Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies

I've been a fan of Michael Ausiello since I started watching American TV series Glee and started following him to check for spoilers and other snippets about that show so it was difficult to read his announcement that his beloved husband Kit had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

This autobiography goes into that painful time but it also gives some insight into a career which is as filled with humour and happiness as it is with sadness and pain.
The blurb for this book sums it up perfectly, you will howl with laughter, you will sob at the tragedy of losing the love of your life over such a short space of time.

this is a story about death. but, more than that, it's one hell of a love story. i picked up the ARC via NetGalley partly because Michael Ausiello has long been of of my favorite TV critics, partly because the blurb felt like a heart wrenching love story. Both things turned out to be exactly the reasons one should read this book.

Ausiello's writing is so full of emotions and the way he paints us the picture of his longtime love has the reader feeling the empathy and connection to Kit and to their story together. More than that, it takes us to the center of the rollercoaster that Kit's last year was to him, but, most importantly, to Michael himself. It's tragic, it's full of love and friendship and pain. Would recommend thius both to people who are familiar with Michael's personality (it's very apparent in the book) and new readers.

Also, I love Keri Russell as well.

One of the best books I've laughed and cried through this year. So stunningly written, as he mines the years of love they shared, the diagnosis and the final year as they faced cancer together. Funny, fierce, and heartwrenching all at once...yet still carries a positive and hopeful outlook. A very sweet and loving book told in an honest and humorous manner, as it was lived. Many thanks to NetGalley, Atria Books, and the author Michael Ausiello for providing me with a Kindle ARC for review.