This book was the perfect sequel to "Geekerella" and I enjoyed every minute of it!

To get to know Jessica better, and her special enemy Imogen Lovelace. These characters were the perfect fit for this book and I loved how different they were, but how much they resembled each other, not only in appearance. The whole character set with old friends and new enemies was amazing and made the story fast pacing, witty and funny. I also loved, that this book is super LGTBQ friendly and has all the fandom knowledge for the geek in us!

The story line was fast pacing, full of action and still slow pacingly beautiful in the romance department. We have frenemies, enemies to lovers, homosexual couples and all the geeks. What do we need more? The book begins, where "Geekerella" has ended, and while I dislikes Jess a lot in the first book, I now love her to bits, though Imogen is my real hero! In the second book someone is leaking the script for the second star field movie, and while Jess wants nothing more to finally know that her character Amara is dead, is Imogen trying with everything she has to #saveamara. I loved how they wanted something entirely different and still managed to stay together and work together. I loved Ethan and his whole behavior!

Okay I think you all get it: If you need a fast contemporary book with geeks, love and betrayal you need to read this one - because I savored every word!

Lovely story! I enjoyed reading this and think the girls in my classroom will enjoy it as well! This would be appropriate for middle and high schoolers!
Thank you to Netgalley for providing a copy of this boom in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Oh, so adorable! What a great retelling of Prince and the Pauper set in the same world as Geekerella including many favorite characters. What a wonderful treat of a read. I would, personally, recommend reading this after Geekerella. I think it flows much better as a sequel and in order to understand and fully appreciate the fandom world Poston has skillfully created. Plus the books together are just so much fun!

I would describe this book as CUTE. I wasn't expecting a Prince and the Pauper retelling and two pretty adorable love stories and I thought it was so fun to read.
It was also a whirlwind story, since it takes place over just a couple of days at a Comicon type convention. Normally, I'm not really a fan of whirlwind stories, but this one is very well written and felt like it handled lots of character growth in a very short time.

Hi! This is my review of The Princess and The Fangirl, i gave it 4/5 stars <3
I absolutely loved Geekerella, and the moment I finished it this week I started this book. This time it’s a retelling of The prince and the pauper.

In this case our princess it’s THE Jessica Stone, the actress who plays Amara on the Starfield movie and that we first met in Geekerella. It’s no secret that Jess is not the biggest fan of Starfield, she just took the role because she thought it would help boost her acting career, getting her new and better roles with nominations and awards. For her, Starfield was just a little step in the way, but it turned out to be a real life nightmare she can’t wake up of. Everyday she receives hate and horrible comments in her social media, it looks like the fandom can’t stop comparing her to the previous Amara in the original series. In adittion she fears that even though her character died in the movie, they may bring her back in the sequel, trapping her in this stupid franchise.

On the other hand we have our ordinary fangirl, Imogen Lovelace, who feels a great passion for Princess Amara. So much so that she created a petition online called #SaveAmara, she has already 50.000 signatures. Every year she comes to ExcelsiCon with her mothers and his brother, but she isn’t expecting at all that her ressemblance with Jessica Stone is going to give her an unforgettable adventure.

Everything begins when Imogen gets mistaken as Jess and ends up on a panel impersonating her. Obviously this upsets the real Jessica a lot, but it’s going to be useful in the future when she wants to be at two places at once to find the person who’s leaking the sequel script. ¿Can Jess save her career while she pretends to be normal? ¿Will Imogen survive being famous for a couple of days?

The chapters alternate between our two protagonists and the truth is, same as Geekerella, I read this book super fast. I love Ashley Poston’s writing style, very light and adorable and easy to read for many hours straight.

I don’t want to compare but I think I liked Geekerella a little bit more. Maybe it was because in this novel, instead of focusing in only a relationship, we follow two protagonists with a love interest each. This way we spend less time with the characters and it’s more difficult to connect. But nonetheless I’ve very much enjoyed the two ships and I think they are so cute !!! A bit instalovy since the book takes place in only four days.

Something I did really like was that it shows the “dark” side of fandoms. Not everything is wonderful and perfect, there’s always going to be people who hate and attack celebrities hiding behind their anonimous users, without realising that behind the screen there are real humans with their own life and problems. I think that’s really important to point out. By the way there’s feminism in this book and a lot of queer rep :)

About the characters, I loved getting into Jessica’s mind and understanding why does she feel that way about Starfield. You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, Jess’ life it´s far from perfect. “Being” Imogen will change her perspective about the franchise and even her own career. She meets Heather, Imogen’s internet friend and that also helps her.

Imogen it’s the opposite of Jess, but at the same time they have a lot in common. She also feels she’s not enough, she has to give her best to try and not live in her perfect little brother’s shadow (which btw he's super cute with his bf). Impersonating Jessica will earn her trust in herself. And there’s also a great enemies to lovers trope with Ethan, Jess’ best friend and assistant.

I won’t say anything else, just that the ending was EPIC and I cannot wait to get my hands on the third book on the Once upon a con series (a retelling of Beauty and the Beast OMGGG). I want this series to continue forever. It’s not necessary to read in order but I would reccomend.

To sum up, The princess and the fangirl it’s another great YA fandom book that explores some complex themes and makes you smile a lot in the process of reading it ;)

*I received an e-arc from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

Perfect combo of fun fluff with a confetti cannon amount of pop culture geekiness too.

This, like Geekerella, is perfectly enjoyable. There are times when the language feels a little older than the characters and due to all of the pop culture references, this is one that may feel quite dated years from now. But, overall, I’d recommend it.

You know how people always ask for beach reads? This is like that...but maybe at a con, not a beach. 😉 Pick up a copy of you’re looking for some happy fuzzy feel good vibes.

This was incredibly sweet and fun and nerdy. I loved the characters, I'm always a sucker for a book set at a con, and the writing was very quick and fun. I also loved the romances and the hate-to-love friendship, and I will definitely be continuing this series. I kinda hope it goes on forever and ever and ever.

Fans of Geekerella should definitely pick up this companion novel, set in the same Starfield-loving universe. While Geekerella was a Cinderella retelling. The Princess and the Fangirl is a Prince & the Pauper re-telling. In this modern version, our Prince is Jessica Stone, a famous actress set on moving on from portraying the famous Amara in the Starfield reboot, partly because of the intense, sexist hate she receives online for her portrayal. Our Pauper is Imogen Lovelace, a fangirl set on reviving Stone's character from death, a campaign she feels is the only thing she can say she's been somewhat successful at. When the two girls meet at a comic con, their lives intertwine and both learn about each other, and how to live their own lives for themselves. Features girl/girl relationship.

Another fantastic book by Ashley Poston! I couldn't put it down. I give it 5 out of 5 Margaritas. This is the book to read this summer and I very highly recommend it.

Just as cute and nerdy as Poston first book, but maybe even better? Oh nerds, you make my heart go wild.
Cons are great and sci-fi series are amazing. Please give me more Poston!

ust over two years ago, I fell in love with a little geeky book named Geekerella and promptly went about yelling at everyone to read it. It became a new obsession, and honestly, not much has changed. I still yell at everyone to read it. So I was SUPER EXCITED when I found out there would be a second book set in the Geekerella world, but instead of a direct sequel (honestly, Elle & Darien have their happily ever after so why bother them?), this new story is a companion that focuses on Darien's costar, jaded Hollywood darling Jess Stone. I don't know about you guys, but I'm all about companions so it's all good for me!

A huge part of the charm of Geekerella is that it's a love letter to fandom from someone who intimately knows and loves fandom. Ash Poston is a fangirl after my own heart. She's someone who truly understands both the fandom life and the con experience, and it's beautifully reflected in this series. But for all the fangirling and squeeing and fanmade products and the overall joyous side of fandom, there's also a darkness, a sludgy toxic awfulness that pervades even the happiest of fandoms. This is the #GamerGate side. The Star Wars and Ghostbusters purists who ran Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, and Leslie Jones off social media. The butthurt Marvel fans who tried to torpedo Captain Marvel on Rotten Tomatoes. Geekerella gave a few glimpses of this, but it is in The Princess and the Fangirl that the readers witness just how stressful it can be to experience hate from fans. TP&TF is an unflinching look at the abuse and harassment that can stem from loving a fictional universe too hard. It's one thing to be picky about details (in this series: the color of Darien's jacket in the movie is not blue enough to match David Singh's jacket from the original Starfield series. Real life example: Hermione's dress being pink instead of periwinkle in Goblet of Fire), but it's another to be outright racist and sexist, both of which are shown in TP&TF.

I'm so glad Ash showed this. Fandom is a beautiful part of my life, but I've witnessed a lot of ugliness over the years in different fandoms. I've refused to become an active member of certain communities as I've seen that toxicity from the outside, and I also see it in communities in which I AM an active participant (*cough*BookTwitter*cough). I think TP&TF does a fantastic job of examining harmful behaviors and their consequences, and I'm grateful for it. If members of a community don't recognize their words and actions can be anywhere from hurtful to outright harassment, there's no way to fix it.

And Ash very adeptly connects how small behaviors have the ability to become outright harassment. In this case, Imogen is determined to #SaveAmara, and readers witness how that affects Jess's life. Imogen had the purest of intentions; she just wanted to see her favorite character redeemed. Imogen's story is seeing the fandom from Jess's point of view, and her arc throughout the book is growing to see the dark sides. In contrast, Jess gets to see Starfield and the con experience through Imogen's pov, and after only seeing the darkness, she's surprised by the sweet sincerity of much of the fandom.

I'm probably making TP&TF sound all dark and depressing since it's about exploring the negative aspects of fandom. But have no fear! This is an Ash Poston book, after all! TP&TF also has a LOT of sweetness and fluff, just like Geekerella. There are two romances, one f/f (I believe Jess is demisexual, but I can't confirm) and one m/f, that will have you looking like the heart eyes emoji.

There's stargazing at a con party (look: con parties are a hell of a good time!) and hate-to-love (my drug!) and teenage shenanigans and fully dressed people flirting in a pool a la Miss Congeniality. There is a mystery to be solved, and Darien being a full-on nerd, like we know and love him to be. There are easter eggs for fans of all kinds of franchises (I may or may not have teared up every time the good good boys of The Adventure Zone were referenced), and a lovely character who is a touching homage to Carrie Fisher, the first lady of fandom.

The Princess and the Fangirl is so much fun to read, but it also made me examine my own relationship to fandom. It's thought-provoking AND it's sweet and fluffy. YES! THESE BOOKS EXIST! Books can BE fluffy and also full of substance! It's about being honest. It's about anxiety and how most of us struggle with not feeling like we're enough. It's about trying new things and trusting people and putting yourself out there. It's about learning to be confident. It's about love and friendship and family, and it's about being delightfully, unabashedly nerdy and not apologizing for it.

I absolutely adore this series, and I'm so grateful that it exists. I think The Princess and the Fangirl is the perfect companion to Geekerella, and I hope you love it too. Which is why I'm giving away a signed copy! Scroll down for details!

Given how much I enjoyed Geekerella, I was very excited to receive an advance copy of #ThePrincessAndTheFangirl from #Netgalley. I thought I'd love it too. But alas, I did not love it. In fact, I struggled to get through it, and took far longer to finish it than I should have. There were aspects of the story that I really appreciated, but the book was really dragged down for me by what I didn't appreciate. Mostly an inability to connect with the main characters.
So, what did I like? I LOVED the diversity! both love interests are POC, and one of the romances is LGBTQ+. Many of the supporting characters, if not most, are LGBTQ+ as well. Imogene has two (loving and supportive) moms, and a handsome, overachieving gay brother. The diversity felt effortless and beautiful and we need more writing like this. I also loved that this was a retelling of the Prince and the Pauper. That story rarely gets retellings, perhaps because it's difficult to imagine this happening in our social media-saturated culture, but this story retold it in a sort-of believable manner. I liked that this story examined the dark side of fandoms as well as the good side. Jessica's experiences mirror much of what real-life actresses in fantasy/ sci-fi movies have endured. And the story was a good reminder that the celebrities who are so easy to trash online are real people too, who feel pain at the kind of treatments they often receive. I also liked Harper, who was fun and creative and beautiful and open, and I liked Ethan, who was responsible and guarded and neat and tidy and loyal and geeky.
Frankly, every character was geeky in some way. There was so much geekery in this story that it was almost too much. Representation is great, but if I heard a character exclaim "Starflame!" one more time... So yes, the geek aspect got laid on even heavier in this book than it did in Geekerella, and sometimes it was a little too much, perhaps a bit forced and cheesy. Even for a book set at a con, starring characters within the orbit of the Starfield film. In general, this book, like Imogene, is a bit, well, TOO MUCH. the character's choices are often impractical/ unrealistic/ over-the-top. The ending felt even more frantic and rushed than the end of Geekerella (and that ending was my least favorite part of that story), and wrapped everything up a bit too neatly at the end.
But the biggest detractor for me for this book was...Jess and Imogene. Imogene is a straight up hot mess who seems addicted to bad life choices, and Jess, while she's got some understandable issues given what she's going through, was really unlikable for most of the story. I could not connect to either character, and that made me really struggle to want to pick the book up. As Jess opened up as the story progressed, I could see how she could be more likable, and even lovable for her special someone...but I never really figured out what would attract someone to Imogene. I mean, her family loved her, of course, but she seemed exhausting to be around otherwise. Maybe it's just a teenage thing that I am not getting because I'm out of the target demographic now? Perhaps.
I will say that the author captures beautifully the diverse and frenetic nature of geeky cons. And it was mostly nice to see the two couples from the last story pop up throughout the story (if a little sappy at times). But that wasn't enough to carry this book. I hope it's just me, not the book, and thatothers enjoy it more than I did, because it seems to be an earnest love letter to teen geek life. As it is, I'm not sure I'll bother reading the third book in the series.

First off, I will forever be amazed by the number of nerd references that are within these 316 pages. The amount of knowledge that one needs to write this is incredible, and I want to give the author a standing ovation for this.

Now, let’s get into this review. The Princess and the Fangirl pick up right after the first novel, Geekerella. While they don’t have to be read in order, there are references to the first novel, so I recommend reading Geekerella first. With that, this book follows the same convention, but the following year. Readers follow Imogen Lovelace, a convention lover and nerd all around, and Jessica Stone, famous actress for the Starfield movies.

Done in true Princess and the Pauper style, these girls switch places and live each other lives in order to accomplish their goal (but that will remain a secret…).

“I have a princess to save. I don’t need some hunk-a hunk-a-burnin’ love clouding my head—.”

I absolutely loved both of these girls. Imogen, or Mo, is kick-butt and smart with comebacks, but also loving to her brother and her mothers (YES!). Not to mention, the banter between Mo and Ethan is adorable, being that the amount of tv show references from them are some of the best conversations ever. Jessica is a whole other story, being stuck in a job she hates until she meets the right person…

“The horizon is wide, and I have a girl to kiss.”

There is romance in this novel, the perfect hate-to-love kind, but there is also major girl power, which I LOVE!

I am fully looking forward to the next book since this series is the perfect combination fo nerd references and YA writing.

Ugh, so stinking cute!! I know that if I had been in high school I would have eaten this up with a spoon. I love the look at fandom, the good, the bad, the inbetween. Ashley Poston has clearly been to her share of cons and it shows.

I wanted to adore this book, since I loved Geekerella so much, but unfortunately it didn't live up to my expectations. The main problem was the development of the story: it took place in a less than a week and the relationship between the two main characters was flat and pretty much insta-lovey... and I hate insta-love stories. So, nope... Huge flop for me.

What an adorable follow up to Ashley’s last book. I was so happy to return to this world and see these two characters together. It was fun, sweet and oh so endearing. My geeking heart was full of feels and it made me long to attwnd comic-con again.

The Princess and the Fangirl is an amazingly awesome. This book will be book-talked and put on display every time it comes into the library. I am already planning on having my teen book group read it. This book has everything - romance, friendship, geeking out over fandoms. This is the best!

Thank you very much for allowing me the opportunity to read this book! I appreciate the kindness. <3

HOW ADORABLE WAS THIS PRINCE AND THE PAUPER RETELLING?! I absolutely LOVED it! I did not read Geekarella, I will admit, but I found that I didn't really need to in order to enjoy the book.

The book revolves around Imogen and Jess. AND JESS IS QUEER! Can I just scream that to the top of the world please?! It always warms my heart when I can TRULY relate to a character in the book. The plot is the typical P&P plot, the girls swap places, hilarity and chaos ensures (in my best Kristen Stewart voice).

The heartfelt fandom moments, the connection between the characters and the truth that Poston puts in her novels are what make them so special.

This novel had the dual POV and while (as i have mentioned in past reviews) this usually annoys me, I've found lately that it has been well done, especially in this novel. We get to see the uncomfortable moments each have while living as the other.

Over all, this tale was wonderfully delicious. I enjoyed so many things about this book it's hard to be able to sum it up shortly. I will just say this: If you love sci-fi, queerness, fandoms, retellings and just all around awesomeness, READ THE PRINCESS AND THE FANGIRL, OKAY?!
4/5 stars!

I really liked the first book in this series. I thought it was cute and geeky and fun. I am not sure I am sold on this one though. This book will appeal to people who love the con scene and appreciate pop culture references. I feel as though it was very similar to other things that I have watched and read in the past. Predictable the whole way through but it was a quick read and a nice journey to go on.