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A review by charvi_not_just_fiction
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
5.0
I mean where do I even begin with this book?
I’ve countlessly fallen in love with Ashley Poston’s writing style and this time was no different. I love how we start off the book at a great pace and there is no unnecessary stuff and everything’s going so smoothly in terms of pacing throughout the book! It’s like magic.
I think one of my favourite parts about how the author writes is how in-tune she is with the fandom world. There are ship names being thrown randomly, cosplays being talked about intensively, fanfics and mangas, character campaigns, art and merch and shipping people in real life. Like no, Ashley Poston didn’t write this book. Her inner fangirl did.
Throughout the book we discuss the pros and cons of fandoms because lets face it, we’re not all angels. There are some dark parts and downsides of each fandom which are discussed quite a bit in the book. For example a few of the topics I loved are actors getting criticized for not being more like the characters they play, shipping actors in real life and so on. This is the real deal.
Coming on to characters, THIS BOOK HAS THE FLUFFIEST AND MOST ADORABLE CHARACTERS! Like I wondered how I could love this book as much as Geekerella but wow I was in love from page one.
Imogen is a true fangirl, it’s in her blood. She had me giggling so much! I personally was able to relate how Imogen not only loved the Starfield fandom, it was a part of her because the characters resonated with her on a personal level and gave her the strength and courage and inspiration she needed in real life. Books are so much more than just entertainment and Ashely Poston beautifully explains that.
Jess was a character I was skeptical about because I wasn’t a huge fan of her in the last book but wow her character went through some serious development. I loved seeing everything from her perspective and realizing that she wasn’t a bad character at all but just a tired girl who was dealing with a lot of hate that was honestly unasked for, among other things. She had so many different aspects to her personality that amazed me and seeing her open and flourish with Harper was spectacular. Speaking of Harper, I kinda wish we could have seen more of her? She was a wonderful person and I just want more of her, hehe I’m so greedy.
FUUL REVIEW ON MY BLOG: https://itsnotjustfiction.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/the-princess-and-the-fangirl-this-book-gave-me-permanent-heart-eyes/#more-840
I’ve countlessly fallen in love with Ashley Poston’s writing style and this time was no different. I love how we start off the book at a great pace and there is no unnecessary stuff and everything’s going so smoothly in terms of pacing throughout the book! It’s like magic.
I think one of my favourite parts about how the author writes is how in-tune she is with the fandom world. There are ship names being thrown randomly, cosplays being talked about intensively, fanfics and mangas, character campaigns, art and merch and shipping people in real life. Like no, Ashley Poston didn’t write this book. Her inner fangirl did.
Throughout the book we discuss the pros and cons of fandoms because lets face it, we’re not all angels. There are some dark parts and downsides of each fandom which are discussed quite a bit in the book. For example a few of the topics I loved are actors getting criticized for not being more like the characters they play, shipping actors in real life and so on. This is the real deal.
Coming on to characters, THIS BOOK HAS THE FLUFFIEST AND MOST ADORABLE CHARACTERS! Like I wondered how I could love this book as much as Geekerella but wow I was in love from page one.
Imogen is a true fangirl, it’s in her blood. She had me giggling so much! I personally was able to relate how Imogen not only loved the Starfield fandom, it was a part of her because the characters resonated with her on a personal level and gave her the strength and courage and inspiration she needed in real life. Books are so much more than just entertainment and Ashely Poston beautifully explains that.
Jess was a character I was skeptical about because I wasn’t a huge fan of her in the last book but wow her character went through some serious development. I loved seeing everything from her perspective and realizing that she wasn’t a bad character at all but just a tired girl who was dealing with a lot of hate that was honestly unasked for, among other things. She had so many different aspects to her personality that amazed me and seeing her open and flourish with Harper was spectacular. Speaking of Harper, I kinda wish we could have seen more of her? She was a wonderful person and I just want more of her, hehe I’m so greedy.
FUUL REVIEW ON MY BLOG: https://itsnotjustfiction.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/the-princess-and-the-fangirl-this-book-gave-me-permanent-heart-eyes/#more-840