I loved this book. As a fangirl, as someone who has felt out of place before, as someone who loves fairytales and fairytale retellings, I can't think of anything to make this book better. I had trouble putting it down, and I never wanted it to end.

Elle has a lot on her plate. An evil stepfamily, a food truck job, annoying classmates, and worst of all, her favorite TV show is being rebooted, with a pretty boy actor as the lead. What's a girl to do? Blog about it, of course.

The heroine was infinitely relateable. The hero was sweet and a little nerdy. The supporting characters were all colorful and fun. I loved all of the modern elements in the traditional Cinderella story. But the best part of this book was the sense of community and love of fandom that it portrayed. I want to go back and read it again and again.

Elle is a girl on the edge of her senior year, spending her summer working at a vegan food truck and trying to survive her stepmother Catherine and her twin stepsisters, Chloe and Calliope. Life has been pretty grim for Elle since her father died, but there's one bright spot in the future: Starfield, the science-fiction TV show that her parents once loved, is getting a big-screen reboot. There's just one problem--the Prince is being plated by Darien Freeman, a brainless teen-drama heartthrob who doesn't deserve to wear the Starfield crest.

She isn't afraid to say so on her blog, either, and she'd be just as happy to tell him to his face. In fact, she may just get her chance. Darien is judging a cosplay contest at ExcelsiCon, the fan convention that Elle's dad started years ago. The prize is two tickets to Los Angeles for the Starfield premiere. Elle is going to win that contest, tell Darien he stinks, and then fly out to L.A. to escape her stepmother for good. If she can learn how to sew a costume, and if she can find a way to get to the convention in time.

Geekerella is not a novel of immense surprises: You know the bones of the story from the title. Its characters are what makes the story unique and engaging. The point of view switches between Elle and Darien (who is not as brainless as she might think), giving readers a close-up view of Prince Not-Quite-So-Charming. Even one of Elle's stepsisters has a few surprises in store, to say nothing of her green-haired, punk rock fairy godmother. The author slips in just enough geeky references and inside knowledge to let you know that she knows what she's doing, without intruding on the story, and the ending is sweetly satisfying, leaving the reader confident that Elle and Darien will have their happily ever after.

I went into this book honestly not expecting very much at all.
In fact, I was pretty sure that I was going to hate it if I'm being honest.

Retellings of fairytales can often fall kind of flat.
And I don't tend to enjoy romance as a genre.

But I was actually very pleasantly surprised!

This geeky, modern-day, reimagined telling of Cinderella was actually pretty fraking good!

Sure, it has its fair share of silly, over the top, eye-rolling moments.
But it more than makes up for those with its cosy charm, cute diverse characters and heapings upon heapings of awesome nerdy references!

The story alternates between Ella and Darien, each telling their side of the story. And I think it's this choice of telling which keeps the pace of the story interesting.
Though I was always much more interested in Darien's side of the story.
Elle came across rather judgemental and superior in my opinion, at least at the start of the story - she does become more likeable as the tale unfolds.

This is actually a romance which I enjoyed following!
And that a HUGE deal for me.
I am shook.

Go read it and rejoice, fellow geeky bookworms!

I do not think I have enough time to write how much I loved this book. Being a part of a Fandom and finding people who enjoy those world's is always amazing. A book including a classic Cinderella tale mixed with Fandom is even better.

This book made me laugh, cry, stay up way to late, and even pre-order just to have my own copy. If you are a fan of Cinderella, Fandom, and well written humor do not miss this one!

I really enjoy re-tellings and re-imaginings, but, unfortunately, though this one was very cleverly done, it's not a book I can recommend as a Christian educator. Some of the language and plot points make it unsuitable for my classroom.

This book was amazing. It made my nerd heart soar.

This book was super cute. I liked Darien and Elle, but Sage was my favorite character with her awesome attitude! It did have elements of the book Cinder & Ella, but it was still really good. Geekerella was nerdy and fun, and I kind of want a food truck on wheels now!

This adorable mash-up of Cinderella and fandoms grabs hold of you from the beginning. You can't help geek out but root for Elle and Darien.

This book was pretty much what I expected: a re-telling of Cinderella, laden with adorableness. Elle has been dealt a hard hand in life, her mom died when she was young, and her father died in a car accident years later. She lives with her step-mother and twin step-sisters in the house her parents bought years ago. Her parents had a romance built upon their love of the science fiction television show, Starfield. Her father, the ultimate Starfield fan, started the ExcelsiCon and it still exists today. Her mother would make elaborate Cosplay costumes that looked like they could be straight from the television show. Elle holds onto her memories of her parents through Starfield, of watching the episodes with her dad, and writes about it on her blog, Rebelgunner. Naturally, the highlight of her year is the announcement of Starfield, the movie reboot. Or, it is until they announce who will play Federation Prince Carmindor. The cute, muscled, no brains in his head, Darien Freeman.

Darien Freeman has muscles, and he is cute, but he also has some brains it’s just not good for his image if people see this side of him. His next big role is the reboot of Starfield, and he is going to play Prince Carmindor. As life long fan, (he can quote entire episodes) he knows the rabid fan base will either love him or hate him. They don’t know that he is also a fan, and he keeps it that way. Unbeknownst to him, his agent father has booked him for this years ExcelsiCon, doing panels and judging a CosPlay Ball. He has bad memories of the last con he went to and tries to get out of it. He finds a single phone number and tries his luck.

When Elle’s dad’s old cell phone pings with a random text about Darien Freeman and ExcelsiCon, she decides to respond. She has no idea who is texting but any conversation that deals with her dad’s dream, she’s in. As the two begin a texting relationship, Elle makes secret plans to attend this year's Con, and she has an unlikely helper in Sage, her co-worker at the Magic Pumpkin ( a vegan food truck specializing in foods with pumpkin and it’s shaped like one too!). Sage was one of the highlights of this story and plays the part of the fairy godmother, with a twist, perfectly. The evil step-mother was just that. Mean, mean, mean. In the end, the plot is predictable but that’ what you get with a re-telling. You kind of already know what is going to happen. Fun and quick read!

Let's be honest, even in reading the blurb it was incredibly obvious how this book was going to turn out, but that didn't mean that I didn't love every single minute of this lovely Cinderella retelling.

Geekerella is so lovely that I had a giant smile on my face most of the time whilst reading it. As a self professed nerd and someone who has dabled in cosplay too I found the attention to detail in this book great, one really stand out moment was when Elle was reading about the Wonderflex which showed real authenticity from the author (although in my opinion Worbla is a lot easier to get hold of!).

This really is a very modern day retelling of Cinderella, from the mobile phones to the giant pumpkin carriage, which in this case is the food truck where Elle works. Even the fairy godmother is covered with Sage helping Elle craft her cosplay. I also love the diversity in this book too which helps give it the modern feel such as Sage's bisexuality and Darien's race.

I don't think Geekerella is reinventing the wheel in any way but it is a very sweet charming read that I would definitely recommend to my friends who are looking for a heartwarming read.

A modern day retelling of Cinderella mixed in with a Comic Con style event is the center of this novel.

Elle's life is ruled by her stepmum, Catherine whom is a wedding planner and thinks highly of herself. She blames poor Elle for her father's not buying them a bigger house, earning and leaving them with more, more, more and poor Elle has to put up with it.
Although, she has her escapism in the forms of Sci-Fi she adores to indulge in to escape her life.

We also experience the flip side of things, life in the form of the actor new to her favourite show, Darien and the life he leads and how he unexpectedly meets Elle.

I don't want to spoil it but I loved how the two met up and Elle recreating her outfit for her how she did and all the work it took and learning from YouTube was very real!

I really loved all the modern references in the book to running blogs, using social media etc as obviously the classic tale of Cinderella would have no idea of any technology let alone the concept of it!

This book was kindly sent to me for review by the publishers and its a great geeky read to enjoy!

Wowsers. This book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, so so much. I am in love. This book was funny, believable and so relateable. True to the title it was full if fandom references (and as you know I LOVE books full of random references) and I loved that those references made me feel close to the main character, Elle.

This book is everything it’s hyped up to be and I cannot recommend it to every fangirl out there more. I can’t wait to get it in physical form. As a convention attendee/volunteer I loved the subtle nods about things many would have missed.

Obviously, true to name this is a geeky, modern day take on the Cinderella story. Normally that might have put me off, but in this case it works so perfectly. This is one of my top reads of this year so far!

4 out of 5 stars.

I'll be writing this review while still on a high from having just finished Geekerella, so don't mind any illegible sentences and potentially overenthusiastic exclamations!

This book...where to begin. I LOVED IT, firstly. Secondly, I think Ashley Poston expressed Elle and Darien's voices beautifully and truthfully. I was utterly captivated in their respective journeys and arcs, and felt personally connected to their nerd passions!

Cinderella is one of my favourite fairy tales, and I felt this was a seamless and realistic re imagining, and still with all the delightful swoon-worthiness from the original!

I would highly HIGHLY recommend this book, I enjoyed it so much I'm kind of wanting to read it again. Right now.

Geekerella is an engaging, fun twist on Cinderella (the best fairy tale ever!) This time the twist comes from Elle's obsession with all things Starfield, an old series that is being remade into a movie starring a popular young actor, whom serious Starfield fans don't like. Elle's blog about Darien Freeman (said actor) takes off even while she battles her evil stepmom and stepsisters at home. How Elle ends up getting to know Darien, and finding out that there is more to Darien than anyone knew, is just part of the fun. Elle's job working with Sage in the pumpkin food truck, rescuing the neighbors neglected dog, and trying to keep her stepmom from finding out her plans to attend the famous ExcelsiCon keep the story moving. This one is hard to put down!

I stayed up until the early hours of the morning reading this, it was exactly what I needed to read right now, so sweet and charming. I loved all the fandom talk and now I wish I could watch Starfield. Look to the Stars. Aim. Ignite.

A modern fairy tale for teens. Geekerella: A Fangirl Fairy Tale made my inner fangirl squeal with delight. Author Ashley Poston nailed the life of geeks in the cosplay world. Plus, food trucks are the thing I miss the most about living in the city. I admit I went into this book hoping to love it. Modern Cinderella Elle Wittimer blogs about the tv show Starfield a classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. She has a complicated home life and finds herself in competition with her stepsisters to win a cosplay contest to meet the teen heartthrob cast in the movie retelling. This book was super cute, and it follows the Cinderella story line pretty well. For example, instead of a magical pumpkin carriage that takes Elle to the ball, it is The Magic Pumpkin. It is an orange food van on wheels where Elle works with a girl named Sage who quickly becomes a really great friend. I love that the romance part of this story is almost entirely in the form of text messaging.

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.

I received a DRC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. You can read it on or around: April 4, 2017.

A fun retelling of the Cinderella story! A lot of love for fandom here, which I appreciated, being a fandom girl myself.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, to the point that I stayed up until 3am to finish reading it! It was the perfect combination of geeky youngsters and good old fairy tail plots. With a few twists and turns along the way. There were many references to todays scifi, which made me smile at times since I myself love scifi. I only feel that the ending was a little bit rushed.
Overall it was a fantastic read that kept me hooked and one that I will certainly be recommending.

This novel didn't work for me. It sounded awesome but despite loving the premise I couldn't get into it or didn't connect with the main characters. It's more of a "it's not you it's me" issue.
I didn't finished it, but I'm sure many people will love it! The "Fangirl"/Scifi is such a cool idea.
I'm glad I had the opportunity to read it and sorry that it didn't work for me.

Oh my goodness!! I loved this book way more than I ever thought was possible! Anyone who has ever been a fan of any fandom of any sort will love this! A very realistic reselling of Cinderella and such a good read. It reminds me of Harry Potter in the way that the author provided some quotes that just speak to your heart.