This book was just as delightful as Spoiler Alert, and I adored every minute of it!
Alex Woodroe is an actor with a starring role on a very popular fantasy TV show, which is in its final season. He's very unhappy with his character's trajectory, but there's not much he can do about it. Except write fan fiction fixes. Anonymously, of course. One night, he gets into a bar fight and gets arrested. Everyone is mad at him, but no one actually asked him what happened. The showrunners assign him a keeper, who is the cousin to one of them. She is to stay by his side any time he leaves set or his house, and keep him out of trouble until the final season has aired.
Lauren Clegg is a former ER therapist who is currently on a break after burning out. She's on vacation when she gets rooked into helping her (hated) cousin by becoming a minder for his misbehaving star. But she realizes pretty much right away that Alex is more than what he seems. As they spend time together, and become friends, they begin to care for each other more than either of them expected.
Alex is the traditional handsome Hollywood heartthrob, and Lauren is a very short, very round woman. They're technically working together. They have very different lifestyles. To the outside world, it would seem they don't "fit". But, they really have a lot in common, and they care about each other so much. I loved watching their soft, slow, unexpected descent into love, and how they both ultimately embraced it.
Both Alex and Lauren had family drama (past and/or present) that caused them pain and worry, and that helped them relate to each other even more. They also each had a great best friend to help them keep their wits about them: Marcus (the hero from Spoiler Alert) for Alex, and Sionna for Lauren. They had great friendships, and really used their BFFs as sounding boards, and support systems, as needed.
Alex and Lauren both faced job uncertainty, weird family dynamics, self-image and self-worth conflicts, and their unexpected feelings for each other. They muddled along mostly gracefully, though not without issue, and I appreciated each of their self-reflections when things did go awry. This book was so sweet, and soft, and sexy, and I adored every minute of it! Alex and Lauren were perfect for each other, and were a joy to read. I can't wait for more from this author!!
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Plus Size FMC + ADHD MMC = perfection
I read Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade last fall and really really enjoyed that story. This sequel has been sitting on my kindle ever since and I FINALLY got around to reading it. Now I'm not sure why it took me so long because I loved it! I think I liked this one even more than Spoiler Alert.When I started the book, I allllmost dnf and gave up after the first chapter because of the way the author was describing Lauren. I was afraid it was going to turn into a "the boy learns how to look past the outside and falls for the ugly girl" but it wasn't that way at all. Once it started turning and growing, I was HOOKED. I found myself highlighting phrases nonstop.The themes of body acceptance and having a body positive attitude were perfect. So often the girls are so self-depreciating and ashamed of themselves, but this wasn't that way at all. It was very realistic and wonderful. She obviously had experience with mean people, but in one part she even says something like "I may be shy, but that doesn't mean I'm ashamed of my body." Looooove her. And the mmc has ADHD, so body positivity plus ADHD awareness? Perfection.In this book girl gets job babysitting actor. He's mad. She's annoyed. They spend time together. Lots of time. He opens up. She opens up. They fall for each other. He's impulsive and protective. Then angst. And sadness. And heartbreak. And then a happily ever after.Loved, loved, loved this book. Five stars!
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