The Princess and the Fangirl: A Geekerella Fairy Tale by Ashley Poston (English)

Description: The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston The Prince and the Pauper gets a Geekerella-style makeover in this witty and heartfelt novel for those who believe in the magic of fandom.ThePrince and the Paupergets aGeekerella-style makeover in this witty and heartfelt novel for those who believe in the magic of fandom-now in paperback, with an excerpt from Bookish and the Beast.Imogen Lovelace is an ordinary fangirl on an impossible mission- to save her favoriteStarfieldcharacter, Princess Amara, from being killed off. On the other hand, the actress who plays Amara wouldnt mind being axed. Jessica Stone doesnt evenlikebeing part of the Starfield franchise-and shes desperate to leave the intense scrutiny of fandom behind.Though Imogen and Jess have nothing in common, they do look strangely similar to one another-and a case of mistaken identity at ExcelsiCon sets off a chain of events that will change both of their lives. When the script for theStarfieldsequel leaks, with all signs pointing to Jess, she and Imogen must trade places to find the person responsible. The deal- Imogen will play Jess at her signings and panels, and Jess will help Imogens best friend run their booth.But as these "princesses" race to find the script leaker-in each others shoes-theyre up against more than they bargained for. From the darker side of fandom to unexpected crushes, Imogen and Jess must find a way to rescue themselves from their own expectations...and redefine what it means to live happily ever after. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Ashley Poston loves dread pirates, moving castles, and starry night skies. When not geeking out at comic-cons, she lives in South Carolina with her cat named Pepper. She is the author of The Dead Romantics,the Heart of Iron duology,and the Once Upon a Con series. She can be found online at ashposton.com. Review #3 on Seventeens Best Young Adult Books of 2019 So Far ListA 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Semifinalist "This lighthearted, fun, LGBT YA book dives expertly into the world of fandoms and cons."—Buzzfeed"A geeky love story that readers will love."—Paste"Unabashedly fun, intoxicating read."—POPSUGAR"If you love fan culture, and love seeing it presented as how things should be, then definitely give this book a chance."—The Mary Sue"This companion to Geekerella reimagines The Prince and the Pauper in the best way possible: at a con!"—BookRiot "The Princess and the Fangirl manages to take the already powerful Geekerella and build upon it in a way that makes its universe seem completely real."—Sweety High"Unabashedly nerdtastic."—Kirkus "A loving ode to cons, geek culture, the good and bad of fandoms, and making ones own happy ending."— Booklist"A fun addition to the Geekerella universe."—School Library Journal "Poston does a wonderful job of painting fandoms and the passion behind them."—Foreword Reviews Praise for Geekerella:Spring 2017 Kids Indie Next List Pick2017 Goodreads Choice Award finalist for Best Young Adult FictionNamed to Seventeens 2017 "12 Life-Changing Books You Have to Read This Summer" List"Geekerella has must-read written all over it. A fun romantic comedy with coming-of-age sensibilities and authentically voiced teens, this novel hits all the YA book-love buttons. Geekerella is simply delightful."—USA Todays Happy Ever After"Fairytale and fandom collide in this sweet, heartfelt, entertaining rom-com."—Bustle"A legit love letter to geekdom."—Paste Magazine"Pay attention, fangirls, because Ashley Postons Geekerella is about to be your favorite YA romance."—Sweety High "The geekiest spin on Cinderella youll ever read."—Hypable"Geeks and non-geeks will discover their inner fangirl when they fall for this fan-tastic book that celebrates fan-doms, fan-tasy, and shipworthy romance."—Justine Promotional The Prince and the Pauper gets a Geekerella-style makeover in this witty and heartfelt novel for those who believe in the magic of fandom. Review Quote #3 on Seventeens Best Young Adult Books of 2019 So Far List "This lighthearted, fun, LGBT YA book dives expertly into the world of fandoms and cons."-- Buzzfeed "A geeky love story that readers will love."-- Paste "Unabashedly fun, intoxicating read."-- POPSUGAR "If you love fan culture, and love seeing it presented as how things should be, then definitely give this book a chance."-- The Mary Sue "This companion to Geekerella reimagines The Prince and the Pauper in the best way possible: at a con!"-- BookRiot "Unabashedly nerdtastic."-- Kirkus "A loving ode to cons, geek culture, the good and bad of fandoms, and making ones own happy ending."-- Booklist "A fun addition to the Geekerella universe."-- School Library Journal "Poston does a wonderful job of painting fandoms and the passion behind them."-- Foreword Reviews "A silly but fun mad-dash rom-com style romp." -- Youth Services Book Review "High-spirited adventure, a glimpse into the pressures of the entertainment industry, and a funny-bone-tickling sense of humor make The Princess and the Fangirl memorable from cover to cover."-- Midwest Book Review " The Princess and the Fangirl manages to take the already powerful Geekerella and build upon it in a way that makes its universe seem completely real."-- Sweety High "If youre looking for a hilarious, gripping read full of pop culture references that will make you glow with recognition, then this is definitely the book for you!"-- The Book Bratz Praise for Geekerella: Spring 2017 Kids Indie Next List Pick 2017 Goodreads Choice Award finalist for Best Young Adult Fiction Named to Seventeens 2017 " 12 Life-Changing Books You Have to Read This Summer" List " Geekerella has must-read written all over it. A fun romantic comedy with coming-of-age sensibilities and authentically voiced teens, this novel hits all the YA book-love buttons. Geekerella is simply delightful."-- USA Today s Happy Ever After "Fairytale and fandom collide in this sweet, heartfelt, entertaining rom-com."-- Bustle "A legit love letter to geekdom." --Paste Magazine "Pay attention, fangirls, because Ashley Postons Geekerella is about to be your favorite YA romance."-- Sweety High "The geekiest spin on Cinderella youll ever read."-- Hypable "Geeks and non-geeks will discover their inner fangirl when they fall for this fan-tastic book that celebrates fan-doms, fan-tasy, and shipworthy romance."-- Justine Promotional "Headline" The Prince and the Pauper gets a Geekerella -style makeover in this witty and heartfelt novel for those who believe in the magic of fandom. Excerpt from Book Princess Amara is dead. In a perfect universe, I wouldnt care. My character dies a noble and brilliant death at the end of Starfield , when she rams her spaceship into the Black Nebula (which is more like a black hole, but whatever) to save her one true love, the dreamy Federation Prince Carmindor. In a perfect universe, I wouldve cashed my check and used Starfield as a springboard to more Oscar-worthy roles. Roles that mean something, roles that tell invaluable stories, that arent me looking hot in a suffocating dress while running in heels. In a perfect universe, I would be happy. But this universe is not perfect and neither am I, although Ive tried to be. Ive tried so, so hard. And it all might be for nothing. Because today I made three unforgivable mistakes. The first one: During a presser (a presser is basically a marathon of filmed interviews with different media outlets back to back to back . . . I can usually endure them for hours, but these nerd ones are a different beast entirely. How I long for questions about Darien Freemans new diet or my glittery pumps), held in a small room in a hotel, I accidentally let this slip: "I certainly hope Amara doesnt come back." Which, I know . Bad answer. The interviewer had been coming for blood for the past thirty minutes, poking and prodding at our airtight answers until something had to give, and the bright lights were giving me a headache. So of course it was me who slipped first. I wasnt paying attention. For hours Dare--Darien Freeman, my costar--had been entertaining the interviewers. He lived and breathed Starfield --he was a fanboy before he became Prince Carmindor, and thats stellar publicity. The world eats it up. Its adorable. Whats decidedly less adorable is Princess Amara, poor dead Princess Amara, played by a girl whos never even seen the show. I dont make good press fodder. Or, at least, I didnt think I did. The interviewers eyes widened behind her candy-apple-red glasses. She was petite and blond, stylish in a 60s pinup meets Revenge of the Nerds sort of way. "But thousands of fans would love to see you back! And your character, too. Have you heard of the #SaveAmara initiative?" I shook my head. Dare jumped at the chance to inform me. "Oh, its a Twitter hashtag created to rally the fandom and save the princess from her fate." The interviewer nodded enthusiastically. "The user who created it claims that Amara deserved better, especially in this reboot. She deserved to live, not to be fridged for Prince Carmindors character development." "Oh." It was all I could say. I curled my fingers tightly around the phone in my lap. It buzzed again. Another Instagram comment. Or Twitter. I wished it was neither. The interviewer went on. "Natalia Ford, the actress who originally played Amara, whose shoes you stepped into, has already voiced solidarity for the movement, pleasing a lot of older fans. She has also recently criticized your interpretation of Amara, saying that you dont embody the spirit of the character. Does that bother you?" For other people to not like you? The fandom to not like you? Thats what she didnt say, but I saw it in her eyes. I was surprised, really, that it had taken this long for an interviewer to bring it up. Im a girl in Hollywood, I wanted to tell her. Im either too fat or too skinny or too pretty or not pretty enough. Nothing bothers me. But that wouldve been a lie, as evidenced by my death grip on my phone. "Erin, right?" I said, when I shouldve not taken the bait. But I was too tired to stop, and I wasnt paying attention to Dares signals to shut up. If you know anything about my overly enthusiastic costar, its that hes never subtle about anything. I just didnt care. "Tell me, Erin, what has Natalia Ford done since she played Amara, what, twenty years ago? Another one-off Starfield special? Ms. Ford doesnt have a career. I do, in spite of what everyone says. Thats all that matters--" "I must be early," a calm voice interrupted. "That tends to happen to people without careers." My blood ran cold. In the doorway stood a woman with piercing brown eyes and peppery-gray hair pulled back into a bun. Her face was heart shaped, eyebrows dark and severe, her lips pursed. Though she was short, standing in that doorway she commanded the room. Trade her monochromatic pantsuit for a dress made of galaxies and starlight, and she was still the princess of the universe. In her arms sat a hairless cat who surveyed the room with narrow emerald eyes, looking almost as dour as his owner. So, yeah, my second mistake was insulting Natalia Ford. And my third mistake? Well. After that disaster of an interview, I needed to take a breath. Dare warned me that we had to be at a panel in ten minutes. It felt like every one of my days at this loud overcrowded convention was planned down to the second, squeezing as much of Jessica Stone out of my appearance as possible. But I needed quiet. I needed to breathe. So I excused myself to the restroom to collect myself, and that was my third mistake. If Id never gone to the bathroom, if Id never left Dares sight, if Id followed him straight onto that stupid panel-- My phone dings, wrenching me out of my panic spiral. It is Ethan Tanaka, my assistant and best friend (only friend, if Im being truthful). ETHAN TANAKA (3:03 PM) --[pic] --THIS ISNT YOU. --WHERE ARE YOU. --JESS. --JESSICA. Pulling down my black beanie in the hopes of passing unnoticed, I elbow my way into the ballroom, where the Starfield panel has already started. The one Im supposed to be on. The lights are off and the audience is quiet--such a drastic shift from the thundering noise of the hundreds if not thousands of people in the Marriott hotel lobby. My ears are ringing with the silence; I cant even hear myself think. My eyes slowly adjust as I gaze over a sea of anxious fans, panic prickling at my skin. "Im Jess--Jessica Stone," says a girl on the stage, but it isnt me. This isnt happening. This is impossible. I stare at the girl sitting between Dare and Calvin. There, in my chair. Behind my name tag. Shes exactly where Im supposed to be. Where I need to be. But instead Im in the audience, mute and invisible, and all the lights are on her. And to my mounting horror, no one seems to realize that she isnt me . Details ISBN1683691709 Author Ashley Poston Pages 336 Publisher Quirk Books Year 2020 ISBN-10 1683691709 ISBN-13 9781683691709 Format Paperback Imprint Quirk Books Subtitle A Geekerella Fairy Tale Place of Publication Philadelphia Country of Publication United States DEWEY FIC Language English Series Number 2 Audience Age 14 Publication Date 2020-03-24 AU Release Date 2020-03-24 NZ Release Date 2020-03-24 US Release Date 2020-03-24 UK Release Date 2020-03-24 Series Once Upon A Con Audience Teenage / Young adult We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137689291;

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