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Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
3.0
emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I've read so many books about fangirls and going to cons and becoming either IRL famous or Internet Famous and they all have a similar level of unbelievably to them. This one had less of that but there was still a lot of it that felt.... deeply unlikely. I don't think I overly cared about the characters or what happened to them. I was perfectly fine with it for what it was but I just never got fully invested. I'm also really annoyed at the "person finds they can overcome social anxiety" plot. Not that it's not an important topic it's just that it always feels too easy in the conclusion? Like "Yep, now they are BETTER, isn't that great???" I don't know, the weight of the story was so heavy on us loving these three characters and the plot just never got off the got off the ground.