I enjoy stories that take place over one night and thought this book included many elements that many readers will love. I really liked both main characters development throughout the story and thought the ending was cute.

Delivered exactly the vibe you want out of a book with this plot. The enemy part could have been deeper but overall a fun read.

20/100 or 1.0 stars

I am not going to lie, I didn't even get past the first chapter. I can't with authors who know nothing about how libraries work, yet choose to have their main characters work at a public library. The main character is a teenager who has a part-time job at their public library...nope...that's not how that works at all. It is one of the biggest pet peeves I have in books and I really just can't do it. All this author had to do was say that this main charcter volunteered at the library part-time. That is perfectly legit and I would have been able to continue on. For anyone who doesn't know, you have to take a government run test, pass them and be added to a list, have the interview, and then be able to accept the job. Authors making shit up about libraries just so their main character can be working at a library happens so much and it makes my blood boil. Just stop.
Maybe this story can be fine outside of this, but I refuse to spend my time with authors who can't take two seconds to research.

One of my favorites of 2025! The characters were well-written & easy to relate to, the romance was cute, and I loved that most of the plot took place over a single night. I think it has a lot of teen appeal and will resonate with young queer readers!

ALL-NIGHTER by Cecilia Vinesse caught my attention immediately when it was recommended for fans of Casey McQuiston and the movie BookSmart. From the beginning it seemed clear where things would go with main characters (and enemies) Tara and Autumn. It was the writing and the character development that kept me reading. Some of the "adventures" did feel a bit contrived (it's a lot to cram into one night), but they were enjoyable. ALL-NIGHTER also develops as well as addresses an undercurrent of fear and nervousness about the upcoming changes they face as they graduate from high school. Am definitely recommending this one to students!

I picked up this arc because it's a sapphic story with an adorable premise, and it delivered! I really enjoyed the writing style, the pacing, and both perspectives! I thought it was modern without feeling cringy - the references to pop culture didn't feel stuffed in for no reason, they felt natural, which I find is something really hard for authors to do well. I loved how the characters did have depth and nuance, there was a reason for Autumn and Tara to be acting the way they did. Even as a 24 year old, I was able to relate to both characters. Tara had ADHD (established in the first couple chapters) and it presented in a similar way that I have it, which was really nice to read because I know how it feels to go through executive dysfunction to the point of it massively affecting academics; I've got it myself. I think this was one of the best character presentation of a teen girl having ADHD I've read lately, and didn't feel overtly stereotypical, which is a hard line to balance. It also doesn't frame ADHD as the "funny five year old hyperactive boy problem" that some authors fall into, but as an actual disorder.
I also appreciated that, despite them being queer, homophobia wasn't the be-all-end-all enemy. It's nice to just read a queer story where there's other problems aside from, you know, hate crimes being bad. We deserve stories that aren't only how homophobia is bad, because we also deal with most, if not all, of the other problems other people deal with.
This is absolutely something I would recommend to any teen who wants a fun rivals-to-lovers story, but also someone who wants a fun queer story with a great cast! It is something that I am looking forward to hand-sell at work when the chances occur! Rating 5 stars, it was fun and I enjoyed it. Thanks netgalley for the eArc!

I adored this from start to finish — the voice, the heart, the pacing? Perfection. It gave me everything I didn’t know I needed, and then some. I’ll be thinking about this one (and recommending it nonstop) for a long time.

Cecilia Vinesse's latest work is a quintessential example of the much beloved enemies to lovers trope for the YA fan. She's written two FMC who couldn't be so different yet are so alike in their quest for life and love. Thoroughly enjoyed!

Thank you to HarperCollins Children's Books | Quill Tree Books and NetGalley for providing an eARC for a honest review.

Book Review of All-Nighter by Cecilia Vinesse

Cover Story: Party Time
BFF Charms: Eventually, Big Sister
Talky Talk: One Night
Bonus Factors: Queer Representation, Horse Girls
Anti-Bonus Factor: Not for the Olds
Relationship Status: Cheer Squad

Cover Story: Party Time
This cover certainly looks like a stereotypical my-parents-are-away-so-let’s-have-a-party kind of party, with a great focus on the book’s protagonists. My biggest complaint is that Autumn doesn’t have freckles, and that’s a serious oversight.

The Deal:
Autum Povitsky hates Tara Esposito. The two have been nemesis for years now, each doing their best to get back at the other whenever they can. But tonight, on the night of prom and the night before the traditional Swansea College Senior Plunge into the frigid ocean off the coast of Massachusetts, there’s magic in the air. And two sworn enemies who have to rely on each other to make it through to morning.

BFF Charms: Eventually and Big Sister
Autumn is the kind of girl I was in high school. Smart, dedicated, not wanting to even bend rules and doing what it takes to keep her valedictorian golden girl status. I didn’t much care for her at first, but that is likely because I saw too much of my high school self in her, and it wasn’t a pretty reflection. She certainly grows on a person, though, when you realize that her Type A personality stems from a wish to make people proud and show them that she can do i, rather than an innate jerkiness. She’s much more fragile than she seems, but she’s also got a great amount of strength that shines through by the end of the novel.

Tara is exactly the kind of girl I wouldn’t have liked in high school, and much like Autumn, I likely would have gone out of my way to see that she got in trouble for being a delinquent. (Like I said, I had a lot of maturing to do. Adult me really likes her, though, because I could see through her tough facade immediately and quickly realized that her slacker nature was just a costume she’d forgotten how to remove. I can’t help wanting to help, especially (and eye-rollingly) when someone has so much dormant potential.

Swoonworthy Scale: 8
If you’ve ever read or seen or even heard of the idea of a romantic comedy, you can easily see where the relationship between Autumn and Tara is going from the very start of the book. That doesn’t mean that it wasn’t fun to read their realizations that their hatred wasn’t hatred after all. (And for a “slacker,” Tara has some really swoony lines.)

Talky Talk: One Night
Vinesse hasn’t broken the rom-com mold with All-Nighter, but the novel is a solid addition to the genre. The plot is filled with antics from Autumn’s need to get a fake college ID so that she attend a 2 a.m. open mic to Tara’s rush to complete an essay that will make it possible for her to graduate with the rest of her class. Prom scenes, house parties, mistaken identities, broken-down vehicles, miscommunication, a haunted inn … the list goes on. But what makes All-Nighter fit with other rom-coms isn’t a detriment to the story; no one who reads this genre wants someone to break the mold. Vinesse’s success stems from her strong voice and excellent characters, even the most tertiary of folks. (I <3 Franko!) Her writing is lovely and filled with prose that toes the sometimes razor-thin line between cute and purple to great effect.

Bonus Factor: Queer Representation
All-Nighter was a perfect way to kick off my reading during Pride month. It features a variety of queer characters; Autumn is a lesbian, Tara is pansexual, a secondary character is a trans woman, etc. It felt realer for having characters in it that weren’t all just straight white folks. DEI is important, y’all!

Bonus Factor: Horse Girls
I won’t spoil this silly part of the book for you, but I absolutely loved Vinesse’s inclusion of the horse girl stereotype.

Anti-Bonus Factor: Not for the Olds
I know YA is for the youths, but could authors please stop the brutal digs at people who aren’t teens? Every time an author calls something from my youth "ancient," another butterscotch wrapper appears in the bottom of my purse and my knees start to ache (more).

Relationship Status: Cheer Squad
I want so much goodness for you, Book. I want a life filled with joy and excitement and smooches and books. At first, I wasn’t sure how well our date would go, but by the end I was super appreciative that you took me along me on your journey. I’m rooting for you!

Autumn and Tara have never gotten along. From an ill-fated first meeting where Autumn lectured Tara about the dangers of vaping, to Tara making fun of Autumn in class, their rivalry grew and grew, trading jabs back and forth in a constant one-upmanship. Tara is the high school valedictorian who reads voraciously; Tara is the girl who can get you a fake ID. Tara enjoys pranks, Autumn enjoys rules. But when Autumn needs a fake ID by 2 A.M so she can go to her crush’s poetry reading and offers to help Tara with a last minute essay due at 7 A.M the next morning … well, it’s going to be a long night.

This book isn’t about character arcs or building up a romance; it’s a night of mischief, teenage hormones, and two people falling in love. It’s quick — so very quick — as the two girls have a night of some ridiculous adventures that hit a teenage checklist of prom, after-prom parties, illicit and secret parties, high schoolers pretending they go to college because their crush thinks they’re older than they are, doubts about graduation, doubts about college, fears that friendships will end once high school does, and a first kiss. It’s also pretty cute.

Autumn was hit by a car some years ago and ended up with severe injuries and scarring. Trying to help her get past her self-consciousness after all the notoriety, her parents took her out of public school — where her twin attends — and put her in a private, all-girls school. And there, Autumn flourished. She made a best friend, May, became class president, joined the debate team, won various awards, and is valedictorian. But May has been pulling away from her lately, and so has her twin, Ezra. The two of them will be heading to Boston after graduation for college, which has Autumn terrified that things will change, that she’ll be left behind.

Tara’s mother moved them around from country to country until, recently, she found someone she liked enough to stay put for. That’s Ben, Tara’s soon-to-be stepfather, who she really likes, and not just because he’s into sci-fi or has an amazing dog. He’s good to Tara’s mother, and good to Tara. But it’s left her scholastic record sort of all over the place, not helped by her ADHD. Autumn makes Tara feel insecure, and getting one over on her — a prank, a joke, a smug look — makes her feel powerful. It’s something that gives her notoriety at the new school, and she leans into it.

The two girls, over the course of this night, realize how much they have in common. They’re both smart and clever, loving puzzles and adventure. And both girls know their rival pretty damn well, considering it’s been two years of hard work to keep their rivalry going. When they have their first kiss, it’s built on adrenaline, the thrill of getting away with something, and more than a little lust. For two years, Tara has been all Autumn has thought about, the person she planned much of her life around. They admire each other’s tenacity and ability to be annoying, and they fit together like puzzle pieces.

This just a fun, quick read with compelling characters and a slightly unbelievable plot. But it’s all in good fun, and I think it’s worth the read if you’re looking for a good YA rivals-to-lovers.

I loved this soooo much. It was so funny, smart, and well written; both Tara and Autumn are such well thought-out characters. I was super invested in both of their stories, as well as their romance. One of my favorite YAs of the year!

On the surface, All-Nighter is a story about two high school seniors who spend a night running around their small coastal town, trying to fulfill the deal they made to each other. But it also goes much deeper, exploring how Autumn and Tara are afraid of the big changes coming in their lives and learning to break out of the roles that are expected of them. Even with the antics, which I’ll admit do feel a bit contrived at times, there is also a lot of emotion and depth to these characters and their coming-of-age stories.

The rivals-to-lovers romance is also cute! It’s very similar vibes to Today Tonight Tomorrow, but without the academic aspect of the rivalry. This was overall an enjoyable read!

Thank you to NetGalley, author Cecilia Vinesse, and HarperCollins Children's Books: Quill Tree Books for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

I love fun, sapphic YA stories!! All-Nighter is comparable to the movie Booksmart, which I adore, in that the story takes place over the course of a single night with two high school seniors, but in this case, only one of them is straight-laced. I'm a sucker for enemies to lovers, and I thought the dynamic between Autumn and Tara was electric. I totally bought their rivalry and obsession with each other, and I was on the edge of my seat throughout to see how their plans would play out. The stakes weren't very high in this read (at least on Autumn's end), and I would have liked to see a little more fun mayhem in parts, but I really enjoyed the plot line of them finding Franko and ghost hunting. I thought the secondary characters were great and well-rounded in both their individual characters and in how they were connected to Autumn and Tara. I didn't personally love how many current references/name drops to popular things were in the book, as I feel that it dates the story a bit, but I enjoyed Vinesse's writing and character work otherwise. The sapphic representation was perfect for YA, and I thought the inclusion of other queer characters was also well done; everything came across as super authentic and relatable. All-Nighter was a fun read to kick off summertime, and now I want to go watch Booksmart!

This was such a heartfelt read, full of fantastic characters and hilarious moments, all while maintaining real emotional depth.

This book was an INSTANT all-timer for me. When I tell you it IMMEDIATELY captured a special kind of magic that only the most iconic early 2000’s movies (think The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) can evoke. This author does something SPECIAL here. In the span of a single night, enemies become (~lesbian~) lovers (in a totally PG13 way). Friendships level up, relationships are forged, and destroyed, and built back again, in a way that is SO silly and ethereal in a way that only being a teenager can be. Our characters experience such honest growth and development on a totally misguided overnight quest.

Personally, this story is more than I ever could have asked for in a fun and easy read. It’s also a great recommendation for the teenagers at my local public library. There’s representation of so many different identities, interpersonal soul searching, and a sick catalog of music to go along with it. Kids can go on an EPIC adventure with our MC’s in a totally harmless and PG way. It’s also a new take on a prom night story.

20/10 🌟 Definitely give this one a go for a taste of some of the cutest situationshipery you’ll see in a while!!! You just simply don’t get up to this type of mayhem as an adult, so I’m so grateful to have spent the time with Autumn, May, Tara, and the ever iconic Franko!!!!!

Autumn and Tara are enemies. They're approaching the end of their senior year in an all-girls school and couldn't be more different. Autumn is the class president, debate team captain and straight A student. Tara is a cynical slacker in danger of not graduating if she doesn't submit an essay on Mrs. Dalloway by 7am the next day.

When Autumn's college age crush invites her to a 2am poetry reading at the university assuming Autumn is in college, Autumn and Tara strike a deal--Tara will get Autumn a fake ID and Autumn will help Tara write her essay.

This book takes place over this one night, with chapter headings noting the date and time. As an enemies-to-lovers book, it details the slow coming together of the 2 MCs.

It's for the most part a well written book and pretty engaging read. The reason I'm going with 4 stars instead of 5 has to do with some over-writing in the final chapters as each MC begins to learn the life lessons we come to expect from YA character arcs. While this is expected, it's a bit over-done here, especially with Tara. Less would have been more.

But overall, I do recommend this book. It's a great modern adaptation of Mrs. Dalloway.

I was provided an ARC by the publisher via NetGalley.

All-Nighter is quite literally a wild ride. When you’re not with the characters at yet another party, you’re in a haunted inn or hiding from campus security in a supply closet. Which yes, gives you a very cliche romance moment, but you’re not entirely mad about it.

I don’t have many negatives for this book as it was pretty fun from start to finish but there were two things that did annoy me.

Firstly, I felt like I was wading through molasses with All-Nighter to begin with. I should have expected a slower pace as this book takes place across just a few hours. I actually think just making the chapters a little shorter would have helped with this. They weren’t particularly long, most were probably about 15 minutes, but my attention span isn’t great at the best of times so I did struggle to get going. I think All-Nighter would have benefited from being a little shorter to help keep the pace snappy.

Secondly, can we please stop saying a character wears glasses if you’re not going to have them wear glasses on the cover. It’s rare enough that main characters of books, especially romances, even wear glasses so it would be great to see them actually have them on in the cover art. I’m being a major nit-picker with this comment but as someone that wears glasses, it would be so great to have the main character in a romance book (which this isn’t entirely) wear glasses.

Anyway, rant over. Now onto the parts that were great, made me laugh or just outright happy. Yes, this part of the review mentions a dog.

Disney Infinity is not something I was not expecting to see referenced in a book published in 2025. Especially as the characters are only 17/18 and that game is fairly old now (I played it as a kid and I’m 26).

Any book that has a sighthound in it, a greyhound to be precise in All-Nighter, gets a tiny boost in its rating. I make the rules for my reviews and this is one I absolutely must follow now I’m a sighthound owner myself (I have a whippet that has just turned one, he’s the best). There’s a moment that mentions how the dog is sleeping with its nose pushed into its armpit in a weird position and this cracked me up as this is typical sighthound behaviour. My dog is often lying in the weirdest positions. Back to the actual book.

I was fully expecting to like either Autumn or Tara as to begin with, they felt overly stereotypical because of course the trouble maker queer teen has a shaved head and multiple face piercings and the academic lesbian wears tweed. Thankfully, they were much more than these stereotypes. Both Tara and Autumn go through a lot of character development in just one night.

The amount of antics they get up to in this one night is almost unbelievable. I can’t even comprehend pulling an all nighter anymore never mind one that involves multiple parties, summoning a ghost and plunging into the freezing cold ocean. Yes, all of these things happen across less than 12 hours.

Overall, I’d say All-Nighter was a very good read but the pacing felt a little off at times. It does score extra points for having a greyhound though.

Rating: 3.5/5

A YA story with LGBTQ+ rep featuring high school seniors Autumn and Tara... sworn enemies who torment each other at every opportunity. Autumn is all perfection: top grades, rule-follower, tweed-wearer. Tara is pure chaos: the kind of person who does what she wants, when she wants, and serves as the go-to source for fake IDs, party supplies, and general mischief.

Despite their differences, the two are forced to team up. Autumn needs Tara’s help getting a college ID to visit a girl she’s crushing on, and Tara needs Autumn’s help writing an essay so she can graduate. The story unfolds over one wild night, which was a joyride through their town and its cast of colorful characters.

I enjoyed the premise and give it a solid 3.5/5 stars. Autumn and Tara’s banter was a highlight, both witty and fun. The character development was decent, though I didn’t feel as emotionally invested in them as I wanted to be. Some scenes and interactions felt a little forced, and not just because of the forced-proximity trope; there were moments that seemed thrown in without much context or payoff. A few more connective details could’ve made the story feel more cohesive.

Still, it was a fun ride, even if I didn’t race through it. That said, I’d absolutely read a whole spinoff about Franko and whatever chaos he gets into.

All- Nighter is a cute YA sapphic rom com by by Cecilia Vinesse . A pair of high school nemesis' who spend a night working together for personal gains. Tara needs to complete an essay to graduate and Autumn needs a fake college ID to go to a poetry reading of the girl she's crushing on. A fun quick paced rom com with a night full of shenanigans, a struggles of being about to graduate, friendships, and personal growth.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily posting a review. All opinions are my own.
All-Nighter is the third book I’ve read from Cecilia Vinesse, and like the previous two, it was a lot of fun. I was immediately sucked in, and with the book taking place over a single eventful night, the pacing mimicked that timeframe, keeping me invested throughout with all their wild shenanigans of parties and libraries and everything in between.
The prose definitely aids in this as well. It’s third person present, and while this did result in a lack of intimacy with the characters at times, I did feel a sense of immediacy due to it feeling like it was happening in the moment.
But in spite of the sense of distance created by the prose, I did still like the characters overall. Autumn in particular resonated, especially given her generally nerdiness and passion for books and libraries, but also the sense of escapism with her breaking the rules for the first time in her life. Tara was also fun, though, as she’s a major party girl who’s trying to turn things around academically by getting a big essay done in a single night. I loved the tension with their initial rivalry, but also how their bond deepened as their respective quests inspired them to see the other in a different light.
I had a lot of fun with this one, and would recommend it to readers looking for a fast-paced sapphic romcom!