Spoiler Alert is a delightful fantasy of what might happen if the internet pen pal in your favorite fandom actually ends up being the actor you’re obsessed with. It’s charming and explores the complexities of online fan communities and the relationships they create in an exciting and genuine way. Both Marcus and April are lovable characters with realistic flaws that pull them together in a world that’s believable in the face of an unbelievable scenario. 

Ultimately it just felt longer than necessary. With no spoilers included - it feels like this book has maybe 50 extra pages in the middle that it didn’t necessarily need. Maybe it was all the fanfic snippets that sometimes did or sometimes didn’t have something to do with the overarching storyline. Maybe it was because the other shoe didn’t drop until later than I’d hoped or anticipated. It’s hard to say for certain why the middle pages dragged, but it was the beginning and the end that shine here. 

What isn’t hard to say for certain: Olivia Dade is among the many, many scorned Game of Thrones fans who were wildly disappointed with the last season. The parallels and (at times quite direct) call outs really made me laugh.