Book Review: The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
Book Review: The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date April 2, 2019 The Prince and the Pauper gets a modern makeover in this adorable, witty, and heartwarming young adult novel set in the Geekerella universe by national bestselling author Ashley Poston. Imogen Lovelace is an ordinary fangirl on an impossible mission: save her favorite character, Princess Amara, from being killed off from her favorite franchise, Starfield. The problem is, Jessica Stone—the actress who plays Princess Amara—wants nothing more than to leave the intense scrutiny of the fandom behind. If this year’s ExcelsiCon isn’t her last, she’ll consider her career derailed. When a case…
Book Review: Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Book Review: Geekerella by Ashley Poston The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date April 4, 2017 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…
Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of ’80s and ’90s Teen Fiction by Gabrielle Moss Book Review
Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of ’80s and ’90s Teen Fiction by Gabrielle Moss Book Review The lowdown on Goodreads Publication Date October 30, 2018 Every twenty- or thirty-something woman knows these books. The pink covers, the flimsy paper, the zillion volumes in the series that kept you reading for your entire adolescence. Spurred by the commercial success of Sweet Valley High and The Babysitters Club, these were not the serious-issue YA novels of the 1970s, nor were they the blockbuster books of the Harry Potter and Twilight ilk. They were cheap, short, and utterly beloved. PAPERBACK CRUSH dives in deep to this golden age with affection, history, and…
The Legend of Grimm’s Woods (Hocus & Pocus #1) by Gorobei Manuro Book Review
The Legend of Grimm’s Woods (Hocus & Pocus #1) by Gorobei Manuro Book Review The lowdown on Goodreads Publication Date September 4, 2018 Introducing a new series of interactive graphic novels–first published in France, and translated/transported to English language readers by Quirk Books. Enter a world inspired by all of your favorite fairy tales–complete with gingerbread houses, a girl dressed in red, and seven children lost in the woods. Hocus & Pocus offers a new kind of reading experience–part game book, part graphic novel, and part Choose Your Own Adventure story. Readers can play as Hocus (a girl) or Pocus (a boy), choose a magic animal companion, and enter a…