Geekerella

I read it has an audiobook
(Also: be indulgent this is my first time using a Spoiler hide in my reviews)

When I started reading this book I felt like it was a mediocre rip off of Cinder & Ella. The similarities were there: retelling of Cinderella, fangirl, falling in love with a movie star whitout knowing it, quirky best friend, meeting online and/or by phone, that quest to go in to a convention, the book or series that the main character is a fan of getting a movie adaptation and the guy she's falling for online and/or on the phone is the actor who gets to play main male character, the girl has a blog about her passion (book or the serie), the thing she is fan of keep feeling close to at least one of her parent who died, the guy has to date his co-star for publicity, the guy's dad is a controlling jerk, the guy is also a fan but he has to hide it to his fans and the girl writes a post on her blog about the guy who is unfit to represent the beloved character she's a fan of...Yes, there are some differences but for the first half of the book I felt like I was reading a bad fanfiction version of Cinder & Ella. Maybe this is because I loved Cinder & Ella and because I read it first but from my point of view there was almost no deepness to the characters from this book. Also I didn't really felt any particular attachment to the main characters, they seemed somehow flat to me...But if you're looking for a book with a geek girl who loves her sci-fy and who was (almost) literally born into a convention and a cosplay contest, than this is the book for you. Just don't expect much from the main characters because I did and I was disappointed!My favorite parts of the book:- Sage- The Magic Pumpkin- Frank the Tank- The convention (the cosplay contest, the ball)- The bodyguard (of which I can't seem to recall the name)