Once Upon A Con - Geekerella

The stepmonster is at it again.
     Raffles, discount coupons, and magazine sweepstakes lay strewn across the kitchen table. My stepmom sits straight-backed in one of the creaky wooden chairs, delicately cutting out another coupon, dyed blonde hair piled on top of her head in perfect ringlets, lipstick the color of men s heartblood. Her white blouse is spotless, her dark pencil skirt neatly ironed. She must have a meeting with a potential client today.
      Sweetie, a little faster this morning. She snaps her fingers for me to hurry up.
     I shuffle over to the counter and pry open the coffee tin. The smell is strong and cheap the only kind I was raised on. Which is all the better, seeing as we can t afford expensive coffee, although I know that never stops the stepmonster from ordering her double-shot dirty chai soy latte no whip every morning and charging it to one of her dozens of credit cards.
     Catherine my stepmom picks up another magazine to cut. No carbs this morning. I m feeling bloated and I have a meeting with a couple this afternoon. Big wedding plans. She s a debutante, if you could believe that!
     In Charleston? I can believe it. Everyone s either a debutante, a Daughter of the Confederacy, or a politician s kid Thornhill or Fishburne or Van Noy or Pickney or a handful of old Charlestonian
names. And I couldn t care less.
     I dump two scoops of coffee into the machine plus an extra one for good measure. It feels like a three-scoop kind of day. Maybe adding more caffeine to their morning will get my stepmother and the twins out before nine. That s not too much to wish for, is it?
     I glance up at the clock on the microwave. 8:24 a.m. Unless the twins start moving at warp speed, I ll be cutting it real close. I say

Ashley Poston

Spring 2017 Kids Indie Next List Pick
2017 Goodreads Choice Award finalist for Best Young Adult Fiction
Named to Seventeen's 2017 "12 Life-Changing Books You Have to Read This Summer" List

Geekerella has must-read written all over it. A fun romantic comedy with coming-of-age sensibilities and authentically voiced teens, this novel hits all the YA book-love buttons. Geekerella is simply delightful. USA Today's Happy Ever After

Fairytale and fandom collide in this sweet, heartfelt, entertaining rom-com. Bustle

A legit love letter to geekdom. Paste Magazine

Pay attention, fangirls, because Ashley Poston s Geekerella is about to be your favorite YA romance. Sweety High  

The geekiest spin on Cinderella you'll ever read. Hypable

Geeks and non-geeks will discover their inner fangirl when they fall for this fan-tastic book that celebrates fan-doms, fan-tasy, and 'shipworthy romance . Justine

This geeky twist on a classic Cinderella story is honestly the most adorable thing ever! Her Campus

This charming and funny twist on Cinderella is the perfect YA fandom fairytale.   BNTeen blog

With geekily adorable characters, a show that s part Star Trek and part Firefly, a cosplay contest, and a food truck fairy godmother, this is a love letter to fandom. Required reading for geeks everywhere. Booklist 

A celebration of fandom and happily ever afters, this feel-good reimagining hits all the right notes. Publishers Weekly