The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston Arc Review

Expected publication: 
April 2nd 2019 by Quirk Books
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The Princess and the Fangirl 

Summary from Goodreads:

The Prince and the Pauper gets a modern makeover in this adorable, witty, and heartwarming young adult novel set in the Geekerella universe by national bestselling author Ashley Poston.

Imogen Lovelace is an ordinary fangirl on an impossible mission: save her favorite character, Princess Amara, from being killed off from her favorite franchise, Starfield. The problem is, Jessica Stone—the actress who plays Princess Amara—wants nothing more than to leave the intense scrutiny of the fandom behind. If this year's ExcelsiCon isn't her last, she'll consider her career derailed.

When a case of mistaken identity throws look-a-likes Imogen and Jess together, they quickly become enemies. But when the script for the Starfield sequel leaks, and all signs point to Jess, she and Imogen must trade places to find the person responsible. That's easier said than done when the girls step into each other's shoes and discover new romantic possibilities, as well as the other side of intense fandom. As these "princesses" race to find the script-leaker, they must rescue themselves from their own 

     expectations, and redefine what it means to live happily ever after. 

Review:

Disclaimer: I don't recommend reading this review unless you've read the first companion, Geekerella. This review might contain spoilers. 

“I am a kaleidoscope of hope and dreams and wonder in the shape of a girl. I am not a porcelain doll. I am not empty. I am worthy. I am enough.”

I want to start of by saying that I loved Geekeralla and to have another book set in a con, that is full of fluffiness and geekiness is exactly what I needed in my life and I didn't know how much. The Princess and the Fangirl is also set around Exelsicon, which is exactly like Comic-con. Where people go and dress up as their favorite fandom and go to panels with their favorite actors or famous person. There are also vendors selling their merchandise like fan art. Like I've said I don't recommend not reading Geekerella because you'll miss out on a lot of references that are in this book. 

I loved everything about this book, I loved the characters, the setting, the story, the sassiness and all. This is obviously a loose reimagining of The Prince and the Pauper. We follow Jessica Stone, the princess, who is the star Amara from the movie. As well as Imogen, the fangirl, who is a geeky girl like most of us who are reading this book. Imogen wants to save Amara from the fate she has been given in the popular movie. Not a spoiler, Amara dies in the end of the movie and everyone thinks she's gone for good. We also see a lot of the characters from Geekerella make an appearance in this book. Which was super fun to see kind of where there at now, type of situation. I love all the new characters in the movie and the couples and I've never loved contemporary fluffiness like I loved it in this book. This book almost made me cry, definitely made me squirm in excitement and giddiness. I cannot recommend for you to pick up this book enough! 

I love that there was a lot of diversity in this book and that it included a lot of what we see today online, like hateful comments and behaviors. Putting people down for the way they look or who they are. I feel like Ashley Poston did a great job at representing these things that many are dealing with now. 

"The internet makes it easy for us to forget that there are people on the other side of those characters, and whether you like us or not, we're people too. So your hot take shouldn't dehumanize me, or tell me that I'm wrong, or that I'm worthless, or a slut who slept on some casting couch for the role."

5★★★★★