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All The Feels by Olivia Dade

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amris's review against another edition

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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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itschelseaw's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

3.0

Middle of the road book for me. It was cute, but I couldn’t get over how mean Alex was to Lauren when they first met for little reason. Like, sure, deciding she was boring because a show runner he hated assigned her as his minder in the lead up to the show being released kind of makes sense. But the fact that he stuck to it for so long was annoying.
Alex overall seemed 1/2D, he didn’t have a whole lot of depth to him. Lauren had a bit more but only by sheer virtue of not immediately hating Alex.
I was pretty meh about the first book and I’m meh about this one too, which is a bummer since as a fattie I want fun, hot romcoms with people like me in the lead!!!
Oh! One thing that was super fucking annoying was Alex constantly commenting on their height difference and how small Lauren is. Can we… have like one romance book where the main female character is taller than 5’3”? As a tall gal it’s jarring how big of a trope this is for romance books.

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carbs666's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-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

3.0

Definitely Olivia Dade's best book in my opinion but I think at the end of the day the fanfic/AU tropes - even when they're used and referenced with the intention of breaking the 4th wall - just don't do it for me. But thats okay! There's lots to love about this book - Dade is a solid writer, her sex scenes are fire, and she writes complicated lovable characters conquering serious themes with grace and sensitivity. I loved Alex and I found him relatable in a lot of ways.

My core complaints are that I wised she had toned down the number of references to Lauren being "ugly." It makes sense as part of the set up and her and Alex's burgeoning relationship, but at a certain point it ceases to matter - Alex thinks she's hot and they're into each other so that's kind of all that matters? Also, PUT THE PEGGING ON THE PAGE I AM FUCKING BEGGING YOU. For a book that talks SO MUCH about pegging why would you not let me SEE the pegging???

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jenkoch88's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

I liked it. However the main negative for me was that the sex scenes were a bit graphic.

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tctimlin's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

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anainthecastle's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted

4.0

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proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Alex Woodroe plays Cupid in the biggest TV show, God of the Gates. He's handsome, popular and rich, but also a bit too impulsive. After a bar fight the TV company hires Lauren Clegg to keep an eye on him. After working as a therapist in the ER she expects this to be an easy job. But she hadn't counted on her feelings.

It's nice to have a plus-size character who's not ashamed of her body; we need more body positivism! Lauren has always received comments about her appearance, but although she's proud of her body she feels like she's not worth defending. She shakes the comments off and move on, which seems nobel and strong, but makes me really frustrated. We're all worth the same, and condescending comments should not be unchallenged. This is Alex's opinion as well, and his ADHD makes him impulsive and often without any impact assessment. Lauren has trouble keeping him from defending her and ruin his career. There's both funny and unexpected scenes just because they're so different, and it's interesting to see how they change and grow throughout the book.

This is a slow burn romance, where they go from strictly business to friends, and finally lovers. It takes quite a while before they end up in bed, but then they hardly leave it! This makes the pacing a bit uneven, but I get it. The predictable obstacle before the happy ending was slightly disappointing, but it also means that the title lives up to its name - it really has all the feels!

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jackiepreston's review against another edition

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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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caityg22's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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bzliz's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-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

2.75

All the Feels is packed with (pretty meta) fanfiction tropes & references, almost like it‘s a love letter to fanfiction. If you’re into actor/normal person pairings then this is a good pick for you.

My biggest complaint is the constant descriptions of Lauren’s body type and facial features. There is a 0% chance that anyone will forget that she’s not conventionally attractive because the reminders sound every few pages like a pesky alarm clock.

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