I have always enjoyed Ally Carter's writing, so when I received All Fall Down in the mail, I was excited to pick it up. However, I feel that I might have grown out of Carter's writing? All Fall Down felt slightly childish in writing and might appeal to people younger than me. It has an air of mystery, especially surround the main lead, Grace's, mother's death. I thought Grace was such a rebel but sometimes it felt a bit too excessive? She's a military brat who witnessed something tragic so she obviously has many scars to deal with, however I wished the method of dealing wasn't as one dimensional and obvious as in this book. I have to point out that I loved that this whole book is set in an embassy and in the embassy area. All the embassy kids were a ton of fun especially Noah and Rosie. I also liked Alexei. If you are looking for a romance, it is pretty non existent in All Fall Down (but hints at a possibility in the upcoming books). 
 The mystery aspect of the novel, even though I was able to predict part of it, was surprising to me in some other parts. I was delighted to see that I didn't predict it all and the mystery was able to surprise me. That is always a plus for mystery novels. This book is 320 pages but I feel that the content didn't have to necessarily be this long. I wish we got more information on the culture and city of Adrian (a fictional european country). It felt like all Grace did was figure out the mystery. I wished there was more contemporary in it. However, overall, I do think All Fall Down will be a hit for younger teens, especially with a very interesting mystery. I just wasn't completely invested in the story as well as all the characters.