Title: Geekerella
Author: Ashley Poston
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Synopsis:
Cinderella goes to the con in this fandom-fueled twist on the classic fairy tale.
Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom. Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball, and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. With savings from her gig at the Magic Pumpkin food truck (and her dad’s old costume), Elle’s determined to win…unless her stepsisters get there first.
Teen actor Darien Freeman used to live for cons—before he was famous. Now they’re nothing but autographs and awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he’s ever wanted, but the Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake—until he meets a girl who shows him otherwise.
Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom. Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball, and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. With savings from her gig at the Magic Pumpkin food truck (and her dad’s old costume), Elle’s determined to win…unless her stepsisters get there first.
Teen actor Darien Freeman used to live for cons—before he was famous. Now they’re nothing but autographs and awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he’s ever wanted, but the Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake—until he meets a girl who shows him otherwise.
Review:
I was so excited for this book. It has been in my shopping car online for as long as it has been out. The cover is beautiful and eye catching, the synopsis is intriguing. I could hardly wait to get my hands on my copy of this book and finally I did. Only to wish that I hadn't.
I don't mean to be cruel about this book, I think that for some people they will love it, for middle grade I think it would be perfect, for me however not so much.
I was not a fan and I found that I was forcing myself to turn the next page and continue reading. This almost became a did not finish but after all the wait and all the hype I was determined to get through this book.
I wish there would have been more character development. They fell flat for me to the point I didn't even have a favorite character.
I did like the Cinderella retelling, I thought that was a unique twist on things. That and the convention settings were my only high points.
As a cos player and huge geek I was in love with that setting. It brought back many fond memories of going to conventions and making new friends and finding a second type of family that was accepting of all.
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