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All the Feels by Olivia Dade

18 reviews

monicalaurette's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

In my journey to read the Spoiler Alert series backwards I have finally finished All The Feels and I indeed have many feelings myself - possibly all of them at once. I think this might be my favorite of the stories within this little Hollywood circle of actors and actresses. First off, the cover is so cute and warm and was my favorite of the three books too. And the way that Lauren reminded me of myself a little bit and that I’ve always wanted someone like Alex to love me so fiercely like he did her. From the start he was smitten with her - and of course he didn’t know it until much later but I KNEW IT JUST FROM THIS QUOTE:

“Her eyes were brighter now than the stars about could explain.”

Like EXCUSE ME YOU’RE IN LOVE GOOD SIR!

Of course I got my dreaded third-act breakup, but this one for some reason didn’t bother me as much as Peter & Maria’s so maybe that’s why I liked the book just a little more. I know I liked the book more because of the way I held onto it so tight and caused damage to the spine 😂

And of course we had our text chats and fanfictions which I loved and seeing more into Alex’s life and how he thinks. Because I’m reading backwards on this sort of interconnected trilogy I know part of Marcus & April’s story but I’m not upset about it because I just want to see how cute they are compared to the couples I have now come to love from Dade.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Body shaming

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

cluckieduck's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Profoundly irked by the lack of pegging!

Overall enjoyable…more good than bad, I’d say. 

Definitely some problematic elements, especially surrounding the intense focus on Lauren’s appearance that didn’t let up from page 1 right through to the end of the epilogue. I also found Alex a bit infantile for a 39-year old and I don’t know if that was the best way to show his ADHD.  Being a “delightful asshole” came across more grating than endearing at times. 

But otherwise, I enjoyed the crossover timeline from Spoiler Alert and how they interconnected. I really liked the slow burn of Alex & Lauren’s relationship, plus the extra tidbits of the fanfics and playing up the romantic tropes on their road trip.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Mental illness

amris's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Physical abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

jackiepreston's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body shaming, and Cursing

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

stardustandrockets's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Cursing

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

ADHD rep, fat rep

cheye13's review against another edition

funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, and Bullying

Minor: Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, and Medical trauma

a_libra_library's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

ashleyvharris's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

In All the Feels, Olivia Dade unapologetically puts her fat, selfless heroine in the spotlight with a famous and disgustingly attractive man as her enthusiastic love interest.

This book was such a fun read and a welcome departure from its current peers in the contemporary romance genre. Dark/tortured/serious men seem to be in favor at the moment with romance readers, but damn if Alex Woodroe doesn’t make me change my mind. He is so joyously ADHD and cares about others so fully and without hesitation. Not to mention his very kinky taste in fan fiction for HIS OWN GODDAMN CHARACTER. It’s a breath of fresh air or rather a gulp of fresh air after laughing too hard. 

Wren’s character is oh so relatable, both as a fat woman and as someone who has perfected the art of making themselves less than for the benefit of others. Wren’s character struggles felt authentic and were portrayed with care. I sincerely appreciate the message that Wren doesn’t need someone to always defend her, but instead learns that she is WORTH defending herself. 

While I value the narrative of supporting domestic violence victims, it came across a bit heavy handed and misguided at times. Alex’s guilt over

his mother’s abusive relationship

makes sense given his lack of understanding about DV. But, with the exception of the auction, it felt like his charity support was more like throwing his money at the issue instead of being a voice and actually learning about what DV is and the work that goes into helping victims. It would’ve been so good to have a scene where Alex takes Wren to one of the shelters he supports and they get the chance to interact with people there. Building a stronger connection between his charity work and Wren’s ER clinician background could’ve further established a common ground and sensitivity between the two. 

I’m a little disappointed that we don’t get a scene with Wren confronting

Ron

. It would’ve been lovely to get closure there and see Wren come full circle with one of her childhood bullies. 

Overall, this was a hilarious, unique, and big-hearted romance that makes room for people with different bodies and minds. Dade’s message is clear: you are worthy of love and ALL the good things this life has to offer. Period.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

ladythana's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Grief

Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Minor: Ableism