But when he discovers she’s Unapologetic Lavinia Stan, his closest fandom friend, he has one more huge secret to keep from her.

On their date, Marcus quickly realizes he wants more from April than a one-time publicity stunt. And when Marcus asks her out to spite her internet critics, truth officially becomes stranger than fanfiction.

When she dares to post her latest costume creation on Twitter, her plus-size take goes viral. A hardcore Lavinia fan, she’s long hidden her fanfic and cosplay hobbies from her “real life”-but not anymore. But if anyone discovered his online persona, he’d be finished in Hollywood.Īpril Whittier has secrets of her own. Marcus gets out his frustrations with the show through anonymous stories about the internet’s favorite couple, Aeneas and Lavinia. The world may know him as Aeneas, star of the biggest show on television, but fanfiction readers call him something else: Book!AeneasWouldNever. And when he discovers she’s actually Unapologetic Lavinia Stan, his closest fandom friend, he has one more huge secret to hide from her.Olivia Dade bursts onto the scene in this delightfully fun romantic comedy set in the world of fanfiction, in which a devoted fan goes on an unexpected date with her celebrity crush, who’s secretly posting fanfiction of his own. Trolls and supporters alike are commenting on her plus-size take, but when Marcus, one half of her OTP, sees her pic and asks her out on a date to spite her critics, she realizes life is really stranger than fanfiction.Įven though their first date is a disaster, Marcus quickly realizes that he wants much more from April than a one-time publicity stunt. When she decides to post her latest Lavinia creation on Twitter, her photo goes viral. A hardcore Lavinia fan, she’s hidden her fanfiction and cosplay hobby from her “real life” for years-but not anymore. Immediately.Īpril Whittier has secrets of her own. But if anyone ever found out about his online persona, he’d be fired. Marcus is able to get out his own frustrations with his character through his stories, especially the ones that feature the internet’s favorite couple to ship, Aeneas and Lavinia.

If you’re entrenched in the community, you will feel right at home. One note is that the book is fandom heavy. While the world knows him as Aeneas, the star of the biggest show on TV, Gods of the Gates, he's known to fanfiction readers as Book!AeneasWouldNever, an anonymous and popular poster. The journey to self-acceptance is never easy, and Dade doesn’t shy away from that, but she makes it just as beautiful and gentle as the love that blooms between Marcus and April. Olivia Dade bursts onto the scene in this delightfully fun romantic comedy set in the world of fanfiction, in which a devoted fan goes on an unexpected date with her celebrity crush, who’s secretly posting fanfiction of his own.

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