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Spoiler Alert- this book (unironically) gave me ALL THE FEELS!!

I went in to this with a very general understanding of the premise- plus sized fmc whose into fanfiction & cosplay meets and falls for the lead of the show her favorite fandom is based. Fluffy romance ensues.

WRONG! (Well, mostly right, but also very wrong)

I wasn't prepared for how much depth came with all of the above. It was not just about April's experience as a plus sized woman dating a famous actor. She is a beautiful, intelligent, accomplished woman in her field but still learning how to open up and share all of herself with the people in her life. She's also working through a lifetime of the people in her life trying to FIX her fatness like it's a defect - don't even get me started on the psychological trauma of dealing with her father and mother being the biggest perpetrators of this.

THEN factor in Marcus's own struggles with late-in-life diagnosed dyslexia and dealing with his academic parents that gave up on his education and have completely rejected his entire acting career. So he puts on this unaffected/dim persona for the world to protect his true self from experiencing that same rejection again.

WTF, Olivia Dade.