Geekerella

A Novel

By: Ashley Poston

Narrated by: Eileen Stevens, Tristan Morris

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©2017 Ashley Poston (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Fresh new take on the Cinderella tale

I'm what you would call an older woman :-), but I always love a good Cinderella spin off. This book was a nice and well done. The storyline was modernized and well written. If you were looking for a light fun read this is it. Regarding the audiobook though, there are a lot of editing errors, such as repeated sentences. But I easily overlooked those as I enjoyed the story so much.

Bad editing

The story itself is a fun spin on a classic Cinderella story. The editing of the audio book however definitely needs working on. Multiple times there are lines which are repeated for no reason and other bad editing notes.

Very Adorkable :D

I really enjoyed this story more that I expected .. it was such a breath of fresh air to me and it's been a while since I was last immersed myself in a story like that .. it made me smile the kind of smile that made my cheeks hurt and I still kept smiling, I LOVED the main characters Elle and Darien and I was shipping them so hard that I finished the whole book in one day
I did have a problem with the audio quality, I noticed there were a lot of repeated sentences and the male narrator sometimes forgets to say some words, but overall this book was amazing and highly recommended

A Charming Cinderella Story, More than Just a Retelling

Poston does a brilliant job of lovingly grafting the odds and ends of contemporary geek culture over the age-old tale of Cinderella. We all know the story, and all the re-imaginings can easily come off as worn and tired. But Poston's retelling, like any good fairy tale told and retold over time, gives us the heartbeat of the time and space from which it springs. The writing is brisk and humorous, and the characters are constructed with care and wit. Stevens and Morris provide solid performances, and their voices serve Poston's narrative brilliantly. I enjoyed it immensely!

fun book, but geeks be warned

there were some mispronounced sci-fi words that took me out of the story. other than a word every so often I would totally recommend it.

Much Ado About Nothing

What disappointed you about Geekerella?

Absence of plot and real characters.

What was most disappointing about Ashley Poston’s story?

Teenage angst, even when wrapped up with a pretty bow, is deeply depressing.

What didn’t you like about Eileen Stevens and Tristan Morris ’s performance?

Luke warm

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The end.

Any additional comments?

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Fun Cinderella story & all the things I love about con

This is a fun take on Cinderella. It also has the moments I love about going to a SciFi Con.
It is sweet and fun - but still solidly read.
I really enjoyed it.

Delightful

I needed a feel good read and I got it. I recommend this to anyone in any fandom.

Drawn out and got too annoying

Rarely have I fast forwarded an audible just to stop the pain of a story being drawn out to no end, but this was a first out of over 100 books.

I just couldn’t take the wimpy main character watching her stepsisters taunt her with her mothers clothes and these are teenagers. No taking it back, no threatening to harm them over the district of her dead mother’s most prized possession. I just can’t, too unrealistic considering the entitlement of all the teens in the book. Smh

Warning: You will fangirl/fanboy over this book

As a geek myself, I fangirled with every chapter just like how Elle would fangirl over Starfield. I loved the references and understood all but one. My favorite thing was how well I could relate to Elle and Darrien(?) with their passion and love for Starfield. It made me feel like I was right there with them watching and understanding the show. The narration for Darrien took me a while to get used to but once you really get into the book it becomes perfect and flows well with the book. Otherwise an amazing book and I can't wait to listen/read it again in the future.

Well, I enjoyd it

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I'd absolutely recommend this book it's a very entertaining listen.

What about Eileen Stevens and Tristan Morris ’s performance did you like?

They were generally very good, but someone should have made sure they both knew how to pronounce some of the words associated with the geekdoms the characterd talked about - I mean not knowing how to pronounce Dalek is a pretty obvious mistake.

Cute and well crafted

I liked this so much :) Especially all the Cinderella characters brought back to contemporary times, and the vegan food truck beeing a magic pumpkin, and Hollywood actor beeing a prince, and Cinderella beeing a nerdy sci-fi fan and so on :) Overall It was very cute and nicely written.

enjoyable easy listen

I really enjoyed the story and as a geek myself enjoyed the geek references. the Cinderella retelling was fun. I found the male narration slow, even when sped up. but didn't put me off. the story was good. I'd definitely listen to the rest.

really enjoyed this story!

was able to immerse myself into the story and enjoyed this tweak on Cinderella. looking forward to the next one's.

excellent listen

this story is a modern day retelling of Cinderella. the book will appeal to and is suitable for anyone who's hit double digits, young teens, young adults and adults who love reliving a classic set in a modern age. there a few times the book repeats a few words due to the editing but it's nothing major and doesn't 'spoil' anything. Elle does have a few character flaws but show me a teenager that doesn't, especially a 17/18 year old who's lost both parents very young and left with the evil step mother and sometimes socially awkward. besides, along with the story the book is about teenagers learning and growing, finding inner strength all while trying to navigate their way through life. the story has a definite inclusive vibe to it. the performance from both narrator's was great.

The voice actor for Elle is amazing, but...

Elle as a character is EXTREMELY annoying when it comes to Darian. She's very judgemental and entitled with regard to him. However, character flaws overall are not a problem I guess, so that's just a personal gripe.

A great book with two amazing voices at the helm

This was such an amazing story that had me cry, laugh and fall in love with a majority of the characters. And listening made it more real with the actors used to voice them. I only wished they could voice all books :D looking forward to listening to book 2 and hope we see some cameo appearances.

Great book, poor recording

The story was great but the recording not so much, it kept constantly repeating parts which was quite annoying during listening

Lovely modern retelling of Cinderella

Really nice interpretation! A few repeated sections in the male character's sections, but the story was good enough for that not to matter too much.

Great story , but so-so narration

This was a really cute story and I loved the female narrator, but the male narrator made so many mistakes, including mispronouncing "dalek" wrong not once but twice! I didn't feel he was right for the part, but overall a sweet Cinderella retelling that will make you smile.