Bazan Librarians Review...

My  quarantine  reading adventure continues.  The young adult novel  Geekerella  by  Ashley Poston   is a modern- nerd culture  spin o f  the old fairy t ale  Cinderella (in case you didn’t  get  it).  I thoroughly enjoyed this book  and personally, I’m a huge fan of  retellings  in addition to being a huge romance  lover .  In this retelling, we meet  Elle  Wittimer ,  and in her universe, she eats and breath e s the world of  Starfield,   a sci-fi television show that she grew up watching with her father.    Just like in Cinderella,  Ella’s  father is no longer alive and she lives in her parent's home  with a super wicked step-mother ,   and twin step-sisters  who  b ully  her  and  emotionally abuse he r . Elle is outcasted  from  her family  at home  and in life  amongst her pee...

I remember ordering this book for my library shelves last year when it was released.  My coworker had suggested for me to read it because it's about gaming and I love video games.  I finally downloaded it as an ebook and e-audiobook.  E-audiobook to listen while I work or work around the house and ebook to read before going to bed. I really enjoyed listening to the e-audiobook.  The voice actors where perfect for each character. And it is great to hear Kiera, Claire, and a couple of auxiliary character's voices read their respective passages. The book is mainly told through Kiera who is an honors student at Jefferson Academy.  She is one of only a handful of black students at her school who is dating Malcolm, another black student who does not want to fall into black stereotypes.  This is not a love story even though Kiera has a boyfriend.  This is a story about identity, friendship, escapism, and gaming. The story quickly turns into suspense w...