I loved Danan’s The Roommate, so I was really excited to read her take on fandoms in Fan Service. Plus, who doesn’t love a good werewolf tale?! Alex and Devin didn’t disappoint – this book was everything that I hoped it would be. Alex is the moderator of a fandom wiki that is all about the show Devin is the start of, or, was the start a decade before when the book is set. Now he’s a washed up actor who is being made fun of online. When his life goes so out of control that it lands him in Alex’s orbit, he knows that she’s the only one with the knowledge that can help him.
Alex and Devin’s chemistry pops off the page and the writing is so much fun! I laughed out loud several times throughout the book, especially at Alex and Devin’s banter. I think my favorite part of the book, though, is Alex’s growth as she comes to understand her worth. She starts out in the story as a grumpy vet tech who thinks she doesn’t need anyone and as the story moves along she comes to realize that people have been making efforts to befriend her, that people around her care about her, and that she is cared for by more people than she realized, and it makes a huge impact on how she sees herself. Her character growth is really powerful and shines through in ways I didn’t expect. This was such a beautiful take on fandom and friendship.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The truth is stranger than fan fiction in the next sexy paranormal rom-com from the beloved author of The Roommate.
The only place small-town outcast Alex Lawson fits in is the online fan forum she built for The Arcane Files, a long-running werewolf detective show. Her dedication to archiving fictional supernatural lore made her Internet-famous, even if she harbors a secret disdain for the show’s star, Devin Ashwood. (Never meet your heroes—sometimes they turn out to be The Worst.)
Ever since his show went off the air, Devin and his career have spiraled, but waking up naked in the woods outside his LA home with no memory of the night before is a new low. It must have been a coincidence that the once-in-a-century Wolf Blood Moon crested last night. The claws, fangs, and howling are a little more difficult to explain away. Desperate for answers, Devin finds Alex—the closest thing to an expert that exists. If only he could convince her to stop hating his guts long enough to help….
Once he makes her an offer she can’t refuse, these reluctant allies lower their guards trying to wrangle his inner beast. Unfortunately, getting up close and personal quickly comes back to bite them.
