Bookish and the Beast

Whenever you think your love life sucks, just remember that I fell in love with a boy whose name I didn t know.
     Let s be clear: I didn t mean to fall in love. It just sort of happened, the way falling usually does. You trip on something you didn t see and, if you re me, you lose your heel and go stumbling into a stranger at the ExcelsiCon Ball who just so happened to be holding a glass of neon-yellow Galactic Twist punch that goes . . . absolutely everywhere.
     And so now the front of your skirt is drenched with the sticky yellow Kool-Aid that looks more like, well, pee than Galactic Twist, and there isn t a bathroom in sight. With one glance, I could already tell my cosplay was ruined. So was the other person s cosplay, but he didn t seem to care as he stumbled on.
     He wasn t who I fell in love with, by the way.
     He s just the reason I met him.
     If I didn t have my stupid mask on I probably would ve seen the prop sword lying on the ground. Who puts a prop sword on the ground in the middle of the dance floor, anyway?
     Apparently, with a quick look around, a person cosplaying as Cloud Strife did just before he broke down the Electric Slide.
     I looped back for my heel, grabbed it off the ground before someone could kick it away, and left the dance floor to see if I could salvage my outfit. If I didn t love my friends so much, I would ve just stayed in my hotel room and watched reruns of The Great British Bake Off. I was still contemplating the possibility, honestly.
     Quinn and Annie had told me the ball would be good for me. They told me it would take my mind off what had happened this past summer. They told me . . . well, I guess it didn t really matter what lies those lying liars peddled to get me to

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.

Utterly charming. BuzzFeed

A fairy-tale story that will capture the hearts of book lovers everywhere. CNN

Brilliantly structured modern retellings of classic fairytales...packed with adorably angsty romance. Sweety High, on the Once Upon a Con series

A humorous twist on Beauty and the Beast. This rom-com told in alternating viewpoints is poised to steal any book geek's heart. Booklist

A satisfying fairy-tale nerd love story. Kirkus Reviews

Will give fans a reason to cheer....great storytelling, with a lot of amusing flourishes. School Library Journal

Enjoyable, moving, and easy to read, like eating a smooth, sweet bowl of ice cream. New York Journal of Books

This well-developed story is for anyone who loves a good angsty and fun modern-day fairy tale. San Francisco Book Review

One of those rare books that make me want to scream from the top of every bookstore in town, READ THIS ONE!! GeekMom

What Poston has always done best...is capture what it's like to be a geek, and this book is no exception. Twin Cities Geek

Praise for The Princess and the Fangirl:
#3 on Seventeen's Best Young Adult Books of 2019 So Far List
A 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

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

Praise for Geekerella:
Spring 2017 Kids Indie Next List Pick
2017 Goodreads Choice Award finalist for Best Young Adult Fiction
Named to Seventeen's 2017 "12 Life-Changing Books You Have to Read This Summer" List

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