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A review by mavisbird
All The Feels by Olivia Dade
5.0
I'll be honnest. When this was recommended to me I wasn't sure I would enjoy it. It was modern and to add to that set in Hollywood. Normally, two things that I don't typically go for, but I ended up LOVING this book.
The characters are fantastic! The banter is some of the best I have seen in a long while. Alex is hard not to immediatly fall for. He is a "delightful asshole", and respectful and caring. I knew in the first chapter when he apologies, I said "this is a good man." Lauren is definatly a character who you love more as she grows. They are both a delight and their challenges are met with realness and respect. Alex deals with guilt and ADHD, and they make this very realistic. They have it be something that effects his life, and keep it consistent through the book. Its a struggle, but he is medicated and it does a great job illustrating that. Lauren has burnout and struggles with outside influences of her body image. But I think the author handled it in a way thats not exhausting.
The references to pop culture and especially fanfiction are extremely funny. I haven't laughed this hard at a book in a long time. I think it was used in a really interesting way as well. It gives a place for Alex to work out frustrations. Alex was definatly a really nice change of pace. He's respectful, and isn't so pushing of his masculinity. He's smooth and suave, and just makes you laugh constantly. He has a huge heart, and he's just a very refreshing male love protagonist.
This book is so much fun! I definatly recommend it if you are 18+ as their are some spicy scenes.
The characters are fantastic! The banter is some of the best I have seen in a long while. Alex is hard not to immediatly fall for. He is a "delightful asshole", and respectful and caring. I knew in the first chapter when he apologies, I said "this is a good man." Lauren is definatly a character who you love more as she grows. They are both a delight and their challenges are met with realness and respect. Alex deals with guilt and ADHD, and they make this very realistic. They have it be something that effects his life, and keep it consistent through the book. Its a struggle, but he is medicated and it does a great job illustrating that. Lauren has burnout and struggles with outside influences of her body image. But I think the author handled it in a way thats not exhausting.
The references to pop culture and especially fanfiction are extremely funny. I haven't laughed this hard at a book in a long time. I think it was used in a really interesting way as well. It gives a place for Alex to work out frustrations. Alex was definatly a really nice change of pace. He's respectful, and isn't so pushing of his masculinity. He's smooth and suave, and just makes you laugh constantly. He has a huge heart, and he's just a very refreshing male love protagonist.
This book is so much fun! I definatly recommend it if you are 18+ as their are some spicy scenes.