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cwright43's review against another edition
5.0
17 hours. That's how long it took to read this book, and 8 of those hours I was actually asleep. So really, it was more like 9. This book was so great. I loved every fangirly, geeky minute of it.
cleoharper's review against another edition
4.0
All the feels involved in this read. A love letter to Geekdom, Fandom, and Fairytales, and entirely adorable.
emmaub's review against another edition
4.0
4/5
JUSTO LO QUE NECESITABA.
Estaba pasando por un bloqueo lector cuando me topé con Geekerella en la librería de mi ciudad y al ver la preciosa portada no pude evitar echarle un vistazo al argumento. Es una lectura rápida, entretenida y tierna que te hará reír y suspirar.
La historia es un retelling de Cenicienta con la típica madrastra, las hermanastras, etc. Pero en este caso, Elle, la protagonista, es muy fan de Starfield (una serie a lo Star Wars), al igual que Darien, el actor que va a protagonizar a Carmindor (el héroe de Starfield) en la nueva película.
La historia está narrada por ambos, intercalando los capítulos (cosa que adoro). Los personajes me han encantado, sobre todo Sage (quién no querría tener una amiga como ella). Elle es una chica fuerte e independiente que podemos ver crecer en estas páginas; Darien, en cambio, es un chico más bien reservado y tranquilo que debe esconder su verdadero yo y que podrá ser él mismo con Elle Elle.
Recomiendo mucho este libro, se lee en un abrir y cerrar de ojos pero no te deja con la sensación de no haber disfrutado lo suficiente. Para todos los frikis, esta es LA historia de amor ;)
JUSTO LO QUE NECESITABA.
Estaba pasando por un bloqueo lector cuando me topé con Geekerella en la librería de mi ciudad y al ver la preciosa portada no pude evitar echarle un vistazo al argumento. Es una lectura rápida, entretenida y tierna que te hará reír y suspirar.
La historia es un retelling de Cenicienta con la típica madrastra, las hermanastras, etc. Pero en este caso, Elle, la protagonista, es muy fan de Starfield (una serie a lo Star Wars), al igual que Darien, el actor que va a protagonizar a Carmindor (el héroe de Starfield) en la nueva película.
La historia está narrada por ambos, intercalando los capítulos (cosa que adoro). Los personajes me han encantado, sobre todo Sage (quién no querría tener una amiga como ella). Elle es una chica fuerte e independiente que podemos ver crecer en estas páginas; Darien, en cambio, es un chico más bien reservado y tranquilo que debe esconder su verdadero yo y que podrá ser él mismo con Elle Elle.
Recomiendo mucho este libro, se lee en un abrir y cerrar de ojos pero no te deja con la sensación de no haber disfrutado lo suficiente. Para todos los frikis, esta es LA historia de amor ;)
ihateprozac's review against another edition
4.0
3.75 stars. This was every bit the mega cute, geeky, contemporary romance I expected it to be!
Geekerella is a love letter to fandom encompassing cosplay, fanfiction, blogging, conventions, and fan culture. As someone who has attended and worked at cons, it brought back the feelings of belonging and joy I experience walking into a convention. It reminded me of all the friends and networks I've forged, and how online friends and con family helped me to make changes in my life and supported me in times of need. Every teen who's ever made an online friend or learned something about themselves through a book, TV series, or film needs to read this!
I won't lie, I try to avoid Cinderella retellings because I don't like the original story. I love the fairy godmother and all the glitz, but I get terribly anxious anticipating how awful the stepmother and stepsisters are going to be! But that being said, the way the source text is retold through the lens of fandom is executed so well! We have a con and cosplay contest as the ball, a vegan food truck and budding seamstress coworker as the pumpkin and fairy godmother, and an insecure budding actor as our prince. Throw in some secret identity and enemies-to-lovers tropes and you've got a really cute story!
It's a super fast read and you can't help but have a big ol dumb smile on your face the whole time.
Admittedly it's not perfect, and I had issues with the minor characters and some of Elle's behaviour. I didn't feel Josh and Brian's subplots were adequately fleshed out, and Gail was frustratingly scatterbrained and only constructed that way to propel one particular scene. I also wish the author had done a better job at addressing toxic fandom. I wish she'd highlighted that Elle's blog posts and in-person behaviour at the con went beyond simple critique and were hurtful to Darien. The author doesn't properly address the fact a) actors are just doing their jobs, and b) they don't belong to you. They're not pieces of meat or singing and dancing monkeys.
Overall this was a cute YA contemporary, and while I don't love Cinderella, it was an adorable interpretation of the source text through the lens of fandom. I think this needed to make a clearer message with regards to the fan-actor dynamic, but it nonetheless great to read a love letter to fandom and the friends we forge through it.
Representation: Indian-American MC, multiple queer female minor characters
Geekerella is a love letter to fandom encompassing cosplay, fanfiction, blogging, conventions, and fan culture. As someone who has attended and worked at cons, it brought back the feelings of belonging and joy I experience walking into a convention. It reminded me of all the friends and networks I've forged, and how online friends and con family helped me to make changes in my life and supported me in times of need. Every teen who's ever made an online friend or learned something about themselves through a book, TV series, or film needs to read this!
I won't lie, I try to avoid Cinderella retellings because I don't like the original story. I love the fairy godmother and all the glitz, but I get terribly anxious anticipating how awful the stepmother and stepsisters are going to be! But that being said, the way the source text is retold through the lens of fandom is executed so well! We have a con and cosplay contest as the ball, a vegan food truck and budding seamstress coworker as the pumpkin and fairy godmother, and an insecure budding actor as our prince. Throw in some secret identity and enemies-to-lovers tropes and you've got a really cute story!
It's a super fast read and you can't help but have a big ol dumb smile on your face the whole time.
Admittedly it's not perfect, and I had issues with the minor characters and some of Elle's behaviour. I didn't feel Josh and Brian's subplots were adequately fleshed out, and Gail was frustratingly scatterbrained and only constructed that way to propel one particular scene. I also wish the author had done a better job at addressing toxic fandom. I wish she'd highlighted that Elle's blog posts and in-person behaviour at the con went beyond simple critique and were hurtful to Darien. The author doesn't properly address the fact a) actors are just doing their jobs, and b) they don't belong to you. They're not pieces of meat or singing and dancing monkeys.
Overall this was a cute YA contemporary, and while I don't love Cinderella, it was an adorable interpretation of the source text through the lens of fandom. I think this needed to make a clearer message with regards to the fan-actor dynamic, but it nonetheless great to read a love letter to fandom and the friends we forge through it.
Representation: Indian-American MC, multiple queer female minor characters
marcosbedbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I'm actually really surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. Contemporary romance novels aren't my type of books, so I only picked this up because I was buddy reading it with two other people. However, this book was just a lot of fun. I was sweet and fluffy, and that's all I wanted from it and it delivered excellently. I found myself loving just about every single character in this book, and even though it could get a bit cringy at times, I still enjoyed it.
ibbbbs's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
tanoka's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
yomna_mohmmed20's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
iglowpinkinthenightinmyroom's review against another edition
2.0
It really is a book for geeks, I'm afraid that if you are too far away from that culture you'll find it too much. The female friendship in this one, was really cute!