7/1/2023 0 Comments Chaotic good whitney gardner![]() ![]() Like Castellucci's Don't Cosplay with My Heart (BCCB 12/17), this romance acts as an exposé of the virulent sexism inherent in the nerdverse. As Cam works feverishly on her portfolio of new costumes to earn admission to Cal Arts, her blog blows up with increasingly nasty comments about girl cosplay, prompting her to continue her masquerade far beyond its ethical boundaries. She invites her lovelorn brother, Cooper, and it's game on, complete with graphic segments bringing the gameplay to life. After her first visit to a local comics shop introduces her to chauvinistic Brody, she decides to dress as a boy next time to avoid his condescension, and she is graciously welcomed into boy world when Why, another employee, asks her to join their afterhours D & D group. Cameron is a gifted designer who has received a paid commission in hand and who hopes to go to Cal Arts, and she's fed up with having to justify her love of cosplay to boys who think costumed girls are just seeking the attention of geeky boys. ![]()
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