This was entertaining but ultimately a letdown for me. This memoir was filled with endless name-dropping (eyeroll) and a selfish protagonist.

Much of the book takes place surrounding the fallout of Sizlo’s father’s death from lung cancer, which Inwas sympathetic to and helped to humanize her. But her frequent complaints about her experience with poverty and bankruptcy (mostly due to her own mismanagement and poorly set expectations, it seemed) were very hard to relate to given that she’s constantly talking about the RIDICULOUS things she spends money on, like $400 astrologer appointments and designer clothing. You have two kids. Manage your money better. She came off as immature and plaintive, but I had very little empathy for her.

She plans a trip to Paris based off of her astrologer’s recommendation that her soulmate was born on a specific date in Paris, and begins a semi-insane quest to find this man by any means possible. Her best friend and sister go along for the ride, but due to her aforementioned inability to make plans like an adult, the trip sounds largely like a disaster. She barely goes on any dates, is completely obsessed with finding matches, is blind to the magic and beauty of the city she’s in, and basically ignores the wants and needs of her best friend and sister. She attempts to somewhat redeem herself by the very end, but her track record is pretty repetitive - mess up, apologize, repeat.

Basically if I’m reading a memoir and I want to enjoy it, the storyline has to be EXCEPTIONAL for me to get over disliking the author. The content was good, not great. The author was, frankly, detestable. Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I guess I’m just not an LA girl.

3/5 stars for entertainment value.

I did and did not like this book. Let me tell you what I liked about this Tara, the sister, Nicole and Penelope, the friends, Bob, the dad, the astrology, the trip to Paris, Anton, the "love at first site" guy. What I did not like about this book: Natasha, main character, Edna, the mom, the way the book dragged on and on.
I find it hard to believe that Tasha and company could post so many flyers around Paris without getting fined or asked to take them all down. The romantic part of going to Paris to find your soulmate born on 11/2/68 was fun but it was also funny to me how she really only met up with one guy and the rest all just blew her off. Tasha to me was a very self-centered adult and the book was self-centered too. She never really went in to her relationship with children. Her life at that time centered soley around her finding her "perfect" man. And boy did she spend a lot of money on the astrologist! I did enjoy the power of social media though. That was fun. Her mom was also selfish, She was never around when her husband was dying.
I did finish the book even though I thought I might not and I am glad I did. I just don't think I can highly recommend it.
Thanks to #netgalley, #Marinerbooks and @natahasizlo for an ARC of this book for an honest review.

All Signs Point to Paris
By Natasha Sizlo

Number 33
1.5/5 ⭐️

This book was almost the my first DNF. I had a really hard time getting through it which was disappointing considering I had really high hopes since I got it as an ARC from netgalley. I often found myself cringing at how Natasha acted - she’s in her forties, but acts like a love struck teenager. I had to keep reminding myself that this is a memoir and that these things actually happened which made it worse for me. It was really hard to read about Natasha’s quest for love while she acted so childish and selfish.

The astrology component also seemed a bit out there to me. When reading the synopsis, that part jumped out to me as interesting. However, it was written to portray more of a “LA fad” kind of thing than actual astrology. I could be wrong, but that was how it came off to me.

The only reason I didn’t give this book one star was because I did really enjoy the descriptions of Paris and the fashion sprinkled throughout. If Natasha was going to go on her silly quest to Paris that she couldn’t afford, at least she was decked out in fabulous clothing. Overall, I found this memoir whiny and I had a really hard time connecting with Natasha.

Natasha Sizlo did that wild, crazy, and foolhardy thing that many of us dream of doing: chucking it all and going to Paris to find the life of our dreams. Broken-hearted, grieving, broke, and at wits' end, Sizlo flew to Paris to find the person she is destined to love and live happily ever after. In ALL SIGNS POINT TO PARIS, Sizlo shares this story, filled with twists and turns, surprises and the delights, supported by astrological readings, friends, and helpful others. I enjoyed going on this journey with her, moved and inspired to applaud her courage, her spirit, and her skillful telling of an extraordinary story. I received an early copy of this novel and these opinions are my own, unbiased thoughts.

What was I thinking when I thought I’d enjoy this book? It’s easy to feel compassion for the author’s loss of a beloved father and for the breakup of a marriage. But...it started to feel like Sizlo’s woes are often self-inflicted (obviously excluding the death of her dad). This did not feel like the memoir of a forty-ish professional woman but more like a record of the magical thinking of an adolescent. Plus she has two kids who need to have a living example of someone who manages her finances rather than complaining helplessly as she jets off to Paris looking for magic solutions. I would not hire the author as my realtor...

Ah Paris. Where millions visit, live, and search for love. It becomes the focal, point of Natasha’s quest to find her soulmate,, based on her astrological chart. She is hell bent on finding the one and goes at warp speed with a social media campaign, posters, and an advertising blitz about the man for her, born Nov.2, 1968.
I read this memoir with great interest. My birthday is one day off from the magic date, I love Paris, and am a sucker for romance.
I thought Natasha was zany, off the wall, and a little kooky in her zeal to find her other half. I don’t believe in the stars or astrology, but it was fun to ride along on someone else’s trip.
I think her quest was her way of coping with her father’s death, a painful breakup, and a buildup of past hurts.
The last few hours in Paris are like a movie script, but Sizlo left me dangling with a follow up. We’re the stars not aligned?? I was disappointed there wasn’t a further update.

Since this is a memoir, I’m going to keep my thoughts short because I don’t want to rain on anyone’s real like story but there’s so much of it that doesn’t add up and so much of it that was so super annoying that I found myself skimming just so I could get through it and get on to the next chapter.
Natasha Sizlo is looking for her soulmate after an astrologer tells her that he has a birthday of November 2, 1968 in Paris, which happens to be the date and place of her ex, who she still has feelings for but he does not reciprocate. She decides that he can’t be the only one with that birthday and location so she starts a social media search to find other men matching the criteria.
Ok. I get that you want to find love but dang, for someone who complains about being ashamed to bring people back to your house, you go out of your way to spend money on a trip to Paris? And your ex is engaged to Anna Farris, so he’s probably doing well and would pay child support. And if you’re working for The Agency that’s been seen on TRHOBH, you’re not that poor. Pick a lane. Stop sleeping around and making bad choices. Dev was there and would have been perfect for you but you were too busy checking Tinder. Get it together.

Thanks to Mariner Books and NetGalley for this eArc in exchange for my review

Natasha Sizlo is on a mission to find all single men who were born on November 2, 1968 in Paris. Why? Because her astrologist told her that her soul mate is a man who was born in Paris on November 2, 1968. Does it get any more LA than that? In this touching memoir we learn about Sizlo's journey through managing the grief of losing her father to a terminal disease to a whirlwind trip to Paris to find The One. She only finds the courage to go because on his death bed her father gives her the okay, even encouraging her adventure to find the magic and hold out for love.

I absolutely loved this memoir. While it might be completely far fetched to think that a person's soul mate was born on a specific date in Paris, France because their natal chart told them so, I completely bought into the story. Perhaps I am as much of a hopeless romantic that Sizlo is. I bought into the magic of searching through the city for your destiny. I was happy to read about how Natasha grew through the experience, and came out the other side a better person. Who doesn't love a story when the main character evolves? Also as a shameless Bravo fan, I loved the mentions of her work at The Agency, did not expect that! This was just an overall feel good memoir that tied up nicely with a bow. Finally, I wish I got to know Bob Sizlo in real life. Sounded like an amazing person and father. Joe Cool!

I received a review copy from Mariner Books via NetGalley and I voluntarily provided an honest review. This does not affect the opinion of the book or the content of the review.

Have you found your soul mate? I did, at the age of 14. I didn't know it at the time, but it was when I met my future husband. After "dating" at the age of 14, I did not see him for another 8 years. We were dating other people, but found our way back to each other and we have been together since. 32 years together, and almost 25 years married. 💍

In All Signs Point To Paris, Natasha, after a astrology reading, makes plans to visit Paris in hopes of finding her soul mate. Her astrology reading said that her soul mate would have been born on November 2, 1968 in Paris. So this sets in motion what seems like a crazy idea. Natasha, with the help of her sister and friends as well as a thumbs up from her dying father, set out to make this trip happen. She spoke this trip into existence! This is why I love memoirs so much! You learn about other people, their cultures, their beliefs and what makes them tick. I am such a Libra,(⚖️♎) and the whole time I was reading this book I kept thinking to myself, she is crazy for doing this or she is such a rockstar for putting herself out there and doing this! I see both sides of a situation all the time....it can be annoying! What a wonderful book and a wonderful journey! Natasha, you have surrounded yourself with some amazing people and I know you will find your soul mate!!

This books pub date is on August 16th! Pre-order this now!!

Thank you to NetGalley, Mariner Books and Natasha Sizlo for the #gifted copy of this book in exchange for my honest review

Do you remember the movie Only You from 1994, starring Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr. and Bonnie Hunt? When I read the description of this memoir, I immediately thought of that movie, which was about a young woman (played by Tomei), who dashes off to Italy just before her wedding because of a childhood Ouija board prediction that she was destined to marry a man named Damon Bradley. A silly premise, but the movie was frothy fun because of its gorgeous settings and charming actors. This book description sounded like that movie, and I love Paris, so I thought I’d try it out as a change-of-pace summer read.

This is a very LA-state-of-mind story. The author, Sizlo, is divorced from a cinematographer husband who is now married to actress Anna Faris. Sizlo is a realtor at the mega-firm The Agency, which will be the subject in the fall of 2022 of a Netflix reality series titled Buying Beverly Hills. In this book, Sizlo complains frequently about her poverty, at least in comparison to the expectations of someone in her line of work. She apparently went bankrupt due to a small-business venture and now lives precariously on the irregular returns from her real estate job. Despite her claimed poverty, Sizlo describes regularly spending money on high-end clothing, accessories and styling, and ridiculous things like spa treatments, reiki, psychics of various types, “personal growth” retreats with healing gongs, and more. Her travails, other than her father’s painful death from lung disease, are hard to relate to or sympathize with. It’s difficult not to feel judgmental about her choices, considering she has two young children.

About halfway through the book, Sizlo finally gets to Paris, along with her sister, Tara, and a couple of longtime friends. It was nice to read about the places they went in the City of Light. Not surprisingly, considering Sizlo’s lack of planning and foresight, it does not go as anticipated.

I’m just too old, careful with my money, and practical-minded to enjoy a memoir of a flighty 40-ish mother who behaves with all the maturity of a spoiled teenager and is often just awful to her friends and especially her sister. There are a few moments in the book that save it from being a complete disaster, but this is definitely a not-for-me book. I’m going to seek out a rewatch of Only You to wash this one out of my brain.

Recently visiting the sights and sounds of Paris coupled with the gorgeous prose of Natasha Sizlo make this a most memorable memoir.
When a birthday gift to an astrologer reveals that the authors soul mate was born in Paris on 11/28/1968 which happens to match her ex-boyfriends, she is amazed and her curiosity is peaked. Although she doesn’t believe ‘in the stars’ this information is intriguing. Blossoming into an obsession, she departs for Paris, the romantic City of Lights. Throughout her quest to find the man (or woman) that was meant for her, the reader finds themselves on Sizlo’s very personal quest of self-discovery. The infinite bonds of father & daughter, siblings, friends and the ties that bind forge a path of heartfelt, funny and emotional moments. The loss, grief, joys and uncertainties are palpable. The experiences revelatory.
This is a memoir that must be read. I highly recommend this incredible memoir. With many thanks to NetGalley, Natasha Sizlo,and Mariner Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest book review.

Natasha takes the reader on her personal discovery of love, of what she thinks she is looking for and what she eventually finds.

A memoir that reads like a novel. All Signs Point to Paris is a touching story of love, loss, and finding your true destiny. The only cons are long chapters, but once you get into it they make sense and also draw you in.

Hmm. How much you enjoy this might depend on your mood when you pick it up. Natasha's friend Tara gives her a reading from an expensive astrologist for a pick me up when she's struggling with finances, her love life, and her father's illness. When the astrologist tells her her soul mate is a Frenchman born on a specific date, she packs up her sister and friends and heads off to find him. Not exactly what many (truly) struggling single moms would have done but then Sizlo has made herself into an influencer of sorts and hey, why not. She does have a good conversational writing style but the whole thing left me wishing she had turned this into a novel as, with a few modifications, it would be a fun rom com. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC. I know I'm the outlier.

It was a really interesting memoir, formatted in the form of an easy-to-read novel. The fact that it was a true story made the whole read more fascinating. It is a real story about a woman who doesn't believe in astrology until she goes to an astrologist and they tell her things that there is no way she would know unless it was true—including the birthdate and place of one of her potential soul mates. So, she travels to Paris in order to find him. It was unlike any memoir I had read in that she took this life journey to find her soulmate and met people across the world based on their birthdates!

The author was personable and daring. She lives the life that I would love to live—going on an adventure in order to find destiny. So, I loved being able to experience her journey. However, it had a really slow start to the book. There were definitely moments in the story where the experiences felt disjointed or didn't transition well. I also felt that when the author tied in the moral of certain scenes, it felt rushed and at times inauthentic to the moment because the lesson wouldn't seem to be learned until later scenes (if at all).

I know each person has their own personality and it is based on this author's story; however, there was a lot of cussing in the book. Not just cussing, but the use of the "F" word. I wasn't a fan of its use, but I guess she is recording her experiences as they took place instead of filtering.
#AllSignsPointtoParis #NetGalley #GoodreadsFirstReads

When Natasha Sizlo's astrologer told her that her toxic ex's chart was her perfect match, she knew he couldn't really be her soulmate. But he couldn't be the only person born on November 2, 1978 in Paris. With her dying father's encouragement, Sizlo decided to fly to Paris to find every man she could born on that date — and hopefully to find true love.

Sizlo writes engagingly about her journey, which often feels too magical and thrilling to be true. I appreciate how Sizlo doesn't shy away from the messier moments in her adventures and embraces both her optimism and her eccentricity. Whether you believe astrology or not, this memoir about finding love in unexpected ways is delightful and inspiring!

This book would have been a hit for me if it was a fun rom-com. Instead the author comes off as whiny and self indulgent. It was very unbelievable that she did this to find love and not with the end goal of writing this book.

This is a super memoir about a woman looking for love, magic and destiny. While I was reading it I kept thinking I was reading a romantic fiction novel, yet apparently author Natasha Sizlo really did go to Paris to search for her one true love who her astrologer told her was someone born in Paris on November 2, 1968. And she didn't conduct her search quietly - she cast a wide net on social media, through dating apps, by posting posters everywhere and telling literally everyone she meets about her search. Just crazy! But loads of fun. Maybe one day in the not to near future she will be making her acting debut in a Netflix series based on her memoir. Will be recommending it to my book club as soon as it is published.

Thanks to #NetGalley #BookClubGIrl and #HarperCollins for the advanced read.

First, thank you to #NetGalley and Mariner Books for providing me with an electronic ARC of #AllSignsPointtoParis in exchange for my honest review..
It sounded like an interesting premise, and like many others, I thought this was a fiction before realizing it was a memoir. Then after realizing she had been married to and had two kids with a well-known cinematographer who is worth millions as well as a realtor to the stars, I found her complaints about money to be overly annoying and ridiculous.
The best way to describe the story is woman has a mid-life crisis after breaking up with her dashing French boyfriend and ex-husband has moved on to another love, and when she receives a free astrology, goes a bit Eat, Pray, Love crazy over what the astrologist had to say. Add into this her grief over losing her father, and it becomes even more like she was having a mid-life crisis and facing mortality. My heart did break when she talked about losing the father she adored. But with her obsessive quest for a 50-year-old Frenchman born on Nov 2, 1968, and the story gets almost millennialish in tone. (In fact, her teenage daughter can relate to Instagram influencer her mom wants to come and even gives her mom tips.)
The author bemoans being stood up by her dates, but after surprising her first date with her friends and her sister and posting the date on Instagram complete with video according to the author, I can't say I blame the rest of the dates for ghosting her. Most 50 year old men are looking for a mature woman to date, not a woman who is posting her dates on Instagram like a 20-something and showing up with her friends and sister in tow. I think this is why many are questioning the sincerity of what she was doing. In fact, based on gossip sites, she has certainly not continuing her search for the soulmates that the astrologer told her to find or that she used as an excuse to begin this quest and write the book about--she broke up with a Hollywood celeb and musician John Couger Mellencamp last year--so it is safe to say this may have all been a gimmick.
Either way, it was still an interesting read to see if this quest would succeed, but I honestly felt like I was forcing myself to finish it. I agree with several readers about skipping the astrology lessons at the beginning of the chapters; I wanted to read them and understand more ab0ut it, but these just confused me more. I also think this would have been better as a Netflix romcom rather than a book.
Glad I read it for the message that sometimes you just need to do something drastic in order to shake things up, but there are many other memoirs that are much better for addressing this topic.

Any memoir dealing with love, destiny, and Paris will hook me from the beginning, though Natasha Sizlo's story was a little bit of a rollercoaster ride for me.

When a friend gifts Sizlo with an astrology reading, she's told that the man she's destined to marry was born on November 2, 1968, in Paris -- the same birthday as Philippe, Sizlo's French ex-boyfriend. Knowing that Philippe, is not "The One," Sizlo travels to Paris with both her best friend and sister in tow to search out Mr. Right.

This trip comes after Sizlo has done months of research and advertising and putting herself out there in her search for this man During this time, Sizlo is hurting from her broken romance with Philippe as well as the death of her beloved father.

While I admired Sizlo's tenacity for going on this quest, there were times when her relentless pursuit came across as a tad desperate and obsessive. I will say though (without giving away any spoilers) that you do see a growth in Sizlo as your read through the book. An interesting premise, but one that didn't quite hit the mark for me.

Thank you to #NetGalley and Mariner Books for providing me with an electronic ARC of #AllSignsPointtoParis.
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