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lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide, Sexual content, and Addiction
n_malin_p's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Suicide
frankiereadstoomuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse, Grief, and Racism
ephemeralreader's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, and Death of parent
thatbakerthatreads's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Diana is the guardian of her two nephews and now they have moved to a new house. But their new neighborhood holds big surprises for them.
Includes:
✨Age Gap (12 Years)
✨Single Guardian
✨Grumpy x Sunshine
✨Protective MMC
✨Independent FMC
✨Ex – Navy
✨Baseball
✨Mexican Culture
✨Grief
🌶️Heat Level:
One Open Door Scene
Language
My Opinion:
I only have one thing to say: Dallas has my heart. That's it, that's my review.
Okay, this is a slow burn! I wanted to enter MZCU (Mariana Zapata Cinematographic Universe) in order of release, but thanks to my challenge (Check my Reels), I managed to read this as my second book by her and I liked it much more than 'Under Locke'.
I found the 'Slice of Life' narrative interesting and how you can see the friendship and tension growing little by little, but there were times when I wasn't very interesting in every detail of their lives. Besides being very long, I love how she shows us their relationship and struggles as a Family, her as a new mother, dealing with the Family's drama as everyone tries to overcome their traumas. The writing built everything effortlessly and the reading was a lot of fun.
Yes, there is a lot of swearing, but not on every page and somehow the story felt more important and I could care a lot about them and less about the language (but if you are sensitive to this, you have been warned).
I love how Diana is a strong and independent woman and I loved Dallas. I've said before that a good Grumpy/Sunshine needs a good reason and they both had it. Dallas isn't rude, just reserved, but he's a sweetheart and I completely loved how well he treats everyone (who deserves it, of course).
I hope I can like next books from the author.
MMC = Male Main Character
FMC = Female Main Character
Close Door Modifications: Skip the End of the chapter 25
TW:Child Abandonment, Loss of a Parent and Relatives, Mentions of Divorce and Domestic Violence, House Fire.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
luchikreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
🌶️🌶️🌶️kjenae's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This particular slow burn brought out a plethora of emotions within me. I didn’t expect to have a full on crying session, but i did.
Diana and Dallas’s strangers to friendship to lovers development was so good! ugh.
Diana and her relationship with her boys (Louie and Joshua) is so precious. They have been through a lot together.
i almost LOST it when the epilogue took place 5 years later and i found out that Josh and Lou were older😭 like Josh became a whole teenager
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Drug use
emilyfrenchie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
kdscolley's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Diana has had some really traumatic things happen in her life, and she's being a guardian and fierce protector to two young boys while also having to live her own life all before the age of 30. Dallas is a neighbor with his own struggles to get through. Man oh man was this amazing.
Dallas is fiercely loyal and Diana needs someone like that. I love her admission of being "crazy" and jealous. They were made for each other.
Moderate: Grief
apolen's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Moderate: Racism, Death, Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Sexual content
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment