Ship It

by Britta Lundin

Claire is a sixteen-year-old fangirl obsessed with the show Demon Heart. FOREST is an actor on Demon Heart who dreams of bigger roles. When the two meet at a local Comic-Con panel, it's a dream come true for Claire. Until the Q&A, that is, when Forest laughs off Claire's assertion that his character is gay. Claire is devastated. After all, every last word of her super-popular fanfic revolves around the romance between Forest's character and his male frenemy. She can't believe her hero turned out to be a closed-minded jerk. Forest is mostly confused that anyone would think his character is gay. Because he's not. Definitely not.

• ISBN10: 1368021158
• ISBN13: 9781368021159
• Publish Date: 7 May 2019 (first published 1 May 2018)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 19 April 2023
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Disney Book Publishing Inc.
• Imprint: Disney Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 304
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781368021159

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

Though I am not a big fandom person, I always enjoy reading about them. I have read books that show the fun side of fandoms, as well as the dark side of fandoms, but this is the first time fandoms have been pitted against the creators.

Though this book was not as lighthearted as I expected, I did find Lundin's approach intriguing. The story is told from the point of view of Claire, a fan and fairly popular fan fic writer, and Forest, one of the stars of Demon Heart. Hearing the story from the side both sides was interesting. I thought it allowed the various issues to be presented in a balanced way, and I always appreciate that.

Lundin created many wonderful characters, who added some fun and heart to the story. Claire's mom was hilarious, and Rico, Forest's co-star was just an all-around fabulous guy. I loved his bromance with Forest, and found him so charming.

As was the case with other books I read featuring character written pieces, I found I was not that interested in the fan fic. I know there are people, who will enjoy it, but I always find it distracting when there is another story injected into the story I am reading.

Though this book had some bumps for me, I felt it was a solid read, which explored fandoms in a new way, while also tackling first love, the industry's lack of inclusivity, and sexual identity.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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