![]() The role has made him a huge star, and for that he’s grateful – but that doesn’t mean he’s blind to the weaknesses and failures in storytelling in this final season that are likely to lead to howls of outrage from all corners of the Gods of the Gates fandom. When the book opens, Marcus – who has played the role of Aeneas for the whole of the show’s seven-year run – is filming his final scene. Marcus Caster-Rupp is the star of one of the most successful shows on television, an epic-fantasy story based on a series of novels called Gods of the Gates that is, in turn, based loosely on Virgil’s Aeneid. ![]() As a former fanfic writer and reader (a looooong time ago now!), so many of the issues and attitudes the author explores in the story really resonated with me. ![]() Dade before (although I’ve been meaning to), and what really drew me to this particular title was that fact that it’s set in the world of fandom and, specifically, fanfiction. ![]() Featuring two superbly crafted and incredibly relatable protagonists, a unique premise and an engaging secondary cast, it’s a fabulous tale of acceptance and self-discovery, of healing and growth, all wrapped up in a beautifully developed, sexy love story. Olivia Dade’s Spoiler Alert is a warm, witty and gorgeously romantic romance that captivated me from the very first page and didn’t let me go until the very last. ![]()
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