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Geekarella

THIS NEEDS A BIGGER FANDOM.

ITS AMAZING AND A GEM AND SUPER RELATABLE

THERE ARE LESBIANS AND FANDOMS

GEEKARELLA NEEDS MORE LOVE

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It’s been ages since I’ve done one of these so I’ll start off with two books I’ve been wanting to read for a while.

First up, The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston. This book is set in the same world as Poston’s previous novel Geekarella (which I loved!) and follows the story of an ordinary fangirl trying to save her favourite character from being killed off (something I believe we can ALL relate to). Next up is Enchantée by Gita Trelease. Set in revolutionary France, this story follows an orphan girl and her entanglement with the court of Louis XVI as she tries to provide for her siblings by utilising what little magic she has. So excited to get reading these two!

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The Princess And The Fangirl

By Ashley Poston

Synopsis:

From the acclaimed author of Geekerella, this spin on The Prince and the Pauper is a perfect story for geek girls of every fandom. Movie star Jessica Stone can’t bear to pretend to love Starfield at yet another con—except her contract obligates her to do just that. She never dreamed she’d be playing Princess Amara for life, yet for better or worse, beloved Princess Amara has Jessica Stone’s face. But so does someone else . . . Imogen Lovelace is just another Starfield fan hitting up ExcelsiCon—except she happens to look an awful lot like Jessica Stone. So when Jess spots her doppelgänger, a brilliant idea pops into her head: Swap places! Jess can escape the spotlight for a few days, while Imogen can ditch her cruddy job and dodgy hotel room to see life beyond her dull hometown. Jess doesn’t anticipate actually liking Imogen’s life or the gorgeous non-famous girl who might be the person she needs to forget about her ex. And Imogen loves being Jess until she’s trapped in a paparazzi snafu and realizes fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. With the press poised to reveal their secrets, and an announcement about the sequel looming, both Jess and Imogen will have to stand up for the truth: That there is no such thing as a fake geek girl. That what you love matters. That fandom can, and should, let you be who you really are.

The Princess And The Fangirl is due to hit shelves on April 2, 2019.

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GEEKERELA

AUTORA: Ashley Poston

EDITORA: Intrínseca

ESTRELAS: 2/5

Esse livro foi a minha maior decepção de 2018 até agora e me espanta o fato dele ser o preferido de muita gente. Ele é um reconto de Cinderela nos dias atuais, onde acompanhamos paralelamente a Elle, uma garota órfã que vive com a madrasta terrível e é empregada da casa; e o Darien Freeman, um ator adolescente e cheio de fãs, que atuará num reboot de sua saga preferida, mas não acha que se encaixa no papel, desapontando os fãs da história original. A única coisa em comum nos dois é o amor por Seinfeld e mais da cultura nerd, no entanto, de alguma forma a história dos dois se cruza, isso envolve um concurso de cosplay, um baile e um food truck de abóbora gigante.

Não é sobre a história em si que eu quero falar, mas sim de todas as coisas que me incomodaram na leitura. Primeiro que eu imaginei, como era uma história moderna, que apesar de toda a magia dos contos de fada, ela seria mais verossímil e que fãs da cultura pop/nerd poderiam se identificar, mas o que encontrei foi uma história que me lembrava a “eu” de 11 anos, ou seja, tudo muito patético.

Os personagens eram muitas vezes exagerados (mais uma vez: inverossímil) e eu simplesmente não conseguia me importar com eles, a não ser a Hera, a colega de trabalho da Elle, que para mim deveria ter sido a principal. Não sei se deixei bem claro o quanto ridícula a história soava, então só vou reforçar falando uma coisa: o Darien tinha um seguro para o abdome (e ele não cansava disso), para mim isso já é o suficiente.

Para concluir: os fatos se encaixavam perfeitamente e as coincidências eram além da conta (nem vou dizer mais o que é isso, pois vocês devem estar cansados, e eu também estou). Queria saber um pouco mais de quem gostou do livro, os motivos e tal (sem julgamentos, juro) mais para entender mesmo, porque, talvez, ele somente não fosse o meu tipo de livro. Obrigada por lerem :)

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No big deal but Ashley Poston is out there writing fairytales for geeks that are amazing and tear-jerking and if you're not reading Geekarella and The Princess and the Fangirl you're missing out on some Grade A Premium Content

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Writing, University, and Kitten Updates: May 2019

Writing, University, and Kitten Updates: May 2019

I took a break in May to take care of Merlin, the magical kitten, and focus on my university work. My assignment’s finally done, and I have no more classes until November.

Researching and editing my project was fun, a good thing considering my first draft was 25000 words long when it needed to be 5000, but I’m glad it’s over as I hated the business side of it.

In other news, we’ve had Merlin a…

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Book Review Corner

In our latest Book Review Corner, Cinders Editor @meabhmcdonnell raves about Ashley Poston's Geekerella: A Fangirl Fairy Tale.

Read it all here in Cinders brand new Issue Four on pg.50 X

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She wears life like Elvis wore sequins, with no apology laced into the seams.

“Geekarella” by Ashley Poston