Synopsis
Alexander Woodroe has it all. Charm. Sex appeal. Wealth. Fame. A starring role as Cupid on TV’s biggest show, God of the Gates. But the showrunners have wrecked his character, he’s dogged by old demons, and his post-show future remains uncertain. When all that reckless emotion explodes into a bar fight, the tabloids and public agree: his star is falling.
Enter Lauren Clegg, the former ER therapist hired to keep him in line. Compared to her previous work, watching over handsome but impulsive Alex shouldn’t be especially difficult. But the more time they spend together, the harder it gets to keep her professional remove and her heart intact, especially when she discovers the reasons behind his recklessness…not to mention his Cupid fanfiction habit.
When another scandal lands Alex in major hot water and costs Lauren her job, she’ll have to choose between protecting him and offering him what he really wants—her. But he’s determined to keep his improbably short, impossibly stubborn, and extremely endearing minder in his life any way he can. And on a road trip up the California coast together, he intends to show her exactly what a falling star will do to catch the woman he loves: anything at all.
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Review
I loved All the Feels so much! SO MUCH. Alex is one of my most favorite male leads ever.
If you’ve read Spoiler Alert, then you know about Alex and his jailed Lauren. Alex was delightful in Spoiler Alert, so I was excited for him to get his own book. My expectations we exceeded in every way. Alex stole my heart almost immediately. He is incredibly charming, and though at first, he may seem irresponsible, he isn’t. He has so much love and loyalty. I loved the way that the book slowly peeled back the layers of both Lauren and Alex. Because it was told in the third person. We were given some insight into their feelings while still maintaining some mystery.
Lauren and Alex were so adorable. The way that they reacted to one another. They both indeed provided each other with something they needed. Olivia Dade again brings focus to some underrepresented characteristics. Alex suffers from ADHD and a lot of guilt from some things in his past, and Lauren is not exactly the type of woman most people would consider objectively good-looking.
Like with Spoiler Alert, there is some emphasis on fan fiction which I adored. It is also just as steamy, though I admit I anticipated that certain things were going to happen based on hints in the fanfiction written about cupid, so I was a little disappointed there.
I don’t want to totally spoil the end of the book, but I loved how it ended. It seemed exactly right for these characters. This book (yes, I”m going to say it) really did give me All the Feels. I laughed often and am not ashamed to admit I may have even shed a tear.
I cannot shout loud enough about how excellent this book is. Just do yourself a favor and read it!
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