An amazing graphic novel talking convincingly about the amazing talented kin of Mary Shelly's in the generations to come.

Yes, lots of Marys in the line. And yes, they got famous in their respective fields but this one talks about a confused teen, confused because of the nagging adults around her and her own family (except her dad who left years ago) because they thought she was not sure of what she would become and be famous for!

She's being continuously questioned, nagged and looked down upon for not being able to figure out her talents and work upon them to become famous like her mother and her grandmother, her great grandmother and the previous Marys.

I can totally relate with the character getting annoyed and irritated for being in the same situation in which people close to you having unrealistic high expectations from you that you do not want to do anything and being tired instead because of it. 

I love the art (wish it was a bit clearer!) and the way the dialogues were sequenced. 

I wish the ending was a bit dramatic and wholesome because the story started out great and it went on great with unexpectedly good surprising scenes. 

I love the romance and the chemistry is amazing!

All the friendship vibes as well. 

Well, towards the end, it ended up "healing". 

Thank you, monster loving author/s and the Publisher for the book, says the monster loving reader here!

I liked this graphic novel much more than I was expecting! It turned out to be a great story of self-discovery for the heroine. I really appreciated the liberties the author took with this story and what it was initially based upon. Things moved very quickly to my dismay but I can't fault the author because graphic novels are usually quick and to-the-point stories. The art was SO good! I loved that it was in full color because it gave everything that much more dimension!

I just received this graphic novel about a girl named after the great writer Mary Shelley. The girl is a living relative and as the great author of Frankenstein she has to find her own path in life. At first she wasn't sure if healing monsters was what she was meant to do but with the help of Adam she realizes that there's nothing wrong with healing those in need. I think that this book is just the beginning as more things will come in Mary's path as the end of the book suggests.  I love all the extra pages. I  recommended it to anyone who loves fast paced and intrigue with a little bit of magic.

When I got to the end of the novel, I was expecting more because I flew through reading this! 

I was very interested in the monster characters. I liked that even though they were monsters, they were cute (sometimes), like Bun Bun and baby Loch Ness. The interactions between the monsters and Mary were funny. The art style perfectly fit the mood of the narrative and of the protagonist. Mary’s character design, for example, really captured her teenage angst, and the art was sometimes spooky. 

While I think I could get on board with Mary and Adam’s relationship with more time, I was not a fan of the insta-love. Also, there was quite a bit of miscommunication or just lack of communication in general that became slightly repetitive. 

I’m excited to see where this series goes! I have a vision of Mary, Rhonda, and the monsters creating an Avengers-esque team.

Graphic novel based the life of Mary, a descendant of Mary Shelley.

This was a lot of fun. It’s well illustrated and written.

I really enjoyed the cast of characters. The tone felt very reminiscent of teenage life only with added supernatural elements.

Super cute read; I would continue with the series.

I loved this! The plot was incredibly captivating and the main character was so relatable that it made her story really fun to follow. I loved the the spin on Mary Shelley and the concept of her and her descendants having a gift. I really hope there’s more!

This was a cute read with well-done art. Overall, it was reminiscent to me of the Saturday morning cartoons I grew up watching. There were clear pieces within the art to appear more gothic and age certain characters or settings, which I thought was well done.

The storyline itself intrigued me and I would be interested to see it develop into more, but what I read was a bit underwhelming. Not a lot is explained until the very end, which makes Mary's lack of reaction to events seem odd. The adult characters come across as stereotypes. The protective grandma who bakes, the cool aunt, and the self-obsessed mom. The romance isn't built on much. I also would have called this a middle grade, with the exception of a few topics that were tossed in.

I will say, I appreciated that Mary has a relationship with both of her parents, even though they are divorced. I liked the different monsters we got to see. I LOVED that Shirley Jackson's ghost was stuck in a stuffed rabbit. Honestly, I think I would have absolutely loved this if I read it when I was in middle school.

Mary Shelley, not THE Mary Shelley, is tired of always trying to plan for a future. Her mother, grandmother, and aunt are all successful authors. Sixteen year old Mary is not sure she wants to follow in their foot steps or in the footsteps of THE Mary Shelley, her famous great-great-great-great-great grandmother. But after a mysterious event in biology lab, our Mary learns she can heal monsters. This was a fun graphic novel and the art was magnificent. I felt the ending was a little rushed though. Thanks to the publisher for allowing me to be an early reader in exchange for my review.

This graphic novel caught my eye because I love Mary Shelley so I thought this had a lot of potential and it didn’t completely disappoint me. I really liked the art style as I think it complemented the story really well. The storyline is also really good and I am looking forward to seeing what happens next! The only thing I didn’t particularly enjoy was the romance. It was too much too soon and I personally don’t like the insta love trope, so it made me not like the story as much. Overall it was a very enjoyable read and I can’t wait to see what happens next! 
Actual rating is 3,5 starts

A fun YA graphic novel coming of age story which repurposes the details and themes of Mary Shelley's biography into that of a modern-day teenager grappling with her family's legacy and her own path in life. The gothic artistic vibe is perfect for Halloween season and the plot of the story. Also appreciated the wry asides of some of the monsters and tongue-in-cheek narrator commentary.

Mary is a teenage girl whose is constantly dealing with family pressure to become the next writer in the family. She is constant doubt of what she should do in her future and rebels against the family career. When a mysterious and cute boy turns up asking for help, she finds herself in a new path in life and realizes her talents lie in a different direction.

Mary, subtitled The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter, is a buffy like YA comics. Except that instead of killing monsters, Mary has the skill to bring them back to health. I am always interested by Mary Shelley’s life and works that base themselves on this amazing woman, so I was very intrigued by that comic and wanted to see what kind of supernatural world it leaned towards.

This is really an introductory story. I can’t say anything much happens, we just meet the characters as they discover their true calling: Mary, the reluctant power wielding adolescent (think gothic Buffy, same attitude but less sporty) and the usual much more enthusiastic and knowledgeable sidekicks. The only Mary Shelly appearance comes in the form of a family that pressures their little Mary to become a writer too, and the famous portrait of the lady herself in the fictional office. I can't say I was very taken by the story, like I said earlier, nothing much happens except for the usual angst of the reluctant hero, who doesn’t want to help others, until she does.

The drawings serve the story well, all the characters are well designed, in fact I think the illustrator is really good at it. The heroine, her friend and her love interest are all very cute. It is smooth, focused on the expressiveness of the people and helped the volume feel like a TV series. I think lots of teens will like the slick modern American comic look, with a nice realistic colorization. 

I really liked that the focus of the comic was on helping people (monsters) and even had a wild animal rehabilitation message. There is no girly squeamishness. The pictures were lovely. I was a bit sad the story was lacking, and I feel like I would need to read more volumes to really make a decision on this work. There is a few interesting historical women quotes, but nothing on Mary Shelley, this is not really important when you have a good story, but I just thought I should point it out to people who were more interested in that. 

My real criticism is that the comic didn’t feel like it brought anything really new to the table, lots of clichés (instantaneous love, chosen one, misfit…), which can be fine when whatever story is well treated, but I felt like I just read the intro of a book and was abandoned before the first defining moment of the plot. And the teen characters don’t talk to me as they might to someone of the same age group. As it is I, a young mother, am not very interested, but it could be the Buffy of this generation to some, if the next volume thickens the plot, and adds depth to it’s characters and their relations.

*Thank you to Netgalley for giving me this ARC in exchange for an honest review*

Going into this I felt like the subject and storyline of this graphic novel was unique and seemed to be perfect for the spooky season. While I enjoyed most of the plot, I felt like there was something missing and there were points where I felt like the story dragged on and went into too much detail. There were times where I was confused as to where the plot was going to why certain details were introduced or brought up. 

I'm assuming there is going to be a sequel one day as the ending of this did not feel satisfactory to me and was pretty open-ended, borderline abrupt. I am interested to see if in the future there are more character developments, especially with Adam and Mary. I would love to see how their relationship grows and how Mary deals with her family and the secrets she has uncovered. 

All that aside though, I really did like Mary and I thought this novel was fun and entertaining. I liked the monster aspects to it and the illustration really fit the story and I thought they were wonderful. Besides the rushed plot, this graphic novel is a great read!

I found this book pretty entertaining. The drawings were very well done as i like them. The only thing that I want to criticize is the romance, the relationship grows too fast, and it is only linked to the boy’s appearance without even knowing Who he really is.

First of all, the ARC that was provided to me has a terrible quality.
The idea itself is quite good but the execution of it is horrible. 
This comic book is just plain bad. 
The only thing I liked about it was the description and Mary's character design.

Very interesting concept, hoping that there are more books to follow as there is a lot to explore within this world. It ticked all the boxes for a successful graphic novel for my students, particularly the funnny and  weird boxes! The monsters were great, loved the ghost inhabiting Bun Bun :D

Where shall I start???? 

THIS BOOK IS AMAZING. There. That's all I have to say.

Seriously, I was blown away by this book and I am PRAYING for more in the series. It checked every box: awesome characters, funny jokes, great art, engaging story.

Kind of weird and quirky but enjoyable. Not the most groundbreaking graphic novel I have ever read, but enjoyable in its own way. It will be cool to see if there are more. I would read them!

I found this book on the strange side. I liked the art and the concept of it, I just found parts of it to not make sense - and I can't decipher if it's deliberately narrated that way to have that oddball feel. For example, I just can't be sure if this character is someone readers could relate to that much. Like many other readers, I also thought that the story was a little short, and I sure hope that there'll be future volumes because this story has barely started in this volume!

If you've ever read or heard about Mary Shelley's background you will know she was one angsty woman. She's exactly what you'd picture to write a book as chilling and gothic as Frankenstein. I have always been intrigued by this woman, so this book stood out to me.

Who wouldn't want to read a book inspired by Mary Shelley? Especially her great-many-greats granddaughter who's an angsty, gothic teen? It's likely to be interesting, right? Especially a graphic novel!

So, we have Mary - Mary Shelley's great-so-many-greats-granddaughter. She's in high school and is as goth as stereotypical goths can be. Her family is full of women specializing in literature, so you can imagine how that feels. Weird things are suddenly happening, which isn't going to make life easy for Mary. Have you ever had monsters just appear on your doorway? No? Well, Mary has. It's kind of weird.

This book is gothic and different. The illustrations aren't my favourite, but they seem to work with the story. The plot and action is amazing though. I am really impressed and enjoyed dipping into this gothic tale. It's a really fun read! It might not be for everyone, but I sure enjoyed it. 

Overall, this book is a cool gothic tale. If you like gothic reads and graphic novels, grab this book!

Three out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Six Foot Press for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.