I read the first book in this series last year, I think, and loved it, so I'm glad to say I liked the sequel just as much. I love that it's so based in fandom, which is really familiar to me, but mostly I love the characters. I'm picky with my romances. I have a very low tolerance for horrible characters, which is a problem in this particular genre especially, because I don't care if horrible people are happy. And when reading contemporary romances, I'm sorry to say that I've come across a lot of horrible people. There are a few authors, like Olivia Dade and Tessa Dare, who buck the trend and have actually likeable people falling in love, and it makes such a difference. 

It's not always the case that the arseholes in romance are men, but it's certainly skewed that way in many of the romances I've read, so the most appealing thing about this book is Alexander, who is thoroughly decent. He has his own issues - and again, I enjoy romances where each of the protagonists have their own storylines and personal challenges, which they navigate with the support of the other - but he is emotionally aware, because he's already done the work of deciding that he doesn't want to be an unkind and unprincipled person and actively takes steps to be a decent man instead. Not to win over the heroine, but because he thinks being a decent human being is more important than anything else. SO REFRESHING. I won't give the names of romance writers who could learn from this, but I'm certainly thinking them.

Funny and sympathetic, with lots of strong friendships. There's a third book in the series, or so I've just discovered, and hopefully the library has that one as well because these are flat-out heart-warming.