Held in check by strict restrictions and dire consequences for deviations. She creates a fascinating culture inhabited by people who call themselves monsters (aptly for the source of power on which their ability and entire society rely).This culture is a fascinating mix of the familiar combined with Len’s vision, resulting in a sub-culture as interesting and faceted as other more familiar magical cultures. In Only a Monster, debut author Vanessa Len tells an exciting and insightful story of romance, self-discovery, and adventure. To save herself and, hopefully, her family, Joan will have to embrace what it means to be a monster and, in so doing, redefine who can be a hero. And, Nick, the boy she likes? He is a legendary monster hunter who, when he finds out Joan is a monster, let’s her go, but promises that the next time he sees her, he will kill her. They possess powers that Joan finds difficult to grasp. She is a monster from a family of monsters. An unexpected occurrence mysteriously robs Joan of an entire afternoon and her grandmother is forced to tell Joan the family secret: Joan is not a normal teenage girl. It’s going to be a marvelous summer.Īnd then, over the course of a single day, Joan’s world is turned upside down. Holland House is where she met Nick, the quiet and shy volunteer whom she really likes.
During this visit, she has been volunteering at Holland House, a historic home and museum in Kensington. She spends her summers in London visiting her maternal grandmother, while her father visits his family in Malaysia. Joan believes herself to be a typical teenager.
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