A cute, sweet, YA romance! I enjoyed the look at French life and culture, and I liked Aurie's growth through the book. The boys were both adorable and the ending made me happy.

I am so OBSESSED with Sabrina Fedel's YA romcoms set in European cities. The last book was all about Rome and this latest takes place in Paris. While there's a messy love triangle involving fake dating, tutors and secret pining, I adored all three of the main characters and the end was absolutely swoony. Bonus, the FMC has dyscalculia and extreme anxiety just thinking about math. She's also a big fashion influencer fake dating her friend, a big time rockstar/singer. Fans of Emily in Paris NEED to read this one. It's full of great neurodiversity rep, tons of fun, friendship, food and teens organizing a big music festival for a cause. Great on audio too and a new fav for me by the author. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and @prhaudio for an ALC in exchange for my honest review!

All Paths Lead to Paris is as sweet and insubstantial as a wisp of cotton candy - or, more aptly, a macaron. It's a wholesome teen romance, with the easiest going love triangle I've ever read, but the lack of conflict ultimately undermines the story's charm.

As a protagonist, I can see how Aurelie would irritate readers, but honestly, I found her surprisingly entertaining and relatable (in, you know, an aspirational rich, celebrity, two hot boys vying for her attention, living a dream life in Paris sort of way) - maybe I, too, am just completely oblivious when others have crushes on me. Anyway, I liked her, and found her struggles with dyscalculia to be one of the book's stronger points.

But the writing lets Aurelie down, with, as I said before, too little actual conflict, a bit too much showing *with* telling (e.g., a character would do or say something, and Aurelie would then inform us that they're like xyz, which we can tell? from the moment that just happened?), and a slightly out of the blue and unbelievable plot point near the end. It loses its way with this plot choice, but it's still a cute enough, fast-paced love story, with escapist springy-summery vibes.

Thank you to Delacorte Romance for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review!

A huge thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing and author Sabrina Fedel for providing me with the eARC for "All Paths Lead to Paris", and for the opportunity to read and review it!
Publication date: June 17th, 2025.
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This was a very fun read, and I really enjoyed it!
In this story we meet 3 main characters: Aurie- a half American/half French teenage fashion influencer. Remy- a teenage musician and Aurie's best friend. Kylian- A friend and tutor of Aurie and Remy, who is also a environmental activist.

There are themes of friendship, fake dating, struggles with disability and multicultural identity, and activism for issues like climate change.
I really loved the way that this author addresses some serious issues, while still keeping the story light-hearted and fitting for young adult readers.
I think that reading about Aurie overcoming her fears, learning to live and be successful despite her disability and finding her place in the world even though she feels divided between her two nationalities is something that many different readers would be able to enjoy and potentially relate to!

Overall this was quite and easy, refreshing read. I would definitely recommend this for young readers, or anyone that enjoys cute happy-ending romances, and books highlighting social issues and challenges.

I am so incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have received an advanced copy of All Paths Lead to Paris from NetGalley, and the author! 🫶

DNF at 40%

All Paths Lead to Paris has a lot of potential but unfortunately wasn't my cup of tea. I had difficulty with connecting with the main character personally because she kept using her learning disability as an excuse for why she couldn't do anything and it rubbed me the wrong way. I also wasn't connecting with the romance portion of the book either. I did love though that this book takes place in Paris and thought that part of it was a lot of fun along with exploring parts of the fashion world!

Now I want to travel to Paris!

Aurie McGinley is living the dream in Paris (or so it seems). Behind the influencer glamour and her fake relationship with a pop star, she’s trying to keep her real self and real feelings in check.

This was such a light and fun read!

I loved how it showed celebrity life and the pressure behind the perfect posts. It’s a great reminder that social media doesn’t always reflect reality!!

It was such a sweet romance!

Thank you Delacorte and NetGalley for the ARC.

This is a cute, fast-paced, fake-dating, friends to lovers story! I was in a pretty big book slump but this was a light-hearted book that I enjoyed!

Thank you to NetGalley for providing this ARC!

This was a cute, sweet, young adult romance. Set in France, following the life of a young influencer as she struggles with a learning disability, split family, and trying to figure out who she is. I think its a great read, quick and easy.

If you’ve ever dreamed about the allure of life as a celebrity or anything involving Paris, you will absolutely love this book. This fed both my fantasy of living/falling in love in Paris and my fantasy of experiencing the glamorous world of fame. This is a book for daydreamers!

While I am not normally a contemporary romance girly, something about a story about falling in love in Paris will always get me. Anything about falling in love in while traveling abroad in Europe in general tbh. Also, when I saw this book, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia because my first Netgalley arc EVER that I was approved for was Kisses and Croissants, a YA contemporary about a ballerina falling in love while dancing in Paris, and this reminds me of that. Rather than a ballerina romance, this one is about a social media influencer + musician, and my ONLY OTHER weakness (aside from a European romance) when it comes to a contemporary romance happens to be the celebrity trope. This was a no brainer.

Biggest strength of this book is the Parisian setting and the daydreamy concept. What girl doesn’t dream of being wealthy and famous living in Paris and caught between two different guys who are interested in her? It’s got all the glitz and glamour you’d hope for.

Now, downsides. I did not like Aurelie. She was pretentious and irritating and unlikable, which did make me like the book less. But the biggest beef that I have with this book is that this book treated Aurelie like she was some A list movie star when she is just an influencer. No influencer would be hounded by paparazzi like this. Even a really huge one, would not be hounded as if they were an A list celebrity, to the point of not being able to go out and constantly overwhelmed by paparazzi (later it’s noted that she has 4.6 million followers, not nearly a big enough influencer for the frenzy that this book describes). Aurelie even has a line about how the life of being a celebrity feels big and adventurous but also overwhelming and frightening, with the frenzy of people tailing her and trying to get near her, but she’s literally just a fashion influencer? Aurelie’s mom literally tells her “you can’t act like a popstar and be expect to be respected when it counts” girl you’re an influencer not a popstar lol? It would’ve been more fitting to make Aurelie a model or singer or actress, because this level of paparazzi would be odd even the biggest influencer in the world. But whatever, it’s YA I guess lol.

I think it’s just one of those cases where the concept was better than the actual execution. The concept of this book is what every girl daydreams of but with the actual book, too much of it made too little sense, like an internet influencer being treated like an Oscar winning movie star, plus said character being lowkey bratty and unlikeable, leading to me being less invested in who she ends up with. Which, she also didn’t end up with the guy I wanted her to end up with anyways. I would be open to reading All Roads Lead To Rome though, because I think having a likable main character would help my perception of the book a lot and I love that every book takes place in somewhere in Europe.

Side note, an error that I hope will be fixed by the time the final version is officially released, there was a part where macaron was spelled with 2 o’s. I’m not even French and even I know that confusing an American macaroon to an actual French macaron is offensive lol)

Thank you to Netgalley and Delacorte for sending me an advanced copy in return for my honest review.

Aurelie is a fashion influencer in Paris who's fake-dating her best friend (and rising musician) Remy. She doesn’t have time for a real relationship, so their arrangement works - until she runs into Kylian at a local pharmacy while dodging paparazzi and feels an instant spark. When Kylian ends up as her math tutor, Aurelie is convinced they can stay just friends... but her feelings have other plans. Suddenly, she’s fake-dating her BFF and for-real dating her crush - and things get even messier when she starts to realize her feelings for Remy may not be as fake as she thought. As her love life gets more complicated and the paparazzi close in, Aurelie has to figure out what (and who) she really wants.

This book has all the ingredients for a fun YA romance: fake dating, a messy love triangle, and unexpected feelings. I appreciated the representation of Aurelie’s learning disability (dyscalculia) and her journey toward overcoming it - it added a meaningful layer to her character. The emphasis on Aurelie’s influencer status felt overhyped and underdeveloped - I didn’t fully buy that she was really that famous. The big concert plotline at the end didn't totally land for me either - it felt like the original purpose of it got lost.

I loved this author's previous book set in Rome, but this one didn't quite give me the Paris I was hoping for - it could've been set almost anywhere. Overall, I gave this one 3 stars. It’s a cute romance with some nice moments of growth for the main character, but the story lacked the spark I was hoping for.

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Children's, and Delacorte Romance for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

All Paths Lead to Paris was a romcom that deeply surprised me. Aurie was a narrator that I felt was a good representation of what it’s like to be a teen and truly undecided on the future. Both Remy and Kylian were well developed and it was fun to see how their relationship with each other changed throughout the book as well. I would definitely love to see each of their stories, or their perspectives of the timeline shown in this novel.

While All Paths Lead to Paris offered exactly what it claimed in an elaborate love triangle plot and a look into the complexities of life in the spotlight, it also opened the door to discussions on various social issues such as underrepresented disabilities and climate change. I thoroughly enjoyed the depth these topics brought to the plot, and I wanted to go ahead and applaud the skill it takes to weave modern issues into a more lighthearted genre and maintain a compelling story.

Looking at the plot, this book baffled me in its ability to truly keep me guessing in the first thirty percent of the book. I feel like most love triangles make it abundantly clear which character will be the endgame quite early on – often by highlighting a flaw in one suitor that will later turn out to be a dealbreaker – and destroying the mystery of the situation. Fedel did an incredible job of creating two characters that could truly be correct for Aurie, and it made the book feel so much realer because as Aurie is figuring out her own feelings, we begin to see the reality along with her.

I also just wanted to briefly recognize the inclusion of characters like Mamie and the TPs who were featured less frequently but still captured such a real part of life.

Ultimately, the book was well written and I liked the story’s development. My only criticisms and critiques would be the following:

• I think the story was a little slow at first. I’m not sure if it was due to the length of the chapters or the amount of setup it took to create such complex scenarios, but it took me a few days to get into this.
• I would have loved to see a page or two for references on French terms! There were certainly some times where the meanings was implied, but I think it would be nice to have a reference page like they do for the Irish terms in Binding 13.
• I personally would have preferred to either add a little more added to the book to see the social media issues resolved instead of the more instant acceptance, or to take some of the time from event planning, which was quite extensive, and include a bit of that sequence at the end. I did like the ambiguity of it all, but that’s one area where I think clarity could have been beneficial.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to enjoy a romance that offers a chance to reflect on the way we live our lives and the wisdom by which we make decisions. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I’m so grateful that I was able to offer my feedback after receiving an ARC.

3.5 stars – All Paths Lead to Paris by Sabrina Fedel is the first book that I have read by this author. I enjoyed reading this one. This cute story is about seventeen-year-old French/American fashion influencer, Aurie in Paris and her fake relationship with Remy a Parisian musician her age. They share the same manager, and she believes that they would get more positive coverage as a pair than individuals. They were already best friends so adding in the romantic relationship isn’t too challenging. The story is fun, fast paced and filled with bits of typical teenage life/drama (family, siblings, school grades, college entrance exams). A love triangle develops with Aurie, Remy and their tutor, Kylian (another student their age who is excellent at math and English).

If you want to read about the difference between real life (which can be messy) and social media life (heavily curated) along with some first love angst, then this book is for you.

A big “Thank You” to NetGalley, Random House Children’s | Delacorte Romance for allowing me to read an advance copy. This independent, honest review is happily shared.

The love triangle trope in All Paths Lead to Paris involves fake-dating. Seventeen-year-old Aurie McGinley is a fashion influencer in Paris. Her best friend is a pop star, Remy St. Julien whose publicity agent thinks a fake relationship between Aurie and Remy will boost their popularity. But when they stage a kiss for her online video diaries, she finds herself developing real feelings for Remy, which he seems to rebuff. To ward off the demise of their friendship, Aurie begins fake-dating her math tutor Kylian and her double life becomes even more complicated. As she and Kylian draw closer and Remy becomes jealous, Aurie struggles to decide which love she wants to be real.

This book gave me all the summer vibes I was looking for and more! This book follows Aurie McGinley as she navigates relationships, fashion, and the tabloids. The overall view of her relationship with Remy (her best friend that she is fake dating for publicity) was amazing and I wished I could participate in one of their infamous movie nights, I knew from little bits and pieces (like where he skips dinner with his friends to take her home!) that they were who I was rooting for for the happily ever after. But the book's rising action is a little slow, I had to push through to keep interested. And there is another male character in the book named Kylian, who tutors Aurie in math, and I felt like he disappeared every once and awhile even though he is still an important character throughout the book. A positive about the story is that I loved seeing Aurie conquer her fears in math, and how it was realistically protrayed in the book with her battle against anxiety. In the end, this book was a fun, light-hearted summer read, and I will definitely need to check out Sabrina Fedel's other book All Roads Lead to Rome!

Thank you NetGalley, Random House Children's Books, and Sabrina Fedel for the opportunity to read this e-ARC!

Aurie is a fashion influencer living in Paris, but struggling with a few different things: (1) she's torn between her American and Parisian roots, (2) her math disability is really weighing on her because there's a big test she needs to pass at the end of high school, (3) her fake relationship with her best friend, Remy, might not be so fake after all...

This was a fun summer read. I really loved that it took place in Paris and had the magic of romance, but also the reality of school and studying, and trying to figure out big parts of your life when you're still in high school.

At times, I got the feeling that there was some other book that came before this one, and I was missing out on some key information that got the characters to this point, but it wasn't prohibitive.

I really enjoy the author's writing style. I like how it's based on Paris, I enjoy the world of influencers, I like how real and vulnerable the characters were.
I struggled with how badly Aurie read situations, but mostly that no one seemed to be on her team.
It was very angsty and I wanted someone to help her and I wanted more communication. Overall, not for me.

Aurie McGinley has it all - a successful influencer career, a (fake) rock star boyfriend, and a Parisian life by the age of seventeen. But is she happy? Her life is curated by her team, and what is real & what isn’t real, is a blur. A series of publicity stunts and paparazzi lies thrust Aurie into a love triangle, catching feelings for both her math tutor & her fake boyfriend. Aurie is palpably anxious throughout the novel, trying to figure out what really matters to her. Is her image worth her happiness?

All Paths Lead to Paris is a cute coming-of- age novel from the perspective of someone living in the limelight. Aurie’s story reminds us of we see on social media is not always real, and asks the question, is it all worth it if everything is a lie?

I enjoy a good escapism story, and a story about fame checks that box. I found some of the early bits of the story to be sort of vapid and shallow. I’m glad that I pushed through. What I enjoyed most about Aurie’s story, is that she suffers anxiety like the rest of us, and it helped me relate to a character that I would otherwise have little in common with. As Aurie dug deeper into her wants and needs with her life, I found the story harder and harder to put down.

I adored All Roads Lead to Rome which released last summer by Sabrina Fedel and was excited to see she had a new one coming out with similar vibes… All Paths lead to Paris.

This is a peek into social media star Aurie McGinley’s life. What everyone sees… a picture perfect romance with her dreamy musician BF Remy, the trendiest clothes and numerous followers that adore her. The real picture… she is navigating a fake relationship, wondering if her feelings are real towards the normal average guys she runs into while running from paparazzi. Not only that but she needs to improve in math… and figure out if she wants to stay in Paris or maybe move to the states to be closer to her Dad.

I’m so conflicted with this one. While I enjoyed the Paris setting and the whole take on a young fashion influencer. I found it hard to buy into the relationship between Aurie and Remy… I was team Aurie and Kylian from the beginning. It’s a cute story and I’m eager to see what Sabrina writes next.

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I love how similar but different this books is to its companion novel “All Roads Lead to Rome”. It’s similar in the aspect that it’s about a famous influencer and a “commoner” but also different enough to make it, its own story. I like that in “All Paths Lead to Paris” we are seeing the POV of the influencer rather than the “commoner” like in ARLtR. All in all, this book is really good and really well written. I am so glad that I got an early copy of it!

This is a cute, fast-paced, fake-dating, friends to lovers story that takes place in Paris. Aurie is an instagram fashion icon who is constantly being chased by the paparazzi. Her manager, Lille, has her in a fake relationship with best friend, Remy, an up-and-coming indy/pop singer who is also her best friend. Everyone thinks they are dating anyway, so why not do it for the engagement? Stressed about passing the Le Bac due to her dyscalculia disability, which makes math extremely difficult, and choosing a college in France with her mom, stepdad, and younger siblings verses one in America with her Dad and Grandfather while dodging the paps leaves Aurie feeling fractured and unsure of her future. And when a staged kiss with Remy leaves her wanting more, it all comes to a head when cute Math tutor Kylian enters the scene. Dating Kylian seems easier than admitting her feelings for Remy and blowing up their friendship. But as they all work together to conquer her math fear and plan a music festival to benefit climate change, Aurie has to come face to face with her true feelings.

This is filled with great banter, realistic problems, and the charm of Paris. The love triangle and interest from both the MCs early on keeps the pacing smooth and the pages turning. My only gripe is that this is practically the same story from the author's previous romance that came out last summer, All Roads to Lead to Rome. While destination/fake dating seems to be working for Fedel, I'd like to see something different from her in the future.

Thank you to Random House/Delacorte & Netgalley for the e-ARC.