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* NerdHoard: Elle has a stash of ''Starfield'' items, some of which belonged to her late parents. [[spoiler:Her WickedStepmother makes her throw it all out after she comes home late from the costume contest.]]

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* BettyAndVeronica: Elle's plain, geeky not famous Betty to Kate's actress Veronica. [[spoiler:Damien chooses Elle in the end.]]
* ItsNotYouItsMe: Damien and Elle end up breaking up after Elle feels that she's not cut out to be as visible as it requires to be his girlfriend.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: This is Elle's excuse for pushing Damien away as a friend after he comforts her post [[spoiler:Frank's death]]; he missed a date with his new girlfriend Kate to be with her and was there all night. She says he's too nice and she doesn't want to get in the way of his and Kate's relationship. The truth is that she still feels things for him and decides that being friends can't be enough; it has to be all or nothing, so she chooses nothing. [[spoiler:It doesn't work on both sides--Damien still has feelings for her, and he breaks up with Kate before he and Elle get back together at [=ExcelsiCon=].]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler: This story spoils all the major events of the books, as they are set two years after ''Geekerella'' and post ''Bookish and the Beast.''
* LostPetGrievance: [[spoiler:Frank, the Dachshund that Elle frees and Sage takes in in ''Geekerella,'' passes away suddenly and Sage calls to let Elle know. Elle is distraught and Damien, when he finds out, goes to comfort Elle--to her distress, as he missed a date with his new girlfriend Kate to be by her side.]]
* OneShotCharacter: Kate--an actress Damien was in a skateboarding film with--is only present in the short story as Damien's new girlfriend after he and Elle break up. She actually only appears shortly in one scene--[[spoiler:to vent quickly at Elle and walk away after Damien broke up with her due to his feelings still for Elle]].

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* BettyAndVeronica: Elle's the plain, geeky not famous Betty to girl and Kate's actress Veronica.the well known, well off actress. [[spoiler:Damien chooses Elle in the end.]]
* ItsNotYouItsMe: ItsNotYouItsMe:
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Damien and Elle end up breaking up after Elle feels that she's not cut out to be as visible as it requires to be his girlfriend.
** [[spoiler:Damien breaks up with Kate when he realizes that he still has feelings for Elle, and they get back together at the convention.]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: This is Elle's excuse for pushing Damien away as a friend after he comforts her post [[spoiler:Frank's death]]; he missed a date with his new actress girlfriend Kate to be with her and was there all night. She says Elle tells him he's too nice to her and she doesn't want to get in the way of his and Kate's relationship. The truth is that she still feels things for him and decides that being friends can't be enough; it has to be all or nothing, so she chooses nothing. [[spoiler:It doesn't work on both sides--Damien still has feelings for her, and he breaks up with Kate before he and Elle get back together at [=ExcelsiCon=].]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler: This story spoils all the major events of the books, as they are it's set two years after ''Geekerella'' and post ''Bookish and the Beast.''
* LostPetGrievance: [[spoiler:Frank, the Dachshund that Elle frees takes from her neglectful neighbor and Sage takes in in ''Geekerella,'' passes away suddenly and Sage calls to let Elle know. Elle is distraught and Damien, when he finds out, goes to comfort Elle--to her distress, as he missed a date with his new girlfriend Kate to be by her side.]]
* OneShotCharacter: Kate--an actress Damien was in a skateboarding film with--is only present in the short story spoken about as Damien's new girlfriend after he and Elle break up. She actually only appears shortly in one scene--[[spoiler:to vent quickly at Elle and walk away after Damien broke up with her due to his having feelings still for Elle]].
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* FairyTaleMotifs: Each book is a modern take on a classic fairy tale (or in the case of ''The Princess and the Fangirl'', a story treated like one) with a focus on fans and the fandom of a sci-fi show.
* ThisIsReality: One point that each book makes is that fandom is not all positive feels and roses. To start with, the actors may face unfair harassment and constant Internet hate. They may also get felt up, controlled by abusive managers for their money, or typecast.

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* FairyTaleMotifs: Each book is a modern take on a classic fairy tale (or in FanConvention: The books and stories involve the case of ''The Princess and the Fangirl'', a story treated like one) with a focus on fans and the fandom of a sci-fi show.fan convention [=ExcelsiCon=], which was founded in part by Elle's late father.
* FairyTaleMotifs: Each book is a modern take on a classic fairy tale (or in the case of ''The Princess and the Fangirl'', a well-know story treated like one) with a focus on the fans, actors, and fandom of a sci-fi show.
* ThisIsReality: One point that each book makes is that fandom and acting is not all positive feels and roses. To start with, the actors may face unfair harassment and constant Internet hate. They may also get felt up, controlled by abusive managers for their money, or typecast.

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