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All This Could Be Yours reminds me of a Mary Higgins Clark suspense book. From the way the title has both a pleasant and sinister connotation to the way the story and cast of characters unfolds. HRP brilliantly crafted this novel that keeps you on your toes to figure out who the bad guy is. I thoroughly enjoyed Tessa and Annabelle. I great read !

Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy of this book. This is my honest review.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the copy. Tessa Calloway is on a book tour for her debut novel. She is living her dream while her family is supporting her from back home, but the only issue is that there is someone that is stalking her. Her stalker wants to destroy her career and her family life. I was hooked from the very first page of All This Could Be Yours. It was full of suspense and I feel like the slow burn really worked well. It allowed the tension to build and I needed to keep reading to see what happened. I did guess some aspects of the story, but some twists were a surprise. I’ll give it four stars out of five.

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Thank you to #MinotaurBooks and #NetGalley for the DRC of #AllThisCouldBeYours. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

I devoured this book in 36 hours - HAD to know what was going to happen next! A book about a writer on book tour promoting her new book with a little mystery/suspense thrown in. What's not to like?

Tessa's book just landed on the NYT bestseller's list and she's traveling the US on her first book tour. While she hates being away from her family, she likes meeting her fans. But a series of strange events makes her paranoid - who's following her and what do they know about her past. Because if her past is revealed, she could lose everything.

Ryan expertly raises the tension throughout, leading to a very satisfying, meta ending. I appreciated how she dealt with the theme of coming to terms with your past, moving past the shame and striving to not let it define you. So glad I found this book and now I have a "new to me" author who's got a deep backlist I can explore at my leisure. Highly recommend!

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Being away from your family is hard enough, but being away and being stalked is way worse. Hank Ryan builds the suspense gradually, drawing the reader further in until they are looking behind their own back for danger. Writers write what they know, but a hope that Ryan has never found herself in a situation even close to the one in this book, she might never do author talks again!

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As an author, I was quite jealous of Tessa's success and book tour. Until, I wasn't. You'll see what I mean. Bonus: Ryan's plotting and delivery is spot on. It's clear she's a master in storytelling and I was on the edge of my seat, one thrilling revelation or nerve-inducing situation after another.

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The author did a great job in presenting this complex tale where nothing is left to the imagination as the visually descriptive narrative and engaging dialogue had me immersed from beginning to end in this non-stop action and solidly wicked plot on this rollercoaster ride. The suspenseful nature of the story being told was grippingly enticing where mischievous and nefarious misdeeds played havoc on Tessa’s life while a stalker pursued their prey, making Tessa doubt her own existence. In this fast-paced and well-written page-turning drama, Hank delivers a bonafide and captivating mystery that is her best work ever.

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A debut author on book tour flying to a different city each day encounters some disturbing events. Her hotel room is getting broken into. Little gifts are left for her. I could not read this book fast enough! The scenes are vivid and I could easily picture them in my mind. This is a great read!

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I loved this book so much! Fast paced, slightly twisty, thriller. I don’t want to spoil but I have one plot hole/question unanswered about the neighbor Barbara…

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3.25 ⭐️

This was my first foray into Hank Phillippi Ryan’s novels. The description I read of the novel was more intriguing than ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS unfortunately.

Tessa Calloway is a bestselling debut novelist who is on book tour. She just bought a new house with her husband, and her two kids are at an impressionable tween age. Perhaps not the best time to be gone, but book tours are part of the gig of her new author career.

Shortly into her book tour, she finds a locket in her hotel room and goes to social media to find the owner. And then low level creepy things start to happen on her tour and back at home.

Unfortunately, a lot of this novel is repetitive. Travel to new city, take picture of audience, have book event, slightly creepy thing happens. My heart rate didn't elevate.

It also seemed odd that this debut novelist would be so recognizable by … everyone? I might be able to recognize Stephen King out in the wild (and he's NOT a debut novelist), but outside of him I'd be hard pressed to recognize any other author, much less a debut novelist.

I didn’t find the main character Tessa interesting. In much of the book she was in her head, and I didn't find her or her book tour interesting. I was looking forward to her FaceTime interactions with her kids because they were a lot more interesting than her.

While this book wasn't bad, I found it to be rather middling.

This novel publishes September 9, 2025. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books and Netgalley for the Advance Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Life can be like a poker game sometimes. We stack the chips on a supposed winning number of our choice. Go big or suffer the consequences. Either way, there's a lot at stake.

Hank Phillippi Ryan must have drawn from her own experiences to some extent as she presents All This Could Be Yours. She introduces us to Tessa Calloway, an up-and-coming new author, who has hit it big with her debut novel. Even Tessa's main character, Annabelle, is a celebrity of sorts. Tessa now has a massive following and a slammin' book tour awaiting her.

All This Could Be Yours starts out well as we become acquainted with Tessa. She and her husband, Henry, have bought a new house with a we-can't-sleep-at-night-now mortgage. Tess has to take to the road to promote her new book and to bring home the bacon. Her kids, Linny and Zack, are cute and precocious. Life is tense but good.

And then things seem to go awry quickly. Tessa finds a locket in her hotel room with a black and white photo inside. Tessa doesn't leave the locket at the hotel. She takes it with her and even uses it to instill a mystery of sorts with her fans. From here on out, strange messages and packages appear at each book tour stop for Tessa. We begin to learn of a dark secret in Tessa's past. Could this be connected? 'Nuff said.

All This Could Be Yours was a 3.5 Stars kicked to 4 Stars because Hank Phillippi Ryan has a wide open sense of imagination. Tessa will frustrate you throughout this book. She does possess a sky high wife/mother antennae which we can relate to at times. But her new found success plays to her inner self that she has super powers with which to juggle home and these uncanny situations presenting themselves on the road. Tessa never asks for intervention from security or her publisher. She's too busy keeping her books on the sale table at these book stores. Her "public self" will be damaged if her own secret gets out. It's a gamble that Tessa is willing to take a shot at. High stakes and high losses ahead.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to St. Martin's Press and to Hank Phillippi Ryan for the opportunity.

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Art imitates life in some ways in this novel. Tessa is a debut novelist with a blockbuster. To promote the book, Tessa goes on a multi-city tour, leaving her husband and two young children behind. In her first hotel, she finds a locket, posting about it on Facebook. More strange things continue on the tour. Meanwhile, her husband, Henry, and children make new friends and changes to the new house in the new neighborhood. Tessa feels left out. But, Tessa has secrets of her own. Tessa did something when she was a child causing her mom to move them and change their names. Tessa makes a friend and tells her about the "bad thing". She and that friend also did something bad. So, as audience members question Tessa about her life, she wonders what they know.
This is a great thriller about booksellers, authors, and people who want to take it all away. A fun read.

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It took a minute to get into this story and then it just kind of bottomed out. Not for me. Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for this copy for read and review

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Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books for the ARC ebook. All opinions are my own.

I am a longtime fan of Hank Phillippi Ryan, and once again, she absolutely delivers. This was a slow-burn but for once it really worked. The suspense and tension that built up as the story progressed served to heighten the effect of the story.

I was on the edge of my seat but never saw the end coming. A fabulous read!

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Tessa is a newly famous author on her first book tour when strange things start to happen. There is danger around every corner and maybe even back home with her husband and kids. I could not put this one down! I was anxious, excited, and on the edge of seat! All these emotions could be yours if you hurry and pick up this book!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

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Hank Phillippi Ryan is a powerhouse and her newest book, All This Could Be Yours, stands as an excellent addition to her oeuvre.

Tessa Calloway stepped away from her corporate job three years ago to spend more time with her family and to write a book featuring Annabelle as her inspirational protagonist. Although Annabelle is not simply a fictional character; she has been in Tessa's head since early motherhood, offering support, advice, and a running commentary on Tessa's life. The book becomes a best seller, and Tessa embarks on a national book tour that finds her in a seemingly repetitive loop of bookstores, hotels, and airports. In one of her hotel rooms, she discovers a locket and immediately feels a kinship with the woman she presumes left it behind by mistake. She turns to her social media followers to help her find the owner of the locket and breaks down in tears during the filming of her crowd-sourced plea for assistance.

As Tessa continues her book tour, she encounters people who push the limits of the parasocial relationship between celebrity and fan. Some ask pointed questions about her past, which she never discusses, and about herself and her family in the present. Tessa continues to feel mounting concerns as she goes to the events that force her to think on her toes about how much she wants to share about her life.

The pace of the narrative is a slow burn: the events unfold at a leisurely clip, and an undercurrent of malice swirls below the surface. The mysteries held within unfold in a satisfying manner, and the story held my interest throughout its development. Fans of Ryan and her journalistic prose will surely be pleased with this one, as will thriller fans who enjoy strong and interesting female main characters.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for a digital review copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

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This book was so good I couldn't put it down like I was full on reading it at the gym the other day. I loved that once the characters were introduced you were thrown into the action. Personally I tried to figure out who the killer was from the beginning but that didn't work out too well. I loved every moment of this and I will be reading more from this author.

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I found this an odd read and almost abandoned it but I don’t felt I had an obligation to follow through. I was familiar with the author’s reputation but had never read one of her books. I didn’t care for the slow, repetitive start, almost 45% in until we get past the setup of a debut author with a blockbuster novel is on book tour. The traveling details, Uber rides, hotel check-ins, family FaceTimes, and the repeated use of the word periwinkle (book cover color) wore thin! I found Henry, the husband annoying and unsympathetic, and really disliked the inner voice of Annabelle.

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This was definitely a mixed bag for me - here are my PROS and CONS

PROS:

*Interesting premise - an already successful debut author goes on a 6 week tour of bookstores

*How does it feel to have readers who are becoming infatuated with your main character? Where do you draw the line between author and MC?

CONS:

*The main character, Tess Calloway, is homesick after the first few days of the tour. She is already worried about the mortgage on a new house that they purchased before she left. Why would she and her husband put themselves in that situation?

*Tess makes so many wrong decisions that it’s hard to root for her! Even when she believes she’s being stalked she continues down her path of eating little and sleeping even less. She refuses to seek help from hotel security or the police.

*I don’t think a debut author would be sent on a 6 week tour - bouncing back and forth on planes every day. That would be incredibly expensive for a publishing house!!

*I didn’t feel a lot of tension in this book in spite of Tess being followed. So much repetition and mention of the “the bad thing” that happened when she was very young.

*The ending - that’s all I’m going to say about it.

I’m an outlier once again!! I think this could have been a better story if it wasn’t so OTT with author emotions and bad decisions.

I received an ARC of this novel from the punisher through NetGalley. It was my pleasure to read and review this title. All opinions are my own.

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After publicly deciding to quit her job and write a book that turns out to be a bestseller, Tessa Calloway finds herself on a whirlwind book tour. Visiting a different city and different crowd everyday to publicize and sign books for her adoring fans. Only Tessa has a found things in her hotel room that make her believe someone is following her. And she has at least one dark secret from her past she wants to keep hidden.
A fast-paced novel, I finished it in two evenings. The building sense of dread as Tessa kept trying to figure out if someone was following her, who that person might be, and trying to keep up with her family at home was palpable. I felt her dread as she visited bookstores to do signings that she once loved.
I didn't care for the ending. It seemed rushed to me, and on further examination, did not make a lot of sense in the context of the rest of the book. But the rest of the story was entertaining and the writing was fast-paced. Each chapter made me want to stay up and read the next one. So, a solid read, but probably won't read it again.

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All This Could be Yours is a gripping read from start to finish that is bingeworthy.

Tess Calloway is a famous author that is on a book tour promoting her debut novel.

People love her.

Most people.

Someone is stalking Tess and for the life of her she cant figure out who or why.

In the meantime her family life is going full steam ahead but Tess thinks something is off with her husband and kids.

Hank Phillippi Ryan does a masterful job of building the tension page by page with twists and turns as slowly secrets are revealed.

Some secrets should never be revealed.

Tess isnt perfect and makes some questionable decisions but that makes the book all so more real.

Grab your copy of All This Could Be Yours and be prepared to read the book in one sitting.

Thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press/Minotaur Books for the privilege of reading and reviewing this heart pounding novel.

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