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A review by oxlabyrinthxo
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
5.0
This book was everything I hoped it would be. It was a very tongue in cheek look at nerdlife and fandom, while staying true to the Cinderella retelling plot without making it feel forced. Starfield, the made up show in the story, is well introduced and so well explained I wish it was a real show, or a book (hint hint wink wink). I could easily see the author pulling a Rainbow Rowell and bringing the made-up fandom to life in another book.
Main character Danielle, Elle for short, is our Cinderella. She is a hardcore Starfield fan thanks to her father who basically invented the yearly con, ExcelsiCon, for Starfield. Unfortunately he father died leaving her with her wicked stepmother Catherine and the twins, her "ugly" step-sisters, Chloe who is shallow and selfish and the archetype of a mean girl; and Calliope or Cal, who is quite and just goes along with everything. Elle works on a vegan food truck called the Magic Pumpkin in Charleston, South Carolina with her co-worker Sage, who becomes Elle's best friend/fairy godmother.
Now for the prince. Actor Darien Freeman, and closet nerd has been cast as Federation Prince Carmindor in the Starfield reboot movie. Darien is your typical actor in a reboot in the sense the fandom is heckling him, thinking he won't do it justice. Darien fears that himself as a huge fan of the original Starfield. He tries to contact the founder of Excelsicon to cancel his appearance there and accidentally reaches Elle. They begin texting and form a friendship over the span of months that Darien is filming the Starfield movie and Elle is learning to be herself, and that she hasn't lost everything we she lost her Dad.
I really enjoyed this book, it brought joy to my nerd loving heart. I loved all the references to other fandoms, and quotes. It was everything a fangirl could want. I like the fairy tale aspect of it, I mean how often have fans dreamed of meeting the actor (or actress) behind their favorite character and imagined falling in love? By tumblr's calculations, hella many times. This book brought all the warm fuzzy feelings I had when I read Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, and my love of fairy tales together. I actually pre-ordered this book so I can shelve it next to Fangirl and coyly look at them and relive our adventures together.
I would highly recommend this book!
Main character Danielle, Elle for short, is our Cinderella. She is a hardcore Starfield fan thanks to her father who basically invented the yearly con, ExcelsiCon, for Starfield. Unfortunately he father died leaving her with her wicked stepmother Catherine and the twins, her "ugly" step-sisters, Chloe who is shallow and selfish and the archetype of a mean girl; and Calliope or Cal, who is quite and just goes along with everything. Elle works on a vegan food truck called the Magic Pumpkin in Charleston, South Carolina with her co-worker Sage, who becomes Elle's best friend/fairy godmother.
Now for the prince. Actor Darien Freeman, and closet nerd has been cast as Federation Prince Carmindor in the Starfield reboot movie. Darien is your typical actor in a reboot in the sense the fandom is heckling him, thinking he won't do it justice. Darien fears that himself as a huge fan of the original Starfield. He tries to contact the founder of Excelsicon to cancel his appearance there and accidentally reaches Elle. They begin texting and form a friendship over the span of months that Darien is filming the Starfield movie and Elle is learning to be herself, and that she hasn't lost everything we she lost her Dad.
I really enjoyed this book, it brought joy to my nerd loving heart. I loved all the references to other fandoms, and quotes. It was everything a fangirl could want. I like the fairy tale aspect of it, I mean how often have fans dreamed of meeting the actor (or actress) behind their favorite character and imagined falling in love? By tumblr's calculations, hella many times. This book brought all the warm fuzzy feelings I had when I read Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, and my love of fairy tales together. I actually pre-ordered this book so I can shelve it next to Fangirl and coyly look at them and relive our adventures together.
I would highly recommend this book!