Geekerella: A Fangirl Fairy Tale (Once Upon A Con)

Actual Rating: 4.5 starsGeekerella is a modern-day Cinderella fairytale featuring Danielle, or Ella, who resides with her "stepmonster" and evil twin step-sisters. This book has everything from teen heart throbs, bloggers, CONS, witchy evil characters who are mean, and moments that touch the reader's heart.The great thing about this book is the total geekiness/fandom the story provides. First, it is a retelling of Cinderella. Ella does everything in the house, while trying to retain memories of her deceased parents. Ella tries to actively keep their memory alive, while the Stepmonster tries desperately to squash it out of Ella like some fly buzzing around a summer cake. Second, it has a mysterious budding friendship between Ella and THE Darien Freeman, who in this story, is kind of a big deal. Ella cannot stand that Mr. Heartthrob with insured abs is cast as the lead character in Starfield, Carmindor. She rants and raves about it on her blog...needless to say...Darien actually texts Ella thinking she is her father and the two have a budding friendship, with developing feelings. And the kicker... he has no clue she is THE Reblegunner blogger squashing his name in this role, and she has no clue he is Darien Freeman.Of course, there are twists, and turns, and Ella goes to the ball, and then is grounded until death. But the adventures are fun and it turns into being a cute story that leaves the reader with feelings of joy and delight.This story is an easy read, the whole book flew by pretty quickly. I like when books are just easy. Having said that, I wish there were a bit more challenges for Ella to overcome. Sure, glass slippers, and hopelessly devoted Carmindors are searching the States for Ella to confess their young love to, but I wish some of the interactions between "Stepmonster", Catherine, and Ella were more indicative of the crap relationship enslaving Ella. Sure, Catherine is a witch with a capital B, but Ella was a spitfire and sometimes talked back. So I wanted MORE to go down between the two of them. Also, the last chapter or two, just breezed by eight months later...and I wish that was also a bit more dramatic than what it is lead to believe. The book follows the POV of Darien and Ella, and sometimes it focused too much on the little things, so when the drama did happen, it fizzled pretty quickly and didn't pack quite the punch it could have. BUT. It was still a cute story, and I am still giving a decent rating. It was still entertaining, and one part in particular really had me teary. And when a book makes me cry, it gets a higher rating. We all need an ugly cry from time to time.Finally, I loved what the book means for nerd girls. Ella was this nerdy girl who really thought she was a nobody throughout the ENTIRE story. It took all of her challenges she did go through like befriending a moody coworker, helping create a cosplay costume, dealing with stepmonster and the evil twins, introducing others to the glory of Starfield, and making unconventional friends from the stars. In Darien's case, he sometimes came off whiney and I am not sure why it took him so long to take a stand. I felt that the drama between him and Brian could have been better written because it read weird. But I liked Darien. Closet geek. Those are the best. And remember, look to the stars. Aim. Ignite.

It is a brand new year and what better way to start it off than to indulge in a few of my favorite things all rolled up in one book. Geekerella is a modern day Cinderella story with a few new twists to the pumpkin, how our couple meets and some of the challenges they both face. Also there is a complete geekfest with all my Sci-fi favorites thrown in just for fun.Elle, our Cinderella has the traditional stepmom who treats her more like an indentured servant than a daughter. She has two stepsisters who just happen to be twins and it seems like they can't wait to be insta-internet famous. The only things she really loves in her life right now are Starfield, the show she grew up watching with her dad, and her job at a food truck called the Magic Pumpkin.Darian loves Starfield too but his manager says saying that out loud wouldn't be good for his image. He also has just been surprised on a live t.v. show where he was tricked into going to a Con. It is here when he texts a number trying to get a hold of the Con to back out that he accidentally starts talking to Elle. Neither knows who the other is and that is probably a good thing for their beginning story.This is a really cute mash up showing how the love of a fandom can bring people from all walks of life together. I loved how Elle's parents met and then later started a Con for the show they loved show much. The twist on the dress and pumpkin were cute too. It is a little You've got mail, with fanboys sprinkled on. If you have ever been a huge fan of anything, enough to stand in a line for an autograph or go to event to see the premier or talked online with others who love the same book/movie/series I think you will connect with the characters in this book.It was a bit cheesy at times but that is one of the things I really love about fairytale retellings. It is a story you already know but you can fall in love with it all over again in a new way.Narration:Eileen Stevens and Tristan Morris did a really great job with the PoVs for Elle and Darian. They were able to make the characters very likeable and relatable. Darian and Elle both had very strong, yet lost, voices as they try to figure out their place in this world. I was able to listen at my normal 1.5x speed.

Story unfolded smoothly- liked the characters and bought into their relationship'

Read book in a day could not put it down loved it did not want it to end 😭

Lovely and nerdy and just very cozy! This author never disappoints

Sígueme en Instagram para más reseñas: @adictaalibros«Geekerella» es un retelling del conocido cuento de hadas «Cenicienta» que me enganchó desde la primera hasta la última página. Estaba narrada en primera persona y a través de dos perspectivas.Los personajes experimentaron una evolución a lo largo de la novela y hubo diversidad. Personalmente, se me hizo fácil empatizar con ambos protagonistas, y el romance que hubo entre ellos me pareció de lo más tierno, a pesar de no ser muy realista.El final era cerrado y, aunque fue muy obvio de deducir, me encantó.El libro es fresco y fácil de leer. Perfecto si estás buscando una adorable historia de romance contemporáneo autoconcluyente. Si os ha gustada «Cinder y Ella» de Kelly Oram y queréis leer algo similar, este definitivamente es vuestro libro; se parece bastante.El nivel de inglés del libro no es muy difícil.Sígueme en Instagram para más reseñas: @adictaalibros

The title alone got me into reading this book!The characters made me read it non stop, as they went through the many tribulations in the course of their lives! The whole geek environment is described so beautifully that I only wish the real one was just as dreamy! This book reminds of all the reasons why being a geek matters!Plus, it has a dashing hero, absolutely aware that having abs is not a natural thing!!!!Cannot recommend it highly enough!!It's a must read!!!