Welcome to my stop on the Queens of Geek blog tour!
I’m super excited to be flailing over this book today because (a) it’s obviously about the FANGIRL LIFE which is the best life, let’s be real here, and (b) this was such a fun and adorable book and it deserves all the love. Also #LoveOzYA author appreciation!
And because you nerds are so lovely, I’ve also got a giveaway at the end of this post! #Fabulousness levels are already high, I know, I know.
★★★★☆
When BFFs Charlie, Taylor and Jamie go to SupaCon, they know it’s going to be a blast. What they don’t expect is for it to change their lives forever.
Charlie likes to stand out. SupaCon is her chance to show fans she’s over her public breakup with co-star, Reese Ryan. When Alyssa Huntington arrives as a surprise guest, it seems Charlie’s long-time crush on her isn’t as one-sided as she thought.
While Charlie dodges questions about her personal life, Taylor starts asking questions about her own.
Taylor likes to blend in. Her brain is wired differently, making her fear change. And there’s one thing in her life she knows will never change: her friendship with Jamie—no matter how much she may secretly want it to. But when she hears about the Queen Firestone SupaFan Contest, she starts to rethink her rules on playing it safe.
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Jen Wilde is a writer, geek, and fangirl with a penchant for coffee, books, and pugs. She writes YA stories about zombies (As They Rise), witches (Echo of the Witch), and fangirls (Queens of Geek). Her debut series reached over three million reads online and became an Amazon bestseller. When she’s not writing, Jen loves binge-watching her favourite shows on Netflix, eating Mexican food, traveling to faraway places, and going to conventions in Marty McFly cosplay. Jen lives in a sunny beachside town in Australia with her husband and their cheeky pug, aptly named Heisenberg.
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Queens of Geek is entirely adorkable and precious.
It’s a sweet piece of RAINBOW FLUFF I tell you. At times I felt it was a little too perfect, but pfft…I’m here for all the fandom references (of which it discusses Supernatural so, hold me, I’m won over) and the excellent #ownvoices diversity representation…and just how gloriously FUN it was!
It’s about three friends who spend three days at a nerd convention. And even though it’s set in the USA, the characters are all Aussie, so BOOYAH. My people. The story is so splendidly geeky too. It’s about a Youtube rising star (Charlie) and her book-obsessed best friend (Taylor) and their nerdy other friend (Jamie). It references TONS of movies and TV shows (Suuuupernatural!!!) and so much cosplay AND also had Taylor lugging around a huge boxset of books to get signed. Which is relatable for we booknerds too.
It had ALL the diversity too! Charlie is bisexual and Asian and Taylor is Autistic. And do you know how hard it is to find books about ASD girls?!? Ridiculously. And this book just summarised ASD so beautifully and accurately. SO PLEASED.
- so so much geeky appreciation
- the dialogue was super fun
- there were some adorkably cheesy moments that made me SMILE SO MUCH
- glitter, rainbows, happiness, hot pink hair, fangirling
- it’s respectful of diversity and minorities
- it really accurately summarised life as a highly-anxious person and the quotes it gave were SO good
- the girls both dual narrate and have wonderfully distinct voices
- the ships are SO CUTE and I definitely rooted for them
Look this book is just the CUTEST and you need it.
I smiled so much as I read and it left me with smooshed happy feels. The writing was fun and easy to devour. The diversity rep was complex and thoughtful and I so so enjoyed seeing a book about an Autistic girl where it wasn’t just about her Autism. Also THREE CHEERS FOR THE FANDOM LIFE because fangirls are amazing and passionate and dedicated and we deserve recognition. And probably a cupcake. And yes it did have instalove and boarded on having situations all work out “too perfectly” at times, but I enjoyed it all immensely and had so much fun!
Open AUSTRALIAN residents only!
I love the Tamora Pierce Fandom, the Garth Nix fandom, and the Lunar Chronicles family. though I’ve never been to a convention I would love to go someday. And this story sounds awesome! I really want to read it, as well as all the other books I want to read haha. I mostly like books about fangirl culture because I just feel so understood. I actually wrote an article about fandom at my school, which was ver fun.
I’ve never been to a convention either! I think it’d be wildly overwhelming haha. But I’m so pleased when books flail about how good and wonderful fangirls are. <3
I JUST finished my ARC last night and OMG This is so going on my top ten list at the end of the year!
AHHH I’M SO GLAD YOU LOVED IT TOO!! *flails happily*
Oh Cait, you evil person :P, you made me buy another book! And to get free shipping, I also ordered Whisper to Me which you posted about in an earlier blogpost (before I started reading your blog) and you said you loved. Anyway, great review of Queens of Geek and I look forward to reading it and Whisper to Me :D.
The book arrived yesterday and I read it and it was AMAZING!! Thank you so much, Cait 😀 :D. I loved it. A new favourite. I could really identify with Taylor. I loved the diversity in the book and basically I agree with all the things in your review!!
What happened with the emoji’s?! I don’t even know 😂! Maybe it needs a space after it, for it to work.
Btw, I loved that the characters were from Australia. We need more books like that!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it too!🎉 And YAS it’s always lovely to read about Aussie characters!
OMG I FEEL SO WILDLY PLEASED RIGHT NOW. I’d apologise but pffffft I’m not even sorry. Whisper To Me is like my FAV.😍
I AGREE WITH POSt sO MUCH.
Queens of Geek is SOO good! The romances were SO cute, although I feel that Charlie’s relationship was super sped up? SPOILER ALERT (for others): they went on like two dates and then they were together?? I mean, it WAS cute, but…
I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT TOO!! And yes Charlie’s relationship was a wee bit of insta love there.😜 But it was still super cute! I guess it’s hard to develop a romance when the book is like only over three days?!
I knew I needed this book before cause of diversity and geekiness but what I didn’t know was that there were Supernatural references in it! I’m SOLD!
Supernatural references make every book 100000 x better. #fact
This looks so cute! 🙂 And all the YES to the Supernatural references. I am always on the lookout for relatable nerdy characters.
And even though I don’t live in Australia, it’s kind of refreshing to see an Australia only book giveaway as opposed to us Americans who usually get all the special treatment. XD
Nerdily adorkable characters GIVE ME LIFE. 🎉 More of them please!
And haha, you’re the first person who hasn’t wailed at me for this being Aussie only. Thanks for understanding, you kind bean. 😜
This book sounds uplifting! Maybe someday after I soldier through my review pile I can get to it. 🙂
And don’t bother to waste time replying to my comments because the reply alerts no longer take me to my comment and trying to find it on my own is usually impossible (you are so popular and that’s a fab thing). If you could just put a smiley face, or frowny face, ha ha, I will get a notification that you replied to know you saw my comment. 🙂
Aww, I’m really sorry about the comment thing not working for you. 😭 If I can find a better reply-system I will. (You can always go “control F” or “command F” if you’re on mac, and then type in your name and it’ll search for your comment?)
*tears up* WHY DON’T I LIVE IN AUSTRALIA?? I wanted… to participate in the giveaway, but oh well.😂😭
I have heard so MUCH about this book and I have it on my Kindle, but I haven’t read it yet!!
I love fandomy and fangirly books because I can 1000% relate and it’s the best. I recently read Geekerella and it was so cute and adorable and also, so FANDOMY!! (Is this a word? Lol😂) have you read that one??
Great review Cait!
GO READ IT!! I PROMISE IT’S AMAZING AND REALLY FUN AND CUTE AND QUIRKY!! And like there’s no murder or dragons in it but I still enjoyed it so that’s definitely saying something. And omg I just read Geekerella too and it’s similar to this!
Great review! That book sounds awesome (add yet again, another book to TBR pile). 😄📚
Your TBR is most welcome. 😜😉
Great review! I’m gonna have to check this book out, as I pride myself on being one of the biggest fangirls our there, lol! I think my top three fandoms are the Sherlock fandom, the Lunar Chronicles fandom, and, of course, the Harry Potter fandom. 😀
WOOOOO!!! We need all the wildly enthusiastic fangirls of ever!! And Sherlock is fabulousness and I love the Lunar Chronicles too! 😍
My very favorite fandom is the book fandom. You know, those of us who are just constantly screeching and flailing about books. I’m sure you’ve heard of them??? Beyond that I would have to say Harry Potter because it’s pretty much required by me at this point. (How can you NOT love HP?) After that, Supernatural. HANDS DOWN NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
I really would love to read Queens of Geek!! It sounds so fantastically relatable and nerdy and I LOVE books that feature my people. I’ve been meaning to get around to it, AS I AM MEANING TO GET AROUND TO EVERYTHING BUT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY. I love books that include fangirl culture because I feel like everyone who is passionate about SOMETHING can relate. And as I said on my blog recently, fangirls are powerful and get stuff done. I mean, for plums sake, we need MORE FANGIRLS.
Ohhhhh I have mildly heard of this “book fandom” you speak of. Just like a little bit. JUST LIKE ALL OF US. *shrieks about books forever and always*
And YES this one is calling to you and you should read it ASAP. 😉 Because I know we bookworms have nooothing to read.
I have so many fandom’s! My top three book fandom’s are anything Sarah J. Mass, Lady Midnight, and anything Andrew Smith. My top three TV show fandom’s are Good Behavior, Grey’s Anatomy, and Game of Thrones!!!! Oh my goodness, that was hard to narrow down. I haven’t read Queen of Geeks, but I hear a lot of good things about it. I might read it after I read Lord of Shadows. Are they real fandom’s in that book, or are they fandom’s that you are upset aren’t real? I don’t think I can handle any more fake fandom’s, because I must be apart of it!!!! I’m 50/50 when it comes to fandom books. I never know what I’ll like. Although the ones I do read, I go out and become part of that fandom. I really wish there was a book with a Hamilton fandom in it!!! I love Hamilton so much!! OH, OR A BEAUTY AND THE BEAST FANDOM!!!!! I love the new beauty and the beast movie and soundtrack!!! Ack! My fandom heart has just swelled ten sizes to big. I know about the Alex and Eliza book, but I’m iffy about it, because I don’t really like that authors writing style (I’ve tried to read her other books, and just couldn’t). Have you read Alex and Eliza? I’m pretty sure I know your fandom’s but what are your top 3 book and movie fandom’s?
*shrieks with Lady Midnight appreciation* I’m rereading it right now and ahhhhhhhh I LOVE IT SO MUCH EVEN MORE THE SECOND TIME.
There are both actually! Taylor is obsessed with a made-up fandom (I mean, it’s made up in the book, but like real for the book…if that makes sense 😂) but like they totally geek out over Supernatural and some other shows I don’t watch but did recognise!
(I’m not a fan of Hamilton [SORRY] but I’m iffy for the author’s style too, so I get the hesitation for Alex and Eliza.😭)
Oooh okay so definitely Maggie Stiefvater’s books. ALL OF THEM.😂 And A Darker Shade of Magic. AND SUPERNATURAL 100000%.
Love your review, as always, Cait! I haven’t read this book yet but only read incredible things about it all, I hope I will be able to read it soon. It sounds SO relatable, and yay for so much diversity as well! 🙂
It’s sooo fun and fluffy and uplifting!!! TOTALLY WORTH READING!!
I totally want to read this book! I love nerdy stuff, fun dialogue and diversity. Also Dean. <3
Dean Winchester is EVERYTHING. We can thoroughly agree on that. 😍
Queens Of Geek is on my TBR because a) THE FANGIRL LIFE and b)ADORKABLE – I’m in. The diversity, characters and themes sounds wonderful, I simply MUST read!
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. And the fangirl appreciation is just the besssst.
Ah, I need to read this!! It’s been everywhere, and actually sounds good, so…
Great review!
I so hope you like it! IT IS SO GOOD I PROMISE.
Top 3 fandoms: Supernatural, Harry Potter, Buffy the vampire slayer
I do have Queens of Geek and hope to get to reading it in June! I’m so excited to read it, especially as i’m also bisexual and have heard so many good things about it!
I loooove Supernatural! *flails wildly in appreciation for it* I hope you love QoG when you get to it too! I’ve heard it’s #ownvoices for the bisexual rep too but I’m not 100% sure.
I am obviously obliged to include Harry Potter on my Top 3 fandoms because it deserves to be here more than any other fandom I love! There is absolutely no doubt Harry Potter will always be included!
But also, I am an unapologetic fangirl for all of the Queen Sarah J. Maas fandom/community, the fan art, fanfiction and THE BOOKS! But also, Percy Jackson, Shadowhunters, and AVATAR.
SO MANY I CAN’T PICK!
For sure! Nearly everyone has mentioned Harry Potter now.😂😂 Shadowhunters is also AMAZING! I’m re-reading Lady Midnight right now and ajfdkslad I love it so much.
Even though I’m not a big contemporary reader normally, I’ve heard so many amazing things about this book that I’m tempted to check it out. Especially with the summer coming up, which is when I prefer to read the most contemps. Awesome review, as always 😀
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You totally should!! And it’s really small so you’ll whip through it no time. ;D
My top three fandoms: Gilmore Girls, Harry Potter, and Doctor Who (maybe we could stretch that to SuperWhoLock though?).
I LOVE books about the fandom culture. They make me feel not quite so alone. Queens of Geek was amazing in that way. I really felt at home with these characters, especially Taylor. Charlie I loved because she stood up for herself to the studio when they wanted her to do something she wasn’t comfortable with, that was a lie to who she was. That took guts!
YES! Same! It was so amazing to relate to the characters so much. <3
I’m so glad you liked this one, Cait! I really feel like t was such an adorable book. It’s definitely one I will recommend to people, even if I did;t Quite fall in love with it there were too many great aspects to it overall! I loved the romances, and the friendship was pretty great, as well. To be honest, it was just amazing to have Aussies at a con. CONS ARE THE BEST. Also, yay for the incredibly diversity.
Merlin, Yuri on Ice, and The Raven Cycle would have to be my fave fandoms, even though I’m not really in any of them. I sit on the sidelines and love them as much as people who are massive into fandom, haha.
Totally agree!! It’s so uplifting and sweet! (Although I confess sometimes I thought it was a little too “feel good”.😂 But then I’m an old cynical grape.) And omg I know right?!? I actually didn’t know it was Aussies when I picked it up and I just loved that so so much.
THE RAVEN CYCLE THOUGH. *hugs it*
Great job on promoting Australian Authors, WOOT! Now, on with the questions:
What are your top 3 favourite fandoms?
IDK, I used to be really into Fandoms, but since I’ve gotten older, they’ve lost their appeal,. but when I was younger I was super into the Harry Potter fandom, I’m also a big fan of The Old Kingdom trilogy and Emiliy Rodda series such as The Quest for Deltora and Teen Power Inc. series
Aussie books/authors are always soooo wonderful!! *flails in appreciation for them*
I also love Harry Potter! Although I never was into it as a kid, so I’m like an old ancient fan. 😂
I’m not sure I understand exactly what a “”Fandom”” is. Having said that I have to say I like things, but don’t go all gushy.
I’m glad you like things!
So unique and really represents me. Hehe.. awesome review! Thanks for sharing. 😁👍🏻
I hope you like it if you read it!
Queens of Geek sounds amazing, I love books about fangirl culture (Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is one of my all-time favourite books), and I can’t wait to get my hands on more fangirl-y books. I so wish the giveaway was open to NZ- we’re Aussie’s continent bros right. Or our countries are like slightly-annoyed-at-each-other cousins. Whichever. But I get it, you’re trying to keep those pesky postage costs down!
It’s a battle for my top 3 fandoms. Sherlock and Doctor Who are definitely my top two, but I don’t know if I’d choose Harry Potter or Carry On as my 3rd?! HP has been with me longer and I absolutely love the world and the characters, but I love Carry On so much too! Ugh, the fangirl life is hard!!!
Anyway, I’m really looking forward to reading Queens Of Geek!
Saaaaaame with loving Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell!! And sorry about the Aus only giveaway!😜 Postage is such a killer right?!
SHERLOCK APPRECITATION FOREVER!!
top THREE?
I don’t know that I can narrow that down without some other kind of filter… like pre-university, or currently actively consuming, or medias…
I mean, if I really had to pick *just 3*, Sailor Moon has to be there because it was my first real foray into fandomness.
Harry Potter fandom warms the cockles of my heart.
Can Disney be a fandom? ;D
Queens of Geeks definitely sounds like something I would enjoy 🙂 I do like books about fangirl culture… though I’m not sure how many I’ve read?? At least, in a contemporary sense. I mean Northanger Abbey is basically about fangirl culture around gothic novels in the late 1700s ;D
This post has made me miss my days of anime conventions and deviantart…
Disney can totally count as a fandom. *whispers* you cheater… 😂😜 JUST TEASING!!
I do hope you get a chance to read this soon!! It’s SO much fun and so uplifting!
YEESSSS FANDOM!! Wow. This sounds to me like it’s so much fun! Definitely adding this on my TBR because yes representation and yes fangirling! As for you question of 3 favourite fandoms… Huh. That’s quite tough. I’d say PJO, Gossip Girl, and Nerdfighteria (mostly John Green’s but both he and Hank are just so smart and awesome!). Also? I haven’t seen Supernatural but I’m so here for the quotations you included!
It is a tough question isn’t it?! Everyone’s throwing things at me. 😂😜 I love John Green and Hank’s videos!! They are such awesome and inspiring nerds.
Queens of Geek sounds like an amazing read! Plus look at all that pink hair. 😍 Yay for Asian (and bi and Autistic!) rep! #isAsian FANGIRLS ACTUALLY ROCK. Like who would we be if not fangirls.
I also LOVE that quote about equality because I think that if you believe in all races’ rights, but don’t believe in LGBT rights, then you’re not really shooting for equal rights at all???
Hmm, my top three fandoms would have to be… Oh gosh… Percy Jackson (#childhood), Harry Potter, and… The Lunar Chronicles. WAIT NO. Six of Crows. BUT. WAIT. NO I CAN’T DO THIS CAIT HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME CHOOSE BETWEEN MY BABIES. *throws rotten cake at you* (Can cake even get “rotten”???)
It’s just SO packed with such excellent diversity rep, I’M SO PLEASED IT EXISTS. And I know right?! So much fangirl appreciation.😍 (And agreed: I can’t understand how people can say they believe in equality but then…like not some types. That’s the opposite of equality then!)
SIX OF CROWS THO. 😍
IT SAYS AUS ONLY!!! *cries* *cries* *and cries* still gonna answer the question though <3 😀 3 bookish fandoms would be Harry Potter, Six of Crows (I haven't even read it yet???) and The Lunar Chronicles 🙂 Fandoms otherwise would be Supernatural, Sherlock and Arrow 😀 😀
WHY HAVEN’T YOU READ SIX OF CROWS, UMA. GO READ IT. RIGHT NOW.😂😂
Ooh, I didn’t know Queens of Geek was written in Australia! I love geeky books, this one has been around so much I’ve been considering it more and more. Should be cute and fun.
Ironically, I’ve pretty much ONLY read books about ASD girls 😀 although yes, you’re right – it’s more common to have boys as ASD in a book. Dunno why. Stereotype or something? Although I’m super excited about a high-functioning ASD! (From what I gather?) Most books will be with ASDs who are quite detached and can’t really integrate much.
Also, hot pink hair. I still dream that maybe when I’m completely gray and in my 80s and things don’t matter anymore, maybe, MAYBE I’ll go do that pink hair thing.
Or maybe just get a wig. Sounds reasonable.
I didn’t know it was when I first picked it up! So I was SO pleased. hehe.😂 It is totally cute and fun.
It’s definitely a stereotype to have more ASD boy visibility in books/media, but also just because girls go undiagnosed so often because they’re better at trying to fit in and often people just don’t take their struggles seriously. And I suppose it’s considered “high functioning” although I reeeeally don’t like to use that term because it’s not actually accurate and a bit of an ableist term. Although depends on who you talk to, I suppose..🙈🙊
Haha! I could NEVER dye my hair like that. I’d be waaaay too weirded out by my own head. 😂 I think it does look great on some people though!
I didn’t know this was an Aussie author and that the book had Aussie characters. It was on the list, but I’m moving it up the list!
Ahhh yay I’m so pleased! Also I actually picked it up having NO idea it was an Aussie author/characters either! So that was such a nice surprise.
Now I finally understand how INFURIATINGLY HEADBANGINGLY CANTANKEROUSLY FRUSTRATED all yo Aussies feel. “YAY!! GIVEAWAY!!!!! CLICK HERE TO WIN THE MOON + A HERD OF PET DRAGONS + INVISIBLE SERVANTS TO COOK AND CLEAN FOR YOU!!! YOUR LIFE WILL BE PERFECT!!!… … … oh. it’s a US giveaway only. go away all ye unworthy supplicants.”
Having to taste that from the other end makes me want to stab you with a hardback’s spine. How you Aussies keep your cool and don’t go violent on us insensitive Americans is beyond me. 😂
Bahahhaha, I’m sorry.😂 But YES that’s how we feel with all the US only giveaways that are eeeeverywhere. 😉 Just move to Australia tbh, then you can enter our marvellous giveaways. #ExcellentLifeAdvice
I keep seeing Queen of Geek on Instagram and, after reading what it is about, I really want read it. I like the idea of reading about fangirl culture because it feels like reading about my own kind of people!
My top three fandoms, that is a tough one.
– Harry Potter; my first fandom. I always wished I was Hermione or Luna and I wanted to marry Fred ❤😭
– Supernatural; Cas and Dean ❤❤❤ also Charlie ❤😭
– ACOTAR; I have only recently fallen into this fandom, but it has lead me to a few new friends so it a favourite.
Yay congrats Amy! You’ve won the giveaway!! I’ve emailed you, so if you could reply to that ASAP, that’d be great. 🎉🎉🎉
😁😁😁 I honestly didn’t think I would win but I am very happy I did! 🎉🎉
I am so excited to read Queens of Geek! Thank you so much for the giveaway ❤
Top three favourites are….. oooohhhh decisionssss…….. ummmmm…
1. Harry Potter!!!
2. Throne of Glass
3. Percy Jackson
Ohh I LOVE Percy Jackson too!!
you know, I STILL have not been able to read this book, because I’m #broke and also my library hasn’t gotten it in. IT’S BEEN MONTHS. ARGHHHHHHHH
I HOPE YOUR LIBRARY BUYS IT SOON BECAUSE I’M SO SO SURE YOU’D LOVE IT!!!