It was good. Characters and the plot was nice but the was it was written was not really my style. Love every else though.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC, and these are my honest thoughts on the book. In short, this book wasn't very memorable for me and I didn't feel as connected and engrossed as I nomally am with other books I read. I thought maybe because it was set in High School setting I couldn't connect, however I am able to read other YA books without issue. It was a tad overdramatic for my taste, and I also felt that the book was rather rushed.

I also felt that the characters were kind of stereotypical, but overall it is a quick and easy read. It wouldn't be my first choice, but still a cute romance.

This book was better than I expected. However, I feel as if this book was rushed at parts! The main characters started dating a bit too son in my opinion, and they weren’t truly rivals in my opinion. The main character also lacked a lot and were written to be too much of the “not like the others” kind of character which took away from them.

I’m such a dump for a fake dating / sports romance kinda situation and this was really nice! I loved all characters, the overall story was nice as well. Some parts were a bit cringe but it was good.

This was a DNF- thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read! Just couldn't get into this one. Felt super flat to me!

This was a quick read for me, but my problem is that it didn't leave me with any impressions. Most of the time, it was underwhelming and forgettable.

I usually love a sports romance, but this one just wasn't for me. It went too fast, and it was just...eh. It needed a little more depth.

This was a really quick read for me and that may have been part of of the problem for me as I didn't connect with the characters much. I thought the main character could have had more depth.

Fake dating, sports romance with reality tv? Normally I’d be all for it but unfortunately this book left much to be desired. I almost DNF’d but overall it was not for me.

Oh, I wished I loved it, but saddly I just didn't
This was a cute read, but not really my cup of tea.

Thrilling read! I was able to connect with all of the characters and throughly enjoyed the story the author painted.

Honestly, I would be mad at the FMC if her uncle took away tuition money and forced their academy to the lowest of the lowest. I totally understand where the rest of the characters are coming from.

fake dating, sports romance AND reality tv? sign me UP.

This was such a cute and easy read and is written in first person.

Based in a school setting, and around tennis which I found interesting as it's not the most popular sport to feature in books. A School scandal involving our FMC's family sets us off to an interesting start as she just wants a normal last year.

What's more normal than your school being the set for a new TV show?

FMC pines for the MMC but it was a cute story and. a nice refreshing read!

A romance set around the world of tennis. That I ended up hating. But that shouldn't surprise me as I hate tennis.

All-Star Love has enemies to lovers, fake dating, etc. Maisie is the typical protagonist who declares she's not like other girls. Nope.

Maisie Maxwell is entering her senior year at the boarding school for promising young tennis players founded by her uncle. She’s set up for success except for one small problem – her uncle has sent the school into a scandalous tailspin after skipping town with the school’s tuition money. With the rest of the student body turning against her, Maisie vows to finish her final year of high school with a laser focus on a college scholarship. That is, until the school announces a new partnership with a reality show to help the academy reclaim their reputation, bringing with it Shane Wagner, one of the world’s top young tennis talents and a total heartthrob to boot. With Shane and Maisie both facing ridicule from their classmates, they must band together to take control of the reality show’s narrative and save their school from utter humiliation.

This was a surprisingly fun ride! Though I have aged out of the traditional demographic of this book’s readers, there was just so much to love about this book. Though the storyline itself is a little unbelievable, it was so fun and entertaining and I loved every second of it. The characters are hilarious and quirky, the reality show element was a really fun premise, and I love any book that takes place in an academic setting. This book really combined all of my favorite romance tropes – fake dating, enemies to lovers, and a celebrity dating an average joe. I am eager to see if Scott turns this one into a series – I’ve grown really attached to the characters and can’t wait to see what they do next!

Thank you to Stephanie J. Scott and NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I mean, it wasn't a bad book, but it was like, dramatic, and I don't really see the point of the book. But I did enjoy reading it, so yeah. There was nothing really memorable about the book, so that's it for the review. Pick it up if you have nothing else to read

Ouff the way this almost put me into a reading slump. I wanted to DNF this book but kept pushing hoping it got better, eventually it did (only a bit tho). Genuinely I only got interesting in this book after about 40% of it which is honestly a little long for this genre.

The characters were frustrating to deal with. Like why is the FMC trying so hard to put herself in situations where she’s clearly not wanted like bbg don’t do that to yourself. The premise of this book seemed really cool, it had some nice tropes too but it sucks that Justice wasn’t done to it.

Tbh, wouldn’t recommend :/

The story in and of itself had a lot of potential with the promise of an elite athletic academy that fosters competition, where an enemies to lovers trope happens mixed with some scandal, however, in reality, we get insta-love (they literally "fall" for each other in the first 100 pages), and of course, stereotyping: as a Slav, it is my utmost pleasure reading a book by an American author that introduces a Slavic woman and paints her out to be a robot whose only purpose is to be a great athlete and to stir some drama. Add the characters' constant mixing between her being Russian and Ukrainian since it is apparently the same (and during this time with the conflict that has been happening since 2014????), and Sveta being unable to speak proper English, you get a Slav's dream (at least she was not promiscuous).
Continuing on to our main character, Maisie, who is not like the other girls, because she does not dress up or wear makeup when she goes out, she likes to eat greasy food and she still has a great body, she does not engage in the drama because it is beneath her--it felt like the author is still stuck in the 2010-2015 era of YA novels. There was no depth to Maise; she was so unlikeable that it made me want to DNF this book.

Maise is back at the boarding school where she plays tennis for her senior year. Only, this year it's a total mess because her uncle - once a coach at the school - stole a bunch of money and ran off. And everyone is blaming Maise! Then, the school decides to go on a reality school, and adds in a few "high profile" tennis players to make the show look better.

If that wasn't bad enough, Maise hits one of them in the face with a tennis ball - not on purpose, she swears!

This is 100% a light and cute YA/teen book. And for that market, it's perfect. It's got drama between best friends, two people who aren't supposed to be together but find they're great outcasts together, and a Hollywood producer willing to do anything to get ahead - thus bringing everyone together against her. 3.75/5 stars, and a great beach read.

I was provided an ARC copy of this book through Netgalley. My thanks to the publisher and the author for providing it to me.