High School Sweethearts Kyle and Kim along with their always present best friend Sam have everything going for them or do they? And then there's the accident the night of their graduation party and just as Kyle thinks he's put his life back together after that he realizes that maybe that's not what it seems either....and he's determined to find Marley the girl that made everything so right for him after the accident but is she real or not? Was he living in a dream world - ALL THIS TIME? A page-turner for sure - you won't be disappointed!

*E-ARC PROVIDED IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW*
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Kyle and Kim are the high school couple that everyone dreams of being. Their future together is perfectly plotted out and Kyle is ready to start. Then Kim flips the script, setting into motion a course of events that alters everyone’s lives forever.
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Starting the novel, I was hooked from the first page. I was extremely engaged and flying through the pages. However, around the 25% mark, it slowed down and just felt like the same things kept happening without a lot of development; a couple scenes here and there were even confusing, chronologically speaking. It did pick up again towards the end when the plot twist was revealed, and that was one heck of a plot twist that I did NOT see coming. Even though the plot twist brought my engagement back, I still don’t think it did enough for me to warrant more than 3 stars. If you are someone that enjoys sad contemporary stories with just a sprinkle of supernatural, and an eventual happy ever after ending, this might be the book for you!

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC digital copy. I have not been compensated for my opinion and this is an honest review.

Unfortunately, I was unable to finish reading this ARC digital copy before it was archived. The book is no longer on my Goodreads "want to read" list, but I will update my review to reflect an updated opinion if I decide to finish at a later date. The author's previous book, Five Feet Apart, was highly recommended, but I did not enjoy that book either. Perhaps I am simply not fond of this author's writing style whereas it may be enjoyable by others who loved Five Feet Apart.

Many thanks to Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers and Rockstar Books for a copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

I’ve heard such good things about Five Feet Apart, even though I’ve never read it or seen the movie. So many of my friends have recommended it that when I saw this book pop up, I figured I should give it a try, even though I don’t read a whole ton of contemporary romance. Hey, I like me an emotional read every now and then to undercut all the dark, stabby books I normally read, and this one definitely was filled with emotions.

I have to confess that this one just didn't quite work for me. I was expecting something else, but once I got reading, I realized this contained basically all the tropes I hate! Which isn't really the fault of the book. It just comes down to personal choice.

You might enjoy this book if you like:

1. AN EMOTIONAL PORTRAYAL OF GROWING UP AND GROWING INTO ONE’S SELF.
2. AN ADORABLE, SUPPORTIVE MOTHER WHO’S TRYING HER BEST TO BE THERE FOR HER SON.
3. A MEET-CUTE WHERE TWO PEOPLE HELP EACH OTHER HEAL FROM THEIR GRIEF.
4. FLOWERS WITH MEANINGS USED IN THE MOST ADORABLE WAYS.
5. STORIES WITHIN A STORY.

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley. What really hooked me in was the cover. How beautiful ❤️ The book itself was also different from many young adult books I’ve read. I felt badly for the main character as his story is quite heartbreaking. This book deals with a lot (loss, mental illness, life of a teenager, disappointments, etc)

Even being a YA book, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Young love for Kyle and Kimberly until the night of the tragic accident. It was raining. They were arguing. The events of that night completely change everyone’s world.

I really enjoyed the twist plot. Great shock!

Kyle and Kimberly are a match made on paper until Kimberly wants to go her own way. On a night that should be a highlight, turns into a nightmare Kyle must live through. All This Time explores what it means to love someone and the depths our brain will go to recover from devastation and loss. Daughtry and Lippincott build a world that seems tangible, the rips it away once you think everything is stable again. The plot lags at some points and do not really add to the story. The supporting characters are only superficially orbiting the main characters are are only there to fill gaps instead of round out the story. Kimberly is shallow and does not really invoke a sympathy or bond with the reader. The way she is portrayed at the start is cold and detached. While Kyle seems to be based on a stereotypical love struck puppy. There is nothing in the story that allows the characters to fully embody themselves and never get the chance to tackle the real issues besides love. Both authors had a chance to approach depression, death, expectation, relationship toxicity within the premise of the book but opted out to only do a surface level story.

I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I was not prepared for the twists of this book! Or the number of tears I shed. I typically don't cry while reading, but this book hit different (in a good way). This quote alone broke me, “For anyone who’s ever had a Marley. Never let her go.”

I was in awe of the writing and how flawless and effortless Daughtry and Lippincott made it seem. It was hard for me to put this book down. I didn't want their story to end but I was glad about the way it did.

While I typically shy away from contemporary reads, I was glad that I took a chance at this book. I loved the main characters, Kyle and Marley, and watching they grow throughout the story. I think this book speaks volumes and could help many other young adults struggling with the same situation.

I cannot wait to see what these two amazing authors do next!

Another hit from Daughtry. I devoured this book. The depth that is created in her writing sucks you in and you can’t put it down. The characters are deep are relatable. The story gave me all the feels.

This book is not your typical YA love story. It is so much more! On the night of their high school graduation, Kyle and Kimberly are in a horrible car accident. When Kyle wakes up, he learns that Kimberly is dead and he suffered a brain injury. Then he meets Marley, who is suffering from a loss of her own. Together, they slowly learn to live and love.

All This Time is a modern fairy tale about love and second chances. Kyle is desperately in love with Kim, and desperately heartbroken when she breaks up with him. When he wakes up in the hospital after a tragic car accident and finds that Kim is gone, he hits bottom. He suffered a brain injury in the accident and that, or life, make him see Kim everywhere until he feels like he's going insane. Kyle also is brought low by the guilt he feels from the accident and he's not afraid to wallow in it, a lot. Enter Marley, a young woman who has experienced tragedy herself. She helps pull Kyle out of his sorry and teaches him what it is like to live a real life again. People don't believe their love is real, but they know better and the end is satisfying.

Not a very happy book to start. If your teen is reading this keep lines open for discussion. The end wraps everything up nicely though. Lippincott and Daughtry have created interesting, if not lovable characters, and deal with trauma in a compassionate, real way. Fans of their other book - Five Feet Apart - will enjoy All This Time, as will readers of emotional YA fiction. . I am grateful to have read the ARC.

*** ARC provided by NetGalley for a free honest review***
I requested this ARC of this book be ours I absolutely loved 5 feet apart by the same author duo. They definitely hit this one out of the park as well. It took me a long time to write this review because I felt like I kept giving away the important parts of the story. The book deals with teenage loss and grief and friendship. It’s loaded with twists and turns sad parts, happy parts and was so good I just don’t want to give it away for you!

I have never read Five Feet Apart, but now I know that if you loved that book and you love a story about hopeless romantics? You will not be disappointed with this title. True love, friendship, and a twist that maybe I should have seen coming, but did NOT.

Looking for a little fairy-tale inspired escapism to soothe your soul during these troubled times? This is the book for you. Full of dreamscape, "All This Time" takes on grief and loss using fate and love as a cure-all, unabashedly.

While the book definitely takes a softer approach to grief and loss, focusing more on Kyle and Harley's reconstruction, it does look the trauma inflicted on young folks at sensitive times in their lives. But this story is first and foremost a fairy-tale love story, so don't go making it out to be something its not and blaming the writers when it don't go your way.

Go in looking for a little pixie dust inspiration and you'll have a hard time putting this book down.

A fascinating and unique teen romance with more twists than any thriller could deliver. When Kyle and his girlfriend end their perfect relationship on high school graduation night, a car crash leaves Kyle devastated and bereft. With the help of a mysterious stranger, Kyle learns that life can give you a second chance, if you're brave enough to take it.
In All This Time, we are given a deftly written portrayal of grief from the point of view of teenagers. Teenagers who love and grieve in equally large measures. Strained friendships, struggles to communicate, and the overwhelming pressure of grief is played out in realistic detail.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read and review this title. All opinions and mistakes are my own.

Full thoughts can be read at the link provided: https://twincitiesgeek.com/2020/10/all-this-time-is-oversaturated-with-plot-twists-and-cliches/

All This Time is a heavy hitting contemporary in a deceptively packaged as the cover is gorgeous while the story is messy, complex and real.

Now for me, its evocative prose and scenes were a plus in my book. As I have said in times past, I like books and stories that make me feel things, and there isn’t a steep learning curve where my wheelhouse is concerned. Some looking for happier reads might find it too heavy. You’ve been warned.

Our protagonist Kyle, former quarterback on his Varsity high school team, is so sure that he had life figured out. While at times he could be a little angsty- what YA male character isn’t- I found Kyle’s voice/author’s tone compelling and relatable. While there should be TWs for grief at the death of a loved one, survivor’s guilt, discussion of suicide, etc… the authors treat issues of grief and loss sensitively and honestly.

There were a handful of twists that I wasn’t expecting for a contemporary romance and there was even a point where I wondered what could possibly happen next.

Overall, we adored this book, gave it 5 stars and recommend to anyone who loves a solid social issue contemporary novel..

The authors of Five Feet Apart have taken their affinity for writing fairytales and crafted a page-turning narrative that will return hope to your heart.
Kyle and Kimberly were supposed to be together forever.

Then she broke up with him. Again.

But that’s not the most tragic thing that happens in the first chapter of All This Time, which sends Kyle on a difficult journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and healing.

You know … everything most great YA romances have on their ingredients list. Complete with a manic pixie dream girl who’s far too likable to disappear beneath the weight of the trope that surrounds her name.

If I’m being honest, I fully intended to give myself a week or so to chip away at yet another whimsical romance — I blame 2020’s ongoing quest to snuff out every spark of hope that’s had the potential to rekindle my love life, but I suppose there are much more pressing matters to use a book to escape from …
So when I read the entirety of All This Time in one sitting on an otherwise lonely Friday night — oops? — I knew I’d stumbled headfirst into a story I wouldn’t soon forget.

Perhaps my inevitable attraction to young adult romance stems from my love of John Green novels, arguably some of the most important books to have shaped my own ongoing journey as a writer. Love it or hate it, the manic pixie dream girl trope does one thing right: It almost always creates a narrative that makes you feel like you’re spinning in good kinds of circles as you turn from one page to the next.

After losing Kimberly, Kyle struggles to find his footing. And as you might expect — like magic — Marley appears just when he needs her to materialize before his eyes.

But don’t judge this tale before you make your full way through it. As I discovered sometime around midnight, there’s a twist about three-fourths of the way through that will prompt you to look up from the page and ask, out loud — “What did I just read?” — yes, out loud, to yourself, in the middle of the night.

One measure of a good book is, after all, how often you talk to it as if that will ease all your concerns about the pages to come.
When you read a lot of books, it’s not very often a twist can still surprise and delight you as much as this one did for me.

Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott are brilliant storytellers with a knack for perfectly balancing heartbreak and hope. Every time you think things are finally turning around for each character, lightning strikes. But things always end in a major key — they wouldn’t call them fairytales if they didn’t.

There truly is no better time to escape into a dream-like romance where love can’t break your heart, tragedy can’t steal your joy, and everyone gets the happy ending they deserve.

If you’ve read Five Feet Apart, you already know that a good love story can’t thrive without its fair share of twists and turns. There will be sad moments. There will be happy ones. There will be moments you’ll question whether or not the story might go the way you’re expecting … or somewhere completely off the familiar path.

But the whole time, you’re not thinking about your own lost love or your real-world worries. Which is exactly what a romance novel should accomplish, at the end of it all.

Sometimes it takes a modern-day fairytale to remind you it’s OK to believe in love, in the happily ever afters that some days seem so difficult to find.

We all deserve a happy ending. Even if it comes to us in the form of a book.

AAAHHHH! Better than I'd hoped - I was so captured by Kyle's story I powered through the book to find out how it ends and already am looking forward to rereading it. A couple twists were predictable but one had me flipping back a few pages to slow down and read them again, just to see if I"d missed something. What a fun book to read - grown-ups of teens might liken/compare it to "What Dreams May Come" from the late 1990s. I can't wait to get a paper copy for my classroom to share with students - a male protagonist makes this story appealing to a wider number of readers. So, so good! Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to preview #AllThisTime by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott. I loved it!

This book wasn't written for me, a 36-year-old woman, it was written for a teenage girl. And, a teenage girl would really like it. As an adult, jaded by life experience and reading too many YA books, I found the writing bland and juvenile. The book has a "twist" but it was pretty predictable. It is a sort of impossible love story, shrouded in tragedy, but again, I didn't feel anything because I've read this book 100 times before.

However, for my classroom library, this is a book I would definitely purchase. I can think of the exact reader that this would appeal to. Teenage girls who aren't as old and jaded as me would enjoy this story and likely not find the twist predictable. The romance is sweet and pretty innocent. I like that it was told by the male protagonist instead of the girl, too. Kids that liked Five Feet Apart would definitely enjoy this.