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“Sometimes the universe deals us fates that make us happy, but sometimes it simply deals us fates that make us…”

Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston

January 6, 2021 by Caitycat 1 Comment

For my first review of 2021, I’m revisiting the world of Ashley Poston’s Once Upon a Con series. We started with Geekerella, the story of a fangirl who ends up getting a direct line to the star of the movie version of her favorite TV show…but she doesn’t know it’s him. Then we ventured to The Princess and the Fangirl, wherein a normal girl switches places with a famous actress to uncover a saboteur. Now, we visit a young lady who wins over a beastly […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Ashley Poston, CBR 13, Once Upon a Con, YA, Young Adult

Caitycat's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Ashley Poston, CBR 13, Once Upon a Con, YA, Young Adult ·
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Not as good as It Takes Two but not bad

The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con, #2) by Ashley Poston

May 23, 2019 by Caitlin_D 1 Comment

“I’m Jess- Jessica Stone,” says a girl on the stage, but it isn’t me. This isn’t happening. This is impossible The Princess and the Fangirl is a modern retelling of The Prince and the Pauper as told in the universe that 2017’s Geekerella takes place. Elle and Darien are tertiary characters this go around and our focus is instead on Darien’s costar Jessica and Imogen, a young woman running a campaign to keep Jessica’s character in the upcoming Starfield sequel. The story is told in alternating perspectives during ExcelsiCon where the two […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Ashley Poston, Once Upon a Con, The Princess and the Fangirl

Caitlin_D's CBR11 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Ashley Poston, Once Upon a Con, The Princess and the Fangirl ·
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