All of This Is True by Lygia Day Peñaflor

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THIS. BOOK. WAS. FANTASTIC! All of This Is True is definitely one of my favorite books of the year so far. It follows three teenage girls, Miri, Penny, and Sunny, who come up with a plan to befriend the author of their favorite (YA) novel, Fatima Ro. And their plan works... but then Fatima writes her next novel all about them, with devastating consequences. What makes this book so amazing is the format in which it is told: interviews, journal entries, magazine articles, and excerpts from the book Fatima writes about this girls. In fact, what is so cool, is that the novel within the novel is so reminiscent of the girls' lives, that portions of the novel take the place of, say, an explanation of what happened on a certain day. It's kind of hard to explain, but it will make complete sense if you pick up the book, which I really hope you do!

I read this book very quickly, because I just could not put it down. There are a lot of deep messages within the book, and it makes you ask complicated questions and question things. Also, the characters are hilarious (and a bit cringe-worthy), but they aren't hilarious because they have a good sense of humor, they're hilarious because they're shallow and pretty delusional. I will say that I could guess the "twist" of the book from a mile away, but the uniqueness, complexity, and overall addictiveness of the book made me not care. I know this will hinder the enjoyment of the book for some people, but that wasn't the case for me. I was quite surprised by the reviews I saw on Goodreads... it seemed like there were people like me, who loved it (Korinna from Owlcrate and Adam Silvera) and people who did not like it AT ALL. But I really, really hope you will give this book a try! Like I said, it's one of my favorite books of the year so far, and I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

5/5 Stars. 

XOXO,

Isabella 

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