A review by proudtobeabookaholic
All the Feels by Olivia Dade

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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