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pazula's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
shelbymarie516's review against another edition
4.0
It was nice to see a portrayal of an adult with ADHD that has a career and is 'adulting'. Cute and funny rom-com. Excited for another fanfic of Game of Thrones style Behind the Scenes love.
camimil8872's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite, but not a bad read. Alex is all over the place but most ADHD people struggle with that. Lauren needs a break and can’t say no to her cousin. But not in an I love you too much to say no. More a he guilts her into thinking she needs to do this for him because of his own selfish mindset that she owes him. Alex doesn’t find Lauren attractive right away which I enjoyed. He’s intrigued and works to bring her personality out. They proceed to help each other while also miscommunicating.
yeajulia's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The characters were great but the story itself fell flat for me. Plus I was told there would be pegging and there wasn't :(
ravenslanding's review
5.0
I loved this book. Charming, self aware, heartfelt...definitely one I will read again and again.
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Bonus points for ADHD representation, and a genuinely homely heroine.
Also appreciated exploration of the mental and emotional fall out of emergency services staff.
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Bonus points for ADHD representation, and a genuinely homely heroine.
Also appreciated exploration of the mental and emotional fall out of emergency services staff.
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chenay's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
quirkykay's review
5.0
If Spoiler Alert is sweet and kind like a merry-go-round, All The Feels is like if spite and sarcasm were a roller coaster. Funny, witty, with emotional highs and lows, I think I enjoyed this book more than the first one.
kamreadsandrecs's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh this really was a delight to read! Any (admittedly slight) concerns I had about the leads reading too similarly to the ones of Spoiler Alert were immediately allayed once I got into the story. Alex and Lauren are both absolutely darling and their relationship developed in a way that was uniquely theirs.
Fandom and fanfic play a role in this novel, but not to the same extent as in the first one. Instead, celebrity gossip and scandal are at the center of the plot, working alongside the concept of a celebrity destroying their own career through ill-considered choices. As the novel goes on, it becomes a story about guilt and atonement, accountability and acceptance. It shows how, while it’s important to be aware of one’s own flaws and mistakes, one cannot hold oneself accountable for things that one had no control over; trying to do so is a shortcut to self-destruction.
The novel also tackles how, in an attempt to make things right, it’s possible to do more harm than good - especially when one’s “solution” to a problem oversteps the boundaries put in place by other people, or otherwise harms them. For that matter, even if the solution only harms oneself, that can still hurt the people around one because they wouldn’t want to see one get hurt in the first place.
Another important theme is how one must place value in one’s own self. While it’s possible to go overboard and become utterly selfish, it’s just as bad to constantly put other’s needs above one’s own. It’s another kind of self-destruction, and incredibly insidious because it’s easy to slip into the idea that one is doing good for the world by sacrificing oneself on the altar of unmitigated selflessness. (Incidentally it was this theme that gutted me the most, and I willingly admit I had a bit of a come-to-Jesus moment that I may need to talk over with my therapist.)
Overall, this was a lovely continuation of the Spoiler Alert series, telling a story connected to, but still distinct from, that of the first book. The two leads are really fun to read about, and following the progress of their relationship is an absolute delight, but it’s the themes interwoven through their story that really made this book really stand out and shine.