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A review by evermoreliterary
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
2.0
Listened on audio- and enjoyed the audio narrators as much as the first, and it had a better quality of production (no repeated sentences like Geekerella had).
Other than that, unfortunately, I just didn't get the feels in the same way as I did in Geekerella. The characters lacked a "pull" for me. I didn't like Jessica in the Geekerella, nor did I like her here. I had hoped this would change my mind about her! But no, and I'm sad about that.
Parts of this just didn't make sense. How an actress can get away with lying about her real age, in modern times where Twitter sleuths are a thing.. Nah. Girl was 14 playing an 18-year-old? IN HOLLYWOOD? Hollywood, where it is common practice for 30 something to play teenagers? So much so that when a real teen plays a teen they feel *too young*? And we are supposed to believe a 14-year-old easily got away with pretending to be 18 for a role and no one questioned that. Nah Nah. It bothered me every time it was mentioned. It seemed like an easy way to age down a character to write a YA novel centering her and IMO she was a bland character, to begin with. Would have much preferred a novel about Elle's coworker and sister from book one!
I still like the way Ashley Poston writes, and her stories are fun! But these characters were pretty... eh. And I needed more from them.
Other than that, unfortunately, I just didn't get the feels in the same way as I did in Geekerella. The characters lacked a "pull" for me. I didn't like Jessica in the Geekerella, nor did I like her here. I had hoped this would change my mind about her! But no, and I'm sad about that.
Parts of this just didn't make sense. How an actress can get away with lying about her real age, in modern times where Twitter sleuths are a thing.. Nah. Girl was 14 playing an 18-year-old? IN HOLLYWOOD? Hollywood, where it is common practice for 30 something to play teenagers? So much so that when a real teen plays a teen they feel *too young*? And we are supposed to believe a 14-year-old easily got away with pretending to be 18 for a role and no one questioned that. Nah Nah. It bothered me every time it was mentioned. It seemed like an easy way to age down a character to write a YA novel centering her and IMO she was a bland character, to begin with. Would have much preferred a novel about Elle's coworker and sister from book one!
I still like the way Ashley Poston writes, and her stories are fun! But these characters were pretty... eh. And I needed more from them.