I’m excited to be participating in the Geekerella blog tour! I adored this book so much and I will be pushing it hard on readers for the foreseeable future. Today, author Ashley Poston is sharing with us her Favorite Fandom OTPs! But first, here’s more about the book AND the book trailer:
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Published by Quirk Books Release date : April 4th, 2017
Genres: Contemporary, Retellings, Young Adult
Pages: 320
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Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball, and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. With savings from her gig at the Magic Pumpkin food truck (and her dad’s old costume), Elle’s determined to win…unless her stepsisters get there first.
Teen actor Darien Freeman used to live for cons—before he was famous. Now they’re nothing but autographs and awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he’s ever wanted, but Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake—until he meets a girl who shows him otherwise. But when she disappears at midnight, will he ever be able to find her again?
Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom
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I have breathed fandom for so long I basically ship trashcans now. (I kid, I kid!) But oh, man, do I have some favorite OTPs. I’ve penned fanfics for some of them (I will take my username to my deathbed), while others I can suggest some grade-A fanfic that’ll sing to your sweet shipping soul. Ahem, anyway.
Here are some of my favorite OTPs! In no particular order, really.
1. Ten/Rose from Doctor Who. Ugh, I can’t even.
2. Fem!Shepard/Garrus from Mass Effect. I will fight you on this ship—while Garrus might indeed be a Turian and I’m not quite sure how a lot of the physicality of their relationship works, I’m kinda content with the banter, you know?
3. Dorian/Iron Bull from Dragon Age: Inquisition. Fun fact: If you don’t romance Dorian or Iron Bull in the game, then they get together in-game. THEREFORE IT IS CANON, CH’YEAAAAHH.
4. Simon/Blue from Simon vs. the Homo-Sapien Agenda by Becky Albertali. DO I NEED TO JUSTIFY THIS? I MEAN. OREOS.
5. Howl/Sophie from Howl’s Moving Castle. This ship gives me life.
6. Roy Mustang/Riza Hawkeye from Full Metal Alchemist. Especially in Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. They have this chemistry that you don’t find too often. They need each other, without relying on each other. And they’re both incredibly badass.
7. Yuri/Victor from Yuri!!! On Ice. MY TWO SWEET ICE HUSBANDS. Basically, this entire show is a cinnamon roll on ice.
8. Lila/Kell from the Shades of Magic series by Victoria Schwab. Schwab about killed me with this ship, just sayin’.
9. Kaz/Inej from Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo. IF THIS SHIP IS THE TITANIC, THEN I’M THE VIOLINIST PLAYING THEIR WEDDING MARCH AS IT GOES DOWN OKAY.
10. Artemis Fowl/Holly Short from the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. I mean, not when he’s prepubescent and she’s a hotshot rookie cop in the beginning of the series, but as with time and a lot of patience and the magic of fanfic, I can get down with some older Arty falling desperately in love with the new commander of the LEP.
11. BONUS: Prince Carmindor/Princess Amara from Starfield. That counts, right? That totally counts.
So what are some OTPs you ship harder than Tumblr ships Destiel?
About Ashley Poston
Check out the previous stops on the Blog Tour:
March 21:
The Novel Hermit
Recommended Geek Reads
Paper Trail YA
The Bibliophile Chronicles
My First Fandom
March 31:
Mary Had a Little Book Blog
Agency of Prince Charmings
April 3:
Tea Party Princess
Tonyalee is an avid reader, gym junkie, coffee addicted workaholic, and blogger. Be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram for random shenanigans.
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Ooh my sister loves Mass Effect and always plays as female Shepard, I wonder who she ships! Lila and Kell, YES!!! I am lovinggggg this ship (100 pages into ACOL). Kaz and Inej, Simon and Blue. All the yes. Ohh man, I love shipping as much as you do… some of my favorites: Steve/Bucky and Steve/Peggy ( I really can’t choose so I refuse to- bisexual Cap for the win!), Ronan and Adam, Gansey and Blue, Leslie and Ben from Parks & Rec, Rapunzel and Flynn from Tangled, Harry and book!Ginny, Finn and Poe from The Force Awakens, Ella and Char from Ella Enchanted (such a ship!!!), and yeah, I basically ship all the Six of Crows pairs haha. Loved your post, so much fun! Geekerella was really awesome.
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I just started Geekerella and I’m so, so into it. Could totally pick up on your love for a certain Turian just based on the mention of weapons calibration 😛
So I didn’t think I was up for another Cinderella retelling but I LOVE the creativity of this concept. Will definitely check this out!
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I read this awhile back and, as a fellow Trekkie/Whovian/geek, myself, I thought it was amazing!