I was given an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I liked this guide as a start for casual cosplayers who are more into mainstream fandoms, or really just Disney. It does offer tips readers can apply to characters from different fandoms, and also offers tips for different styles and takes on the cosplay... but they're pretty much all Disney characters. The vibrant pictures of the models serve as a great visual starter for new closet cosplayers, but it would have been nice to see more diverse models and body types in the guide. I think retitling this book to be more clearly about Disneybounding would serve it much better, and be less disappointing for new casual cosplayers looking for a guide to help with casual cosplaying for anime, video game, or book characters. I was at least expecting a wide variety of fandoms, not just Disney. Since Disneybounding is Everdeen's specialty, it would make the book stand out more if it was a guide on Disney bounding and not casual closet cosplay in general (though some of the outfits in the book do use wigs, which defeats the purpose of it being casual).

Organization-wise, the book was divided up well. The "Bad Company" section, marked as being for "the best Disney villains," got a bit confusing since out of the 10 casual cosplays featured, only three were actually villains as the description said. Maybe it would have been better to label the section based on lesser-known Disney characters. I also have a huge problem with Everdeen using the g-slur in reference to Esmerelda and hope it'll be taken out of the final book and replaced with the proper term.

Overall, this book wasn't what I was expecting. However, it will be good for people who want to get into Disneybounding and casual cosplay that way, so with a change of title, it could reach its intended audience much better.