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A review by libraryforspooky
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
4.0
I genuinely can’t give five star reviews to romance novels. I’m biased because I’m a complete sucker for them. Mostly they’re my comfort books, they help in reading slumps and they usually have a happy ending. However, I can’t ignore that romance books usually follow the same trope. Guy meets girl, fall in love, big disaster breakup because of lack of communication, get back together and live happily ever after. So to the actual review -
In my opinion, this reads a lot like a fan fiction about a character from Game of Thrones. Bit I digress, this novel has a soft spot on me. It’s only the second novel I’ve read where the main character is plus size - a lot like me.
Marcus is a charming and famous television actor who everybody assumes is dumb. There was no slip up in the 8 years the show has ran. Even his parents mentioned how much he is a pretty face and the intelligence he lacked. They we’re wrong. Marcus was dyslexic, after finding what worked for him - he wrote fanfiction that appeared to be somewhat popular within the community.
April is a hot, plus sized scientist who also writes fan fiction about the television show. Not only that but she cosplays and so when a picture of one of cosplays goes viral. It leads to an awkward date between April and Marcus. It also leads to the romance.
This books touched on topics that were a little difficult to read. I think it depicted the perfect nerdy side I’ve always felt I had - fanfiction and cosplay. On the flip side, I think they handled some crucial social topics in a better light and was able to raise awareness on issues like dyslexia, fat shaming and disrespect. It was a cute book, I felt like the characters had the chemistry. It was a great depiction protagonists with a heart warming love story and some very steamy sex.
In my opinion, this reads a lot like a fan fiction about a character from Game of Thrones. Bit I digress, this novel has a soft spot on me. It’s only the second novel I’ve read where the main character is plus size - a lot like me.
Marcus is a charming and famous television actor who everybody assumes is dumb. There was no slip up in the 8 years the show has ran. Even his parents mentioned how much he is a pretty face and the intelligence he lacked. They we’re wrong. Marcus was dyslexic, after finding what worked for him - he wrote fanfiction that appeared to be somewhat popular within the community.
April is a hot, plus sized scientist who also writes fan fiction about the television show. Not only that but she cosplays and so when a picture of one of cosplays goes viral. It leads to an awkward date between April and Marcus. It also leads to the romance.
This books touched on topics that were a little difficult to read. I think it depicted the perfect nerdy side I’ve always felt I had - fanfiction and cosplay. On the flip side, I think they handled some crucial social topics in a better light and was able to raise awareness on issues like dyslexia, fat shaming and disrespect. It was a cute book, I felt like the characters had the chemistry. It was a great depiction protagonists with a heart warming love story and some very steamy sex.