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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
"Queens of Geek" was great. I fell in love with this book after reading the first pages.
It combines all my favourite themes, like Fandom, love, geeks and conventions.
I can highly recommend this book.
It combines all my favourite themes, like Fandom, love, geeks and conventions.
I can highly recommend this book.
LOVE the positive fandom representation. But a lot of times it read like one of these tumblr posts
4.5/5 stars - SPOILER FREE REVIEW with diversity bingo categories
This book was overall just what I expected it to be - a cute summer contemporary.
There is a diverse cast of characters and because of the book being told in two perspectives as it is following two different love stories, it's extremely easy to relate to the main characters.
While this wasn't a book that started a chain of deep philosophical thoughts in me, I really liked the portrayal of mental illness, race/skin colour, underrepresented body types and bisexuality. I can't estimate how accurate the representation of the first two things is (as I am white and neuro-typical) but what I do know is that the main characters' struggles felt very realistic to me and I could understand the way they were thinking.
Another thing I liked was the portrayal of biphobia and sexism in our society.
There is a scene in which a character states that they "do support homosexual rights, marriage equality and all but just don't think that bisexuality is real". The latter is sadly the opinion of quite a few people nowadays and while homophobia is widely discussed, biphobia isn't or the word is used interchangeably with homophobia. Jen Wilde did an amazing job at addressing biphobia e.g. by using the quote "You can't pick and choose whose equality you support. That's not equality." which really resonated with me.
The sexism is mostly discussed in interview scenes where one of our main characters who is an actress is constantly asked questions about her diet while her male "colleague" is questioned about his acting journey and so on. Once again, very accurate representation to me. Sexism isn't something that is always extremely obvious and prominent, it's also the little things.
The one (slightly) negative thing I have to say about this book is that the story lacked some suspense. From the very beginning, it was very clear to me who would end up with whom and over all, there wasn't an actual peak to the story.
However, I - as an extremely plot-driven reader - still really enjoyed this story and its characters. It's the kind of book you laugh out loud and in the next moment smile at all the fluff while reading and I'm very glad I picked it up for diversity bingo 2017.
Diversity bingo categories this book fits in:
• Main character with an underrepresented body type
• Neuro-diverse mc - own voices
• Bisexual mc - own voices
• Mc with an invisible disability
• LGBTQIA+ mc of colour
This book was overall just what I expected it to be - a cute summer contemporary.
There is a diverse cast of characters and because of the book being told in two perspectives as it is following two different love stories, it's extremely easy to relate to the main characters.
While this wasn't a book that started a chain of deep philosophical thoughts in me, I really liked the portrayal of mental illness, race/skin colour, underrepresented body types and bisexuality. I can't estimate how accurate the representation of the first two things is (as I am white and neuro-typical) but what I do know is that the main characters' struggles felt very realistic to me and I could understand the way they were thinking.
Another thing I liked was the portrayal of biphobia and sexism in our society.
There is a scene in which a character states that they "do support homosexual rights, marriage equality and all but just don't think that bisexuality is real". The latter is sadly the opinion of quite a few people nowadays and while homophobia is widely discussed, biphobia isn't or the word is used interchangeably with homophobia. Jen Wilde did an amazing job at addressing biphobia e.g. by using the quote "You can't pick and choose whose equality you support. That's not equality." which really resonated with me.
The sexism is mostly discussed in interview scenes where one of our main characters who is an actress is constantly asked questions about her diet while her male "colleague" is questioned about his acting journey and so on. Once again, very accurate representation to me. Sexism isn't something that is always extremely obvious and prominent, it's also the little things.
The one (slightly) negative thing I have to say about this book is that the story lacked some suspense. From the very beginning, it was very clear to me who would end up with whom and over all, there wasn't an actual peak to the story.
However, I - as an extremely plot-driven reader - still really enjoyed this story and its characters. It's the kind of book you laugh out loud and in the next moment smile at all the fluff while reading and I'm very glad I picked it up for diversity bingo 2017.
Diversity bingo categories this book fits in:
• Main character with an underrepresented body type
• Neuro-diverse mc - own voices
• Bisexual mc - own voices
• Mc with an invisible disability
• LGBTQIA+ mc of colour
In terms of representation, this book gets 5/5 stars from me. I personally found all of the descriptions of bisexuality to be SPOT ON and it made me so happy to see a main character share feelings similar to how I felt when I first figured out that I was bi. And the amazing representation didn't stop there! This book was so great. The only reason I'm taking off a star is because I did find it a bit too cheesy at times, but I still ultimately loved this so much. It was just sooo fun
This was a great book to consume the week before DragonCon when I was supposed to be sleeping or working on cosplay 😅
3.89/5: I had expected a little more surprise and less I saw that coming. It had a rom com feel and i loved the diversity of the characters and the atmosphere of the con. But i guess i was just expecting a little more.
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I LOVED THIS BOOK! It’s funny how sometimes a book comes along and completely takes you away. Sitting in my armchair I went to Supercon and it was wonderful. I read most of this book in one day, I didn’t want to put it down. The writing was beautiful and kept me turning each page. The book is told in two points of view: Charlie’s and Taylor’s. I was a bit worried whether the different perspectives each chapter would take me out of the story but it didn’t at all.
I absolutely loved the two main characters Charlie and Taylor. The love stories for both characters were so cute. Charlie is a famous Australian Vlogger and is invited to SuperCon and brings Jamie and Taylor along with her. It was interesting reading about Charlie’s life and about her past relationship which was heavily in the public eye. I loved Charlie’s strength of character and they way she stood up for herself. Taylor is a huge fan of Queen Firestone, it was so nice to read about her passion for the fandom. I also loved all her tumblr posts during the book. Taylor struggles with social anxiety and she is on the autism spectrum. Fear is a big part of Taylor’s story, as is her relationship with Jamie. I honestly related to Taylor and Charlie so much throughout this book.
Overall, this book was wonderful. Queens of Geek is a diverse, fun, geeky, romantic read that you won’t want to put down!
I absolutely loved the two main characters Charlie and Taylor. The love stories for both characters were so cute. Charlie is a famous Australian Vlogger and is invited to SuperCon and brings Jamie and Taylor along with her. It was interesting reading about Charlie’s life and about her past relationship which was heavily in the public eye. I loved Charlie’s strength of character and they way she stood up for herself. Taylor is a huge fan of Queen Firestone, it was so nice to read about her passion for the fandom. I also loved all her tumblr posts during the book. Taylor struggles with social anxiety and she is on the autism spectrum. Fear is a big part of Taylor’s story, as is her relationship with Jamie. I honestly related to Taylor and Charlie so much throughout this book.
Overall, this book was wonderful. Queens of Geek is a diverse, fun, geeky, romantic read that you won’t want to put down!
This book made me feel for the first time that I'm not alone in what I feel and have been through being a bisexual teen with bad anxiety. It is a must read for anyone LBGTQ+ or with anxiety.