Teen actor Darien Freeman used to live for cons—before he was famous. Now they’re nothing but autographs and awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he’s ever wanted, but Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake—until he meets a girl who shows him otherwise. But when she disappears at midnight, will he ever be able to find her again?

Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom." - Geekerella, Ashley Poston

Geekerella follows the story of Elle, a modern day Cinderella, after her father passes away she is left living with her step-mother and twin step-sisters. With a less than happy home life Elle uses her blog as an escape, writing about her all time favourite TV show Starfield, which she is a major fan off. When she finds out teen heart throb Darien Freeman has been cast in the lead role Carmindor, she is less than impressed and you bet she is going to write about it. The book alternates between Elle and Darien, Darien also a huge fan of Starfield himself is worried he's not going to do the role justice, especially when he reads a blog post criticising the casting which has got thousands and thousands of views. Both will be attending ExcelsiCon, a convention started by Elle's father, Darien to promote his role as Carmindor and Elle who is determined to enter the Cosplay contest, and well you'll have to read the book to see what happens when the two bump into each other.

I really enjoyed reading Geekerella is captures the feeling of being part of a fandom/s and attending conventions and manages to keep it realistic all whilst capturing the nostalgia of the cinderella story where all so familiar with. 

Geekerella is released on 4th April in the UK, you can read more about the author Ashley Poston here, and more details about the book here. 

Thanks for Reading, Sam 

For in a world where love is banned, what happens when you find it?"

The book opens with Cary and Max, they have had to abandon their space shuttle and are adrift in space, with no way back to the ship and with only 90 minutes of air left. The book flicks back forth retelling the story of how the pair met and what led them to being on  board the ship and them counting down the minutes of air left trying to figure a way back to safety. 

For me this is the best book I have read this year, at its heart it's a love story, of forbidden love. Carys and Max have met and fallen in love in a world that doesn't allow settling into committing relationships until you are established at age 35.  As we follow the story via their memories we read how they met, the ups and downs of their relationships as they broke guidelines and how it led them to where they are now. 

I read this is one sitting, I couldn't help it as much as I didn't want the book to end, with the counting down of the minutes I kept turning the pages having to know what happened. I thought the ending was very well done and unique.

I highly recommend reading this book, and if you already have let me know what you thought of it. You can purchase Hold Back The Stars here. 

Thanks For Reading,

Sam x