I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

So, this is an entire new concept to me, the entire serial-deal we've got going on here. In case anyone else is as unfamiliar with the concept as I was, the basic gist is that each instalment is meant to be read in around 40 minutes and with a new instalment released once a week, basically mimicking the duration and schedule of a TV show. So we're returning to the days of old when authors would publish their works in parts over the course of several weeks, but in a 21st century TV-show kinda way.

This is not really the kind of thing I usually read, but I was promised geekery and feminism, and that's all it takes to reel me in these days. These ladies are geeky. And they're badass. Genuinely badass in a very kick-butt-and-take-names kinda way. A more modern, diverse version of SATC, this episode seems to set up storylines of both open relationships and possibly divorce, tackles body image, feminism, fan-culture <i>and</i> bares some claws at misogyny. I'm so here for this.

First of all I have to say this is not what I usually read, and thus I wasn't sure about what this format was like, but the title sounded fun and Geek Actually sounded like a conjunction of two of my favorite things, so I requested it... and I'm so glad I did.

This is a refreshing take on what is like to be an adult fangirl, no stereotypes or tired clichés, just real women navigating their everyday life whilst trying to keep their geek interests intact.

And that is something I can completely relate to, the characters did end up feeling like another one of my friends, and it felt like I was chatting with them, on a girls night out. I am glad of how racism, body image, and meninism in general was tackled.

That cliffhanger at the end means only one thing, I am going to be reading the next few parts for sure.

I heard this first book in an upcoming, ongoing serial (from Serial Box) described to me as a more geeky, modern version of Sex and the City. I think that description hits it directly on the head. While the women in this book seem to be younger than the women in SATC, the characters will be more immediately likeable than the characters of GIRLS (which was often described as a millenial SATC), and more diverse.

As in SATC, the cultural commentary is there, but with a heavier focus on geek culture (Doctor Who! World of Warcraft! Pokemon Go! - it was nice to see many of my hobbies and interests represented) and elements of modern feminism. There is still some romance and commentary on modern relationships (how WOULD SATC write about Tinder, anyway? This serial might show us). While there wasn't quite as much interaction between the four women, this is a shorter read, since it's a first installment of a larger "season" of stories.

In any case, I enjoyed it and enjoyed the format - there was some power packed in there among what could have been written as all fluff, and it works well as a serial. It kind of felt like reading a tv episode, which is what I was looking for. I am interested and want to see where the story goes!

I feel like this was written for me: the jokes, the settings, the characters are all wonderfully geeky in so many different ways. These women are all people I've met before, or, well, they could be!
I'm not used to serialized fiction so it did feel cut short but I certainly have a taste for more.

An extremely short novella about a group of strong, female characters with a nice amount of geek thrown in. I think there are too many characters for the story and did not leave any time to develop characters. Might be best if there was one character per episode with their chat story in the middle.