Monster High by Lisi Harrison is a fun twist on classic monsters but in a more family-friendly, YA format.

Ever since Monster High became the big hit that it has with the kiddos, I've been eying down the "original" source material. This book came onto my radar and I just knew I had to read it. The premise itself of the current shows and movies was interesting - children of the original monsters - so the book also had to be an interesting read too, right? Well, it sure was! Now, I'm no expert on the movies, dolls, tv shows, etc., that came from this other than knowing the bare basics (and watching one or two that popped up on television for something to watch). Is it accurate? No idea. Is it fun? HECK YES.

The take of the monsters hiding in plain sight was fun and intriguing. It made a hint of mystery and suspense appear in this novel when I full out expected the book to just be a literal Monster High without "normis" (you know, us humans) hanging around. Frankistein, aka Frankie, Draculara, and all of the other characters are there, but they can't let the world know they are different (or RADs... Regular Attribute Dodgers - which is an epically fun name I'm going to use daily for myself now LOL).

Melody has me wondering... Is she really a normi? I feel like she isn't. I thought she was a vampire at first, but I just can't place who she might be... yet.

There was a bit of a cliffhanger, which made my grumpy, but I wanted to continue the series regardless. I'll be keeping my eye out for the remaining books in this series and binge my way through them just like I did this one.

Fun, freaky, fantastic!

Five out of five stars. ( )

Ages: 8+

Monster High (Monster High #1) by Lisi Harrison is a cute story about a group of teens. Some of these teens are not like the others...lol ! There is a group on real life monsters living in this town but keep their real identity hidden. Well, that's before the Steins let their newly made daughter go to high school. ( )

I read these books after spotting the neat Monster High dolls at the store. I couldn't help but admire how creative they were and when I heard there was a book series related to them, I was very curious as to what it would be like. It ended up being extremely cute. While I initially believed it was revolve solely around 'monsters', the novel actually switches perspectives between Frankie Stein, a monster, and Melody, a human. I thought this balance was really neat and, because I didn't know the book was written then way, I became engaged quickly. Overall, it was a very cute, enjoyable read! ( )

I really enjoyed Monster High. It was such a fun read. I picked it up from the library, and like most books I get from the library, I wish I bought it. If you haven’t read it yet, you should pick it up. It wont take you long to read. ( )