I love reading Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal last year.
To see another novel written by Schreiber was so exciting.
I couldn’t get enough of this heartfelt and totally unputdownable story.
The characters were all really well written, and I appreciated the relationships they had with each other as well as with other side characters.
I thought this was such a relatable and beautifully written novel.
With just the right amount of emotion to keep me so engaged and focused.
I adored this book and I’m looking forward to seeing what Gretchen Schreiber creates next.

This was such an interesting book that peaked my interest from the beginning of the blurb. Once I got into it, it was interesting and I loved the disability representation most of all. However, it just felt very predictable to me and don’t get me wrong, I love a good love triangle because there’s always someone you root for more, in my case I was cheering for Leo, however it just felt hard to see a good in Piper’s friends, which really made it difficult since they were with her so much. I’m not a big YA reader as much anymore, but this one was still very interesting, and I definitely recommend it to younger audiences!

The premise of the story sounded really good, unfortunately it did not play out well as a read. I was hopeful in the beginning with the wishing fountain and thinking it may be a little more of a fairytale where wishes come true. In a way it was, but not in the way I thought. It was more of a forced fairytale come true. It was also a bit predictable. There were some good lessons learned in the end, but it was a struggle just to get there. It is considered a YA book and I can see where it could be an interesting read for that age group, but in my opinion, it was too long and drawn out to be enjoyable. Piper the main character had a disability, a better description to visualize what she was going through would have been helpful. This story was missing that visualization throughout. The other thing I did not care for was the manipulation the aunts held over Piper, when all they really cared about was their own agenda. I appreciate that the relationships were held to mild kissing, but I didn’t care for the foul language. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Piper’s family owns Hadley’s Treasures and hopes to one day take over. She also hopes to feel Fate guide her to meet her one true love like the rest of the Hadleys in her family. So far, it hasn’t happened. And her Aunt Shelly believes it’s because of her own mother who divorced her one true love. Now, they’ve decided they have to get Piper’s parents back together, and Piper is just the person to do it. And if she happens to find her fated love, then all the better.

I had such mixed feelings about this book. It started off really well, and I really tried to put myself in the FMC’s shoes and I understood how she felt having such thoughts ingrained into her mind by her family, especially her aunts, just truly wanting what they had no matter what and no matter how others felt about it.

I admired Piper’s determination and her sticking to her beliefs despite what her friends thought, and they were vocal about the whole fated stuff. I’m surprised they stuck with her with how she seemed to just ignore how they felt and only thought about herself.

Before I get into that, I really liked the idea of the story and the idea of the romance, like I said, it started out good. The romance itself I think would have been lovely, but the execution was off. I also think if the book was shorter, it would have made the story more enjoyable since everything would have been resolved sooner and quicker.

I loved the friendship and the focus on family and familial relationships and how they can change and coping.

I appreciated Piper and how strongly she felt about finding a fated match and keeping it. She does have growth in this book, but I think it dragged on unnecessarily and she just seemed like such a rude and uncaring friend. She had two friends who really cared for her, and yet all she ever talked about was herself and finding her fated love. This got to the point that her friends were keeping secrets from her and she wondered why. Or she wondered why Leo would ignore her, and yet she would turn around and do the same. It’s like it was only okay for HER to have secrets or for HER to do the ignoring, not the other way around. She was rather selfish. And it was sad because she had these amazing friends who still put up with her, and yet it took forever for her to realize that.

Which is why I wish the book was shorter because it just went on and on about Piper and finding her true love while everyone else suffered, including her parents. Piper did grow in the end, but like I said, it was too long to me.

It’s also very YA focused. Definitely more for younger generation, and maybe I would have liked it more when I was younger, but I’ve read great YA books, this one just seemed for an even younger age group.

It’s an okay story. It’s definitely middle of the road for me, so solid 3 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Heartfelt and refreshingly authentic, "All the Stars Align" brilliantly executes the friends-to-lovers trope with a perfect balance of swoon-worthy moments and genuine emotional depth. The disability representation felt authentic and natural by being present and impactful without defining the protagonist, which is exactly what I love to see. The family dynamics explored themes of tradition, belonging, and self-acceptance and had my heart feeling cleaved in two for Piper. However, for me, Leo's character steals the show as the pining best friend turned dating coach. There's a lot of tension that builds with each interaction between him and Piper that felt natural to the plot. The love triangle outcome was predictable, but that is what I like most.

I enjoyed reading All the Stars Align by Gretchen Schreiber. You will fall in love with all the characters. I received an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely. Happy Reading!

I’m always happy to see disabilities represented in romances, as Piper is a girl with a physical disability that makes her feel different from others. This is a cute, charming, and angsty romance that demonstrates that the love you’re seeking may be right in front of you.

There's a hint of magic in the fact that Piper’s family believes in fated love, or the Blessing. However, things seem a bit off course recently, especially with her parents getting divorced. Piper is determined to listen to fate, even though she doubts that anyone would want her because of her disability. So, she asks her best friend Leo to help her learn how to flirt and win over the guy she thinks fate may have chosen for her.

I enjoyed Piper’s small friend group, which includes Leo and Diana, especially Diana, who always seemed to know what was happening and had a bit of a snarky attitude. Piper is going through a lot, and while she tends to self-deprecate - something most teenagers do, if not all of us at some point - I think it’s important to remember that these are high schoolers, and the author portrays that well.

In the end, Piper made important choices and ultimately reached heartfelt realizations. Overall, it was a light and tender YA romance, and I enjoyed spending time with these characters.

3.5 ⭐️
Thank you @wednesdaybooks @stmartinspress and @gretch_schreiber for the gifted book and ebook via #NetGalley. #SMPInfluencer

Thank you to Gretchen Schreiber, the publisher, and NetGalley for an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book.

The story is about a girl, Piper, whose family has a gift of knowing their true loves form sight. Piper is feeling pressure from her aunts to find "her guy." She ends up meeting one at a party and reaches out to her best friend, Leo, to help her get a second chance with this guy until Leo expresses his love for Piper.

I'd say that this is a light-hearted, cute little romance but didn't even closely blow me away. I didn't really like any of the characters and, honestly, the book is fairly forgettable. I am writing this review a few weeks after finishing and, truth be told, can barely remember what it was about. But, my initial response was 3 stars, and I'll stick to that.

While the premise of this book sounds sweet, the reality is somewhat creepy. The way Piper sees Forest and immediately becomes convinced that he is her forever person is more disturbing than romantic. It takes two to fall in love at first sight; otherwise, it's just an unrequited crush, and Forest does not seem particularly interested in Piper when they first meet. If he could hear her thoughts, he probably would have run away screaming, thinking that she was a crazy stalker, and he would have good reason to.

It is hard to care about the character of Forest anyway because he is not very developed. The story concentrates more on the relationship and interactions between Piper and Leo. Forest is more of a plot device to keep Leo and Piper apart; otherwise, there would be no story. As for Leo, his feelings for Piper are sweet, but he handles them quite immaturely, so it's hard to care about him either or feel like he would be better for Piper.

It is also incomprehensible that Piper, who has lovely, caring parents who encourage her to be herself and choose her own path in life, is more interested in following the expectations of her narrow-minded and controlling aunts. The aunts are actually quite disturbing on a whole other level as they enlist Piper in their scheme to reunite her divorced parents, a scheme which resorts to outrageously extreme methods. These are not the kind of family members she should want to idolize and emulate; these are the kind of family members she should want to run away from and cut out of her life.

Thank you St. Martin's Press/ Wednesday Books/ Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book. I truly do appreciate it.

All the women in Piper's family know who their true love will be at first sight, complete with all the butterflies, heart eyes and the gut instinct. The kind of love lasts forever. Piper grew up with her families epic love stories, like something out of a fairytale and she's longing for the day she will start her love story. However she already feels singled out of her family because of her physical disability. She collects another strike against her, when her parents announce that they are getting divorced. Which convinces her that she is doomed. When she finally sees her true love at a party, she is determined to get her love story and earn a spot in her family. After completely messing up their very first meeting, she realizes that she needs help from her best friend Leo, who is kind of a love expert since he's dated so many girls. Except Leo and Piper haven't talked in six months, since he decided he needed a "break" from their friendship.

The cover of this book is stunning and I love it, but the inside of the book not so much. She was a little too obsessed with fate in my opinion. I swear if I hear one more thing about the blessing or fate I think I might scream. If I counted how many times this girl said the word fate it would probably be 300 times oh my goodness. This girl was obsessed with finding her true love, but I just couldn't handle hearing about fate every other sentence.

I do think other people might enjoy this book, especially the young girls like 12-14 maybe, this book just didn't work for me. I also did not know that the kids int his book were 18 I thought they were 14, because of the way the acted towards each other and together. The aunts also acted like children, I know you family has this blessing but not everyone's life needs to revolve around that it's great if yours does and your secure but the aunts need to see that not everyone member of their family is going to be like them. I just felt like there were a lot of things that I didn't like about the book.

I don't think this book was for me, but hopefully their are a lot of you out their that enjoy this book. Happy Reading!!!

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for access to this title. All opinions expressed are my own.

In Piper's family, it is said that fate will help you find your one true love. Piper has heard this all of her life and believes it in so fervently that she cannot accept her parents' recent divorce or that the boy she has known all her life might be tired of feeling like Piper doesn't even see him as anything more than a friend.


In a novel all about fate and love, Piper must also search to discover that sometimes what we really desire is more important than trying to please others.

It was cute and cozy and had a very nice story to it that kept me reading the pages. Also, I was entranced by the novel being inspired by Taylor Swift's Enchanted. I could certainly see this novel becoming a movie. It had a nice message about it.


#AlltheStarsAlign #NetGalley.
Expected Publication 01/04/25
Goodreads review. 31/03/25

3.25 stars

A coming-of-age romance of a girl torn between two boys - one the fated love that she has been told her whole life she’ll know the moment she meets, and one the best friend who has known and loved her their whole lives. It seems like it might be an easy decision, but in which way?

Piper is committed to following the family traditions because she desperately wants to fit in somewhere and this feels like her only chance, considering her visible physical differences. At times, though, it felt like she was being needlessly cruel and thoughtless with Leo’s feelings, because I’m not sure how he could be more obvious. The scenes where Piper asks him to help her connect with Forest felt out of place because not only is that mean to Leo, but if he’s fated to be your true love, sure that means you don’t have to try so hard? The part that felt truly terrible, though, was the kissing “practice” scene - such a terrible idea.

While I was a little frustrated at Piper going back and forth between her choices, I appreciated the message of this book - that there’s more than one life or person you can be happy with; that family are the people who support and love you no matter what, not necessarily the people you are related to by blood; that living a life you’re not passionate about is less than you deserve. Sometimes those themes felt a little heavy-handed in their manner of communication, but they are important and relevant for YA stories especially. I could really feel the connection between Piper and Leo especially, and though I was sad for Piper’s parents, their story of love not being enough for a happy marriage is also an important lesson to learn.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for an advance copy of this book for review purposes! It releases this Tuesday, April 1!

This was such a wonderful heartfelt young adult story of young love, fate, teenage angst and growing up. Piper has grown up with her family having a belief that they have a blessing that by Fate that they know their true love by sight. Piper’s Aunts have their own stories and her parents have their story, she is a senior in high school and is anxiously awaiting her fate to appear. She finds herself in a bit of a love triangle after crushing on her best friend, Leo but feels pulled toward Forest- her true love. It’s magical and such a sweet young adult story.

The quick cut: A teen girl with a physical disability finds herself desperate to prove she's like the rest of her family when it comes to love.

A real review:
Thank you to Wednesday Books for providing the arc for an honest review.

Family legacies can be tricky. While they may give you a built in goal or destiny, they can also feel constraining in the way that they don't let you really do what you want. For Piper, that's very true with her family that believes in Fate and true love.

Piper's family has a blessing: they all know when they meet their true love at first sight. Sealed with a kiss, each of her family members talks about the epic love they have. So when her parents get divorced, she's afraid it will curse her to never get her true love. Can she follow the family legacy?

I wanted to like this book so bad and it has all the elements to be a good book for me. Unfortunately, I ended up hating all the characters by the end because in this scenario: everyone sucks.

Let me explain: this is your classic rom-com scenario where the girl's best friend is secretly in love with her. The best friend guides the girl on seducing her goal guy. There's a plethora of movies on it.

Except here's the problem: everyone makes choices here that makes them a bad guy. The best friend helps the girl, but then sabotages her. The girl plays two guys while she figures out what she wants. She manipulates her parents to get them to get back together. It's rude, selfish, and mean.

While the main character has physical disabilities, it's barely even addressed as an important part of her life. Such a missed opportunity to address a topic many with disabilities struggle with.

A young adult story with unlikable characters.

My rating: 2.5 out of 5

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Wednesday Books for this advanced copy.! You can pick up All the Stars Align on April 1, 2025.

This was a cute, entertaining read full of teenage angst, loving but overbearing family members, and thoughts on how we view our choices in the world. I thought Gretchen's writing was sweet, and I loved the disability rep we see on the page. Leo and Piper's friendship was everything to me, and though love triangles tend to be predictable, I still found this one endearing. Pick up if you want a cute YA read!

This was a cute YA romance with Piper that has a family secret about finding true love. Piper has out a lot of pressure on herself with wanting to help the family business, mend her parents' broken marriage and find her true love. She meets Forest and has an instant connection.

The story follows Piper and her 2 friends and how they navigate their friendship as well as first love. It's a bit of a love triangle and the story is predictable but cute.

Thank you @wednesdaybooks for a copy of this.

My thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Books/St. Martin's Publishing for the ARC of "All The Stars Align' in exchange for an honest review.

The stars do indeed align here........meaning that a reader can see the finale of this book coming from its description alone and without having to read a single page of it. Which begs the question - well then, why would we?

Why in the world would we pick up another "girl-enlists-her-lifelong-childhood=friend-to-help-her-win-the-boy-she's-in-love-with=when-she-can't-see-her-true-love's-right-in-front-of-her' story?

The simple answer (and challenge for any author who attempts such a book).......you gotta have a gimmick .

It's not enough to make your characters sympathetic, cute, handsome likeable and altogether adorable and worthy of us rooting for them. Because pretty much ALL the books in this genre capably accomplish that goal. And 'All The Stars Align' is no exception.

An author has to find some sort of suitable, formidable roadblock to throw into the path of our eventual lovey-doveys. In this case, it's literally Fate with a capital F.......in the form of 'The Blessing', a magical moment of soulmate revelations that strike the women of 18 year old Piper's family. But Piper worries her path to that bibbity-bobby-boo moment will elude her for two major reasons. First, her mother has committed the blasphemous act of divorcing her father, an outrageous repudiation of the 'Blessing'. Secondly, a painful childhood of spinal fusion operations has left her with physical disabilities, fostering her feeling that she's an oddball anomaly not just among her peer, but in the perfect romantic history of her family.

Piper's determined to achieve the expected goals of her mom's sisters,, the meddling aunts who run the jewelry store where Piper works part time. #1. snag the One, when the B word finally hits her like a ton of bricks. #2 - help her aunts bring her mom and dad back together.. #3 - take over running her aunts' store even though her talents lie in science rather than business.

When the thing-we-shall-not-name strikes her lovelorn at a party, Piper enlists the aid of her lifelong boy pal Leo to instruct her in the nurturing of her love for Forest, who's apparently the Designated-Forever-Whatever. She takes on this Mission Impossible, despite her.........(wonder I'm going to write next).....lifelong, suppressed feelings for Leo.

Come on, now. Do I really need to describe what transpires through the rest of this book to the end? Didn't think so.

I kid a lot but truth be told, I'm no different from thousands of other readers who can't resist this genre. And no I couldn't stop reading until that satisfying ending gets duly delivered. The magical stuff doesn't really come off too well. (Instead of warm 'n cozy comic relief, the aunts seem more like an annoying religious cult.). As much I'm cheering on Piper, her path to common sense began to test my patience after a while.

With a plot this familiar and done so many times, you're either all in or doing upward eye-rolls. But if you're addicted to love stories you'll have to decide if the whole Blessing/Fate thing was worth throwing into the mix. And I'm not sorry I stuck with it. Cause, you know, they're all sympathetic, cute handsome, adorable etc, etc. etc...........

4.5/5 ⭐️
For anyone who loves the idea of the dating coach from Bridgerton season 3, but was then disappointed when it lasted for only a hot minute….well buckle up, cause this is the book for you.

When I say I love YA romcoms, this is what I mean. The drama. The yearning. Exceptional. It’s friends to lovers but also dating coach. So that means extra cute moments that will make your heart flutter while simultaneously crushing you as one yearns harder.

I also loved the disability rep. It’s there, it affects her, but it’s not the whole story, cause their whole life is made up of so much more than their disability. Like finding love and dealing with family traditions. I really liked the conflict and conversation had with the latter.

Overall, this was such a cute story that I devoured in one day. I really enjoyed this author’s first book, now I think they’re an insta-buy for me. So if you need a cute romcom that does have great message while sending your emotions on a rollercoaster, I recommend this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for providing an advance reader copy of this book for my honest review.

Piper and Leo are best friends who have a fall out when Piper gets obsessed with finding her 'fated mate' - the one every woman in her family is destined to find and fall in love with. Not wanting to stand in Piper's way, Leo asks for a break, making them both miserable. While I loved the disability rep in this book (Piper has Scoliosis) I am not a big fan of the fate vs choice debate and that was what this YA romcom was all about. Good on audio but just an okay read for me and not as strong as the author's debut for me. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital and physical copy and @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review!

Piper's family is gifted (or cursed) with finding their true love and she is desperately waiting for the start of her own love story. However, Piper and her family fear that she will never meet the person because her mother has divorced her own true love. When Piper is faced with the possibility of her true love and a flame from the past, she must make the difficult decision of what her next step will be.

This book was a solid romance novel that did drag near the end. However, the disability representation was well done and adds a key voice to teen novels.