Big thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for an advanced digital copy of Fan Service in exchange for a fair and honest review!

Rating:  ★ 3.75

Pub Date: 11 March 2025

“‘I’d like to spend the rest of my life howling at your door.’”

For starters, I definitely enjoyed Fan Service more than Rosie Danan’s previous book Do Your Worst. I connected with the female main character Alex a lot more than I expected. As a former Tumblr diehard, I understood the niches of fandom, even if I wasn’t in ones for Supernatural or Teen Wolf, which Devin’s show is definitely inspired by.

That being said, this is the type of romance book I love– the ones with silly setups that you don’t have to take too seriously. Oh, the actor from your favorite TV show you’ve had a crush on since you were a teen is turning into a werewolf and needs your help? And he’s super horny? Amazing! Give me 300 pages of this.

While I did struggle with the beginning half of this book, the rest made up for it. I thought Devin was an asshole, and Alex was a y/n (being hated by her town for no reason, calling the grown men harassing her “jocks,” etc.) but then I realized– this reads like fanfic! It’s okay to let it be iffy! That’s the fun of it all. 

Now I’m not trying to say Danan writes like bad fanfic– far from it. Her writing style always pulls me in and helps me feel for the characters, and she gives us banger lines like “I’m not going to–’ he lowered his voice– ‘“transform” in this Dunkin’ Donuts.’”

Lastly—everyone say thank you Rosie Danan for giving us a REAL WEREWOLF! I swear, some romance books say the character is a werewolf but it’s just occasional growling and fated mates tropes. Devin is a FERAL wolf and it was so fun. Kinda makes me want Danan to try her hand at a vampire romance now. 

Overall, it was what I expected. A cute, entertaining, smutty book that I got lost in.