Author: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows 
Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy
Series: Mary (#2)

It’s aliiiiiiiive! The bestselling authors of My Lady Jane are back with the electric, poetic, and (almost) historical tale of the one and only Mary Shelley.

Mary may have inherited the brilliant mind of her late mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, but she lives a drab life above her father’s bookstore, waiting for an extraordinary idea that’ll inspire a work worthy of her parentage—and impress her rakishly handsome (and super-secret) beau, Percy Shelley.

Ada Lovelace knows a thing or two about superstar parents, what with her dad being Lord Byron, the most famous poet on Earth. But her passions lie far beyond the arts—in mechanical engineering, to be exact. Alas, no matter how precise Ada’s calculations, there’s always a man willing to claim her ingenious ideas as his own.

Pan, a.k.a. Practical Automaton Number One, is Ada’s greatest idea yet: a machine that will change the world, if only she can figure out how to make him truly autonomous . . . or how to make him work at all.

When fate connects our two masterminds, Mary and Ada learn that they are fae—magical people with the ability to make whatever they imagine become real. But when their dream team results in a living, breathing, thinking PAN, Mary and Ada find themselves hunted by a mad scientist who won’t stop until he finds out how they made a real boy out of spare parts.

With comic genius and a truly electrifying sense of adventure, Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows continue their campaign to turn history on its head in this YA fantasy that’s perfect for fans of The Princess Bride and A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue.

Oh, fellow book enthusiasts, brace yourselves for a wild and whimsical ride through history with “My Imaginary Mary”! This delightful tome by the brilliant minds of Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows had me hooked from the moment I laid eyes on its tantalizing premise.

Can you imagine a more enticing literary adventure than one that follows the one and only Mary Shelley, the visionary author behind the iconic “Frankenstein”? But wait, there’s more! Throw in the brilliant Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, and you’ve got a dynamic duo that promises to set the pages ablaze with their brilliance and daring exploits.

As a longtime admirer of Shelley’s groundbreaking work, the prospect of diving into a fictionalized retelling of her life and struggles as a trailblazing female author had me hooked. But when you add in the delightful twist of Ada Lovelace’s engineering genius and their eventual fusion into a fantastical tale of fae magic and living automata? Well, let’s just say my inner book nerd was doing cartwheels!

I mean, come on, a mad scientist hunting our heroines for daring to breathe life into their wildest imaginings? It’s the perfect blend of historical intrigue and whimsical fantasy that promises to keep you eagerly turning pages late into the night.

And let’s not forget the pure joy of witnessing these authors put their signature spin on such iconic figures. Who’s ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure with two of literature’s most brilliant minds?