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sleepysamreads 's review for:
Queens of Geek
by Jen Wilde
You can find this review and others on my blog SleepySamReads!
This was a buddy read with the lovely Stacey! Go check her out!!
I've seen this book described as a love letter to geek culture and it is exactly that. I didn't think I was going to like it very much, but I actually ended up really loving it!
Taylor is a character I identify with very strongly. I've struggled with somewhat severe anxiety since I was a teenager, so I love seeing anxiety written in such a real way. I wasn't super invested in Taylor and Jamie as a couple, but I was happy for them in the end. Taylor is autistic, which I think is AWESOME representation. I checked, and Jen Wilde is also autistic so I'm sure others will love that this book is an ownvoice book! I also like the few mentions of Taylor being chubby and how she is sometimes self conscious about it.
I loved Charlie so much! I thought it was super cool to be able to have a character who is a YouTuber. I haven't seen that before. I love that Charlie is bi. It's also really really awesome that she's Chinese and bi. I know POC don't get to see themselves in characters very often, so I know there's some Chinese bi people out there who will identify strongly with Charlie. I also love that Charlie's love interest, Alyssa, is black. They are super cute together and it's always nice to see interracial queer rep.
Reese was an asshole, but I love the way he was handled and I think Charlie is so strong for the way she dealt with him.
I usually don't like books that try to cram every type of representation in it. Don't get me wrong, I love good rep. But sometimes authors tend to go overboard and it can come off badly. Jen Wilde had so much representation in the book but it flowed so effortlessly, I loved it!
All the pop culture references made my nerd heart very very happy.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and I adored how much representation was in it. I highly recommend it!
This was a buddy read with the lovely Stacey! Go check her out!!
I've seen this book described as a love letter to geek culture and it is exactly that. I didn't think I was going to like it very much, but I actually ended up really loving it!
Taylor is a character I identify with very strongly. I've struggled with somewhat severe anxiety since I was a teenager, so I love seeing anxiety written in such a real way. I wasn't super invested in Taylor and Jamie as a couple, but I was happy for them in the end. Taylor is autistic, which I think is AWESOME representation. I checked, and Jen Wilde is also autistic so I'm sure others will love that this book is an ownvoice book! I also like the few mentions of Taylor being chubby and how she is sometimes self conscious about it.
I loved Charlie so much! I thought it was super cool to be able to have a character who is a YouTuber. I haven't seen that before. I love that Charlie is bi. It's also really really awesome that she's Chinese and bi. I know POC don't get to see themselves in characters very often, so I know there's some Chinese bi people out there who will identify strongly with Charlie. I also love that Charlie's love interest, Alyssa, is black. They are super cute together and it's always nice to see interracial queer rep.
Reese was an asshole, but I love the way he was handled and I think Charlie is so strong for the way she dealt with him.
I usually don't like books that try to cram every type of representation in it. Don't get me wrong, I love good rep. But sometimes authors tend to go overboard and it can come off badly. Jen Wilde had so much representation in the book but it flowed so effortlessly, I loved it!
All the pop culture references made my nerd heart very very happy.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and I adored how much representation was in it. I highly recommend it!