Geekerella

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Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic science fiction 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 has ever wanted, but Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels and 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. Download Geekerella – kino-fada.fr THIS WAS SUPER ADORABLEI wasn t sure about it for some reason but I was pleasantly surprised I didn t know before going into it but it s a very by the book Cinderella retelling and it worked so well in a modern setting Just a quick, easy, feel good read video review to comeOh this was super cute And an excellent reason for me to stop judging covers because this waaaaay exceeded my expectations from that cover Live and learn, Cait LIVE AND LEARN It was so absolutely heartfelt, that I justI can t even It reminded me of Fangirl all squished with Kindred Spirits and Queens of Geek and I loved it NERDOM APPRECIATION FOR THE WIN.Now I assume the fandom they were cult following was like a Star Wars spin off Maybe I wouldn t have a clue, not knowing anything Oh this was super cute And an excellent reason for me to stop judging covers because this waaaaay exceeded my expectations from that cover Live and learn, Cait LIVE AND LEARN It was so absolutely heartfelt, that I justI can t even It reminded me of Fangirl all squished with Kindred Spirits and Queens of Geek and I loved it NERDOM APPRECIATION FOR THE WIN.Now I assume the fandom they were cult following was like a Star Wars spin off Maybe I wouldn t have a clue, not knowing anything about Star Wars except Darth Vadar is someone s father However, that didn t impede my enjoyment at all And I think that s something really special about this book it s just a love letter to fans and geeks of all types There s no such thing as fake fans here There s no fan hating Although it does note the monster fans as Darien calls them, who like will kiss attack an actor on stage which is 5000...So Much Fun This super cute Cinderella goes to Geeky Con story is probably closer to a 3.5 in terms of merit because I think it could have been even better view spoiler pretty much all the adults are terrible, the emotional beats could have been stronger, and a major issue with sticking so closely to your source material is that it becomes fairly predictable Its sparks back ...How sweet was this When I first started reading the book I wasn t so sure and then it started to get to me It was a sweet little book about a fandom, some sweet friends, and a retelling of sorts Elle lives with her jerk of a stepmother and her two daughters Elle and her father when he was alive were big fans of the show, Starfield They were geek fans together I love that But living with the horrible stepmother is not the greatest thing now that Elle s father is dead Elle works on a How sweet was this When I first started reading the book I wasn t so sure and then it started to get to me It was a sweet little book about a fandom, some sweet friends, and a retelling of sorts Elle lives with her jerk of a stepmother and her two daughters Elle and her father when he was alive were big fans of the show, Starfield They were geek fans together I love that But living with the horrible stepmother is not the greatest thing now that Elle s father is dead Elle works on a food truck and becomes wonderful friends with a really cool girl named, Sage I fell in love with her once she and Elle started becoming friends And then there is Franco the dog, his is a whole other tail see what I did I love the whole fandom story about Starfield A lot of people are up in the air about the new guy taking over a main role His name is Darien He also has fangirls that are cray And then there is a cosplay contest We... ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.This was so surprisingly delightful, and made me so unexpectedly emotional Everyone knows the story of Cinderella, but this modern day retelling feels and was actually able to evoke quite the feelings from me This is a heartwarming story and if you consider yourself nerdy whatsoever, don t let this book pass you by I obviously feel confident saying I m a pretty geeky individual Video Games I ve been raiding for o ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.This was so surprisingly delightful, and made me so unexpectedly emotional Everyone knows the story of Cinderella, but this modern day retelling feels and was actually able ...THIS BOOK WAS EVERYTHING.Well I wasn t expecting to finish this book four hours after I started it but here we are I loved EVERYTHING about this book The nerdiness The cons The CHARACTERS Basically it took my favorite things from other Cinderella retellings and wrapped them into one, PLUS EVEN MORE.I love that it s told from dual perspective and tackles even in passing issues like fake geek girls and people not understanding how much you love something that s nerdy and your favorite thi THIS BOOK WAS EVERYTHING.Well I wasn t expecting to finish this book four hours after I started it but here we are I loved EVERYTHING about this book The nerdiness The cons The CHARACTERS Basically it took my favorite things from other Cinderella retellings and wrapped...A love letter to fandom Super cute, super corny, but all around a story for young readers to love.Some of the dialogue was super cringe, and I m not always a fan of movie star characters But it s fiction so you just have to go with it...Buddy read with Skam trashYou would THINK that a book with an adorably epic cover, relatable geek plot, and is a retelling of a v famous story would STEAL my heart and win me over instantly but you didn t consider this book Things this Book Got Right Girl friendship The beauty of geeking over something and blogging about it The calamity that is chores Diets Siblings who touch your stuff Geek cons Things this book got WRONG Darien s insured abs Yes, you read that coBuddy read with Skam trashYou would THINK that a book with an adorably epic cover, relatable geek plot, and is a retelling of a v famous story would STEAL my heart and win me over instantly but you didn t consider this book Things this Book Got Right Girl friendship The beauty of geeking over something and blogging about it The calamity that is chores Diets Siblings who touch your stuff Geek cons Things this book got WRONG Darien s insured abs Yes, you read that correctly I...3.5 stars.AWWW this was cute it was SO CHEESY, tho And I didn t believe the falling in love part, but I ll explain that in my wrap up.GEEKERELLA is a charming book very reminiscent of CINDER ELLA The similarities are evident, so if you ve read that book, this one may not impress you, but still, it is a pleasant read.It s simply not my kind of read Well I did enjoy it, because it s close to impossible for me to dislike a fairytale retelling, though it s definitely not the type of book I will want to reread in the future Because I just can t believe in falling in love through the phone There are certainly a lot of thin GEEKERELLA is a charming book very reminiscent of CINDER ELLA The similarities are evident, so if you ve read that book, this one may not impress you, but still, it is a pleasant read.It s simply not my kind of read Well I did enjoy it, because it s close to impossible for me to dislike a fairytale retelling, though it s definitely not the type of book I will want to reread in the future Because I just can t believe in falling in love through the phone There are certainly a lot of things you can do through the phone and with your phone, but literally falling in love with someone Even if it were truly possible which I dismiss as a possibility I highly dislike the idea of it You can t be there for someone via ...

Geekerella
  • English
  • 04 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 1594749477
  • Ashley Poston
  • Geekerella