Cosplayed

Romance, Fandom, and Family Drama

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Pub Date 29 Aug 2017 | Archive Date 13 Jun 2019

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Description

Cosplayed's heart beats with the blood of fandom!

To battle her anxiety, Audrey Warren spends conventions in the shelter of her uncle’s failing comic booth, but once she’s convinced to give cosplay a try, everything changes.

Dressing as Sailor Moon gives her confidence, and she rocks the con floor with moon prism power…that is, until a group of elitist geek girls corner her and set off a panic attack.

Fellow cosplayer, Kyle Porter, comes to her rescue! However, it soon turns out her savior is the one in need of saving.

Kyle’s dad puts the D in dysfunction when he yanks Kyle into his truck and drives away. Audrey must summon real courage to both save her uncle’s store and rescue her dude in distress—all with only twenty-seven bucks in the bank.

Cosplayed's heart beats with the blood of fandom!

To battle her anxiety, Audrey Warren spends conventions in the shelter of her uncle’s failing comic booth, but once she’s convinced to give cosplay...


Advance Praise

"Heartfelt, with asizzling wit... Cosplayed's heart beats with the blood of fandom."

The heart ofCosplayed beats with the blood of fandom. Kyle and Audrey's tender, awkward,will-they won't-they romance set to the backdrop of the fan convention scene issure to ensorcell readers. If you're looking for something heartfelt, somethingoff-beat, something geeky and unique and wonderful, look no further. ~ Alex Langley, author of The Geek Handbook & Kill the Freshman.

"Heartfelt, with asizzling wit... Cosplayed's heart beats with the blood of fandom."

The heart ofCosplayed beats with the blood of fandom. Kyle and Audrey's tender, awkward,will-they won't-they...


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As a cosplayer I love love loved everything about this book! I could relate to the mc so much. I definitely am going to get this in print when it comes out!

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3.5 stars

I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Despite her love of comics, anime, comicons and everything else related, Audrey never imagined herself actually dressing up and playing a character. When her friend Dan needs her to fill in for his skit she enjoys it a lot more than she ever could of expected. For her next comicon Audrey decides to dress up as the popular character Sailor Moon. When two elite cosplayers make fun of her costume it sends Audrey into a teary panic attack. Then a boy, Kyle, comes to her rescue and basically makes it all better. Audrey soon finds out that Kyle has problems at home with his father. Add this to her not getting paid for her job because Uncle Rick is in danger of losing the business and the house and things quickly become intense. With everything so uncertain Audrey feels she must find a way to help Uncle Rick and Kyle while being broke and grounded herself.

I thought Audrey and Kyle were cute in a teenage first love sort of way. However, their relationship seemed to escalate at an extremely fast rate. After seeing each other twice, they were so determined to keep seeing each other that one or both (I'm not telling 😉) resorted to lying and stealing. It honestly seemed a bit over dramatic reminding me of Romeo and Juliet (not in a good way).

The story wasn't bad though, as I was definitely entertained throughout its entirety. I enjoyed the overall story that was told. Besides the super fast-paced love, I found the characters easy to like. The only thing that was confusing to me was Audrey was supposed to be shy and had a lot of panic attacks, which in the book I believe she only had one. If the book was supposed to show her change it did so very quickly and without much attention, as she does things that don't really fit with being shy.

The ending was wrapped up quickly. It all seemed to wrap up a little too nicely as it went from a horrible situation to a pretty good one. While I did like the book, I think it would be better suited for someone else, possibly someone younger or more into the gushy romance. A hopeless romantic teenager would probably love this book. Also, fans of geeky books, romance or non, would enjoy this.

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Ik vind cosplayen er altijd echt super tof uitzien dus toen ik las dat dit boek over cosplayen ging wilde ik het meteen lezen. Daarbij leek het me heerlijk om te lezen over een meisje dat juist zekerder werd van haar cosplay. Ik ben een sucker voor een romance en zeker als hij nerdy is dus dat maakte me nog nieuwsgieriger.

Mijn mening:

Laat ik beginnen met de positieve punten van dit boek want die zijn er echt genoeg! Ten eerste vond ik de beschrijving van de cons echt geweldig! Ik hou van cons, het rondlopen tussen mensen die in meerdere of mindere mate je interesse delen, maar vooral omringt zijn door mensen die elkaar niet beoordelen omdat ze nerdy dingen leuk vinden.

Ook het hele verhaal rondom het cosplayen vond ik echt heel erg tof. Je ziet echt dingen terug die ik op cons ook zie, zoals de wedstrijden waar je ook echt een act moet hebben. Ook hier in Nederland kenen we cosplay groepen rondom fandoms, voor bij bijvoorbeeld Star Wars en Jurassic park. Dat dit ook terugkomt in het boek vond ik erg tof!

Dan de personages, laten we beginnen met Audrey, want met haar begint het boek ook. Al in het begin van het verhaal leer je dat ze last heeft van anxiety, je zag dit ook terug in de rest van het verhaal, maar van mij had dat nog iets meer gemogen. Bepaalde keuzes die ze maakt snapte ik totaal niet, maar ja zodra ik me dan verplaatste in het feit dat ze inderdaad nog heel jong is snap je het weer wat beter. Ik vond het leuk om haar te zien groeien in het cosplayen en haar enthousiasme hiervoor zorgde er ergens ook wel voor dat ik dit zelf ook wel zou willen doen. Ik vond dat haar personage een mooie groei maakte in het boek.

Dan Kyle, ik heb het idee wat we iets minder van zijn persoonlijkheid te zien hebben gekregen, het focuste zich meer op de ruzies tussen hem en zijn vader. Dat vind ik op zich wel echt heel jammer want ik had graag ook wat meer gezien van Kyle zelf. Voor mijn gevoel kwamen sommige van zijn beslissingen echt een beetje uit de lucht vallen en wist ik niet zo goed wat zijn beweegredenen waren.

Mijn grootste minpunt van dit boek vind ik eigenlijk dat het te dun was, ik denk dat de personages meer uitgediept hadden kunnen worden op het moment dat het boek wat dikker was. Waardoor je wat meer inzicht zou hebben in de redenen waarom personages doen wat ze doen.

Mijn conclusie:

Als je net als ik van cons, cosplay en random geeky stuff houdt dan is dit je boek. Het is heerlijk luchtig en weet je eigenlijk een uitstekend boek om te lezen terwijl je in de rij staat op een con als je niet sociaal wil doen!

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This was a fun book, and I readily identified with scenes. The heart of the book is lovely and charming! That said, I think it needed some editing.

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As someone who doesn't cosplay but loves watching people do it, this was a great fun piece of writing. I enjoyed the book and felt like I gained something from reading it. A very positive experience!

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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Audrey and Kyle meet by chance at a con and find an attraction between themselves, but circumstances try to pull them apart. This is a sweet romance about two very likable but star-crossed lovers. I love the attention that went into the setting and creating believable and authentic characters.

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