Review: Geekerella

Geekerella by Ashley Poston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I'll be honest, this isn't a book I would have picked up on my own. I do judge books by their covers, and I thought this was going to be a childish novel, based on looks alone.

Thankfully, I was wrong.

This is, as you can imagine, a retelling of Cinderella. Elle is the orphan girl, who suffers her stepmother and twin stepsisters. Her father died, and left her in their care. She not only upkeeps the house, but works a job in a food truck as well.

She is an utter and total geek, and you have to love her for her awkwardness, very true to life. I'd know, I've lived the geek life, and have been going to cons for ... a long time, let's just say that, ha! She is part of a fandom of a sci-fi show, reminiscent of Star Trek. She has a lot to say about the lead cast for a role that she feels strongly about, due to the fact that the show was something her and her father shared. She definitely does not think he can handle the role.

By luck or accident or cosmic joke, the two end up communicating with each other, anonymously. Ah, the modern age.

The characters are all very likable (aside from the step family) and fun. And believable, which is so refreshing! No one is perfect, and everyone has flaws! And they admit to them! They stumble, they fall, they say the wrong things. It's perfect.

If you're into fairy tale retellings (I SO am) then give it a shot. Or give it a shot even if you're not, maybe you'll find a genre you enjoy.

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