An enchanting YA romance from the New York Times best-selling author of The Dead Romantics.
Cinderella goes to the con in this fandom-fueled twist on the classic fairy tale romance.
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.
Oh my gosh. I am absolutely delighted? I'm glad I waited this long to read GEEKERELLA because it is filling a con-shaped hole in my heart this year. Ashley Poston brought the best parts of a con to life in these pages. I'm so enamored with that part of the book that it overshadows everything out, but this is good. It's light, but it's good.
GEEKERELLA is a Cinderella retelling, and it's creative. Ashley Poston knows how to craft characters because they all stuck out to me, even some of the unnamed cosplayers. I loved having the dual POV and getting inside both Elle and Darien's heads. And Sage? Sage was a delight. The writing is quick and clever, and this book is loaded with nerdy references. I'm sure I missed like half of them, but my heart beat a little faster with every nod to geek culture I spotted. Poston's clearly a fan. She's been there and is in love with geek culture and I am living for it.
This is a book I would read again, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of their local comic con, or is active in fandoms, or honestly anyone who like a good YA contemporary romance. It's great as a retelling, it made me smile, and I loved it.
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