Only a Monster

Description

It should have been the perfect summer. Sent to stay with her late mother’s eccentric family in London, sixteen-year-old Joan is determined to enjoy herself. She loves her nerdy job at the historic Holland House, and when her super cute co-worker Nick asks her on a date, it feels like everything is falling into place. But she soon learns the truth. Her family aren’t just eccentric: they’re monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers. And Nick isn’t just a cute boy: he’s a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to bring them down. As she battles Nick, Joan is forced to work with the beautiful and ruthless Aaron Oliver, heir to a monster family that hates her own. She’ll have to embrace her own monstrousness if she is to save herself, and her family. Because in this story… she is not the hero.

Description

Don’t forget the rule. You must never tell anyone about monsters. Only a monster would kill a hero. Right? Joan Chang-Hunt has just learned that hard truth: her family are monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers. And there is a legendary hero who will do anything to destroy monsters and protect humanity. To save herself and her family, Joan will have to do what she fears most: embrace her own monstrousness and work with the enemy. Because in this story … … she is not the hero.

First Sentence

When Joan was six, she decided she was going to be Superman when she grew up.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Only a Monster, Book 1

Other Editions

• Only a MonsterPaperbackAllen & Unwin2023-01-31
• Only a MonsterHarperCollins Publishers2022-01-01
• Only a MonsterHodder & Stoughton2022-01-01
• Only a MonsterHodder & Stoughton2022-01-01
• Only a MonsterHardcoverHarperTeen2022-02-22
• Only a MonsterPaperbackMONTENA2022-10-13