Mary is a descendant of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. All of Shelley's descendants have been successful writers, except Mary. Mary doesn't want to be a writer, but she really doesn't know exactly what she wants to be. Then a boy shows up holding his foot in his hand and asking Mary to help him. It turns out that Mary has a gift for healing monsters. Several other unexpected things happen, and I can't wait to see what other unexpectedness occurs.

When i read the synopsis for this graphic novel . I thought the plot was intriguing. Bit this graphic novel became too bland for me . Even though the art work was very good.

Wonderful illustrations bring to life an interesting look at the fictitious descendants of Mary Shelley. Mary is a little creepy and a lot of fun!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This was such a cute graphic novel! We follow the 16 year old descendent of Mary Shelley, Mary, as she deals with the pressures of becoming a great writer from her family. At the same time she is discovering that there are creatures that have been living along side her, and that it might be her destiny to help them. It really fits into the teen supernatural genre, without feeling redundant. The art style is so beautiful and has moments of an almost anime-like feel, which I really liked! I'm definitely going to follow along with Mary's journey in the later issues!

I’m so sorry to say this just wasn’t for me. I started this graphic novel with huge expectations, loving Mary Shelley with a burning passion, and seeing that Yishan Li was giving the story of a distant relative a GREAT art, with amazing characters designs (even though Mary IS a Nemi’s double), solid colors, and interesting characters.

But, BUT… even though I loved the first chapter of the comic, loved the fast pace but complete introduction of the characters and the world… in the second chapter all of that is lost, and the world changes, and new characters (plain, unexplored) suddenly appears out of nowhere, and we don’t get to know them when we’re rushed into the action and all of that I could accept if the protagonist were as shocked or lost as the readers, but, no. She only cares that the 2000 years old monster is cute and wants to kiss him. And we lost lots of vignettes in almost kisses that I wish were used to explore the actual plot that was Mary discovering her “true calling”.

Everything happened too fast and Mary got kinda lost. The idea was AMAZING but I don’t think it was well executed. Sorry.

"Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter" was an imaginative take on finding out who you really are and standing up to external pressure to behave a certain way. I loved the idea that Mary Shelley sparked a line of creative, literary women and also deeply identified with present-day Mary's struggle to define herself in light of this legacy. The monster element made this graphic novel even more fun. If you're looking for a spooky yet heartwarming book to get you in the mood for fall, I'd highly recommend picking up a copy of MARY when it comes out in October.

Mary Shelley, author of the famous book Frankenstein, is the inspiration behind this graphic novel. Brea Grant tried to imagine what her descendants would be like while keeping the monster aspect in the story. Of course, she didn’t have a line of progeny trying to live up to her legacy but she, herself, tried to live up to the legacy of her parents. This graphic novel was a really nice read. I wouldn’t qualify it as horror because I thought it was quite funny most of the time. I liked Mary, the main character a lot as well as Adam, the cute and kind boy who is helping Mary. It is really easy to read and simple to follow. The only bothering thing in this graphic novel was the transition between Mary not wanting to follow her “destiny” and the moment when she was all for it. I didn’t really understand what made her change her mind so directly. The art is really nice and adds well to the story. I found the style quite adorable and gorgeous. I can’t wait to read the next book and I hope it comes soon.

A quirky and charming story about the angsty teen great great great great great granddaughter of Mary Shelley. The artwork is absolutely gorgeous and I love it! The story is a great start to the series and the plot is fun and interesting. I really liked Mary and how she’s just trying to leave up to here family’s legacy and ty to find her place amongst the talented women of the Shelley Family. I can’t wait to see where the story continues and read the next book!

*Thank you Netgalley*

What if Mary Shelley had children? What would a female line of Shelleys look like? 16 year old Mary Shelley is the 5x great granddaughter of The Mary Shelley - and her family Never lets her forget it, or stops asking when she's going to start writing. What if your talents don't lie with everyone else in your family? Families can be complex, but Mary has inherited more than a famous name.