3.5⭐️

I loved All Roads Lead to Rome and couldn’t wait to get my hands on Fedel’s latest YA romance! All Paths Lead to Paris was a delight! From the heartwarming story, the descriptions of sights and food, the endearing characters, and important reminder that what we see on social media is but a glimpse and for readers to remember these are real people with real feelings, challenges, dreams, and lives on the other side of their screens.

I deeply appreciated how Fedel speaks to different learning styles and how we all process information differently, and my hope is that this story will find its way to readers who can feel seen by Aurie’s lived experience.

While I really enjoyed this sweet story, I was a little frustrated with the body shaming that would pop up. Because of her platform and deals with brands and designers, she feels pressure to always be “on” and in glam, and it deeply frustrated me when her manager, who is supposed to be looking out for this teenager, would shame her or make comments when Aurie would eat. Not okay. I am glad that when Aurie had her mom and Remy’s support and was grateful when they shut down those abhorrent comments.

This was a cute and light YA romance set in Paris, following Aurie, a fashion influencer documenting her rise to fame. She's fake-dating her best friend, Remy, a well-known musician, as a publicity move—but the lines between friendship and something more start to blur.

The story was a quick and fluffy read. I really enjoyed the Parisian setting, especially getting a glimpse into the French education system and all the pressure around the Le Bac. And of course, the descriptions of French food made me hungry! The romance itself involves Aurie fake-dating two boys before things turn real with one of them. It’s pretty easy to guess where things are headed from the start, but I appreciated that both love interests were genuinely nice.

Aurie’s journey is as much about figuring out her future as it is about romance. She’s already a successful influencer, but her parents (one in the U.S., one in France) are pushing her toward college. She’s also dealing with dyscalculia, a learning disability that affects her ability to understand math—something I hadn’t heard of before, so I appreciated that representation and learned something new.

very good, well written fake-dating celebrity romance with good vibes and good chars. 4.5 stars, rounded up, tysm for the arc.

The cover pulled me in and this book was sooo cute! I love a good YA book! The characters and storyline were unique to me, and I loved being in Paris for the setting!

A very fun and surprising read! I love any romcoms set in Europe and All Paths Lead to Paris did not disappoint! It's fake-dating with a twist--and I don't want to give it away as I assumed as I started reading what was going to happen and was pleasantly surprised. It also has a lot of depth, including the main character's struggle with a learning disability, dyscalculia, which I had never heard of and appreciated having this brought to life. While some people may think the plot and character's fame is a bit unrealistic, that's the fun of a romcom and teen readers will eat this up like the most perfect croissant.

I ended up falling sick and was not able to finish this book before my hold expired but I hope to be able to finish it once the book is offically released since I enjoyed the author's first book.

Like All Roads Lead to Rome before it, the plot of All Paths Lead to Paris is improbable. However, it’s fun! I personally love the fake dating trope, so this book is right up my alley. But I think that Fedel’s strength isn’t so much the way she plays with this trope. It’s more that she makes Aurie’s anxiety about the situation relatable. While I’m not Fedel’s target audience, I still found myself connecting with Aurie over this. I also appreciated that the teenagers in this book had very real concerns: where to go to college, how to pass a stressful test, and how to deal with family. 8/10.

A wonderful read!
This novel drew me in from the very first page and kept me hooked until the end. The characters were vibrant and relatable, the writing was engaging, and the story had just the right balance of heart and humor. Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Content Warning: paparazzi

+ This young adult romance is set in Paris, and Aurie is a fashion influencer who documents her daily life and it is her rise to fame. She is fake-dating her best-friend, a famous musician named Remy. They got together to chase more fame but now she’s wondering what is happening to their friendship.

+ This is a really quick, light, fluffy read. I love the setting of Paris and learning about the education system and the tests they have to take. Of course the French food being featured in the book sounds delicious. The romance involves Aurie fake-dating two boys, until she dates one for real. But you can kind of tell where this story is going from the beginning and I did like that both boys were nice.

+ Aurie is trying to figure her life out. She’s a successful influencer but she still has parents who want her to attend college. But with parents who are divorced, one in America and one in France, she has to make some hard choices. She also can’t make those choices until she finishes the test that all highschoolers in France have to take, the Le Bac. But Aurie has a problem with learning math and has a disability called dyscalculia, which I never even heard of so I learned something.

~ The fake dating both boys occurs almost 60% into the book and doesn’t actually make me believe she has feelings for Kylian at all.

Final Thoughts:

I did like the author’s first book better than this one, but this one did have it’s charm and it’s set in Paris. This one is a cute, easy, light young adult romance.

OKAY YA SUMMER ROMANCE OF THE YEAR COMING THROUGH, WATCH OUT!

Did I get absolutely swept away in this story? Did I not know up from down? Yes. So much fake dating my head was spinning. I can’t even imagine having the hormones I did back then.

Not only is this a swoon worthy, romance read but also discusses topics of dyscalculia and math anxiety which I’ve only ever encountered in one other book.

Honestly, I’m really glad I live in my own head because I would never trade with Aurie’s but it was an interesting experience seeing life through her perspective.


Pub Date June 17 2025

ARC provided by Random House Children’s, Delacorte Romance and NetGalley. Thank you.

review posted to NetGalley & Goodreads

Oh this was adorable! I love reading cute romances where nothing is high stakes and it's just a story about two people falling in love. I thought this was beautifully well done, I loved the characters and their banter and I adored the romance.

If you took a Disney channel movie and turned it into a book, this is what you would get. A teenage fashion influencer fake dating her musician best friend while being stalked by paparazzi? A cute boy with deep, ocean blue eyes who gets roped into tutoring the two of them? Oh, and it all takes place in Paris? Your honor, I rest my case.

I love YA, and this one is very YA, maybe a tiny bit too much for me. But maybe pre-teens and teens would like this more. Ya know, the actual intended audience.

The thing that kept me from enjoying it more isn’t really the YA of it all though. For me, it was that it started off looking like it was going in one direction, then the middle was a little muddled and didn’t seem to add much to the story, and once we get to the end it veered into a different direction. I liked the beginning and the ending, but the middle, unfortunately, felt out of place.

This was a cute story but very similar to the author's 2024 book. I feel like this book didn't have as much depth and I found the character's "celebrity" status was not believable. Overall I did enjoy it for a cute, quick read.
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for a copy of this book for review.

Sometimes you just need a fun, quirky, romantic YA book to cleanse your palate. This is one of those books that is perfect for that criteria. Thank you Netgalley and Random House Children's for the e-arc!

Cute romance and a fun read I am a huge fan of the whole fake dating trope . My only issue and what made this book a bit unbearable was the hyper focus on the mc’s Dyscalculia and how she kept calling it a disability and using it as an excuse which really rubbed me the wrong way .

Thank you Netgalley Random House Children's | Delacorte Romance for the arc

I was so excited to receive an ARC for this book! I really enjoyed reading the authors previous book All Roads Lead to Rome so when I realized she was writing another book I couldn’t wait to read it! All Paths Lead to Paris was just as cute! I enjoyed the relationship between Aurie and Remy and I was so pleased with the way the book ended….I was hoping it took that direction and it did!

this was such a cute and fun YA read! i definitely need to read All Roads Lead to Rome! i enjoyed this one so much! it had fake dating and a love triangle-and while i typically don’t like love triangles this one was done right!
thank you to Random House Children’s for my early copy! all thoughts are my own!

All Paths Lead to Paris was a deliciously fun escape into the world of fashion, fame, and fake dating gone totally off the rails. Aurie’s double life—balancing an online persona, a secret real romance, and unexpected feelings for her fake boyfriend—made for a whirlwind of drama, humor, and heart.
The Parisian setting added an extra layer of charm (seriously, who doesn’t love a love triangle in the City of Love?), and the tension between Aurie, Kylian, and Remy kept things exciting. Between swoon-worthy moments, influencer mishaps, and high-fashion chaos, this book delivered on the fun while still giving Aurie a journey of self-discovery.
If you love fake dating, messy romance, and a dash of Parisian magic, this one was très magnifique!
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Children’s and Delacorte Romance for providing this book, with my honest review below.

All Paths Lead to Paris was a cute teen romance taking place in dreamy Paris. And, as escapist as the setting was, the story outshone the location with vibrant characters who will no doubt be fan favorites to younger adults as Aurie, Remy, and Kylian are all distinctly unique but seamlessly move the story along. Through Aurie’s perspective we learn a bit about the life of a young fashion influencer who has been loved amongst her followers from a young age. Remy, meanwhile, is a talented musician whose early loss of his parents caused him to self isolate, except where Aurie is concerned. As the two are finishing up school in Paris they’re also embarking on a fake relationship to boost each other’s recognition… until an accidental press storm focused on Kylian helping Aurie when she was in a jam overwhelms their initial plans and puts the three on a path of shenanigans. A bit of a love triangle, a bit of subterfuge, and some very good intentions make this book a ton of fun.

Definitely sweet and appropriate for younger teens but as mentioned the characters and the plot line are well done enough to hold the attention of young adults - and older ones too. It would be a big miss to not transport yourself to Paris and join the three teens in their unique world.

I’m always a fan of celebrity or influencer reads and find the insights fascinating! I love how we followed both Auries ups and downs with the life that she lives.