Yet Lauren didn’t seem to have any, especially when it came to family, and with Alex to some extent. I was trained to be a psychologist and boundaries is the biggest part of the job. But what bothered me the most, though, was the fact that she’s an ER therapist, but seems to be a complete pushover and doesn’t appear to have any boundaries. For much of the book, she seems to take it all in stride quite well, even though she’s minding a man who repeatedly reminds me of how much she reminds him of a small, round bird and (lovingly) jokes about her size (we’ll get to Alex next). Even though I’m not plus size, I still very much appreciate books that represent women like her (I did like that she’s about my height, though). My biggest problem with this book was actually Lauren. Unfortunately, the whole story fell flat to me and I enjoyed flipping back through Spoiler Alert as the two books overlap more than actually reading All the Feels.

I also really liked Alex in Spoiler Alert, so was looking forward to getting to know him and Lauren more. Last year, I really enjoyed Spoiler Alert (Marcus and April’s story), so was expecting All the Feels to be just as wonderful: a sweet romance wrapped in some really heavy topics.

Minding Alex will be a piece of cake compared to what she had to deal with in the ER for over a decade.īut Alex has a particular streak to him, one that makes her job difficult, but which also helps bring them together. Furious, the producers decide that, until the final season has finished airing, he needs someone to go everywhere in public with him.Įnter Lauren Clegg, an ER therapist who has finally burned out. With Gods of the Gates wrapping up filming, Alex has gotten himself into legal trouble. I liked the depth it added to both stories and getting to see where the author had been going in the first book with Alex and Lauren, but, overall, All the Feels felt a little long and the romance took too long to get started. In the end, I had more fun flipping back through Spoiler Alert as there’s some overlap between the two books. I liked the representation, but, it still fell flat. Lauren kind of confused me, though I did kind of like her quiet dignity and strength. I found the romance and the characters tedious and, unfortunately, as much as I liked Alex in the first book, he wore me thin not even halfway through. OverallĪll the Feels is the sequel to Spoiler Alert, but felt more like a companion novel instead. One Sentence Summary: After getting himself arrested, Alex, star of the hit TV series Gods of the Gates, is given a minder, the humorless Lauren Clegg, who must go everywhere with him for the next nine months.

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