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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
5.0
I remember that right after reading Geekerella I was like "this is the best contemporary novel I've ever read", but somehow during the last year the novel disappeared from my mind a little, until the talk about the second book came up. I felt that excitement rushing through my veins and I decided to just preorder the book, with the plan to read it when it came in. It became a few weeks later, but damn, I do regret that now.
I'm not sure if it was my state of mind, the fact that I'm tired, the full moon coming up or anything else. But this book made me incredibly emotional. I cried so much, but not because it was sad or because it was bad. I cried because this story captured me and the things that are important to me so very well.
Both main characters are struggling with issues that are all too familiar to me: Having the feeling that they're never good enough or even that they're a nobody. And dealing with comments from the crowd and opinions of others. And the way they handled it and talked about it hit so close to home that it sometimes was as if I was reading about me, especially in the case of Imogen.
And on top of that: The book is like a serenade to Nerd Culture and how amazing and beautiful it can be. It's clearly written by someone who knows the feeling, who knows how important a tv series, a character, a book or a fandom can be. And no, not just the pretty parts of fandom made it into the book. The bad sides of fandom did too and that made it feel so real and raw and pure.
I think that maybe I like this book even better than Geekerella, because this book felt like a love letter to girls like me and like a promise that there are guys out there who can fall in love with girls like me. With their entire Hufflepuff hearts.
I'm not sure if it was my state of mind, the fact that I'm tired, the full moon coming up or anything else. But this book made me incredibly emotional. I cried so much, but not because it was sad or because it was bad. I cried because this story captured me and the things that are important to me so very well.
Both main characters are struggling with issues that are all too familiar to me: Having the feeling that they're never good enough or even that they're a nobody. And dealing with comments from the crowd and opinions of others. And the way they handled it and talked about it hit so close to home that it sometimes was as if I was reading about me, especially in the case of Imogen.
And on top of that: The book is like a serenade to Nerd Culture and how amazing and beautiful it can be. It's clearly written by someone who knows the feeling, who knows how important a tv series, a character, a book or a fandom can be. And no, not just the pretty parts of fandom made it into the book. The bad sides of fandom did too and that made it feel so real and raw and pure.
I think that maybe I like this book even better than Geekerella, because this book felt like a love letter to girls like me and like a promise that there are guys out there who can fall in love with girls like me. With their entire Hufflepuff hearts.