Spoiler Alert by Olivia DadeMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Things I wish I had known BEFORE I paid for this:
1. The characters are in their late 30s, going on 15.
2. There’s something out there called “fan fic”.
3. “Fan fic” has its own language, a full set of acronyms, and needs its own dictionary.
3b. This book does not have a glossary nor a dictionary addendum.
4. Costumed cosplay is something adults aspire to.
5. Grown adults write stories featuring well-known serial television characters and get off on making these stories explicit.
6. The story of Aeneas.
7. That a self-proclaimed, heretofore unknown “fat girl” super fan who enjoys rocks can snag an A-list actor from the most popular series on television.
8. That the word “round”, when used ad nauseam, can provoke in me mega-hostility.
9. That an author can find a publisher even when she embraces a double standard of the concept of “beauty”, creates shallow characters, and refuses to use a thesaurus for alternatives to the word “round”
10. That Amazon probably won’t refund my money.
Unless you’re under 21, enjoy cringe-worthy sex scenes, and are familiar with fan fic and all that entails, I would skip this one altogether.
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