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One for All

One for All

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  • Author：Lillie Lainoff
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Summary

An OwnVoices， gender-bent retelling of The Three Musketeers， in which a girl with a chronic illness trains as a Musketeer and uncovers secrets， sisterhood， and self-love。

Tania de Batz is most herself with a sword in her hand。 Everyone in town thinks her near-constant dizziness makes her weak， nothing but “a sick girl”; even her mother is desperate to marry her off for security。 But Tania wants to be strong， independent， a fencer like her father—a former Musketeer and her greatest champion。

Then Papa is brutally， mysteriously murdered。 His dying wish？ For Tania to attend finishing school。 But L’Académie des Mariées， Tania realizes， is no finishing school。 It’s a secret training ground for a new kind of Musketeer: women who are socialites on the surface， but strap daggers under their skirts， seduce men into giving up dangerous secrets， and protect France from downfall。 And they don’t shy away from a swordfight。

With her newfound sisters at her side， Tania feels for the first time like she has a purpose， like she belongs。 But then she meets Étienne， her first target in uncovering a potential assassination plot。 He’s kind， charming， and breathlessly attractive—and he might have information about what really happened to her father。 Torn between duty and dizzying emotion， Tania will have to lean on her friends， listen to her own body， and decide where her loyalties lie…or risk losing everything she’s ever wanted。

This debut novel is a fierce， whirlwind adventure about the depth of found family， the strength that goes beyond the body， and the determination it takes to fight for what you love。

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Reviews

Hailey Hudson ，

Chronic illness is either misrepresented or not represented at all in YA。 So to have an #ownvoices historical fantasy with a main character who has one of the exact same chronic illnesses I have？！ SO good！ Thea made her compression stockings！ The end of the acknowledgements made me emotional。—“Sick girls had to fight for what they could get。”

Cassie ，

This is YA that skews young， and there were some bits that jarred with the setting - the characters really act like teenagers， and not young women who have been brought up with the expectation of being out in society by their late teens。 They’re still having basic etiquette lessons at 16？ Bizarre that they wouldn’t have learned all of this years ago。 I ultimately DNFed at 45%。 I didn’t dislike it， it just didn’t compel me into finishing it。

Yennefer ，

ONE FOR ALL， despite being under 400 pages， was a drag of a read。 I read through it as fast as I could， just so I could be done with it and move on to books that I enjoyed more。 Some people will love this book！！ I am not one of those people。For me， there was too much disconnect with Tania。 I did not care one ounce about the plot， even though the idea of spies was very neat and should have been entertaining。 I cannot speak on Tania's disability rep， for that does not cross over with my own。I genu ONE FOR ALL， despite being under 400 pages， was a drag of a read。 I read through it as fast as I could， just so I could be done with it and move on to books that I enjoyed more。 Some people will love this book！！ I am not one of those people。For me， there was too much disconnect with Tania。 I did not care one ounce about the plot， even though the idea of spies was very neat and should have been entertaining。 I cannot speak on Tania's disability rep， for that does not cross over with my own。I genuinely cannot think of something in this book that I liked。 The style was very difficult for me to read; long， half-page paragraphs do not bode well for my brain。 The way dialogue was set up also drew me out of the reading experience。 I will save my copy to dissect for craft notes。 。。。more

Sarah Duggan ，

I couldn’t love the premise of this book more - a female retelling/ continuation of the Three Musketeers starring a young swords woman with the same chronic illness as me？ Sign me up！ Tania is a wonderfully realistic disabled person， dealing with shame， fear， and frustration while she learns to embrace the assistance of her new “family。” Rather than a saint or pathetic victim， she is a complicated person determined to peruse her goals。 Unfortunately， I didn’t love the author’s style as much。 It I couldn’t love the premise of this book more - a female retelling/ continuation of the Three Musketeers starring a young swords woman with the same chronic illness as me？ Sign me up！ Tania is a wonderfully realistic disabled person， dealing with shame， fear， and frustration while she learns to embrace the assistance of her new “family。” Rather than a saint or pathetic victim， she is a complicated person determined to peruse her goals。 Unfortunately， I didn’t love the author’s style as much。 It took many chapters to get fully invested in the plot and keep track of all the different characters。 I found the many short， choppy non-sentences and random untranslated French dialogue annoying。 Still， after reading the rousing finale， I hope there is a sequel so we can get to know this dizzying （pun intended） group of heroines better。 。。。more

Sanexiah ，

DNF。 The Barbie version was better 💀 I won’t rate it officially tho as to not hurt the reach this book could get because I do believe other readers might like it， especially disabled readers

Katherine Wahl ，

As a plot to overthrow the king of France gets thicker and twistier， it's a small group of young women-- trained in both swordsmanship and seduction-- who hold the fate of their country in their young hands。 Each one of these ladies is complex and loveable， but it's our main character Tanya who stands out the most。 It gives me goosebumps just thinking about how beautifully she was written as both a capable and imperfect disabled protagonist。 When Tanya was 13 she developed what is now called POT As a plot to overthrow the king of France gets thicker and twistier， it's a small group of young women-- trained in both swordsmanship and seduction-- who hold the fate of their country in their young hands。 Each one of these ladies is complex and loveable， but it's our main character Tanya who stands out the most。 It gives me goosebumps just thinking about how beautifully she was written as both a capable and imperfect disabled protagonist。 When Tanya was 13 she developed what is now called POTS， a chronic illness which causes intense dizzy spells that can lead to headaches， blurry vision， and collapsing。 What I loved the most about One For All is that this is not a story about her overcoming this illness （since a chronic illness is by definition ongoing）， but instead about her overcoming the insecurity and self-doubt that accompanies it。 Tanya spends the length of the story exploring how much she can trust others and herself， and eventually finds a way to accept herself for who she is， just as her found family has accepted her。 Find yourself completely inspired by how these girls come to never let each other fall。 This is one of my favorite books that I've read so far this year， and I highly recommend it。 If you are looking for a unique protagonist or a historical plot with the perfect balance of action and intrigue-- give this one a try！ Readers might like it who enjoyed Nobody's Princess by Esther Friesner， Circe by Madeline Miller， and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwabb。 。。。more

Shady Piñata ，

3。5 to 3。75 stars Pros: - Tania finally （and I mean finally） pulls up her self-esteem from the depths of Hell to a good foot off the ground。 - pOrTiA AnD aRiA。 - Théa。 - Théa。 - Théa。 - TW: Ass@ult（view spoiler）[ Théa beat up that dude who dared to assault her （hide spoiler）]。 [It's not really a spoiler btw。 Not a big one anyway]- Accurate representation of a schmuk-faced sexist， Tania-unworthy goober。 Cons: - The writing was a little wordy and metaphorical at times。 A little hard to understand 3。5 to 3。75 stars Pros: - Tania finally （and I mean finally） pulls up her self-esteem from the depths of Hell to a good foot off the ground。 - pOrTiA AnD aRiA。 - Théa。 - Théa。 - Théa。 - TW: Ass@ult（view spoiler）[ Théa beat up that dude who dared to assault her （hide spoiler）]。 [It's not really a spoiler btw。 Not a big one anyway]- Accurate representation of a schmuk-faced sexist， Tania-unworthy goober。 Cons: - The writing was a little wordy and metaphorical at times。 A little hard to understand at times。 Also sometimes I had a hard time figuring out who said what （the person speaking wasn't mentioned， so I just had to assume）。 - Literally no one except Théa， Portia， Aria， Henri and Madama de Treville have the slightest bits of human compassion for Tania's dizziness 😭😭- Plot picked up way too slowly—we're introduced to Etiénne only 40% through。 - Plot twist was kind of predictable。 - We didn't get enough of Théa - The climax was stretched a little bit， and not very intense （that's what I felt）。 In the sense， I mainly stuck around for the whole book for the characters， not the plot。 - Etiénne's existence tbh 。。。more

hezekiah ，

i read this for the POTS representation （i have POTS） but i stayed for the great characters and generally the whole concept。 didn’t love the end plot twist but it was still good！！

Anna ，

I can't recommend this book enough！ Tania's father was a Musketeer and raised her with a sword in her hand。 But her constant dizziness and fainting ostracized her from the other people in her village and made her feel like she was letting down her parents。 When her father is brutally murdered， Tania is sent off to L’Académie des Mariées in an attempt to find her a good husband。 But this is not a regular finishing school。 Instead， she is taught how to be a new kind of Musketeer and is introduced I can't recommend this book enough！ Tania's father was a Musketeer and raised her with a sword in her hand。 But her constant dizziness and fainting ostracized her from the other people in her village and made her feel like she was letting down her parents。 When her father is brutally murdered， Tania is sent off to L’Académie des Mariées in an attempt to find her a good husband。 But this is not a regular finishing school。 Instead， she is taught how to be a new kind of Musketeer and is introduced to a supportive group of girls attempting to protect the country in their own way。 This is the best chronic illness representation I have ever read！ Like the main character and the author， I have POTS （postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome）。 I have never seen it represented in any kind of media and didn't realize how much I longed to see myself represented in books until I read One for All。 This book represents the challenges that not only go along with POTS but also chronic illnesses in general。 It discusses the physical and mental impacts while having an engaging plot。 I loved this book so much and hope to see more representation in more books soon！ 。。。more

Wendy ，

DNF @53%The language is florid and a bit overdone—too much description of silly things—dripping jewels and melting eye colors。 I know some French， so the constant inclusion of French didn’t bother me， but aren’t they speaking French all the time？ Why add things in French when it’s supposed to be their native language？ It was nice to have some disability rep。 I liked that the idea of not knowing how you’d feel every day when you wake up was included， but it seemed like it didn’t really affect her DNF @53%The language is florid and a bit overdone—too much description of silly things—dripping jewels and melting eye colors。 I know some French， so the constant inclusion of French didn’t bother me， but aren’t they speaking French all the time？ Why add things in French when it’s supposed to be their native language？ It was nice to have some disability rep。 I liked that the idea of not knowing how you’d feel every day when you wake up was included， but it seemed like it didn’t really affect her unless it was convenient？ 。。。more

el ，

I didn't see that twist coming what the hell。 And loved the sisterhood so much I didn't see that twist coming what the hell。 And loved the sisterhood so much 。。。more

Michelle Fleming ，

I liked that the main character of this book has a disability and that the story is about strong， brave women。 However the plot was very formulaic and not very original。

Stephanie P （Because My Mother Read） ，

This young adult historical fiction puts a new spin on The Three Musketeers while providing important representation。 The story is full of intrigue and subterfuge as a group of young women attend a finishing school that is actually a secret training ground for musketeers。 I loved the sense of sisterhood that is spread throughout the book。There is also nuanced and insightful representation for chronic illness and disability as the main character has POTS which is informed by the author’s own expe This young adult historical fiction puts a new spin on The Three Musketeers while providing important representation。 The story is full of intrigue and subterfuge as a group of young women attend a finishing school that is actually a secret training ground for musketeers。 I loved the sense of sisterhood that is spread throughout the book。There is also nuanced and insightful representation for chronic illness and disability as the main character has POTS which is informed by the author’s own experience。 A special note for audiobook lovers: the narrator is Mara Wilson who also has POTS。 I primarily read the physical book， but listened to a bit so I could hear the narration as well。Trigger/content warnings: parental death， some mild violence and innuendo 。。。more

Libby Louise ，

Can we please normalize side characters who design compression pants for the disabled main character friends？？ Because like？？？？？？？？？ Can we？？？？Anyway。 Yeah。 I loved this book。 Especially。 Especially the compression pants。 I live in compression pants （I have Orthostatic Hypotension， which is a form of Dysautonomia similar to POTS）。 It was everything。

BooksByWillow ，

This book was absolutely perfect。 There isn't very many books with POTS rep， and the few there are are normally just about that and are contemporary。 But then I learned about the existence of this book！ A girl who wants to be a Musketeer but is held back because of suddenly getting chronic illness。 😭 I can't tell how many times I've cried reading this book because I have the same condition and have had my life change so much too。 I've been not able to go to school， be in drill， do band， really d This book was absolutely perfect。 There isn't very many books with POTS rep， and the few there are are normally just about that and are contemporary。 But then I learned about the existence of this book！ A girl who wants to be a Musketeer but is held back because of suddenly getting chronic illness。 😭 I can't tell how many times I've cried reading this book because I have the same condition and have had my life change so much too。 I've been not able to go to school， be in drill， do band， really do anything because of my limitations and it means so much to me that there is this book with a person fighting for her dreams even though lots of things are harder for her and there's people with misconceptions of her illness。 。。。more

Billie ，

Wow what a horrible book！ Poorly written and just downright boring。 Also， on Amazon’s ratings I saw that the author wrote her own 5 star review for her own book？？？ Has now changed the name on her review to “LOL” （previously it was “Lillie Owens Lainoff”） presumably to hide the fact that she gave herself a stellar review。 I still have the screenshot of the original review because I found it so odd。 I’ve read other work from Lillie and this is just disappointing。 This book is maybe suitable if you Wow what a horrible book！ Poorly written and just downright boring。 Also， on Amazon’s ratings I saw that the author wrote her own 5 star review for her own book？？？ Has now changed the name on her review to “LOL” （previously it was “Lillie Owens Lainoff”） presumably to hide the fact that she gave herself a stellar review。 I still have the screenshot of the original review because I found it so odd。 I’ve read other work from Lillie and this is just disappointing。 This book is maybe suitable if you don’t care about engaging plot or quality character development。 PS: I have POTS。 was looking forward to representation but instead read a book so bad that it pushed me to make a good reads account just to warn others 。。。more

Liz （Quirky Cat） ，

tThe Three Musketeers， but OwnVoices， LGBTQ+， gender-bent， and with a leading lady that deals in chronic illness？ Where do I sign up？！？ One For All， written by Lillie Lainoff， makes a lot of big promises – and it nails every single one of them。tTania de Batz sees herself differently than the rest of the world。 The world looks at her and sees a sick little girl。 When she looks at herself， she sees a sword fighter who occasionally has to deal with dizzy spells。tHer father's death changes Tania's l tThe Three Musketeers， but OwnVoices， LGBTQ+， gender-bent， and with a leading lady that deals in chronic illness？ Where do I sign up？！？ One For All， written by Lillie Lainoff， makes a lot of big promises – and it nails every single one of them。tTania de Batz sees herself differently than the rest of the world。 The world looks at her and sees a sick little girl。 When she looks at herself， she sees a sword fighter who occasionally has to deal with dizzy spells。tHer father's death changes Tania's life， but not how she expected。 Shepherded off to a finishing school， she expected nothing but misery。 What did she find？ It was a secret training ground – and the school of her dreams。tt“Yes， I was just a girl。 A sick girl。 One who， when the time came， was helpless。 Because that was what being a sick girl meant。” tWord cannot express how much of a delight it was to find （and read） One For All。 I have always been a fan of retellings， but One For All will always stand out in my mind。 Best of all？ This is a gender-bent retelling full of representation， following the main story of The Three Musketeers。 What's not to love？tIt's so easy to fall in love with Tania de Batz and her story。 From page one， I just wanted to follow her story， watch her grow up， and have her dreams come true。 Trust me – I never doubted that she had what it takes to make that happen （I know， I know: retellings make it easier since we know the ending， but I still felt that way！）。tOne For All is a brilliant and powerful read。 One that it is clear to all readers that one can be many things – especially if they have the heart to back it up。 I'm trying to say that Tania de Batz clarifies that her disability is not something that holds her back， and the world should stop looking at her like it will。tNaturally， I adored every other character in this book and truly felt like everyone could find a reflection of themselves within this book。 We need more like this – seriously。 Can we have more？ It isn't every day that a world of characters hits me this hard – or makes me feel so seen and inspired。tOne For All is absolutely a must-read， especially if you enjoy retellings as much as I do。 So please take a minute to give it a try。tThanks to Farrar， Straus， and Giroux and #NetGalley for making this book available for review。 All opinions expressed are my own。 Read more reviews over at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks 。。。more

Samantha ，

So I wanted to like this book。 I’m also someone with an invisible disability and girls with swords are awesome。 I buddy read this with a friend who has POTS， even and for neither of us did it ring true。 The writing style has some issues。 French words are thrown in mostly at random。 For example， in one sentence， a character says “fall” and “l’hiver。” Why aren’t both seasons in the same language， if the characters are presumably speaking French？The characterization feels pretty flat。 I really coul So I wanted to like this book。 I’m also someone with an invisible disability and girls with swords are awesome。 I buddy read this with a friend who has POTS， even and for neither of us did it ring true。 The writing style has some issues。 French words are thrown in mostly at random。 For example， in one sentence， a character says “fall” and “l’hiver。” Why aren’t both seasons in the same language， if the characters are presumably speaking French？The characterization feels pretty flat。 I really couldn’t connect with any of the characters， not even Tania！ Like， I get it。 Being chronically and invisibly ill sucks， but she’s so petulant about it。 She doesn’t have to be plucky and inspiration porn， but like I get it！ My reading buddy gets it！ Tania just lets her parents guide her through life （complaining all the way， never proposing alternatives） before she goes to sword fighting finishing school。 There’s so much angst。 Her only personality trait is sick girl who likes swords。 Here is another thing: it makes no sense that the focus from other characters would be on how she’s sick。 One character called it a “ghastly disease”。 Look， this is old timely France。 Even today， my friend and I have way more people say we’re faking it or it’s all in our head or we just need to try harder than labeling us super duper sick。 “Maybe it’s just anxiety that causes your chronic pain！” “Maybe you just need to meditate。” Look， if people are losing their noses from syphilis and dying of smallpox and coming back from the war with amputated limbs， why would they care that this rich girl gets dizzy sometimes？ She’s not bedridden most of the time。 She swordfights。 Why are they calling her an invalide？The thing about invisible disability is that you look healthier than you are。 That’s good sometimes because people don’t usually underestimate you because of your disability。 It’s bad because they underestimate your support needs。 I don’t get name called。 I just get called a lazy slacker。 I don’t know if the author and I just have really different experiences with being chronically ill。 I come from a lower socioeconomic background， so going to lots of doctors just wasn’t an option for me when I first started showing symptoms。 I imagine Tania is a pretty significant author insert given the similarities between the author photo and the cover art， so I imagine the author is pretty wealthy。 Maybe this is just the difference between being a wealthy invisibly ill person and a not-wealthy invisibly ill person？ I’m really not sure。 It just doesn’t align with my experiences or those of anyone I know who is also invisibly ill。I guess that brings me to the final part。 Theme。 It’s really weird because Tania’s illness never really seems to stop her from doing what she wants to do; it’s always the people around her judging her for getting dizzy。 Like she swordfights， and just does it dizzy。 There don’t seem to be bad days when she needs to do something but just can’t。 Like she’s unable to fight off robbers and says “Normal girls” would have done that。 No way！ Normal girls would be freaked out and also too weak to fight off multiple fully grown armed men。 That’s just a normal human thing。 My experience with disability is that there are days I can’t do things I really really want to do because I am in too much pain or too weak or too unable to get out of bed。 The fact that Tania is shown to be worthy because she can go on this physically demanding adventure and swordfight is kind of… not empowering to people whose conditions mean they can’t do these things even when they really want to。 Which is， presumably， the target audience of the book， you know， the people it’s meant to be empowering。 。。。more

Kathy ，

I really loved this one: adventure， chronic illness rep， spying， secret organizations - so much go enjoy。 I talk about this book in this video。 I really loved this one: adventure， chronic illness rep， spying， secret organizations - so much go enjoy。 I talk about this book in this video。 。。。more

Kristin ，

4。5 stars。 A fun story of young women making a difference， especially Tania with her fight to overcome what her village had taught her about her illness。 I really liked that it was written by an author who had experience with the same condition as Tania: even though I have not had the sage experience， I know how much more it means to me when authors with similar experiences to me write about characters like us， and I’m happy that young readers with POTS and other illnesses will have Tania， who b 4。5 stars。 A fun story of young women making a difference， especially Tania with her fight to overcome what her village had taught her about her illness。 I really liked that it was written by an author who had experience with the same condition as Tania: even though I have not had the sage experience， I know how much more it means to me when authors with similar experiences to me write about characters like us， and I’m happy that young readers with POTS and other illnesses will have Tania， who both is and is created by somebody like them， to enrich their lives and their reading 。。。more

Shelley ，

I'm always on the hunt for books featuring main characters with chronic illness/disability， and there are not very many。 To have a main character with POTS was an automatic win， but to have it be a retelling of the three musketeers， yes， please。 Though， I found this book to be more of a continuation of the 3 musketeers， than a retelling。 Overall， this was a fun read with a strong female character who deals with challenges from her illness and how others perceive it all while building her fencing I'm always on the hunt for books featuring main characters with chronic illness/disability， and there are not very many。 To have a main character with POTS was an automatic win， but to have it be a retelling of the three musketeers， yes， please。 Though， I found this book to be more of a continuation of the 3 musketeers， than a retelling。 Overall， this was a fun read with a strong female character who deals with challenges from her illness and how others perceive it all while building her fencing skills and saving France。 。。。more

Chelsea ，

"They may not be the Musketeers I’d imagined。 But they were better， because they were mine。 And I knew， as I looked at them and saw the cold steely resolve inside me mirrored in their eyes， that I was theirs。" Tania， pg。 206Great med-paced read！For starters， I loved this book。 The sisterhood， mystery， the disability repsentation。 This book really put in perspective what it's like to have POTS， at least in one example。 It's definitely one of fav books and I'm sad to see it end。🥺My only wish is th "They may not be the Musketeers I’d imagined。 But they were better， because they were mine。 And I knew， as I looked at them and saw the cold steely resolve inside me mirrored in their eyes， that I was theirs。" Tania， pg。 206Great med-paced read！For starters， I loved this book。 The sisterhood， mystery， the disability repsentation。 This book really put in perspective what it's like to have POTS， at least in one example。 It's definitely one of fav books and I'm sad to see it end。🥺My only wish is that girls' relationship was more stretched out a little。 I just felt it all happens so fast。 One minute their strangers to Tania， the next she calling them her sisters。 However， this did make for a kinda fast medium paced read and over all the girls' relationship was cute。 And I like how the book touched briefly on serious subjects like SA and ableism。 I also like the message and see Tania slowly accept herself。I'm very proud of ONE FOR ALL being the first book I ever pre-ordered and hopefully in the future， we can see more of Tania's world。 Otherwise， I will definitely be reading more of Lainoff's books as she releases them。 。。。more

Sarah Steinberg ，

I absolutely loved this book。 Devoured it in two days and will not forget the characters any time soon！ Thank you for writing it！ （I guess being recently disabled and being a former fencer puts this right in my wheelhouse even if I'm far too old to be the target audience。 ） I absolutely loved this book。 Devoured it in two days and will not forget the characters any time soon！ Thank you for writing it！ （I guess being recently disabled and being a former fencer puts this right in my wheelhouse even if I'm far too old to be the target audience。 ） 。。。more

Madeline （The Bookish Mutant） ，

TW/CW: ableism， blood， murder， loss of a loved one， past mention of sexual assaultGood disability representation—especially in YA—seems to only happen once in a blue moon。 So I was so happy to find this book—a feminist historical fiction book written by a disabled author， no less！ And while I did have a few problems with the story overall， One for All was no doubt a fantastic debut！First things first—disability rep！ While I can’t speak to the accuracy， Lillie Lainoff （the author） has the same ch TW/CW: ableism， blood， murder， loss of a loved one， past mention of sexual assaultGood disability representation—especially in YA—seems to only happen once in a blue moon。 So I was so happy to find this book—a feminist historical fiction book written by a disabled author， no less！ And while I did have a few problems with the story overall， One for All was no doubt a fantastic debut！First things first—disability rep！ While I can’t speak to the accuracy， Lillie Lainoff （the author） has the same chronic illness as Tania—Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome （POTS）！ Disabled representation from disabled voices always makes my heart so happy！ For me， it’s even better that One for All is a historical fiction piece; most books with disabled characters only exist in contemporary/realistic fiction books， and I adamantly believe that disability rep in genres like historical fiction， fantasy， and science fiction is just as important， if not more important; it’s crucial for disabled readers to know that they don’t only exist in modern realistic fiction realities—they have always existed in history， and they can exist in fantasy and sci-fi worlds as well。 One for All did a fantastic job at detailing all the aspects of Tania’s POTS and how it affected her daily life， from her routine to her social interactions and childhood。 So many chronically ill readers will be able to see themselves in Tania， and that， to me， is immensely impactful。Beyond that， One for All is fiercely feminist！ It’s set in France in the 1600s， and the themes of empowerment and sisterhood ran deeply through it。 Throughout most of the book， Tania struggles with her place in the world as a disabled woman in a time where both are frowned upon， but her journey for self-empowerment is one that is sure to resonate with so many readers。 Although some of the other students don’t treat Tania with the respect she deserves at first， there are themes of recognizing and correcting your previous ableism。 The friendship that Tania eventually shares with the rest of the fellow L’Academie des Marieés students is wonderfully tender and strong， and it makes for an incredibly empowering novel overall。As much as I loved the aforementioned aspects， however， there were a few aspects of One for All that I didn’t like as much。 For the most part， I liked the writing style well enough; Lainoff’s prose flowed well and was appropriately descriptive when the time called for it。 However， Lainoff’s style tended to fall towards the over-the-top side of the spectrum。 I could let it slide in most instances—it fit with the mood and tone of the book in general—but in some cases， it felt overly purple and theatrical。 It had a dramatic feel to it， and while it fit the classic retelling tone at times， it felt superfluous in other cases。Additionally， I wasn’t quite as invested in the assassination part of the plot as I was in the rest of the book。 Seeing as that （after Tania’s father’s murder） was the main driving force to the plot， it didn’t come through all the way; it was overshadowed by more mundane character interactions （which I did like）， and as a result， felt rushed and oversimplified。 For something that was supposed to be the primary inciting incident of the second half of the book or so， it felt more like a subplot than anything。 As a result， I felt my mind wandering a bit during these parts， but it didn’t take me out of the book entirely。All in all， a feminist retelling with a disabled heroine who all readers will want to cheer on。 3。75 stars， rounded up to 4！ 。。。more

Allison ，

It was ok。 Not amazing but not awful。 The premise was intriguing but defintely geared to YA。 The plot was nothing special。 Three Musketeers unearth a plot to kill the King。 The ending was predictable。 The last half of the book was good but the first half was slow。

Heather - hturningpages ，

Rating: 3。25/5 Swords under your skirtsFormat: e-book/audiobook。 I’d like to thank the author and FierceReads for sending me an e-arc of this book to review！ I switched to an audiobook format from the library since I’ve been reading faster with audio these days。To sum up: This is a gender-bent retelling of the Three Musketeers with queer and chronic illness rep！ Tania De Batz is the daughter of a retired Musketeer who has trained her in the art of sword fighting despite her chronic illness which Rating: 3。25/5 Swords under your skirtsFormat: e-book/audiobook。 I’d like to thank the author and FierceReads for sending me an e-arc of this book to review！ I switched to an audiobook format from the library since I’ve been reading faster with audio these days。To sum up: This is a gender-bent retelling of the Three Musketeers with queer and chronic illness rep！ Tania De Batz is the daughter of a retired Musketeer who has trained her in the art of sword fighting despite her chronic illness which causes severe waves of dizziness （Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome （POTS））。 Her town may see her as “the sick girl” but she knows that she could be destined for something great just like her father。 However， when tragedy falls on her father， she vows to uncover the truth of his murder。 She is sent to a school for ladies that trains female Musketeers in secret， and her undercover training begins， as well as her hunt for information about her father’s killer。 The story is fast-paced and full of political intrigue， set in France in 1655， Tania learns about sisterhood， first love， and what it takes to be a Musketeer。 What I enjoyed: Overall， this was a pretty quick and entertaining read！ I loved the queer and chronic illness rep， and the bonds formed between girls acting as Three Musketeers were fantastic。 I liked that the main character was committed to finding out what happened to her father and the mystery keeps you guessing until the end。What was meh:I found some of the training in the middle to be a little oddly paced and there was a bit too much clichéd/expected language and tropes in the plot， but I'm glad more spoonie rep is out there！ I think at times， this story didn’t really read like it was set in 1655， but I can understand that the author probably made some changes to reflect more modern viewpoints （such as feminism， yay！ haha）。 Overall， I thought this was a pretty fun retelling/reimagining， although I wish the writing were a bit more unique。 。。。more

Ben Greene ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 absolutely INCREDIBLE！ I wish there was one more chapter to tie up some of the revealed relationships at the end， but also I liked that the romantic relationships weren't at the center of the character's story。 Overall a huge recommended read！ absolutely INCREDIBLE！ I wish there was one more chapter to tie up some of the revealed relationships at the end， but also I liked that the romantic relationships weren't at the center of the character's story。 Overall a huge recommended read！ 。。。more

river ☾*✲⋆ ，

listen！ i really liked this one。 it was not the authors fault that i gave it 3 stars， it was mine。 as i often do i got distracted bc it was a audiobook and i simply did not follow along。I liked alot of the things， the genderbent three muskuteers and the fact that it was set in france only made it better！！！ the historical fiction and the romance >>> made me smile like a idiot！！in terms of the rep i can't really say anything about it but from what ive seen from other people it is accurate。 I reall listen！ i really liked this one。 it was not the authors fault that i gave it 3 stars， it was mine。 as i often do i got distracted bc it was a audiobook and i simply did not follow along。I liked alot of the things， the genderbent three muskuteers and the fact that it was set in france only made it better！！！ the historical fiction and the romance >>> made me smile like a idiot！！in terms of the rep i can't really say anything about it but from what ive seen from other people it is accurate。 I really liked that Tania overcame the ableism and realized that nothing was wrong with her， it was the people around her and that she in fact was strong and could do anything she wanted！ 3。5 stars ✨ 。。。more

Firzanah ，

i absolutely adore this book

Tessa ，

3。75 stars

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