What an absolutely delightful book! I knew that I would enjoy this, as I adore Poston's Once Upon a Con series, and my expectations were absolutely met.

The thing that is most charming about this series is the combination of everyday fans and the actors playing characters they admire, and Bookish and the Beast tackles this dynamic best. I adored Vance's cameo in The Princess and the Fangirl and was so excited to see his perspective. As the villain of the franchise and of Starfield, Vance has a really interesting insight into celebrity life and culture.

Rosie was a lovely character and I loved her bookish nature, but she was definitely the most generic heroine of the series so far. However, I really loved her wonderfully supportive friend group and her dad -- especially as he's a single dad just doing his best! She was a sweet character, but definitely not the most interesting character in the story.

As you'd expect with Poston's books, Bookish and the Beast is a lovely contemporary fantasy retelling that deals with darker issues (CW for parental death before the book begins and harassment). She's one of the few contemporary YA authors I read and I just adore this series!