Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - Geekerella

I wanted to love this story so much more than I did. It made my geeky little heart sing with the references to some of my most favourite fandoms! However, the characters took far too long to stand up for themselves and I like my characters with a bit more candor and backbone than these. They just felt a little lacking for me, but the story was fun though.

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cait's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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katie_k1's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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spongebobbiii's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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alba_marie's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

"We've got four hours, half a tank of gas, and a contest to slay. So tell me: are you ready to hijack the Pumpkin, Princess?"

I'm half my father. Half my hero. And I am half my mother. Half soft sighs and half sharp edges. And if they can be Carminder and Amara - then somewhere in my blood and bones, I can be too. I'm the lost princess. I'm the villain of my story and the hero. Part of my mom and part of my dad. I am a fact of the universe. Possible and impossible. I am.nkt no one. I am my parents' daughter. Then I realise - that in this universe, they're alive too. They are alive through me.

Silly, geeky, cute, and very, very cheesy. Very light reading and the perfect distraction fodder for my last week of maternity leave before baby comes.

More to come.

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annadelreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

"If you believe in yourself and have a few good friends, then you can do anything. You can be anything."

It's a good listen (since I listened to it's audiobook in Audible although I have a physical copy of this book for years, I never reached out for it) to pass on time. If I was a teen or early 20s, I would have loved this so much because I myself, am or was a geek (? because I can't say I read fantasy novels a lot these days anymore). I thoroughly enjoyed listening and imagining the story but I feel like it just stops there. I won't be thinking much about it afterwards.

Would definitely recommend this book to my teen cousins though!

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amberinpieces's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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