(Starfield #1)
Publication
Date: April 4, 2017
Hardcover, 320 pages, Quirk Books
Genres:
YA, Contemporary
Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and
breathes Starfield, the classic science-fiction series she grew up watching
with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield
movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay
Ball and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince
Carmindor in the reboot. With savings from her gig at the Magic Pumpkin food
truck and her dad's old costume, Elle's determined to win - unless her
stepsisters get there first.
Teen actor Darien Freeman used to
live for cons - before he was famous. Now they're nothing but autographs and
awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he has ever wanted, but
Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As
ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake - until he meets
a girl who shows him otherwise. But when she disappears at midnight, will he
ever be able to find her again?
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.
My Review
If you’re looking for a cute, no-true-substance contemporary
read about geeky people being oddly persecuted (despite us living in a
geek-accepted day and age), then this book is the one for you. I don’t want to
come off as too harsh while reviewing this book, because it had its fun
moments, but it was just all around too cliché.
So the story is based off of Cinderella. Danielle is playing
the leading lady. Darien Freeman, the actor playing Carmindor in Danielle’s
favorite franchise, is the prince. And, of course, there are the evil
stepmother and stepsister(s). Why can’t any book make a realistic,
three-dimensional stepmom? Without one, Danielle’s entire storyline just felt
like a pity party. Danielle also made some strange decisions that had me
doubting her realistic-ness as well. (I mean, who takes a dog to a premiere?!
Paris Hilton? Really?) There were other more important strange decisions, but
the dog one forced me to knock the book down a half star. It was just odd….
Before I get too much into the less impressive qualities of
the book, I’ll share the good stuff. Darien, while also whiny, had a very
interesting storyline. I found myself enjoying his chapters much more often
than Danielle’s. He was an actor on a popular movie set versus Danielle’s cliché
situation. So yes, his chapters were better.
The geeky setting of the story was also very cute, but there
were too many corny “We’re all in this together” moments. Conventions are not High School Musical. Oh, but the
Starfield universe does sound super cool! The author should write books about
those characters! (I know she wrote a new sci-fi YA book. I’ll be reading it at
some point.)
All in all, maybe this book just wasn’t for me or I read it
at the wrong time in my life to truly enjoy it. I was hoping for a Cinderella Fangirl, but I just got a more contemporary
Cinderella a la Hillary Duff’s A
Cinderella Story. If that’s your thing, check this one out. If not, just
reread Fangirl.
*Note: I
received a review copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This in
no way affected my opinion/review.
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