Finally, a contemporary romance that I can fully get behind! I don't say that as denigration to the genre... I'm not a big romance reader, so I've been actively trying to read more to become more familiar with it. Basically, I've been randomly picking romances and giving them a shot, and while I've had some success finding likeable historical romances, I've been less happy in my contemporary lucky-dips. This, however, I loved. I admit, I'm a total fanfiction reader and I suppose a lot of the romance fiction I read is on AO3 and I love that, so perhaps it's not true that I don't read a lot of romance. Anyway, solidly set in fandom as this is (and it's clearly a very thin skewering of Game of Thrones) it's right up my alley. It does skirt a little too close to RPF in places - I don't care for RPF, and it's obvious which actor the hero is supposed to be - but I think it stays far enough away to have clear differentiation between the actor and the protagonist here. 

More importantly for my romance tastes, the two protagonists are both likeable, decent people who have solid friendships outside of the main pairing. They have storylines of their own that are independent of the romance, and being with each other gives them the support needed to negotiate their own very real personal challenges. For me, all these things are absolutely necessary ingredients for a likeable romance novel. The result is all just good-natured and heartwarming and while it's not a funny book there's an undercurrent of humour (especially in the fanfic fragments, which are hilarious because they're so recognisable) that's also very appealing. 

Apparently there's a sequel, about two of the supporting characters. I will be reading it.