All the Stars Align

Name: All the Stars Align
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Gretchen Schreiber
ISBN: 9798217074570

Author: Gretchen Schreiber

Narrator: Taylor Meskimen

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 04/01/2025

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Magical Realism, Family

Synopsis

All the Stars Align is the magical love story that is Taylor Swift’s Enchanted meets Cyrano, from the author of Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal.

All the women in Piper’s family know their true love at first sight, complete with butterflies, heart eyes, and a gut instinct. The kind of fated love that lasts forever. Piper grew up with her ancestors' epic love stories repeated like fairy tales, and yearns for the day she’ll start her own. Already singled out in her family due to her physical disability, Piper collects a second strike against her when her parents announce their divorce, which convinces her family that she’s doomed.

When she finally finds her true love at a party, she’s more determined than ever to attain her love story and earn a spot in her family. But after completely botching their first meeting, she realizes that she’ll need help from her best friend Leo, who is sort of a love expert. The catch—he and Piper haven’t talked in six months, since he needed a “break” from their friendship.

To win over the love of her life and a place in her family, Piper must convince Leo to teach her his ways. And it’s all going as planned…until Leo confesses his own love for Piper. Now, she must decide which fate to follow.

About The Author

GRETCHEN SCHREIBER grew up between the hills of Kansas and the hospitals of Minnesota, but now calls the hills of Los Angeles home. After getting her MFA from USC School of Cinematic Arts, she works as a professional bookworm for Hello Sunshine, Reese Witherspoon’s media company. She is always down to run away to Disneyland or a bookstore.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on October 18, 2024

This sweet and entertaining young adult romance, with a touch of Taylor Swift’s poetic magic and a gender-reversed Cyrano de Bergerac twist, delves into family dynamics and disability representation while presenting us with engaging characters and a delightful read. Young Piper feels pressured by her......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on March 23, 2025

I thought this had an interesting premise, but I found the execution lackluster. At about 25% I realized I knew exactly how the story was going to go. And unfortunately I was correct. There was one obvious choice, and I’ve read enough YA that I saw exactly how we’d get there, which was disappointing......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 31, 2025

I thought the parts of this book that grappled with meeting family expectations and navigating life with a disability were great! Piper’s parents’ dynamic felt very real and complicated and was a highlight of the book for me. The romance part was more saccharine and lackluster; I wish Piper had been......more

Goodreads review by Isabelle on April 22, 2025

meep I did not love this book. I did like the disability representation and how that was tied into the them of wanting to fit in, but I did not like anything else I found Piper very unpleasant. She plays with two guys hearts the entire book (sometimes unknowingly). I love ideas of Fate but this wasn......more

Goodreads review by Spiri on January 03, 2025

I would’ve ate this book up ten years ago. Now I’m just really tired of predictable love triangles where one of them obviously stands no chance. So the romance wasn’t great for me but I did like aspects with her best friend and her parents divorce/family issues. Also, disability rep !......more