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Harper is not, but she had only previously met Imogene online so she readily accepts that Jessica is Imogene. Imogene falls in love with Ethan (Jessica’s assistant) and Jessica falls in love with Imogene’s friend, Harper. Unfortunately, the romance here is pretty sketched in. Other than the notable lack of disabled fans, con culture is described perfectly, including the ugly carpets, the weird smell, the crowded rooms, the junk food, and the lack of sleep for fans and guests alike. Don’t tell me that no one has a service dog or an electric wheelchair. For God’s sake, people, this is a large convention.

But there are no characters with disabilities, unless I missed something. Harper (Imogene’s #SaveAmara partner) is Black and Ethan is Asian-American.

Imogene has two moms, her brother Milo is gay, and Jessica and Harper could be lesbian or bisexual. I’m happy to say that the book is casually diverse (by “casually” I mean that the ethnicities and sexualities of characters are presented as facts but not as plot points or cause for discussion). Imogene wants to spread the #SaveAmara message. Jessica has to find a stolen screenplay before anyone realizes that she’s the last person who had it, and she thinks she can only do that if she’s a regular convention-goer with the ability to move freely around the con. With the help of Jessica’s assistant, Ethan, the two teens (Jessica is nineteen and Imogene is seventeen) decide to keep the ruse going. Due to a mix up, Imogene ends up pretending to be Jessica at a panel.

Imogene and Jessica look very much alike. Jessica is exhausted and drained by the fan hate on her social media, including messages that comment on everything from her performance to her breast size. She hates being on Starfield and is thrilled that her character is finally dead so that Jessica can get on with the rest of her career. She was a fan favorite even though fans dislike Jessica Stone, the actress who plays Amara. Amara, a character in Starfield, was killed off in a recent episode. Imogene helps at her parent’s booth and leads a #SaveAmara campaign. Her family works as vendors at large conventions and at ExcelsiCon (a fictional convention that is described as smaller than San Diego Comic-Con but still huge). Imogene is a huge fan of the show Starfield. You can certainly get into this book without having read Geekerella but the story does make references to it. It is lighter than a piece of glitter but does a good job of capturing the crowded, crazy convention world. This book, the second in the Geekerella series, includes a f/f romance and a f/m romance but is primarily about the personal growth of the two heroines, Jessica and Imogene. The Princess and the Fangirl is a romantic YA retelling of The Prince and the Pauper, set at a science fiction convention.

Ashley poston the princess and the fangirl