I got waaaaay too into this story. Seriously, I've developed an unhealthy relationship with these characters because they were just so lovable. Relatable. Easy to sympathize with. The boys were beyond adorable together and very sweet (like sugar sweet - but in the good way that is reminiscent of young love without bordering towards corny). 
 I was having a rough day but this book was able to lift me up to functionality and actually put me in a good mood. I'll be honest; the humor successfully made me laugh, which is hard to do. ...Mind you all those bubbly feels came before it hucked my vulnerable heart under a steamroller and splattered it across the pavement (who knew a story about a boy band could hold such power?), but all it was all worth it. The story has angst but it also has mercy and knows what the crowd likes. When things were getting too tough, the writer would grant us something pleasant for a mental break and remind you the goal was worth holding onto. The pacing was flawless; as was the character development and all the details that gave that behind-the-scene-peek of a celebrity life a spark of realism. 
 (view spoiler)[The way O'Shea handled the fan and bands reaction to the boys coming out (and all the speculation before) was perfect. I like how there was far more support than drama in those departments; gave it a utopia feel and made me like nearly all supporting characters. O'Shea even got me liking the few girls who posed as obstacles in their romance; there are way too many stories that play this kind of character out as bitchy villains, but here they were innocent and supportive once they learned the truth. Not monsters who only existed to be hated by the reader and cause harm. A+ for feminism! (hide spoiler)] 
 ...Is this fan fiction? Hell, I don't know or care. It was a wonderful read. 
 Any-who, this is my first of O'Shea's works, and already I know I'm a fan of hers.