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La fille d'à côté by Mariana Zapata

34 reviews

cariam's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

So so good. I hate how quickly I read Mariana Zapata books, but I can’t put them down! 

Diana is raising her two nephews after the death of her brother. While struggling with her imposter syndrome to be a good influence of them both, Diana is working full@time as a hair dresser and taking another to baseball practice or finding Louie’s missing shoes. 

Somehow Mariana Zapata just knows how to capture you with the slow burn romances. There wasn’t the same kind of magnetic pull between Dallas and Diana that her other couples have, and I loved it. How they went from Dallas’s unconvinced reluctant that Diana was only@trying to sleep with the “hot baseball coach” to her being his friend, then moving into their soft relation was ✨wonderful✨. It was sweet and creeped right up on you I think it helped that through Diana’s POV, she was so distracted by everything that when she realized how much she cared for Dallas, the audience already knew how perfect they’d be together because their actions throughout the book spoke so much louder than words. 

I can’t imagine taking care of any of my nieces and nephews for longer than a week, let alone imagining doing it without your sibling. 💔 this book was special

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ginnygrde's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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joice_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

first off, hated the mom. but literally everyone else love love love. first time reading a slow burn and I understand the appeal. feels more realistic and makes the moment when they get together that much better.

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leda64's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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giwta's review against another edition

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funny relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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nicolesreadingbooks's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

bruh this was such a slow burn but soooo worth it... also part of the mariana zapata literary universe i swear i felt like a genius connecting the dots but in reality i am an idiot for taking this long HAHA

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n33v's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

THE BEST MZ BOOK. NO. DOUBT. ABOUT. IT

It was phenomenal, I genuinely squealed and punched my pillow so many times! 

But to FULLY feel the effects of the book and get the maximum amount of pleasure from punching your pillow you should read The Wall Of Winnpeg and Me as well as Kulti

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thefatpaperback's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

5.0


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pictvresque's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5


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andeng's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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