Once Upon A Con - Geekerella
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
A familiar fairytale retold with a fun, modern and geeky twist, "Geekerella" is Cinderella meets Cosplay that takes place once upon a con...
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The stepmonster is at it again.Raffles, discount coupons, and magazine sweepstakes lay strewn across the kitchen table. My stepmom sits straight-backed in one of the creaky wooden chairs, delicately cutting out another coupon, dyed blonde hair piled on top of her head in perfect ringlets, lipstick the color of men s heartblood. Her white blouse is spotless, her dark pencil skirt neatly ironed. She must have a meeting with a potential client today.
Sweetie, a little faster this morning. She snaps her fingers for me to hurry up.
I shuffle over to the counter and pry open the coffee tin. The smell is strong and cheap the only kind I was raised on. Which is all the better, seeing as we can t afford expensive coffee, although I know that never stops the stepmonster from ordering her double-shot dirty chai soy latte no whip every morning and charging it to one of her dozens of credit cards.
Catherine my stepmom picks up another magazine to cut. No carbs this morning. I m feeling bloated and I have a meeting with a couple this afternoon. Big wedding plans. She s a debutante, if you could believe that!
In Charleston? I can believe it. Everyone s either a debutante, a Daughter of the Confederacy, or a politician s kid Thornhill or Fishburne or Van Noy or Pickney or a handful of old Charlestonian
names. And I couldn t care less.
I dump two scoops of coffee into the machine plus an extra one for good measure. It feels like a three-scoop kind of day. Maybe adding more caffeine to their morning will get my stepmother and the twins out before nine. That s not too much to wish for, is it?
I glance up at the clock on the microwave. 8:24 a.m. Unless the twins start moving at warp speed, I ll be cutting it real close. I say
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a silent prayer to the Lord of Light or Q or whoever is listening: Please, for once, let the stepmonster and the twins leave the house on time. Starfield history will be made today at 9 a.m. sharp on Hello, America, and I won t miss it. I refuse. Finally, after years of delays and director changes and distribution snafus, the movie is happening a reboot, but beggars can t be choosers and today they re making the long-awaited announcement of the official film platform. The lead actors, the plot, everything. I ve missed Starfield marathons and midnight rereleases of the final episode in theaters and convention appearances because of Catherine and the twins, but I m not missing this.
They want to say their vows under the magnolia trees at Boone Hall Plantation, Catherine goes on. You know, ever since Ryan Reynolds and his wife got married there, that place is always booked. Catherine is a wedding planner. I ve watched her spend entire weekends hand-sewing sequins onto table toppers and hand-pressing invitations at the print shop downtown. The way she plans a venue, down to the type of cloth on the tables and the color of flowers in the vases, making every wedding look like a magical land of unicorns. You d think she does it because of her own happily-ever-after cut short, but that s a lie. She wants her weddings in Vogue and InStyle, the kind you Instagram and Pinterest a hundred times over. She wants the renown of it, and she s sunk all of Dad s life insurance payout into her business. Well, her business and everything she claims is essential
They want to say their vows under the magnolia trees at Boone Hall Plantation, Catherine goes on. You know, ever since Ryan Reynolds and his wife got married there, that place is always booked. Catherine is a wedding planner. I ve watched her spend entire weekends hand-sewing sequins onto table toppers and hand-pressing invitations at the print shop downtown. The way she plans a venue, down to the type of cloth on the tables and the color of flowers in the vases, making every wedding look like a magical land of unicorns. You d think she does it because of her own happily-ever-after cut short, but that s a lie. She wants her weddings in Vogue and InStyle, the kind you Instagram and Pinterest a hundred times over. She wants the renown of it, and she s sunk all of Dad s life insurance payout into her business. Well, her business and everything she claims is essential
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Autoren-Porträt von Ashley Poston
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.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ashley Poston
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 14 Jahre
- 2017, Internationale Ausgabe, 320 Seiten, mit Abbildungen, Masse: 13,9 x 21,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 1594749930
- ISBN-13: 9781594749933
- Erscheinungsdatum: 03.02.2017
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Spring 2017 Kids Indie Next List Pick2017 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
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 Poston s Geekerella is about to be your favorite YA romance. Sweety High
The geekiest spin on Cinderella you'll 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
This geeky twist on a classic Cinderella story is honestly the most adorable thing ever! Her Campus
This charming and funny twist on Cinderella is the perfect YA fandom fairytale. BNTeen blog
With geekily adorable characters, a show that s part Star Trek and part Firefly, a cosplay contest, and a food truck fairy godmother, this is a love letter to fandom. Required reading for geeks everywhere. Booklist
A celebration of fandom and happily ever afters, this feel-good reimagining hits all the right notes. Publishers Weekly
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