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Unconventional by Maggie Harcourt
3.0

I adored the convention setting and the friendship between the convention kids. Adrian was an amazing love interest. He was dorky and sweet. His banter made me smile and his nervous tics were just so relatable. The plot was well-paced out and the romance was suitable cute (just not not overly shippable in my opinion).

My problems were all with Lexi. I was not a fan of hers. She was snappy and condescending at times. She went into rages for no good reasons and hated on her father’s fiance for literally no reason at all. Bea was sweet and her relationship with Lexi’s father was nothing but positive. There was no reason to use the fake evil stepmother trope! I also wish the book had been more… fandomy? Lexi was only a real fan of Adrian’s book and that was definitely realistic and relatable but she never - not once - fangirled over any other guests. She didn’t talk about favourite books or shows. She just did not seem like a true fangirl and I would loved to see that play out more.

A mix of Geekerella and Geek Girl.