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Geekerella

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Geekerella

By: Ashley Poston
Narrated by: Eileen Stevens, Tristan Morris
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Summary
 An enchanting YA romance from the New York Times best-selling author of The Dead Romantics.

Cinderella goes to the con in this fandom-fueled twist on the classic fairy tale romance.

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. Geek 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 the 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. Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Magic Geeky Fiction Heartfelt Celebrity Fantasy

Critic Reviews

Spring 2017 Kids Indie Next List Pick
2017 Goodreads Choice Award finalist for Best Young Adult Fiction
Named to Seventeen's 2017 "12 Life-Changing Books You Have to Read This Summer" List

“Geekerella has ‘must-read’ written all over it. A fun romantic comedy with coming-of-age sensibilities and authentically voiced teens, this novel hits all the YA book-love buttons. Geekerella is simply delightful.”—USA Today's Happy Ever After

“Fairytale and fandom collide in this sweet, heartfelt, entertaining rom-com.”—Bustle

“A legit love letter to geekdom.”—Paste Magazine

“Pay attention, fangirls, because Ashley Poston’s Geekerella is about to be your favorite YA romance.”—Sweety High

“The geekiest spin on Cinderella you'll ever read.”—Hypable

“Geeks and non-geeks will discover their inner fangirl when they fall for this fan-tastic book that celebrates fan-doms, fan-tasy, and 'shipworthy romance’.”—Justine

“This geeky twist on a classic Cinderella story is honestly the most adorable thing ever!”—Her Campus

“This charming and funny twist on Cinderella is the perfect YA fandom fairytale.” —BNTeen blog

“With geekily adorable characters, a show that’s part Star Trek and part Firefly, a cosplay contest, and a food truck fairy godmother, this is a love letter to fandom. Required reading for geeks everywhere.”—Booklist

“A celebration of fandom and happily ever afters, this feel-good reimagining hits all the right notes.”—Publishers Weekly
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I'll be honest, I started this Audo to listen with my little one. I ended up listening to the entire thing on my own! Awesome voices and the story line had me guessing who the villain may be! 10/10 recommend

surprisingly awesome

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Overall, it was a nice take on a classic story. The split perspective worked well and the con setting was very endearing. Darien’s parts had some lack of editing with multiple lines being repeated twice - presumably with the intent to only leave in one of the takes. It was a minor issue though, very easy listen otherwise

Cute little Cinderella retelling

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Can’t stop listening to it, made me craving for more and yeahhh I continue to listen to the next book.

I’ve melted to the bone🫠

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I am a massive fan of the Cinderella stories and variations of this. This is just another fabulous version. If you love fairytale retelling then this is for you.
This reminds me in parts of the movie a Cinderella story with a twist of adding distance, movie star and fandom of a TV series.
it's a great listen and would highly recommend.

absolutely great listen/read

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The first time my partner couldn't stop listening to a romantic novel with me. He (and I) loved all the nerdy references. Very fun.

So nerdy

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