At the beginning of the novel, April makes the decision to no longer hide who she is and what her passions are. While Dade delivers on the romance, she also doesn’t shy away from more serious issues. I also really appreciated seeing a plus-size protagonist enjoying themselves in this way. Since I’m only beginning to explore the world of romance, Dade’s sexy scenes were more detailed than I was expecting. I simultaneously wanted to scream at Marcus to tell April the truth and urge him to keep it a secret (because, you know, it could be career suicide).īut the steamy parts! Boy, were they steamy. Dade did an incredible job of building both excitement and tension in me as a reader. As they continue to date, Marcus wonders whether he should tell her the truth – that he knows her better than anyone.Īs someone who is not super familiar with the world of fan fiction – whether that be Harry Potter fics or otherwise – I found Spoiler Alert to be a delightful introduction to a world that had previously been a mystery. April, meanwhile, is convinced the man she’s eating with is just as shallow as he’s always appeared in interviews. When they meet up for their date, Marcus quickly realizes the connection. Posting under pseudonyms, Marcus and April are both avid fanfic writers on the fan server that ships all things Aeneas and Lavinia.
What neither of them knows is that they already know each other – in fact, they’re best friends. Seeing their storm of insults, Marcus, who plays Lavinia’s lover, Aeneas, publicly asks April out. Spoiler Alert is told from two perspectives: April Whittier, plus-size cosplayer and geologist, and Marcus Caster-Rupp, meathead heartthrob and star of the hit show Gods of the Gates. When April posts a pic of herself in full Lavinia cosplay (one of the main characters from Gods of the Gates), the Twitter trolls are ruthless. Considering I own every book Guillory has ever written, I snatched this one up immediately, and let me tell you – I was not disappointed.
I first heard about this book on the All the Books podcast, where Dade’s writing was recommended for fans of Jasmine Guillory. But on their last night of filming, their mutual restraint finally shatters, and all their pent-up desire explodes into renewed passion.From self-proclaimed “bawdy” romance author Olivia Dade comes the heartful, funny, and steamy new novel Spoiler Alert. She still wants him…but he now wants nothing to do with her. Apparently, Peter’s her surly Gods of the Gates co-star, and they’re about to spend the next six years filming on a desolate Irish island together. In this new rom-com from Olivia Dade ( Spoiler Alert, All the Feels), Maria’s one-night-stand - the thick-thighed, sexy Viking of a man she left without a word or a note - just reappeared.
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