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ewatt33's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Suicide
spellbindingtomes's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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? Yes
4.0
𝘐'𝘮 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵.
I couldn't put this book down! Honestly, it's hard to put down any MZ book once you start. Out of all her books, All Rhodes Lead Here focuses more on the FMC's self-discovery after experiencing hurt and betrayal—coming full circle to the place where she lost her mom.
Aurora was such a ray of sunshine even when she's been through so much. I really resonated with her grief. I loved that she wanted to go on each of her mom's favorite hikes in Colorado as a way to honor her. Aurora's resilient, hilarious, and most of all, loveable.
𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘶𝘱 𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘴. 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴.
The burn was slow per usual, but this time not just with the romance but with the found family aspect also. I loved Rhodes & Amos so much and seeing their friendship and love naturally grow for Aurora and vice versa was so touching and heartfelt.
This was the first MZ book that left me wanting a little more out of the romance. I also thought the last few chapters had a lot of drama which is pretty unusual for her books.
That being said, this was still an addictive and endearing read that will definitely tug at your heartstrings.
Now if you excuse me, I will be busy looking at flights to Pagosa Springs!
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬-𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘸𝘰-𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥-𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥.
Read this if you love:
🥾found family
⛰️age gap
🥾slow burn
⛰️small town romance
🥾grumpy x sunshine
⛰️single dad
I couldn't put this book down! Honestly, it's hard to put down any MZ book once you start. Out of all her books, All Rhodes Lead Here focuses more on the FMC's self-discovery after experiencing hurt and betrayal—coming full circle to the place where she lost her mom.
Aurora was such a ray of sunshine even when she's been through so much. I really resonated with her grief. I loved that she wanted to go on each of her mom's favorite hikes in Colorado as a way to honor her. Aurora's resilient, hilarious, and most of all, loveable.
𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘶𝘱 𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘴. 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴.
The burn was slow per usual, but this time not just with the romance but with the found family aspect also. I loved Rhodes & Amos so much and seeing their friendship and love naturally grow for Aurora and vice versa was so touching and heartfelt.
This was the first MZ book that left me wanting a little more out of the romance. I also thought the last few chapters had a lot of drama which is pretty unusual for her books.
That being said, this was still an addictive and endearing read that will definitely tug at your heartstrings.
Now if you excuse me, I will be busy looking at flights to Pagosa Springs!
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬-𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘸𝘰-𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥-𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥.
Read this if you love:
🥾found family
⛰️age gap
🥾slow burn
⛰️small town romance
🥾grumpy x sunshine
⛰️single dad
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Classism, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
cathyo_113's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicide and Mental illness
Minor: Medical content and Pregnancy
meganpbennett's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I started reading this on vacation and zoomed through the first half of so of the book. Once I got back from vacation, it felt as though the book dragged on. It was interesting, but a lot more emotional and darker than I was expecting. I found it very hard to read and very hard to stay interested in to finish.
Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the free eARC!
Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the free eARC!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death, and Death of parent
fremzz's review against another edition
4.75
I didn’t want this to end. Every time I start a new Mariana Zapata book I get scared that it will be the one where I get tired of her formula but It. Never. Happens.
And it CERTAINLY didn’t happen with this one.
Aurora and Rhodes are so cute together it makes me SICK because I might never have what they have and now it’s Mariana Zapata’s fault for setting my standards so high. Every little moment in this book had me kicking my feet I read a bunch of it at the beach because I just couldn’t stop and my friend probably thought something was going on because I couldn’t stop smiling and covering my mouth with my hand from cuteness overload. This was my first single parent book and it’s definitely not going to be my last because the way I absolutely ADORED the kid in this book and the dynamics with him it was amazing.
Taking .25 off because off a few small things, for example this quote: “but only you are even more beautiful without makeup on than with it.” It was too 2011 Disney channel original movie for me and that’s ok because the book was still amazing.
And it CERTAINLY didn’t happen with this one.
Aurora and Rhodes are so cute together it makes me SICK because I might never have what they have and now it’s Mariana Zapata’s fault for setting my standards so high. Every little moment in this book had me kicking my feet I read a bunch of it at the beach because I just couldn’t stop and my friend probably thought something was going on because I couldn’t stop smiling and covering my mouth with my hand from cuteness overload. This was my first single parent book and it’s definitely not going to be my last because the way I absolutely ADORED the kid in this book and the dynamics with him it was amazing.
Taking .25 off because off a few small things, for example this quote: “but only you are even more beautiful without makeup on than with it.” It was too 2011 Disney channel original movie for me and that’s ok because the book was still amazing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Death
emilyfrenchie's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, and Blood
Minor: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Child abuse
marippe's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i hecking love slow burn
what a lovely read, aurora’s journey with healing her grief and having some days that are harder than others is great
rhodes such a dilf fr 😚
what a lovely read, aurora’s journey with healing her grief and having some days that are harder than others is great
rhodes such a dilf fr 😚
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Excrement
__romancereader__'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I really enjoyed this book i loved the kinda man that Tobias Rodes is 😍😍😍 i almost died when he called her after she left and asked very concerned where she was going and then he showed up to where she said she’d be before she hung up on him and told her how much he loved her and how his son told her they were mad but never wanted her to leave and they begged her to come back Tobias is every women's idea of a good man he was a gentleman he cared for her whereabouts and safety even mad at her he still couldn’t hide any concern he had for her i also loved when he ran to the hiking location she’d be at after she was out to late and he was such a grumpy man and lord have mercy when she got him in the mood ifykyk he was very spicy not insanely though but he was indeed spicy i loved the ending to when Kaden came after Aurora and she picked Thobias Rhodes over Kaden infront of both of them and then at the ending finding out that Tobias Rhodes and Aurora got married had a baby and she was pregnant i loved it so much this book was so good this was the first one i read by this author and i wasn’t disappointed i rated it 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the characters you hear/see about in the book 😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🙃🙃🙃gabriella_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This isn’t a contemporary romance book, but it is - it feels more like a book about life. About coming to the middle of your life, confronting grief, rediscovering who you are, but all with sprinkles of romance throughout. The most loving parts of the book were when the romance and grief intersect.
I have my critiques with this book, like how it felt like a queer plotline for straight people. The angst felt lackluster.
But I enjoyed this, the pros outweighed the cons.
I have my critiques with this book, like how it felt like a queer plotline for straight people. The angst felt lackluster.
But I enjoyed this, the pros outweighed the cons.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Child abuse
ashleycmms's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse