It was such an unexpected, crazy afternoon. My favorite chapter of the book was when Michael and Kit got married.

And as Michael follows the ups and downs of Kit’s fight, I enjoyed the bliss they found in unexpected moments, like when Kit fixed their small deck up so he could sit outside and enjoy the afternoon with their cat, Mister Scooch. I was laughing so hard when Kit first encountered Michael’s Smurf collection. It is not.)Īs he chronicles Kit’s last eleven months, Michael flashes back to when they first met, and also different stories from their years together. Michael and Kit found dark humor as Kit’s battle raged on, and Michael’s writing style brings some much needed lightness through the darker times. Michael brings his traditional brand of snark from his scoops into his memoir, and it is greatly appreciated, at least from this reader. Ausiello.” So I hope Michael forgives me for this informality. In fact, I’ve been reading his column and watching his interviews for so long, I found as I wrote this review I just refer to him as “Michael” instead of “Mr. I’ve been a fan of Michael Ausiello’s writing since I discovered his column at TV Guide many moons ago, and have followed his scoops to Entertainment Weekly and now over at TVLine. But as soon as I saw this book on NetGalley, I immediately requested it. It took me years to pick up John Green’s A Fault in Our Stars, and that one was fiction.

Normally, I’m not one to pick up a book that looks sad, especially one that I *know* the hero will die in. Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies chronicles Michael and Kit’s journey of love and loss. In March 2014, Michael Ausiello’s then partner, soon-to-be husband, Kit was diagnosed with a very rare and very aggressive form of cancer. So here was my initial reaction after finishing Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies. Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four Letter Words By Michael Ausiello Rating: 5/5 Stairs

Spoiler alert the hero dies at the end