Can I just say that this is an awesome follow-up to Spoiler Alert? Because it definitely is! You don't have to have read the first in the series though it does give a good background as to the setting and characters (and these two show up in the timeline of Marcus and April's romance). In a nutshell, it deals with actors who are dealing with a rocky ending to their fantasy series (like Game of Thrones) in which the TV story has surpassed the writing by the original author and the producers have made up their own script. Alex has ADHD (which the author treats with matter of factness and empathy) and tends to get himself into trouble and so the producers hire a minder for him, Lauren, who is a petite plus-sized woman with a no nonsense attitude but a heart of gold, one she quickly sees in the man she's 'babysitting'. It's not long before Lauren has a crush on Alex but never dreams he'd return it, not believing that someone as attractive as him could be interested in someone unremarkable like her. But Alex sees the real Lauren and likes her (and in fact lusts over her) and this leads to a swoonworthy romance with real life ups and downs with a well deserved happy ending. This author sees that women of all shapes and sizes deserve a happy ending and delivers in spades. Also, be prepared to snort-laugh on multiple occasions. Highly recommended!

Review Since reading Spoiler Alert, I’ve gotten into fanfic myself and I REALLY enjoyed the interludes. I kind of want to go back to Spoiler Alert now to immerse myself back in the fanfic universe.

Okay y’all, so…this was good, but I can’t help but be disappointed. I really enjoyed Spoiler Alert last year and I was beyond excited to read more about Alex and Lauren’s story. And, I honestly may like them more than April and Marcus, but something about this story didn’t fully work for me.

I think my biggest problem is that their relationship was built on honest communication and that’s what caused the miscommunication at the end. If they had talked to each other - like they had done the ENTIRE story, the conflict wouldn’t have occurred, and that frustrates me narratively.

My other criticism is that it’s impossible to read All The Feels without reading Spoiler Alert first. The first half takes place in the same timeline as Spoiler Alert and nearly recaps most of the major drama/plot points in April and Marcus’ relationship…so…that’s annoying. I had already read it so it wasn’t that big of a deal, but for those coming in blind, I can see how it would be off putting.

I really enjoy both Alex and Lauren. I identified a lot with Lauren’s need for perfection and a lot of her musings about her childhood, personal life, etc, (as I feel most fat people do). She took no shit and I really appreciated a plus size character who wasn’t sensitive about her weight. I feel like we so rarely get that, even when it’s touted as body positive, so that was incredibly refreshing.

Their love story Is incredibly sweet and built (from the ground up) upon mutual respect. I will always appreciate a good friends-to-lovers story (though, I feel like it was more crushes to lovers for a good portion of this).

(This is kind of minor, but how can we have had all of Spoiler Alert learning about Alex’s fics, for them to just be thrown to the side in this story? Sure they’re incorporated, but…when pegging is mentioned THAT much, I fully expect to see it in his character’s novel…I saw that there’s a preorder bonus scene incentive, but come on. I feel like the mainstream, traditionally published, romance genre can handle it lol.)

All the feels was a very cute and enjoyable read. I liked visiting this world again and I like how these books deal with the fanfiction world.

I smiled when Alex mentioned his favorite tropes like the one bed in hotel room trope. There was also spicy romance scenes.

This was a five star rating, I enjoyed every minute of reading this.

I absolutely adored the first book in this series, Spoiler Alert, but I didn't believe the chemistry at all between the main characters.

I really wanted to like this book because I loved Spoiler Alert. I really liked the main characters in this story, but I just never really got pulled into this book. It was cute and I liked it.

I really enjoyed the first book in this series and was excited for this one. I’d liked the snippets of both Alex and Lauren in Spoiler Alert and was ready for them. While parts of their relationship and chemistry worked for me, there was something that felt rushed or inauthentic. I didn’t love that Alex was constantly teasing Lauren even if he didn’t mean it to be mean. I did however like that both the rich and beautiful actor and average overweight girl had to empower themselves to value their own worth. Alex has a habit of acting before he thinks it through which ends with the studio feeling they need to saddle him with minder to keep him from inappropriate behavior. Lauren’s cousin in the show runner and asks her to help him since she’s between jobs and despite the fact that he’s always been a jerk to her she says yes out of family obligation. It was fun and while I struggle to see how. I do hope this world hasn’t seen it’s last story.

I adored this book! Alex and Lauren's story was hinted at in Spoiler Alert enough for me to be so excited to learn the details and ending and it was so much better than I even hoped! Alex and Lauren both prioritize others over themselves and watching them turn those caring energies towards each other in a way that made them both grow as people was so sweet. I was worried about where the conflict in the relationship would come from but when it appeared it made sense and I appreciated how it all played out.

I found Alex super relatable as someone who also has ADHD and can be pretty snarky, and I immediately fell in love with him and with Lauren too since she's just a fantastic character. Their banter was delightful and they work together as people super well. I loved that they were friendly from the start and were openly praising of each other's good qualities (and laughing together about the bad). Everyone who loved Spoiler Alert will love All the Feels just as much if not more and should read it asap!

A fun follow-up to Spoiler Alert (although the two can be read separately). I appreciate the emotional arcs of each of the main characters and the adventures they go on together. Overall, one I’ll be recommending and I look forward to more from this author.

If you are looking for a slow burn, fanfiction filled, fun read, with lots of self-aware tropes, I think this book is for you.

I really enjoyed Alex and Lauren as leads, but in the end I just didn’t love them together. They both had great backstories and I highly recommend reading this book for that but unfortunately I never felt the connection between them which made the whole romance part of this book hard to connect with, especially since it took until almost 50% through the book for anything to happen. I did appreciate the underlying themes in this book though, it touched on some hard hitting topics such as domestic abuse and fat phobia.

TWs: domestic violence, fat phobia and related bullying

Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager, Olivia Dade, and NetGalley for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Olivia Dade is hands-down my favorite contemporary romance author. Her books are consistently filled with interesting characters who get to really know each other and dig into what's driving them apart in order to figure out how to be together. Her sense of humor is generally tuned to mine. And she always adding great details like LA's charming storybook houses and the Saroyan stairs, that add so much appeal for a reader like me who loves setting and atmosphere.

This particular romance has all sort of things to love: celebrity romance, road trip, just one bed. I only marked it four stars because I honestly found Alex's character to be juvenile and annoying in a way that would drive me bonkers if I knew him in real life. That said, Dade writes so compellingly that I still read this eagerly and was wishing for his HEA. And I think she takes great pains to do justice to her characters in her representation of fatness and ADHD, in this book's case.

When Alex Woodroe, an actor from the epic Gods of the Gates series gets arrested for a bar brawl, his showrunner is furious and desperate to prevent more bad press.
Enter Lauren Clegg AKA: “Nanny Clegg”. A former ER therapist, Lauren needs a break. Her parents convince her to fly out to Spain to relax and visit her twatwaffle of a cousin, Ron, who happens to be Alex’s showrunner.
Said twatwaffle then decides that Lauren is the perfect babysitter/shadow for Alex. Forget her much needed vacation! She is to watch Alex 24/7 and ensure he does no further damage to his or the show’s public image. No small feat considering Lauren’s unflappable serious demeanor and Alex’s larger than life personality and ADHD.
Thus ensues a 9-month whirlwind of chaos involving, fanfiction, ALL CAPS texts, delightful assholery, and a road trip. At some point during all of this, Alex finds himself attracted to his Avian-like Guardian and Lauren finds herself realizing that Alex is more than just a pretty face.

I wasn’t sure about this going in. I had read Spoiler Alert and wasn’t a huge fan, it just seemed too busy and dragged in parts (See my Podcast, Turgid Tomes, for my full review on that).
Imagine my surprise when I found myself reading this at 3am, because I just could NOT put it down. It was as if Olivia Dade had heard what I didn’t like about the first in the series and got rid of or corrected almost all of it (obviously I am not important enough for this to happen)!
I loved Alex and Lauren! The banter was top notch, the reversal of the Grump/Sunshine Trope was refreshing.
The only critiques I could give are that it seemed a tad too long and dragged slightly at a few parts. Also, WHERE WAS THE PEGGING!?

To conclude: All The Feels in/around/about this book are pretty great!

A big thanks to the Publisher & NetGalley for gifting me a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

When charming, famous Alexander Woodroe gets into a bar fight while on location shooting, it's decided he needs someone to keep him in line and out of trouble. After leaving her job as a therapist in an ER, Lauren Clegg gets roped into the role as a family favor.

This was a lot of fun! It's the second book in Dade's Spoiler Alert universe, but having read Spoiler Alert is not necessary to enjoy this one. That said, I immediately ordered it after finishing All the Feels.

In a lot of ways, Lauren is the stereotypical, too-serious protagonist, but I really enjoyed learning where that came from and seeing her learn to value herself in new ways. It was also really nice to see a romance protagonist who isn't a tiny, blonde 22 year old. Of course Alex is also more than just the overly attractive and privileged famous actor; his relationships with his mom and best friend added some good depth to his character.

Overall, tis was a lot of fun! This is definitely a pretty steamy, open-door romance, and I can't wait to see Dade (hopefully?) buildout more of this universe!

Olivia Dade has another win on her hands with All The Feels! The body positivity is, like always with Mrs Dade, Amazing. The store is fun, cute and engaging. I love the steamy factor! I also loved seeing some old faves. Ill never not pick up and Olivia Dade book!

Having never read Spoiler Alert, I was unsure of what to expect when I decided to pick up All The Feels. I knew it was a book I could easily immerse myself in, I’ve been reading romances a lot more recently.
Alex and Laura’s chemistry is one that I haven’t seen in any of the romances I’ve read recently. Despite their complete opposite personalities they bounce off of each other in beautiful ways that work great. I can’t tell you the amount of times I squealed at their unknowing flirtations and got frustrated with their complete obliviance to each others feelings. Can we talk about the BANTER too?? They’re both so actively hilarious, with Lauren and her snarky comebacks that make Alex swoon and Alex with his fanfiction.
My favorite part wasn’t the romance, however, it was the incredible character building that both Alex and Lauren go through as they progress their relationship. With Alex’s ADHD causing over-empathetic problems that Lauren isn’t completely used to, the use of boundaries and the crossing or non-crossing of those boundaries is both realistic and a breath of fresh air to see in a romance novel. Lauren’s passive nature to a fault and Alex’s empathy and protectiveness clashed in a way that made me fall absolutely in LOVE with them. These characters feel like they interact with the world as well as each other, especially with Alex’s contributions to abused women and children and that connection to the writers of Gods of the Gates. Although it’s a subplot to their romance it still feels so eloquently tied into it, not just something to make sure the romance isn’t overwhelming. Lauren’s own connection to being abused by her cousin, and her defiant way of handling it is a beautiful way to make it feel more personal to her character.
Also spice. That’s it. That’s the comment.
Overall, this is my favorite romance novel of the entire year and I cannot wait for more people to give it a read!

4.5 ⭐️

Exactly what I wanted from the second book in this series. While the first book follows a golden boy, this second book follows a character that seems like his life is in literal flames by comparison.

I really enjoyed getting to know Alex, and seeing his backstory. I love characters like this- where you think you know everything about them, and then when they get their own book you can see that a lot of them is just misunderstood. It's alllll about perspective.

Alex is a sweet guy who just wants to be loved! I also really loved the ADHD rep in this one, as it shed some light on what it's like to live day-to-day with it. I also know that Lauren is supposed to be this so not cute, bird-faced woman, but I LOVED her!! She has such a great view on life, and the way she chooses to ignore the haters, YET defend herself when necessary is such BOSS B ENERGY.

Overall their love story is so sweet, and really fun. Love the characters, the setting in LA, and execution of the writing. With my second Olivia Dade sucessfully read, I'm planning on going through her backlist and reading all her romances. Can't wait!!

xx
-Christine

I really really enjoyed Spoiler Alert a lot, and I was so excited to see more of Alex and Lauren’s relationship but idk it just felt short to me. Don’t get me wrong, Alex is seriously so fun to read and I loved his energy. But idk the chemistry between Alex and Lauren felt constipated and not quite there. I know they were both emotionally constipated so I think that could have had some of the problems I had with their relationship.
While I didn’t really believe the chemistry between Alex and Lauren, I will say this was such a great story overall. It talked alot about the effects of domestic violence, giving too much of one’s self with nothing in return, and healthy coping mechanisms. It was really interesting to watch their individual character development.
NOW for my favorite part….. The hotel scene was the funniest thing I’ve ever read. One Bed trope and the MC knows about the trope and loves it too. *Chef’s Kiss*
Overall, this was another great read from Olivia Dade, I still think I enjoyed Spoiler Alert a little more, but this was still a solid read. Be sure to read this come October!

I accidentally read "All the Feels" out of order in the Spoiler Alert series. I didn't realize the books were interconnected, so I got to fall in love with Alex and Lauren without knowing Marcus and April yet. And I did fall in love. Alex's loving insults and neediness. Lauren's wry humor. Their strong (and self-destructive) protective instincts. I loved these characters. I loved their love.

CW: mentions of past spouse abuse of a secondary character, physical assault, panic attacks, bullying based on appearance and weight, explicit sexual content.

I'll be honest, I didn't love Spoiler Alert, but it was cute enough and the hints in it of Alex and Lauren were enough for me to pick this one up. And I enjoyed it so much more than its predecessor! The back and forth and give and take between Alex and Lauren, both in terms of verbal sparring and emotional depth, was fabulous and engaging. And even though Spoiler Alert also featured a fat heroine, the storyline here did a lot more work as far as making me confront internalized fatphobia and narrow beauty standards (which is not necessary work for a fat heroine to do, they deserve to just have a romance divorced from their relationship to oppression, but this one DID do that work and did it well). Overall, charming and fun AND thought-provoking.

Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I knew that Olivia Dade was writing romance for me, but DAMN, is she writing romance for me. There is a lot in this book that I cannot speak to in terms of its sensitivity or accuracy (cw for this book: discussion of past domestic violence), but I cannot dispute that I felt like Dade really balanced this love story with the elements I love to see in a love story: learning to live with the person you are, past and all, and learning to accept love and forgiveness from others but also yourself.

I loved Spoiler Alert for lots of reasons, and I love All the Feels for pretty much the same ones. Lauren, a woman swept up in the expectations of the world and her family despite insisting that she is not bothered by them, and Alex, a man who is weighed down by guilt he has no business carrying around. My kind of people! Lauren is unflappable but also has some unlearning to do, and Alex is the kind of flippant asshole I often fancy myself to be, and he has LOTS of learning to do. But they're good people and they care about each other and the world around them. Dade really gets their plot going in a way that doesn't feel repetitive, even though the first half of the book covers the events of Spoiler Alert, albeit abridged. I do think that maybe the communication issues between these two are a bit out of hand for thirtysomething adults, but what can you do. We're all fools in love blah blah blah.

Anyway, I loved this. It had what I wanted: the romance, the friendships, the real-life conflicts, and obviously the sexy times. Dade does a [redacted} [redacted} extremely well and we are all better for it. 5 stars.

I liked the first book in this series but I loved this one. I was concerned because Alex is not the type of hero
I typically connect with. I often find the type of "I am so charming and over the top" energy that he gives off grating. However everything else about this personality balanced him out so beautifully that even I was ready to follow him anywhere he wanted to go. I, at least, would love to have a friend like him in my corner. I loved Lauren right from the start. As an aspiring hag myself I found much to relate to in her character even if I am maybe an inch or two taller. Their banter was joyous- I would watch any reality TV show they were on, This was a fun read. I chuckled at the text exchanges although I will admit all of fanfic was skimmed over. All I need is to hear that Ian has been convinced to dig a moat.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.