A closer look at Interracial contemporary romance: Game of Admirers

Game of Admirers was inspired by the hit tv show on MTV, Catfish. This novel by no means copies a specific couple portrayed on the show because I don’t need to get sued. All scenarios contained within are completely fabricated.

However, I did reach a point in the show like everyone else when I craved a happy ending. And there have been some. But one couple left me feeling a tad jaded.

But as I think about it, this has happened a handful of times that I can think of off the top of my head. Situations where the person asking for help has gained more than they have lost from the catfisher. I find even in this scenario, pride and pain are trotted out as the reason for why things should just end anyway. And I should preface this by saying that no one is entitled to love. It just never feels quite good enough when played out on screen. It drives home, to a lesser extent, this narrative that people don’t really want to find love. They want to find validation from the pretty people in the photos.

Back to the couple, that triggered this specific brain bubble. The reasons for their split were pretty obvious and dare I say even societal. But the catfisher had gone above and beyond and I wanted it to be enough. Or at least, I wanted to create a situation in which it would be.

Thus, Olivia Russ was born. A woman who was catfishing for the same reasons they all do because he bullied her because of her weight back in high school when she had a huge crush on him. Of course, she’s a little more classy than normal as her goal isn’t to embarrass the guy or make some point. She just gets caught up in the moment and she can’t merge off the highway once she’s on it. And then she doesn’t want to because as long as she is the model in the photo then he’s everything she needs. But this dreamscape is ruined by reality when Van gets caught up in some very real trouble that leads him to be court marshaled.

Does he have people in his corner that could help? Yeah. But she’s the one that knows he didn’t do it. And she’s determined to be the one to prove it. And this catfish story has a happy ending.

Plus-size representation in Game of Admirers: I wrote this story in the middle of having happened upon a booktube video, by accident, of everyday readers discussing the topic of plus-size heroines. Their opinions were fresh off of having read a book that did a few things wrong. But the gist was that they wanted a plus-size hero that was more than her weight.

_{Specifically, it was said that why can’t a plus-size hero just fall in love, have a killer career, and great friends without going through some sort of crisis about their weight.} That being said, when I wrote my novel I kept that in mind.

Olivia Russ already loves and accepts the body she was given. While the heroine does run into an issue with her weight. I chose to continue that storyline more along the lines of workplace harassment than have the character drone on about feeling ugly, unwanted, or questioning accepting her body.

Olivia Russ is more than what she eats. My heroine is also a vegan. This choice is not because she wants to lose weight or be healthier. She’s just trying out a different lifestyle. Comments are made by other side characters that misinterpret this choice that hopefully, I addressed well enough. However, it’s not the cornerstone of her existence.

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If you’re interested in the realism of Catfish check this out. Just thought it was interesting. I don’t watch the show anymore, but not because of this article.