Release Date: April 4, 2017Published by: Quirk Books
Read from: March 30-April 2, 2017Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)For fans of: Marginalized Voices, Contemporary, Romance, Nerd Culture, LOL, Retellings, Rrealistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YAGeek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball, and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. With savings from her gig at the Magic Pumpkin food truck (and her dad’s old costume), Elle’s determined to win…unless her stepsisters get there first.
Teen actor Darien Freeman used to live for cons—before he was famous. Now they’re nothing but autographs and awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he’s ever wanted, but Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake—until he meets a girl who shows him otherwise. But when she disappears at midnight, will he ever be able to find her again?
Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom.
*MY THOUGHTS*
“He got fans for his work, for inspiring people to think bigger and better than the Earth and ignite the stars I get fans for my abs.“11%
This modern re-telling of Cinderella starts with Elle who lives with… you got it, her evile stepmother and two stepsisters. She herself is a geek who lives for a show that she watched with her father, Starfield. She enters a cosplay contest that can land her a once in a lifetime opportunity. Then there’s teen actor Darien Freeman who plays in the movie. People have said awful things about him, but they don’t know the real him. But he only cares that one person does….
“Electrolyte water tastes as bland as my soul feels.“17%
I’ll admit…. I love re-tellings, but I don’t really care for Cinderella ones. Why? Because as a character driven reader, everyone in the book except for usually three people make me want to punch their lights out. And this one was no different. I hated most of the people in this book for wha they did to her. And it sucked even more because since I knew Cinderella, I knew she wouldn’t stand up to it. But I digress. Needless to say, Poston did a fantastic job in creating her cast of characters, because the more I knew them, the more I hated them.
“I could keep my head down and waltz through this whole shoot like the Darien Freeman the world thinks I am, but that’s not how my fanboy heart beats.“28%
“…my dad said that the impossible is only impossible if you don’t even try.“38%
“You don’t have to always do everything alone, you know.“38%
Nice! I've been hearing really good things about this book. I have an ARC to read and you're really making me want to read it. Maybe I'll save it for when I need a palette cleanser contemporary after too much genre fiction. Great review!
Cassi @ My Thoughts Literally
That's what I did! I read it after I had read something that was really sad and I needed something that was cute and fluffy! And because of that, I hadn't binge read anything or put off anything for my homework like that in a long time! Hope you love it!
I will be reading this, hopefully soon! It seems like such a cute and enjoyable read and I want to give it a go for sure! Thanks for sharing Nikki!
xx Anisha @ Sprinkled Pages