3.5 stars

Geekerella was a sweet, geeky contemporary romance with a twist. The emphasis on fandom life tore at my heartstrings. I literally teared up reading this book multiple times. While Starfield is not a real-life fandom, the importance of the source material and the actual fandom to Elle made me emotional. It was just so relatable. I have a fandom (actually, two fandoms) in my life that are part of who I am, that mean everything to me. I know it seems lame and cheesy and all those things to admit that but it doesn't change the fact that I would not be the person I am today without those movies/books in my life and the online community which lets me love and celebrate them every day. Geekerella was a love letter to fandom life and it will always hold a special place in my heart for that reason.

On a broader scale, I found that while this story made me incredibly nostalgic for one of my favourite childhood films, A Cinderella Story, it was also a little too tropey at times. It relied a lot on similar scenes to that movie (and other books like this) and because of that, I felt that I had already experienced the story. I was also just not a fan of Elle at times, particularly when she yelled at Darien about Miss May. He genuinely believed he was in danger and she just lashed out at him. She did not need to be so rude. The fact that she was completely unaffected by all of the celebrity presences felt very unrealistic. Even if she disliked Darien at first, he was the freaking actor in her favourite show! You would freak out a little meeting him… surely. I guess that was why I found the ending unsatisfying? The unrealistic nature of a celebrity/'ordinary’ person romance was too much for me.

I did really like Sage and Darien as characters though. Sage was an awesome friend and Darien’s POVs were definitely what kept me reading.