I have been a fan of this series since My Plain Jane. The authors do not disappoint with the second installment of the Mary series. In this installment, the Mary in question is Mary Godwin (Shelley) of Frankenstein fame. The young Mary attends the famous scientist, mathematician, engineer, etc., Charles Babbage. It is there that she witnesses, to everyone's astonishment, witnesses a mad scientist bring a frog back to life. In the classic style of the other books in this series, Mary's life is about to get turned upside down when she meets a fairy godmother who unites her with Ada Byron, daughter of Lord Byron. She finds out from her fairy godmother that she and Ada are fae, people with magical abilities. This novel contains all the action, humor, and fun that you would expect. This book will not disappoint fans of this series.

This book had just the write amount of humor, fantasy, and historical elements to keep the intrigue up.

This book was absolutely fantastic. I've already added it to our list for order this year and will recommend it to students.

Thank you to the publisher and @NetGalley for the E-ARC copy of this book. The rating of this book is entirely of my own opinion. #NetGalley #MyImaginaryMary #MustReadYA

Another great entry in one of my favorite series! So excited to see this on netgalley and getting to read it has been awesome.

Honestly wasn't very interested in this book beyond that I've loved the Lady Janie's books! This was a fantastic surprise! All little retelling cues inside one story, twists, and turns in the plot kept me engaged. I loved the believable relationships with perfect amounts of embarrassing funny moments.

It's aaaaaalive!!!! Another fun-filled romp from the Lady Janies! If you like the preceding books, you'll like this one as well. If you haven't read the previous books, this is a great entry with engaging characters, a ton of pop-culture references, and teensy bit of historical fiction. This entry follows Mary Shelley & Ada Lovelace, and yes, we do get to hang out with Lord Byron. There' s a light fantasy element as well.

Writing this review, I'm reminded of The Great's title card (and the tone in general tbh) - this is "an occasionally true story". Like, now I know how truly awful Percy Shelley was. Anyway, if you like The Great or any of Tony Macnamara's work, these books are like his stuff, but in book form, and as you may expect, it's delightful. My favorite is still Calamity Jane, but this was certainly a fun entry. 4 stars, and I can't wait for the next one.