"Look to the stars. Aim. Ignite."

Geekerella is a 100% fandom-approved novel. Rarely have I seen fandom culture depicted so authentically.

This retelling of Cinderella follows Elle, including a wicked stepmom and two evil (well, one evil and one passive) stepsisters, the most hilarious twist on a Pumpkin ride and helpful fairy godmother and a Prince Charming that'll make your heart beat faster.
Elle's a huge fan of the fictional TV show Starfield - like her late father, she eats, sleeps, breathes that fandom. She even writes a blog about it. So when the news break that none other than shallow, but very gorgeous actor Darien Freeman is taking over the role of Carmindor in the reboot, Elle is outraged. Pretty boy Darien, playing her favorite character? No way. Raging on her blog about the wrong casting, her post suddenly goes viral - and puts Rebelgunner (her alias) on Darien's map. Darien, who isn't a bad boy, or a brainless actor. Darien, who actually really loves Starfield and has dreamed of this role for ages. Who's scared he won't live up to the expectations of thousands of people. Darien, who is torn between what his father wants for him and how he sees himself. Darien, who I a little bit fell in love with during this book. Just a smidge.
Mixed with a bit of You've Got Mail, this retelling brings together two people from very different backgrounds and shows that true love prevails, no matter how much outside forces may try to stop it.

The romance is great, don't get me wrong. But this novel isn't just a Cinderella retelling. It's a love letter to nerds. To fan culture. To those people that stay up most of the night to type that fic about two characters that just deserved better. Who put their time and energy into amazing costumes and cosplay them at fan conventions. In a way, this story feels like a thank you to those fans that can't just watch an episode of a tv show or read a book and then - be done with it?! No, this is a book for those people that stay up thinking about how the future might be brighter for their favorite fictional characters, how stories can be improved, how they can be part of your identity. And that's what makes this book truly shine. The love of and for fandoms.

I just realized that Geekerella is going to be part of a series! This was an amazing Cinderella retelling with a clear ending, so I'm excited to see where the story will go from here.

First of all, the cover for this book is gorgeous! I feel like it encompasses all the best parts of the story. Secondly, I loved the main characters. Elle, Darien and Sage were incredible and I would love to be their friend! Thirdly, the author has created a world within a world. Starfield has a fandom just like Star Wars and Star Trek, and I wish it was something that existed in our reality and not just a fictional one. Ashley Poston really delivers a story you can believe in. Also, she references Firefly! I flarking love that show and was royally pissed when it was cancelled. #bringbackfirefly

I was pretty mad at Elle a few times. She would frequently view situations as hopeless or acted like her dreams weren't worth fighting for. Sage, Darien, Cal--everyone else was quick to come to her defense, but she took the abuse because she felt like she deserved it. I would cringe whenever her stepmother or Chloe would verbally attack her, but she was their punching bag and allowed herself to be pummeled. I really wanted Elle to fight back.

When Chloe lies at the end, why doesn't anyone call her out on it?? It would have been so easy to check! Argh. (This isn't spoilery because Chloe lies a lot and is just a horrible person in general, but you'll know exactly what I mean when you get there...)

Despite Elle's inability to defend herself and what she believes in, I found this book to be incredibly enjoyable. I loved learning about Starfield while also watching Elle and Darien dance around each other for weeks. It was fun to know who they were to each other before they did, and I liked watching everything fall into place.

I feel like I should say more about this book, but I don't want to give too much away, so if you enjoy retellings, Cinderella, fanfiction, science fiction, cosplay, conventions, or just a fun story--this is definitely for you!

WARNING! If you listen to the audiobook, the narrators read with a southern drawl. This has resulted in my Texas twang making an unwanted appearance in casual conversation. I'll say something and it just slips out! Now I have to retrain my brain. 😱😭

CUTE, CUTE AND MORE CUTE.

This was a completely and utterly adorable read! I don't mind reading contemporary YA fiction normally, but as was the case with this story I love them if they have nerdy characters, so this read was perfect for me! I think it also helps that I'm a fan of retellings and, as the title suggests, this is like a modern retelling of Cinderella with a geeky background.

We have Danielle (Elle) who is our Geekerella. As with the original her mother had passed away, with her father going on to remarry and sadly passing away. This leaves Elle living with her stepmother and stepsisters - Chloe (who is plain evil) and Calliope (we get glimpses that she isn't at all as evil as her mother and sister). Elle has a major love for a cult sci-fi TV show known as Starfield, which stems from her parents loving the series and her father loved it so much he started a popular convention for it (which ends with a cosplay masquerade ball...). The show is in the middle of being made into a film, with our other POV aside from Elle's being Darien, who is an actor cast to play Prince Carmindor in the reshoot.

Elle wants to escape and when she finds out her father's convention will have a cosplay competition that year she desperately wants to win so she can get enough money to leave her home. She's been bullied by her stepfamily to such a point though that she feels completely isolated and, at the beginning, she struggles to let anyone in at all.

But then there's her coworker from the Magic Pumpkin food truck - Sage - who is basically her fairy godmother and becomes her closest friend. She sees that Elle is trying desperately to alter a costume for the convention and she also sees that she has no idea what she's doing... So Sage makes it clear she wants to help Elle, she invites her round and even insists that Elle introduces her to Starfield as she hasn't seen it before. Personally, that was enough to choke me up but alongside this Darien has started anonymously texting Elle and they start to fall for each other.

To make matters even more interesting, Elle runs an anonymous Starfield blog where she essentially gains internet popularity by writing about how upset she is with Darien's casting. He's been told by his manager and father to act like he doesn't know that much about Starfield so she assumes him to be just involved for a pay check, whereas we learn it's actually his fame hungry dad who wants him to do it for the money. Darien knows pretty much as much about Starfield, if not more, as Elle and this is the side of him she sees whilst they're anonymously texting.

Perspectives wise, seeing both Elle and Dariens' points of view was perfect. It really helped to develop the two main characters as well as both introducing and developing secondary characters. This story also has LGBTQ+ representation in, which is done very well. I don't want to give away who it centres around as it's quite late in the story but I do love how Ashley has written it!

So yeah, I adored this book. But I do want to warn people... make sure you have tissues nearby, you're about 80% likely to cry because at times this is heart wrenching to read but mostly you'll be smiling with happy tears falling down your face. It's definitely something I'd happily read again also!

*eARC provided by Quirk Books through NetGalley - this in no way affects my review which is unbiased.

OH gosh, this is the Cinderella tale of my heart. A true geek fairy tale. I really enjoyed this modern day retelling of the Cinderella story. From the moment I read about the food truck called the magic pumpkin I fell in love with this little story. Main character Elle is a true fan, the ultimate fan. Taught to love Starfield by her beloved father, its all she has left of him after his death, and her only escape from her cloying evil stepmother and stepsisters (a true stepford family). A blogger who knows every detail from every episode by heart, Elle discovers Darien Freeman - soap opera star Darien - has been cast as her hero in the remake of Starfield. What a disaster.

The idea of making the "prince" an actor is a fun twist. Sage, Elle's work colleague, is a fabulous magical character that I'd love to see more of. This retelling really dives into the world of fandom and cosplay, and shows how important fandom can play to a true fan's heart. It also shows how deeply that loss can hurt when a show is no more. The fandom in this story is a family that comes to Elle's aid when she needs it the most. Fans understand each other in a way that "non-fans" can never understand.

I read it so quickly and loved every minute of it. Any Cinderella fan will enjoy this retelling.

And I love all of the geek-in-jokes, so many references! A true geek's book. I definitely recommend it for a book that you can escape into for a time.

Once I stopped crying I thought I should probably write a review for this book. If the nerd bones run through your body, if you have a calling that is fantasy not reality, if you feel like you belong somewhere else, this book is for you. I knew this would be a fun read, but I didn’t expect it to be as hard hitting and emotional as it was, it really tugged at my heartstrings and made me feel a lot.

Elle is the Cinderella of this tale, trapped in a life she does not want with an arse of a stepfamily. I found myself yelling at this book for her to stand up to her cow of a stepmother, but this never really seemed to happen (my only flaw). I just wanted a better life for Elle, she was without her parents and she had no body at the start of this book, she deserved so much more. This certainly made me feel like I missed my dad, I don't get to see him very often, the feeling Elle missing her dad and the time they spent together boding made me feel a twinge of sadness. Elle forms new relationships in this book though to give her some hope, a friend and a love interest, as per the usual Cinderella story.

There is a huge message of accepting yourself for who you are in this book, there’s a huge speech in the middle about how we all stand together and are part of one big unit with our different fandoms. It reminded me of Dumbledore’s speech in the Goblet of Fire, about how we all speak in different tongues, but our heart's still beat as one, the idea of unity despite our differences. This is the part that made me feel the most emotional, the fact that the fandoms we are part of, really do serve as a family. We always have somewhere to turn to in this day and age of technology, we are only a phone’s click away from Twitter or anywhere we can talk to our friends online who share our interests. We don’t need to be alone and neither did Elle, that was what this book was telling her.

I also want to comment on this cover of this book, the characters are kind of faceless, which I think allows the reader to put themselves into the characters. It was an incredibly easy story to fall into because of the narrative and the short chapters and insights into various character's lives. You felt like you were one of these characters, you felt their pain and you saw both sides of this romance between Elle and her mystery man.

Guys I just felt so much. I wanted so much for these characters, they evolved so much throughout this story and I am so proud of them, but man I cried. I set myself up for this one though, this is a Cinderella-esk story, so of course it was going to be difficult and familiar, but torture because of the feeeeels!

Love, love, love, this book. Geekerella is definitely a shoutout to all fangirls and fanboys in the world. I found myself smiling and laughing at every Star Trek, Star Wars, Marvel, Doctor Who, etc reference. I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever been apart of a fandom and who is a sucker for a Cinderella retelling (Poston does a great job with this to where it's not just another fairytale retelling).

I have now read this book twice and it just keeps getting better and better!

This book... I LOVE it. Elle, Darien, Sage...they were perfectly written, relatable, suitably nerdy and feisty (Sage, gosh, she is just the best character and totally deserves her own book...just saying...). The fandom? Spot on. The re-imagining? Perfect. All the magic and romance of the original, but brought into the modern world with realistic characters and scenarios. Cinderella is one of my favourite fairy tales, and this felt seamless, familiar, and yet also original and fresh.

I would highly HIGHLY recommend this book, I enjoyed it so much I yet again want to read it...again.

First of all, I'm a Cinderella-story fanatic. Second of all, I love retellings. So putting them together is BIG for me. Ironically, Geekerella didn't click well with me, so my feeling is pretty much so-so. I've never felt so confused in my life. Everyone (and by this, I mean my bookish friends in and outside social media) is in love with this book. I'm feeling like a villain right now. Anyway, here's my unpopular opinion.



Before I start reviewing, let me share with you some Cinderella teen movies that you shouldn't miss out on, if you're a Cinderella-story fanatic like I am. So there's A Cinderella Story, starring Hilary Duff; Another Cinderella Story starring Selena Gomez; Once Upon A Song,  starring Lucy Hale; and A Cinderella Story: If The Shoe Fits starring Sofia Carson. ( I haven't watched the last one yet.) And also, let's not forget the Cinderella movie, starring Lily James! This one is not a retelling but I just want to mention it in case anyone wants to go binge-watching Cinderella movies.

With that said, let's start reviewing. My first thought of reading the first few chapters of Geekerella reminded me of the movie Startruck starring Sterling Knight and Danielle Campbell. It had a similar vibe because of the superstar thing. You should also watch it.

Danielle "Elle" Wittimer has known everything that needs to be known in the classic sci-fi movie series, Starfield. Almost all of her life, she binge-watch it with her dad, until he got caught in an unfortunate accident, leaving Elle with her stepmother, Catherine and stepsisters, Chloe and Calliope. Now, tired of being pushed around in her house, she decides to join a cosplay contest in ExcelsiCon, aiming to win a ticket to L.A. and leave Charleston for good.

Meet Darien Freeman, a once ordinary guy who takes pleasure in spending his time attending cons and fanboying over Starfield --well, until he became famous in a movie series, Seaside Cove and fans flock him when spotted. Now, he got casted as Carmindor, the leading character of his favourite series. But fans of the sci-fi movie does not appreciate this and sees him only as a guy trying to look cute for the camera and is ignorant of the movie itself. His reputation in the Starfield community dwindles even more when a certain blogger predicted how pathetic he will be as Carmindor. Huh.

I can't say I love the book, but I did like it and enjoyed my time reading it. The thing that appealed to me was that this book is not only a love letter to geeks, but also, this book is blogger-friendly. I really appreciated that.

I also love the title. It sounds so perfect that it makes one grab the book (like I did). In short, it's very attention-grabbing. Also, the book cover is a cute! It's one of the books that you would want to be in your shelf where it rightfully belongs, together with your other beautifully covered books.

I find the story was part cliche, part unique. Cliche because somewhere out there, I've heard this story before. It felt like a potpourri of the Cinderella movies I mentioned above. Also, I'm feeling a bit of a Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell vibe as well. Unique because there's the nerdy factor that I find adorable: the comic con, the fangirling, and especially the blogging. I mean come on, Surely I'm not the only one enjoying being a nerd/geek. For me, it was a moderately fun read. I repeat, FOR ME.

Although not a huge fan of the sci-fi genre, I'm torn between liking and disliking the Starfield movie's story. IF I were to watch the movie, I know for sure it's going to be heart-wrenching. However, through Elle's and/or Darien's narration, it was difficult to feel something for this movie.

FUN FACT: I've been reading Darien's name as "Dar-yen" the whole time when it's supposed to be "deyr-yen".

ANOTHER FAN FACT: I'm not a fan of Star Wars and Star Trek *disappears in thin air*

If you're looking for a summer read, then Geekerella is the book for you! Plus points if your fave retelling is Cinderella and geek-related conversations, including Star Wars, Star Trek and other intergalactic movies. *wink-wink*

This book has been a delight to read. A light read that'll take your mind off the heavy stuff/reads. A bit cheeky, but, hey its a retelling of Cinderella and Prince Charming why would anyone not expect it to not have that bit of cheeky-ness. The character is relatable especially for booklovers, the fandom that we all go thru. We are not alone! I use to go to anime cons though I didnt do cosplays, my friend did though, so yup, a walk in the memory lane. Read it. The humour and lol moments will surely pull you out of one of those reading slumps if youre having one or simply read it just because...
Geeks are in now and they have like their own secret world where they have all the fun that muggles dont know about. so read it and enjoy it..

I will be the first to tell you: I don’t like Cinderella stories. I find the whole fairy tale to be just dull. The takeaway from the original and the majority of the adaptations is shut up, be nice, and eventually a guy will save you.

Thankfully, Poston’s Geekerella broke those ideas for me. It’s the second best (after Ella Enchanted) Cinderella adaptation I’ve read. I was absolutely charmed by our protagonists and genuinely felt for both of their situations. Some of the Cinderella bits felt a bit shoehorned in, like the pumpkin and the ball, but others were seamlessly woven in, like the “fairy godmother” that worked perfectly.

Poston’s character and world just feel very real. I think this is the biggest compliment I can give the book. I believed in Elle and Darien’s stories and their inevitable romance. It wasn’t overly saccharine but it wasn’t so much fraught with drama that it was unbearable.

I very much look forward to Poston’s other work and a (possible?) companion novel.

I grew up with the Cinderella Story movies. First with Hilary Duff, then with Selena Gomez and Lucy Hale... I think there's even a new one out that I don't even know about!? Long story short: these were a few of my favourite movies growing up. If you love them too and you're into all things geeky, Geekerella will become an instant favourite. It's a book that'll never let you go once you've read it.  Ashley Poston has written the perfect geeky Cinderella story. There's a horrible stepmother, terrible sisters, a "prince", lots of fangirl geekiness and even a magic pumpkin!

Geekerella is all about Elle. I love her so much as a character. She's our Cinderella and her Stepmonster and her stepsisters are truly horrible. Thank goodness, there's also some good in her life: Starfield. She's a huge fan of this classic sci-fi series and even writes about it on her blog. I loved how much she loves the series, and I could 100% relate to her. We got to know Starfield through her, and even though I'm really not that into sci-fi, I fell in love with it, too. Her perspective is a fangirl perspective. She's looking at all of it from the outside and she works so hard to get to this con. I LOVE Elle's friend Sage as well. She has green hair and wears funky clothes (which really reminds me of Tammi in Selena Gomez's Another Cinderella Story) and together they work in a vegan food truck. It's kind of hilarious. Also, I love how Elle introduces Sage to Starfield and how they become like best friends. Isn't it a dream to introduce someone you know to your favourite thing and then bond over it!?

Another story we follow in Geekerella, is Dorian's. Dorian is a teen actor who's cast to play Prince Carmindor in the movie reboot of Starfield and I just loved him SO MUCH. He's a super popular actor from his soap Seaside Cove but he's also a huge geek. He loves Starfield just as much as Elle does. While Elle struggles with her life as a modern-day Cinderella, Dorian struggles with being a teen actor who's been written off as just another dumb heartthrob. His dad is his (rather shitty) manager, and he gets a bodyguard against his will. Thankfully, though, there's still Gail, his handler. Gail is a little older than him and I loved her so, so much. Can we get a book from her perspective, please?! Anyway, I love how his perspective kind of gives an inside look on the creation of the Starfield reboot. Elle is all looking at it from the outside, but Dorian is in it. I love how hilarious Dorian's parts were. Elle's were funny, too, but I just laughed much more often while reading/listened to his parts.

Elle's and Dorian's lives/perspectives collide at ExcelsiCon. A wrong number "accident" of sorts causes Elle and Dorian to meet each other via texts anonymously. The entire plot leads up to the convention. Elle prepares for the cosplay contest while Dorian keeps busy shooting the Starfield reboot. Through it all, they keep in touch through their texts and they develop a friendship. I think the best part about it is that it isn't insta-love. They become friends, which turns into a slowburn romance. There's the convention and the ball and the meet & greet. I think some bits are a little predictable if you think about it (It's a Cinderella retelling, OF COURSE these two are going to meet!) but you just have to just go with it. And it's so much fun to read this book when you know more than the characters do. They don't know who they've been texting with, but you do. If I could scream at these characters. I freaking would. Ahh, it was frustrating sometimes! The convention, the cosplay and the ball were absolutely phenomenal, but the best part was what came after: Elle and Dorian finally meeting.

The bonus content really added something to the book. If you weren't in love with Starfield yet, you will be by the end of this script! I was a little scared of reading in script-form because it's so different and I hadn't done that before, but it was amazing. It's not actually about Elle and Dorian, but a scene from Starfield as well. I loved it so, so much. Like I said, I'm not a really a sci-fi fan, but I probably would've watched this show if it were real. I also feel like the script was perfectly "old" (or let's say classic), it just had this "vibe" to it that wasn't new. If that makes sense? Maybe it's because we know it's an old classic, but it was really well written nonetheless.

I'm all fantasy-obsessed, but I'm so incredibly in love with Geekerella. It's such a lovely, cute contemporary that you could probably just pick up and read in a day. The characters are wonderful, the plot is fun and it's super relatable! It's a must-read for everyone, especially if you're into Cinderella retellings and all things geeky!

Thank you so much for this ARC. While i did not get a chance to read it before its release date, it was so kind to receive a copy after it was released. After hearing amazing things about this book it had been on my TBR list for quiet a while and it did not disappoint. Any book filled with fandoms,geekyness and love will win my heart every time - Geekerella sure did :)

Adorable reimagining of Cinderella with a Comicon twist. It was sweet, fun yet had enough depth to be more than fluff.

A cute and heartwarming take on Cinderella. I loved the whole fandom and cosplay aspects of Geekerella.

Two geeks, one show and a string of texts.

Elle is our Cinderella living with a stepmother who moans about money and evil step sisters who dont seem to have any chores.
Her only escape is the show her dad and mum loved-> Star Field (think old school Star Trek). Isolated from friends she dreams of being strong and leaving it all behind.
Darien is a teen heart throb, think Zach Efron or Jason Donavan, hired for a role he wants because he will bring the box office money in and pressured by his dad/manager to do certain things. He reaches out to cancel one such event and ends up contacting Elle.
What follows is 30 days of summer jobs and personal perspective linked by texts and a shared love of the show.

The alternating perspectives are excellent each has their own voice which comes across in most of the book, even in the text messages. However, Elle’s story sags in the middle especially if you are familiar with Cinderella stories in many variations. it had me yelling why are you so thick at times?She knows her step sisters are selfish and at least one of them is mean but she constantly leaves things where they can be found by anyone who bothers to look, even after Sage starts to be her friend. Sage saves this chunk of the story a brilliant side kick who I’d love to see get her own story.
My last issue with Elle is that she is the worst kind of geek:- hyper critical of any one saying they are a fan who cant tell you the minor error made in episode 16 or what colour the food was in episode 17. Fans like her give other fans a bad name. Yes, she can have an opinion but not knowing little things doesn’t change how much of a fan you are. Let’s ease up on the teen fans as it may lead many more people to the original show.

Darien on the other hand is trying to do a job under adversity pressured hy his dad not to make the papers but wanting a normal life away away from his heartthrob status. he goes against grain and cares about the film unlike his indie costar who hopes for no sequel. He grows up over the book and realises business must be separate to family and that you are in charge of your own destiny.
Ending happily, although possibly not ever after, this eventually found a way into my heart. A writer to watch as anyone who can make me engage enough to argue with the book is someone whose writing I’d follow.

overall 3.5 stars.

Definitely one to consider for bookclub so we could look at how it matches to the original tale alongside how manipulative people can be written.

Thanks to netgalley for a copy of this ebook in exchange for an unbiased review.

This is a wonderful, imaginative, geeky retelling of the Cinderella story. I am looking forward to the continuation of the series.

I really love Cinderella, I love the original story, the Disney, the live-action Disney, all the so-called ‘Stories’. I mean where else was Drew Seeley ever going to shine?! It's a story which will forever speak to the child in me. So when I first heard about this book I was excited, when it popped up to review I was practically spewing pumpkins all over the place.

That's where we're at. I’m a fangirl over Cinderella. I’m also protective of it. And this book didn't disappoint. It’s worth reading for the nods to popular culture. I spat out my coffee at “Have fun storming the castle”.

I’m not going to go into the plot too much as it was the unexpected twists and turns which kept me hooked on a story I’ve heard 100+ times. But I will just tip my hat to a few points, the relationship between the ‘prince’ and ‘cinderella’. It’s built upon, there's no one-night instant love for these two and for that I’m incredibly thankful.

I’m not going to sit here and say it’s original. But if you're reading a book called Geekerella what are you really expecting? It 100% delivers. It is fun and adorable with just the right amount of twists to keep you thinking about what you're reading rather than blindly turning the pages. I’ve already ordered a copy for a friend. You’re never too old for Geek culture and a fairytale.


This novel was funny, addictive and teeth-rottingly cute. Please, please pick up a copy for you and your best friend. It is SO worth it.

So this book is actually getting republished this month. I saw it on NetGalley and had to request it. How I hadn't read it before is beyond me! This was so freakin' adorable! I mean she works at a food truck called Magic Pumpkin. How cute is that?!

It was a modern day take on Cinderella and it was done very well. Danielle aka Elle loves the show Starfield. It used to be a thing between her and her dad who obsessed about it together before he died. Her dad even created a Con called ExcelsiCon all about the show! Of course since this is a retelling, she lives with a horrible stepmother and two stepsisters.

Unlike the regular Cinderella, we get a look into Darien's life. He didn't have it as good as the media like to play it up as. The die hard fans of Starfield don't think he's a good choice for the role of Carmindor, but what they don't know is that Darien loves Starfield and took the role for that reason.

These two were great together! I loved that love interest was just as much of a geek as she was. It made the story so much better to see them talk all about the show and bring things from the show into their everyday lives. Even though they didn't know who they were talking to, they were there for each other and watching their relationship grow was awesome to read about.

I also loved the side characters, especially Sage! She was hilarious and would be such a good friend to have. I loved the friendship between her and Elle. Even though they were different, they understood and supported each other. It was refreshing to see such a good and honest friendship in a YA.

I highly recommend this one! It was adorable and left me smiling!

3.5 stars

This book was cuteness-incarnate with a slice of grit, a retake on Cinderella with a geeky fandom context worked in a way that was fun and easy to connect. I found myself sucked into this story of Elle and Darien. Darien is something of a beta-male character and I’m always here for that.

As you might imagine, Elle lives with her stepmother and step sisters, things are pretty grim and abusive at home and that made for difficult reading at certain moments. Darien is playing the lead role in a film depicting a fandom Elle has been immersed in since childhood thanks to her late dad’s love of it.

The serendipitous connection through text between these two was a lovely, sweet slow build but the masking of their identities was bound to lead to complications. The events in the storyline were occasionally fresh outside of the fairytale but mostly predictable too, especially when it came to the meeting of these two. There were some very clever aspects like the pumpkin, the cosplaying elements were enjoyable and the side characters were superb. Sage was a highlight from a side character perspective. The character diversity was oozing from the pages in an unforced and natural way. I appreciated how this was conceptualised. .

This was enjoyable, easy YA reading with a delightful geek-fandom. I think this book would appeal to many.

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.

“Geekerella” is about Elle the orphaned daughter of cosplay royalty. Her parents started ExcelsiCon which is a convention designed for all fandom to come together and celebrate their nerdiness. Now, this is a Cinderella re-telling so of course we have an evil step-mother this time it is a southern belle/wedding planner. Our heroine’s life involves doing her step-mother and step-sisters bidding, working at the Magic Pumpkin food truck and blogging about her beloved “Starfield”. Her life is quiet and unpleasant and Elle spends her days trying to find a way to leave her indentured servitude. Then Elle’s blog gets a major boost when she voices her very strong feelings against the “Starfield” reboot and it’s teen heart throb Darien Freeman. She now has an online following that she never expected and mysterious boy she communicates with only through text message who may be her prince charming. Can Elle escape her step-mother for one day to go to ExcelsiCon and win the big Cosplay contest’s prize and maybe claim her prince charming?

“Geekerella” was the perfect blend of fairytale and modern romance with just a dash of sci-fi nerdom. The characters all fill their Cinderella roles perfectly. It has just enough “Ahhhhh” moments to earn it’s place in the world of Cinderella retellings but it’s also realistic enough that you believe that this story could maybe, possibly happen. Elle is scrappy and delightful just like a Cinderella should be and her Prince Charming is handsome and chocked full of charm just as he should be. The relationship between the two is sweet and swoony. The whole story comes together in a perfect moment of fandom love that will leave fangirls wanting more and makes it a must read for fans of fairytales and anime alike.