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everytime i read a mz book i feel like im rereading wall of winnipeg but in a different setting. her heroes are all stoic brooding but heart of gold and her heroines are sunshine girls that have gone through some shit. or maybe thats just what ive read so far. whatever. besides the point bc i eat that shit up everytime my god this book had me punching the air smiling giggling and shit fidkdjsj. I LOVE DILFS AND THE AGE GAP WASNT WEIRD THANKS ZAPATA 🤞🤞🤞🤞
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Mental illness, Pregnancy
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s the mother of all slow burn. The main character doesn’t sound like a woman in her early 30s, more like a 25 year old. It is ✨steamy✨
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
My least favourite Mariana Zapata book so far. I could feel the drag in this one.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
5 FREAKIN STARS OMG!
I think this is gonna have to take joint first place as my fave MZ book (with from lukov with love). I just adored every single second I spent reading it. This is just the most beautiful story that goes beyond just a romance. I am so glad for the slow burn because I was so invested in it. I think it was the first MZ book to have me sobbing one moment then, literally a page later, smiling to myself like a weirdo.
Aurora is maybe my favourite MC in Mariana’s books. She has just the sweetest soul and was just so well written. Tobias Rhodes has officially entered my top 5 book boyfriends of all time and for so many amazing reasons. He is truly the DILF of all DILFs. 👑
I don’t even know if 5 stars truly justifies how much I love this book.
I think this is gonna have to take joint first place as my fave MZ book (with from lukov with love). I just adored every single second I spent reading it. This is just the most beautiful story that goes beyond just a romance. I am so glad for the slow burn because I was so invested in it. I think it was the first MZ book to have me sobbing one moment then, literally a page later, smiling to myself like a weirdo.
Aurora is maybe my favourite MC in Mariana’s books. She has just the sweetest soul and was just so well written. Tobias Rhodes has officially entered my top 5 book boyfriends of all time and for so many amazing reasons. He is truly the DILF of all DILFs. 👑
I don’t even know if 5 stars truly justifies how much I love this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, Pregnancy
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I would like to add just some quotes from this book that i loved.
“You know, you keep on being nice to me, and I’m going to think you like me.”
That big body stopped right where he was and one gray eye was on me over his shoulder as he asked in that rough, serious voice, “Who says I don’t like you?”
Excuse me?
Did he just say…?
His back couldn’t have been any straighter, and I was pretty sure his expression couldn’t have been any grimmer. “Who did that to you?” he asked in a slow, slow voice.
“No one,” I tried to explain again.
Because he had to be right. Grief was the final way we had to tell our loved ones that they’d impacted our lives. That we missed them so, so much.
“You know, you keep on being nice to me, and I’m going to think you like me.”
That big body stopped right where he was and one gray eye was on me over his shoulder as he asked in that rough, serious voice, “Who says I don’t like you?”
Excuse me?
Did he just say…?
His back couldn’t have been any straighter, and I was pretty sure his expression couldn’t have been any grimmer. “Who did that to you?” he asked in a slow, slow voice.
“No one,” I tried to explain again.
Because he had to be right. Grief was the final way we had to tell our loved ones that they’d impacted our lives. That we missed them so, so much.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness