An interesting premise, but ultimately, I didn't find the execution of it anything particularly groundbreaking or special. A decent read for teens.

I love this series! My Imaginary Mary does not disappoint and I love the twist on historical events! Mary and Ada's journey with PAN keeps you on the edge of your seat! Definitely would recommend to middle-age to adult readers.

Probably my least favorite from this team of authors. I think it’s only because I studied to Romantics and had a hard time with some of the liberties taken. I love Pan and that part of the plot; a sympathetic monster and a creator who respects her creation. It would be a good read for a student who found the real writers interesting and want to explore them further.

My Imaginary Mary is the second book in the Mary series. This book is a fictional account of Mary Shelley and Ada Lovelace. The two girls end up finding out they are fae when their godmother appears. The two begin taking lessons on how to control their powers, but things spin wildly out of control when they combine Mary Shelley's fae powers and Ada Lovelace's engineering powers.
I really enjoy these books. I love that they introduce these real life people, but then manage to deviate from history to create these really interesting scenarios.

After much struggle, I"m throwing in the towel on this one at about 70% of the way through and tossing this in my DNF pile.

I think this concept of having three different writers do a mash-up reimagining of different historical and fictional characters was fun at first, but now it is just disjointed and hard to follow. All the pop culture references that are meant to add humor just pulled me out of the story and frustrated me instead.

Here we get Mary Shelley (a real person), a Frankenstein origin story of sorts, Ada Byron (maybe a real person?) who is Lord Byron's daughter and an inventor, and her automaton named Pan who they bring to life with their newly discovered fairy magic and call Peter Pan. Idk, I was kind of lost and disinterested the entire time. There wasn't a good romance to root for to keep me tuned in and turning pages. There are a bunch of secondary characters who were confusing to keep straight and slowed the story down as well.

Having read several of the other books in this series, I thought I'd like this one too, but perhaps I have just "grown up". Sorry Peter.

Another fun entry in this "alternate" history series. I love Mary Shelley and ragging on Percy Shelley and Lord Byron, so much of this book was right up my alley. The book did drag at times but I enjoyed the journey.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publishers for providing an ARC for me to review. All opinions are my own.

I absolutely loved this book. The characters were kind and easy to relate to. The character Pan is what the world needs right now. His childlike wonder and appreciation of the world was a pleasure to read and made me feel comforted. The book was clever, silly, and lighthearted. I have been a fan of the series since the first book and I will look forward to the next installment.

This was probably my favorite in this series. I liked the gothic setting and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of my favorite books. I liked the updates and commentary about the men of this time especially Percy Shelley and Lord Byron---news flash they sucked! I did, however, find the writing style tiresome after some time. But these are always quick fun---if not ridiculous--reads. I will probably not continue in the series.

I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really loved the premise of this book. I know that it is loosely historical fiction based on reading previous stories from these authors. Mary was a likable character and her friendships were interesting. As an educator reading the book, I didn't love it. It was too juvenile for me, even though I normally love YA. The characters were immature and the general tone was too much like a teen gossip magazine for me. I could see some of my students really loving this book, but for the most part I think I would pass.

I just love the writing style of these books. They are modern spins on real historical figures, with some sass and comedy thrown in the mix. This one is the story of Mary Shelley and Ada Lovelace (Byron) and is a creative take about how the Frankenstein story may have come about. You meet so many fun characters and learn some real actual history also. It might even make the reader want to go learn more about those actual people…and anything that makes us want to learn more is always a bonus. These are a definite pick for school libraries and anyone else who just likes something not so serious.

My Imaginary Mary is the newest collaboration for these authors and this one is about Mary Shelley and Ada Byron with a many new twists (and magic) to change history. I thought this installment was just okay, it was not my favorite of the books in the series but it wasn't horrible either. There were parts that I enjoyed like the change of history at the end but there were to many parts that I was unfortunately just bored reading.

This read was just what I needed to get out of a slump I have been in! It was engaging, easy to fall into and kept me thoroughly entertained. I love it when a story becomes like an afternoon spent with a good friend and "restores your soul" with its goodness and delight. This is a book of that nature. It is sure to bring a smile to your face and it will not disappoint!

This novel is the second in the Mary series by the Lady Janies (Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows). This book follows two main characters with alternating narration; Mary Shelley and Ada Lovelace. In this novel, Mary and Ada meet through a sort of fairy godmother. She trains them to use the magic of creation. The two girls become fast friends and accidentally bring a mechanical young man to life. Add in a nasty villain, some morally gray characters (who happen to be men), and a dash of magic for a fun adventure through Victorian Europe with the amazing humor that has come to be associated with these three authors. This book may not teach you accurate history, but it will inspire you, make you laugh out loud, and believe in magic. I would recommend this book for teenagers and adults who want a good read with them laugh out loud moments.

This was so fun! While I enjoyed the first book in this series more, I still had a good time reading this. There's very little romance in this book, especially compared to My Contrary Mary. Definitely will be recommending this.

This was such a fun installment of this series!! My favorite thing about this series is that I also Google history at the same time so I learn a thing or too in addition to the whimsical retelling. Please never stop writing these books.

I adore this series. The Jane books were a delight, and the Mary books are no exception. While I did initially think this one got off to a bumpy start with some of the dialogue at the party at Mr. Babbage's, it soon got off to it's normal witty and tongue in cheek filled dialogue. I found it just as exciting and funny as the other books in the series.

This time, our faithful narrators are writing about Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly and Ada Byron Lovelace. In reality, the two never met. Mary is 18 years older than Ada. The famous party were Mary writes Frankenstein is at Lord Byron's Geneva Lake House in 1816, a year after Ada was born. But as usual, history means nothing to our narrators as the set out to correct the wrongs of history and give our heroines happy endings rather than the tragedies or near tragedies they suffer.

The girls use science and their fae magic (the ability to imagine things to existence/life from base materials) to bring Ada's automaton, PAN (later Pan), to life during a lightening storm. Literally. Ada even shouts the famous "It's alive!" line. Pan becomes our third Point of View character as he navigates his newfound life with innocence and a few social miss steps. Unfortunately, the magic is unpredictable and there is no way to tell how much life Mary gave him so the three set out to find a way to save Pan from dying.

The story has allusions to Cinderella and Pinocchio, with references to Narnia, Peter Pan, and more. Mary has an older half sister, Fanny, and a younger step-sister, Jane/Claire, both of which are kind and loving and take part in the adventure. Her step-mother though only seems to care about her biological daughter and not the daughter's of her husband's first wife. Pan is brought to life first as an automaton, and then turned human by Mary's fae magic and says the line "I'm a real boy" like Pinocchio. Pan's alias is Peter Pan and the girls' fae godmother visits through a door at the back of the wardrobe.

The villains of the story are Percy Shelley, a married poet, the playboy Lord Byron, and an Italian scientist Aldini who attempt to replicate the girls' experiment to bring a man to life an in so doing kidnaps Ada and then holds the whole party hostage. In this version, Aldini serves as the inspiration for Dr. Frankenstein with Pan being a loose inspiration for the creation.

I give this one Four Lightsabers. I quite enjoyed it. I can't wait to which Mary the next one is about.

The stories in the series are always so much fun to read. They have a comedic aspect to it that I just find entertaining and I love the author’s commentary to certain parts. Ada and Mary were such fun characters to read about and connecting their stories with Fae was a different than the other stories. I love how Ada was all about the math and science while Mary was just trying to do her best with something knew and be an author. I also loved Pan! He was such a kind soul and just wanted to learn about everything and anything.

This is one of the funniest stories I’ve read in awhile. The witty observations of the patriarchy to pop culture references. This story unlike anything I’ve read.

I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t what I got. This story easily could have been a semi-realistic historical fantasy; however, I don’t think I would have loved it as much if it was.

I loved most of the characters, and I loved to hate the rest. The authors fully embraced the style, and I think the narrator was my favorite character of them all.

A historical twist centered around Mary Shelley and Ada Lovelace, yes please! After the Lady Janies, the series of standalones continues with the Marys. Although they can be read in order, it is not necessary which is great for those are a just stumbling onto these novels. I really enjoyed the turn that this book took with the introduction of fae. I would recommend this book to those looking to dive into historical fiction with a twist. As always Cynthia, Brodi, and Jodi has excelled at what they do best.

Thank you NetGalley! What a wonderful read. Since reading this book, I am definitely going to have to read the first. I look forward to finding other books by these authors.