Mind=blown. I have never read anything like this...especially from Jamie McGuire. I love her and everything she writes, and this was no exception.
I figured out the twist about 1/2 way through, but it was fun to see if I was correct. I would recommend this book to even the toughest book critics.

I love Jamie McGuire’s books and this one did not disappoint. Catherine and Elliot spent one summer together two years ago before Catherine’s world came crashing down around her. Now Elliot’s back and he’s determined to win her forgiveness for leaving. Catherine wants nothing more than to have Elliot in her life but the mystery of what is happening at home is preventing them from moving forward. McGuire weaves a compelling story without making the reader tear their hair out at what we don’t know and it’s a wonderfully delivered plot twist.

This is the first book by Jamie McGuire that I haven’t loved! I am so disappointed in myself. I wanted to enjoy it, I wanted to be sucked in and enthralled by the mystery of the story but I just couldn’t.

Unfortunately, I didn’t feel the pull to keep on reading deep into the night, desperate to know the “secret’. I felt like story dragged a bit at times.

Sadly, I DNF’d at 45%. The plan is most certainly to finish the book, intrigued to see how the story continues. But for the time being, I will be leaving at 45%.

An intriguing YA story that grips you from the start. Great character development and a hidden element that keeps you hooked until the end. Highly recommend this book.

I absolutely LOVED this book. I’m still reeling from what I’ve just read. All The Little Lights is haunting, and heartbreakingly astounding. My heart aches for Catherine with every word I read. I wanted so much for her as I was reading, she felt like a good friend who was in trouble and needed help.

Jamie McGuire Captured the essence of the characters perfectly creating a profoundly dark and heartbreaking story. Extremely well written and detailed, each character in this book felt vividly real. I could picture each character perfectly and at times I felt like my skin was crawling.

I wish I could give this more than 5 stars because it has left me utterly mystified. This is a book that you will not be able to put down. This is a story that will haunt you, and elicit emotions you didn’t think yourself capable of having for fictional characters. Do yourself a favor and add this to your TBR, Pre-Order it, and once it comes read it and savor it. Every last word. Because it will be a book you remember.

2.5 stars

This is the first book I've read by McGuire. I've heard good things about her books, but this wasn't quite what I was expecting. It dragged a bit too much for me, though it did pick up by the end. However, it was a bit too late, in my opinion. The mystery wasn't as compelling as I had hoped. This book deals with topics that could be a trigger for some readers (such as mental illness, racism, bullying, and domestic abuse).

Longtime fans of McGuire will likely enjoy her latest release.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley, but I wasn't required to leave a positive review.

All the Little Lights was a magnificent coming of age story with a twist. This YA themed book also held much more serious issues than the normal high school drama. I adored the relationship between Catherine and Elliott. It was a sweet, respectful friendship that turned in to more. Elliott's protectiveness was sweet while she took care of him as well. I read this book in one day (staying up very late) because it captivated me from moment one.
Catherine is a sweet, shy, smart girl who has a stressful home life that only becomes significantly worse when her father is no longer around. Elliott is the boy who visits his aunts in the summers and is automatically drawn to Catherine and seeks out a friendship with her which eventually becomes more. Elliotts mom takes him away when Catherine needs him the most and they two do not see each other again for years. When they reunite they are both different people; Catherine mentally and emotionally and Elliott physically. After some resistance, Catherine realizes the friend she has and cant turn him away no matter how much she wants to. Their souls are drawn to each other. Their loyalty and desire to protect the other, however, may ultimately be their demise. She doesn't want to hold him back but she cannot leave her home and her mother. He is willing to throw away his future to stay with her, but she wont let him. When their world begins to crash around them they cannot help but stick by one another though. Will Catherine's secrets tear them apart? Will Elliott'a mom convince him that Catherine is no good for him? Or will love and devotion win out?

What a lovely story covering first love and high school teen drama, as well as being sweet, it also had some, in my mind, angsty chapters, it definitely kept me on my toes. The story follows Elliott Youngblood and Catherine Calhoun who bond as youngsters when Elliott spends summers at his Aunt’s home in Catherine’s hometown of Oak Creek. A town full of small minded people with chips on their shoulders. That aside they bond and become lifelong friends until tragedy strikes and the two only men in Catherine’s life desert her, leaving her alone with a mother too tied up in her own life to be bothered by Catherine. At the age of 17 Elliott ups and leaves his family home so that he can be with Catherine in Oak Creek, but Catherine’s been keeping secrets at their bed and breakfast, secrets she doesn’t want anyone to ever find out. Can Elliott earn Catherine’s trust and break down her walls? I was on tender hooks throughout waiting for what? I didn’t know, the funny thing is, that when it happened I wasn’t as affected as I was expecting. Not make any sense? I apologise, not a lot I can say without giving the game away. Suffice to say, I had a lot of theories, but I’ve got to say I was way off base with most of them. The writing was faultless, the story, brilliant. The first half did however drag a little, I’m so glad that I stuck with it though, I couldn’t put the last chapters down, I was hanging on every word. I was provided with an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is my honest review.

Catherine Calhoun and Elliott Youngblood meet one summer and spend every day together getting to know each other and falling in love as kids. Then Elliott is forced to leave Catherine without a goodbye. After two years, he's finally able to get back to her, but she can't forgive him for breaking his promise.

Through the past two years, Catherine has kept many secrets to herself and isn't willing to break down her walls for just anyone. Shortly after she's finally able to forgive him, Elliott is accused of wrong doings by the police and Catherine must decide which is more important to her - keeping her secrets or keeping Elliott.

I loved the characters of Catherine and Elliott. They were adorable together! Elliott was so sweet, caring, and despite his anger at times, he was just amazing. Very likeable. This book was told from alternating POVs from Catherine and Elliott, but mostly Catherine. I would of loved to see more from Elliott or even from the guests' POV! That would of been fun.

I hate to say it, but about half way through the novel, something wasn't adding up to me and I had a feeling about what the "twist" was. And I was right. Granted, I think Jamie McGuire did a good job of conveying what she was trying to accomplish, I just picked up on little subtle hints here and there.

I was so happy to have been given the opportunity to receive an advanced reader's copy from one of my favorite authors.

Rated 4/5 little lights

Every Summer Elliott Youngblood would come and stay with his Aunt Leigh and Uncle John in the small town where his mother grew up. He would come to get a break from his arguing parents. One summer, he was climbing a tree and spotted a young girl named Catherine. From that Summer, they would hang out and became the best of friends. The pair were inseparable, and Elliott found a friend with Catherine despite the growing rumors of her odd family. One Summer, Catherine arrived home to find her dad had, had a heart attack and died and to make matters worse, her best friend had gone without a word as that same day Elliott's mother Kay had come to take Elliott home. A couple of years pass, and the two loose contact, Elliott, however, had always and will forever love Catherine and made it his goal to return and move in with his Aunt so he can be closer to Catherine again. However, the Catherine he knew is gone, and this new Catherine has pushed everyone away. Can Elliott woo Catherine and regain her friendship and trust? During the book, we also read that Catherine's life isn't the greatest with her mother turning her house into a boarding home and having an endless array of visitors throughout the door. Just as Catherine is falling hard for Elliott, the mean girl Presley goes missing, and Elliott is the main suspect. Can Elliott prove to Catherine that he didn't do anything? I have to say the major twist in the end with this book, I did not see coming but after reading it - it did make a lot of sense. I will leave you with the knowledge that this book deals with Mental Illnesses and Domestic Abuse, so if that is a trigger be prepared. If you are in the mood for a book that will blow you away, then add Jamie McGuire's new May release to your must-read lists.

I went into this book completely blind and OH...MY...GOD....I don't even know where to begin. This was such a unique and creative story with lots of little moving pieces. It was a bit of a love story and a whole lot of something else.

I absolutely loved Elliot. Despite his rough family and home life, his love for Catherine and just his overall character were remarkable. Catherine was such a complex character throughout the whole book. There were so many sides to her: the caring daughter, the bullied student, the reclusive and strange girl, and the responsible, hard-working, mature beyond her years teenager.

I read this book in one sitting. It was engaging and thought provoking and had a profound ending. Wow...just Wow!!!

All the Lights was an amazing beautiful romance! It gave me chills! I couldn’t put it down! I absolutely loved it!!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own

I was so surprised by this wonderful book. I love Jamie and her stories. I was not expecting this book at all. I have read most if her bioks and this one drewme in andbheld me hostage until i finahed it. It is a definite five star read and one i reccomend highly. Although i was expecting aomething different, it did not disappoint. Live Elliot and catherine. Their story is a inteiguing, spellbinsing story for all to read

Oh. My. God. What did I just read?!?

Seriously dying over this book. Just when you think you know what’s going on, you’re wrong. You’ll eventually think you really do have it figured out this time but guess what??? Wrong again! I neglected all my responsibilities (apologies to my 6 year old for the last minute birthday cake...) I seriously could. Not. Stop. Reading. I just had to know what the heck was going on.

I’m usually pretty good about figuring out the ending ahead of time, but this one freaking blew me away. I literally stopped at the turning point and went back like “wait, what? WHAT??”

It’s a must read. Huge kudos to Jamie for not rushing the story along, I love when a book is clearly given equal attention from the first to the last chapter.

I received an ARC for an honest review. This book was very interesting. I knew it was going to be a love story but there was so much more than the love between Catherine and Elliot. It is a dual POV book. I really liked seeing each of their perspectives. The mystery is something that is quiet twisted. The secret that Catherine has to keep really puts the entire book in turmoil. Elliot was such a sweetheart. He wasn’t the perfect boy and that is what made him so realistic. He had his faults but he knew that he did and was always trying to be better. His devotion to Catherine was incredibly sweet. I would for sure recommend this book. When it comes out you really should buy it and read it immediately.

The story of 2 kids with a bit of a crap life. Fighting parents, jobs lost, hardly no friends. And they find solace in each other.....which turns into more.

Although it felt like it dragged in places, it was beautiful. I really loved Elliott and Catherine.

'His words felt like a sunrise, a sunset, a beautiful dream, waking from a nightmare. It was every wonderful moment balled into one.'

But that secret though....never saw that coming in the slightest!!!

I was provided an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

In telling Catherine and Elliot’s story the author touches on many topics, including racism, bullying, friendship, small town dynamics and a secret that Catherine in keeping. The secret is a rather big angle in the story and I thought at one point I had the "it" figured out, just not the why. Boy was I wrong (yet right also), that was a twist that I never would have guessed. The secret and the mystery surrounding certain things is what finally made me stick with the book and finish it after a very slow start. Overall it made the book redeeming for me. If you are looking for a good read with a twist and you can handle a slow start then I recommend you read this book. #NetGalley #AllTheLittleLights

Jamie Mcguire is the author of one of my most favorite books ever: Beautiful Disaster. So, when I saw that I received this ARC from the publisher/NetGalley, I was beyond ecstatic. I handed off our baby to my husband, and settled in on my papasan, holding onto my kindle for dear life.

The story is told in first person point of view, alternating between the main characters, Elliot and Catherine. I did notice that there were more chapters from Catherine's POV compared to Elliot's, and I found myself wanting more of the latter. Elliot and Catherine meet in early high school, but were separated due to family circumstances. When they reunite during their senior year, they try to make their relationship work, but secrets and mysteries prove to make things difficult.

In comparison to Jamie McGuire's other books, I found myself not as invested in Catherine and Elliot's relationship, but I'll admit they do have their cute moments. The book started off kind of slow, when we were introduced to how Elliot and Catherine met. In the second half of the book, things really picked up. There were hints at something Catherine was hiding about her family/home, which was really intriguing! I found myself not being able to put down my kindle because I just had to find out what the gosh darn secret was. And boy, it did not disappoint! I had several theories as to what could possibly be so terrible that it kept her away from her friends and threatened her relationship with Elliot. ALL WRONG, btw. When it was finally revealed, I was so shocked that I re-read the paragraph several times because it was so crazy. Although it may have seem strange to other readers, I absolutely LOVED this twist. I just didn't see it coming. I don't want to spoil anything so I will stop there and let everyone read it for themselves!

Overall, I really enjoyed this book! I've read many of her other books in the Beautiful/Maddox Brothers series, and I loved them all (Beautiful Disaster is a yearly re-read for me). Readers will find, though, that this book differs a bit -- a little more suspense/mystery, with a side of romance, minus the intense angst. I would definitely recommend this book for those who want a quick read!

Now that I've finished ATLL I've glanced over some reviews. I understand that this book is quite different from a lot of Ms. McGuire's other novels. I myself feel that it shows the diversity of her writing skills and that if I wanted the same regurgitated story then I'd just reread something I know I already love.

I've seen a lot of reviews that say it was "Strange" and you know what it totally was and that's what really drew me in. I'm kinda strange sometimes and love things that are different. It was so out of the norm and nothing that I was even remotely expecting so I absolutely gorged on this book and kinda wished I had taken my time to savour it a bit more.

The secret was quite a twist. I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING!!!! When an author can throw in a twist that I cannot figure out try as I might, then you have my full attention.

I loved both Elliott and Catherine. They met at a time when they needed each other and were wrenched apart from each other at such a crucial time in Catherine's life and she doesn't find out until two years later why Elliott was torn out of her life so suddenly. I would say this was a twisted coming of age story.

All the Little Lights was absolutely brilliant in all it's twisted glory!!!!

"Falling is easy. The hard part is getting back up"

**Received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review**

First of all, massive thanks to Netgalley and Montlake Romance for providing me an ARC of All The Little Lights.

It´s been a while since I got my last McGuire book fix so I took my sweet time with this one.
And what can I say. Sweet baby Jesus. McGuire herself said that it´s a darker- ish Young Adult story and I personally haven´t seen that much darkness in the beginning because we have sweet, sweet Elliot who is seriously is just the cutes young man ever. How he tries to get Catherine´s heart is just so, so cute.
But once your ways cross the plot twist from the book, I promise you there will be darkness. I won´t spoil anything because everyone has to go into it without knowning anything because I have not seen that one coming.
I´ll probably need some time until I´ll get over ATLL.

5 STARS!