Review: Geekerella by Ashley Poston
This is a book for all the fangirls and fanboys out there. A retelling of the classic tale of Cinderella set in the world of fandoms and conventions. We follow Elle as she slaves away for her evil stepmother and two stepsisters while she waits impatiently for the reboot of her favorite sci-fi series as a film. She dreams about escaping her lonely life with her step-family and when a convention offers plane tickets to LA as a prize for a costume contest she decides to enter in the hopes of winning an escape from her life. We also follow Darien, the actor playing the main character of the new reboot film. He is himself a fanboy and considers the job as an amazing opportunity. But the world around him only sees him as a vapid teen actor focused on looking good and getting money. Both are headed for the convention, Elle to join the competition, Darien to judge it, and when they meet they realize a few things about themselves and each other. ...