Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
In this adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast," the teenaged star of a popular science fiction movie franchise hides out in a small town, following a tabloid scandal, and meets the bookish Rosie Thorne who is still grieving over her mother's death.
Review Quotes: "Utterly charming."--BuzzFeed
"A fairy-tale story that will capture the hearts of book lovers everywhere."--CNN
"Brilliantly structured modern retellings of classic fairytales...packed with adorably angsty romance."--
Sweety High, on the Once Upon a Con series
"A humorous twist on 'Beauty and the Beast.'...This rom-com told in alternating viewpoints is poised to steal any book geek's heart."--
Booklist
"A satisfying fairy-tale nerd love story."--
Kirkus Reviews
"Will give fans a reason to cheer....great storytelling, with a lot of amusing flourishes."
--School Library Journal
"Enjoyable, moving, and easy to read, like eating a smooth, sweet bowl of ice cream."
--New York Journal of Books "This well-developed story is for anyone who loves a good angsty and fun modern-day fairy tale."
--San Francisco Book Review
"One of those rare books that make me want to scream from the top of every bookstore in town, 'READ THIS ONE!!'"--
GeekMom
"What Poston has always done best...is capture what it's like to be a geek, and this book is no exception."--
Twin Cities Geek
Praise for The Princess and the Fangirl: #3 on
Seventeen's Best Young Adult Books of 2019 So Far List
A 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Semifinalist
"This lighthearted, fun, LGBT YA book dives expertly into the world of fandoms and cons."--
Buzzfeed "A geeky love story that readers will love."--
Paste "Unabashedly fun, intoxicating read."--
POPSUGAR "This companion to Geekerella reimagines
The Prince and the Pauper in the best way possible: at a con!"--
BookRiot "
The Princess and the Fangirl manages to take the already powerful Geekerella and build upon it in a way that makes its universe seem completely real."--
Sweety High Praise for Geekerella: Spring 2017 Kids Indie Next List Pick
2017 Goodreads Choice Award finalist for Best Young Adult Fiction
Named to
Seventeen's 2017 "12 Life-Changing Books You Have to Read This Summer" List
"
Geekerella has 'must-read' written all over it. A fun romantic comedy with coming-of-age sensibilities and authentically voiced teens, this novel hits all the YA book-love buttons.
Geekerella is simply delightful."--
USA Today's Happy Ever After
"Fairytale and fandom collide in this sweet, heartfelt, entertaining rom-com."--
Bustle "A legit love letter to geekdom."--
Paste Magazine "Pay attention, fangirls, because Ashley Poston's
Geekerella is about to be your favorite YA romance."--
Sweety High "The geekiest spin on
Cinderella you'll ever read."--
Hypable "Geeks and non-geeks will discover their inner fangirl when they fall for this fan-tastic book that celebrates fan-doms, fan-tasy, and 'shipworthy romance'."--
Justine
