Publishing: April 4, 2017
Publisher: Quirk Books
Page Count: 320
**I was provided with an eArc from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!**
I don’t know if you know this about me, but I am a huge fan of the Cinderella Story movies. The first one is one of my all time favourite chick flicks. Also, I am a massive geek. My ability to annoy people with the same topic (mostly a TV show/movie/actor/actress I can’t stop thinking about) is one of my best developed skills. That very same thing is also the reason I wasn’t very popular at school. Everything pop culture was always my jam, but unfortunately my fellow peers got very bored with my ramblings after a while. No one was ever truly mean to me, they all thought I was a nice girl, but we all know that “nice” can be an insult as well. It took me forever to come to terms with who I was and that I was awesome in my own right, I just had to find the right people to make my true geek-colors shine. This book just embodied all of that for me – that journey, the finding to one self, the friendships that can be found in fandoms and to be brave enough to stand up for what you believe in.
Elle is such a relatable girl to me. She’s passionate about a TV show, even if it hasn’t been on air for years, and she’s a blogger (SHE’S ONE OF US!). Generally she seemed like a good person and she didn’t deserve the treatment from her stepmonster/-sister. All she wanted was to cherish the memories of her parents and she wasn’t even allowed to do that. There were so many moments that made me really emotional. I was so glad when she finally stood up for herself, because she was so isolated and there’s only so much a person can take. I don’t know why I ever keep hoping for better reactions from the villains, but I guess I just don’t want to give up hope on them. Anyway, I was so happy when she found a great friend and unexpected allies along the way. Go Elle!
Darien was such a sweetheart even when he could be a silly dork sometimes. I liked that he was one of the biggest up and coming stars, but felt so utterly grounded most of the time. He just wanted to be a teenager and I think, he too, still needed to figure himself out (because sometimes he was acting immature). He is of Indian descent, but I didn’t feel like he was anywhere near as connected to that culture as he was to geekdom. Just like Elle, he struggled with his sense of family and I liked the idea of sometimes choosing your own family in the people you surround yourself with.
Everything just fit together perfectly in this book! The atmosphere felt authentically fangirlish and it was fun to have settings such as a convention and a movie set (although, as a film student, I know better than to believe that a big budget movie can be shot in 23 days. It takes 4-6 weeks minimum). The only reason that this isn’t a 5-star-book for me is because I found everything a bit predictable. It’s fairy tale re-telling, so that was to be expected and it didn’t take away anything from my enjoyment of the story. However, I also didn’t feel like it was something completely groundbreaking, so yeah, that’s why. I would still highly recommend it!
Fazit: 4/5 stars! Lovely and fun geekish retelling!
Would you read this book? Do you think Geekerella will warm your heart as it did mine?
Life and Other Disasters 
It sounds like it might make for a great TV movie.
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It would fit right in with the other Cinderella story movies.
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Anything’s possible.
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I really want to read this book sounds like a lot of fun !, Great review 😃
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It is SO much fun but it’s also surprisingly emotional. I was close to tears several times!
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I’m really excited for this one. It sounds like what I’d pick up if I’m in the mood for contemporary YA!
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It’s so cute and fun! I hope you’ll enjoy this fast read as well if you end up picking it up 🙂
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I don’t doubt that I’ll pick it up! Yay!
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Oh I got approved for this in Netgalley too! I’m so excited! The part that got me most in your review is the fact that she’s a blogger too! SHE IS INDEED ONE OF US! I can’t wait! ❤ Lovely review, Kat! xo
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Oh yay! I hope you’ll enjoy it as well. Let me warn you, Elle is kind of living the blogging dream in this book, but it’s still so cute and adorable, even if not all of it is realistic.
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Oh my, you’re getting me more excited for this one! Now all I have to do is to bump it up in my TBR and actually start reading! Haha
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Hahaha I hope I didn’t get your expectations up TOO high now. Take your time 😉
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This sounds like a really fun book, and I love how geeky it sounds! I’m going to pick up a copy either today or tomorrow 🙂
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It was a lot of fun to read and rather quick too. I just love those Cinderella type stories, they always get to me.
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Oooh this definitely sounds like something I need right now! Thanks for sharing!
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Happy to be of service 😀
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Lovely review, Kat! I really want to read that one now haha, it sounds like I could love it 🙂
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If I could lend you my ebook I would!
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Ah I love cinderella style stories too!! And yeah it’s to be expected that it’s predictable, but I’m so glad you liked this! I’ve seen nothing but good things around about this- I definitely want to check it out 🙂
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I enjoyed it a lot and got really emotional about Elle’s homelife situation. It was a quick but fun read 😀
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Awesome!
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Awww this sound so cute and adorable, I love the Cinderella story movies too ahah they’re just so much fun to watch. 😉 And this book seems to be so great! ELLE IS ME, basically and sounds so fabulous we should have her come to life and we can all fangirl. #goals ❤ Definitely going to have to pick this up sometime!
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Right? They are super fun and I don’t care that they work after the same formula each time, they are just so cute!
I want to know all your thoughts once your read this book!!
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