My Imaginary Mary Review

 


I love anything Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows put out!

My Imaginary Mary is about two young women. They are fictionalized versions of Mary Shelley (here she isn't married yet, so her last name is Godwin) and Ada Lovelace. 

Mary loves to write and comes from a literary family, but hasn't been feeling very inspired lately. She's also in love with one of her father's apprentices, Percy Shelley. Ada loves math, science, and inventing things, but does not get along well with her mother. 

The two girls find out from one of Ada's tutors, Ms. Stamp, that they are fae. Not fairies! Fae in this world have the ability to magically create anything with just the right tools and their minds. Well, Mary's fae powers awakened first, Ada has trouble with hers. Together, they create Pan, a talking humanoid robot who can move and perform many tasks just like a regular human. 

However, a mad scientist finds out about Pan, and he want to pass off the girls' invention as his own. It won't be an easy feat to stop him!

I gave it 4.5 stars. This was an excellent written, page turning, and witty book. Perfect for any fan of historical fantasy!

There's great disability rep in here too. Ada is a cane user due to limited motion in her legs.

My Salty Mary is coming out in August, and I'm excited to read that too!

Do you have a favorite book with humanoid robots? 

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