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.

This book is a sparkling, enchanting romance that weaves fate and family tradition into a modern love story. Set against the cozy, glittering backdrop of a family-owned jewelry store, it follows spirited Piper, who always believed in love written in the stars—just like the generations before her. It’s an enchanting read that reminds us love might be written in the stars, but it’s how we choose to follow that map that truly matters.

Thank you Wednesday Books for my #gifted copy of All The Stars Align! #wednesdaybooks

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫
𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

All The Stars Align is about the concept of fate vs. choice by author Gretchen Schreiber. It’s marketed as Taylor Swift’s Enchanted meets Cyrano and is a young adult novel that follows Piper. All the women in Piper’s family have found true love at first sight. Piper has already felt like an outsider in her family due to her physical ability, and now that her parents are getting a divorce, she feels like she will need find her own true love and earn a spot in her family. When she finally finds her true love at a party, she ruins their first interactions and needs the help of her best friend Leo. The only problem is, they haven’t talked for months because he has needed a break from their friendship. Now, she must convince Leo, who is a love expert, to teach her his ways so she can win over her true love. The only problem is, Leo just so happens to be in love with Piper. Now, Piper must decide what to do.

I really enjoyed the debut novel by Schreiber, Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal, and had high hopes for this one. Unfortunately, this one was to for me. I had a really hard time connecting to the novel and the main character. It felt really repetitive and just not as well-developed as I would have hoped. Maybe I didn’t read it at the right time, but I just did not jive with this one. I love books with disability representation so I did appreciate that aspect of the book, but otherwise, this one was a miss for me. I will definitely still read the next book by the author because I loved their first book.

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All the Stars Align is a charming and heartfelt romance that explores fate, friendship, and self-discovery. Piper has spent her life believing in the destined love that every woman in her family experiences, but when she finally meets "the one," things don’t go as planned. Enlisting the help of her estranged best friend Leo, she sets out to win over her supposed soulmate—only to be confronted with the possibility that love might not follow the rules she’s always believed in.

Gretchen Schreiber crafts a sweet and emotional story with a unique premise, blending magical realism with contemporary romance. Piper’s struggles with her family’s expectations, her disability, and her own self-worth add depth to the novel, making her a compelling protagonist. However, while the book’s concept is intriguing, the execution feels uneven at times. The pacing can be slow, and Piper’s fixation on a “fated” romance occasionally overshadows the more engaging aspects of the story—particularly her dynamic with Leo, which is easily the book’s strongest element. Despite some frustrating moments, All the Stars Align delivers a thoughtful take on love, destiny, and choosing one’s own path. Fans of emotional YA romances with a touch of magic will find plenty to enjoy.

This was an enjoyable book! To me, it was easy to be warped into the character's world - I loved the idea of knowing when someone is your true love. I was able to understand the characters easily, which added to the higher rating. This was a book that helped me get out of a little bit of a slump and was lighthearted enough, but still enough substance to hit on some larger issues without feeling forced.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books for the ARC!

I will always love when authors bring Fate into a story like a real person. This story follows Piper on her journey of figuring out her family and her future. She has to go through a lot of self-discovery and asking what she wants her future to look like. Love is not easy, and Piper discovers that throughout the book. Is Fate the right way to go when looking for love, or do you follow your heart and your own instinct?

I ran through so many emotions in this book. We got a disability rep. It was all so well put together.

5/5 stars for true family, love, and the future!

**Thank you to the publisher & NetGalley for a free review copy! I am leaving this review voluntarily.

All the Stars Align is a beautifully heartfelt story about love, fate, and self-worth. Piper’s journey perfectly captures the tension between longing for a destined, fairy-tale romance and realizing that true happiness comes from the choices we make. The message was so powerful and resonant—life isn’t about waiting for perfection but embracing the love and support that already surrounds us.

I adored Piper’s emotional complexity, especially her struggles with self-perception and feeling like she didn’t belong. Her growth throughout the book was deeply moving, and the relationships—especially with her parents and Leo—were incredibly well-developed. I loved how those around her didn’t just tell her she was enough, but showed her through their unwavering love and support.

This story exceeded my expectations in the best way. It was sweet, emotional, and deeply meaningful—one I’ll absolutely cherish. Highly recommend for anyone who loves magical realism, coming-of-age stories, and romances that feel both dreamy and deeply real.

Oh goodness this book was so darn adorable!!!!! The women in Pipers family have this “blessing”, where Fate comes through and aligns you LITERALLY with your “person.” Piper is obsessed with this blessing and knows that her right person is going to come her way, she already has insecurities about everything, even worst when her parents who were fated by the blessing get divorced. She has the most amazing friends Leo and Diana, and they are there for her. Piper has this need to want to be perfect for her aunts, and to run the family business and find her “person” that this annoys Leo, and then she finally finds who she thinks is that person. And it’s perfect, so she needs her best friend Leo to give her pointers on how to get and keep the guy, but little does she know that what she thinks she wanted is not what she needs. I mean it’s pretty OBVIOUS!!!!! This is a perfect YA romance mixing some fantasy in it, I was all for it.

All the Stars Align had the potential to discuss some deep and complex themes, like disability representation, people-pleasing, and fate versus free will. If executed well, this could’ve been a moving and poignant story of a girl who learns that it’s okay to choose her own path, in life and in love, despite what anyone, even her own family, might think. Yet, that potential was lost amidst a plot that never seemed to get off the ground, scenes that sometimes didn’t make much sense, characters that felt very flat and undefined, and the constant reiteration that Piper had to follow the Blessing or else (cue the suspenseful music).

Let’s start with this supposed Blessing. There never seems to be any explanation of where it came from, how the Hadley family received it, things like that. Did they just wish on a fountain or the falls or whatever and then suddenly they had this weird heart murmur-type feeling in their chest that signaled their true love was near? Plus, there was talk of other families having other legends like that, but no other legends were ever discussed.

But now the characters. Specifically the aunts. I still can’t understand why they were so narrow-minded when it came to this Blessing. Sure, it might’ve worked out well for them (sort of), but that doesn’t mean it has to work for every single member of their family. And for people who are supposedly so happy to have met their true loves, they sure never talk about their husbands. Like, at all. I think only one of Piper’s uncles was ever mentioned. So much emphasis is placed on the idea of the all-important family, but nobody seems to actually treat their family members as such.

Which brings me to Piper. Probably the most confusing character of all. All she ever talks about is wanting to inherit the family business, Hadley’s Treasures, but then suddenly halfway through the book, she actually really likes science? Even though she never talks about it and we never see her participate in it? I get that she is so desperate to feel like she fits into her own family, but there could’ve been a few more bread crumbs.

And don’t get me started on her relationship with Forest, which was the main point of this whole book. She gets mad that things between them aren’t going well at the beginning but, like, she spends nearly their whole first date on her phone, texting another guy? Who happens to be the same guy Forest keeps asking her about? How did she not realize that wasn’t a good look?

All of this to say that when Piper did finally get her act together, it didn’t feel warranted. I would’ve liked to see more of a build-up to her big realization that she can take ownership of her own decisions, that sometimes free will and fate can work together. Instead, the turnaround felt far too quick.

Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the free e-arc in exchange for my honest review!

I think I just don’t vibe with Schreiber’s writing style. It feels quite basic for such a potentially complex premise.