mary's personal life story. I enjoyed revisiting a little of it in this modern monster story featuring strong female characters! 


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