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I am truly a hopeless romantic and I am a sucker for cutesy, slow burns. This book hit all the right vibes. It had a beautiful building of friendships, a great story of starting over and a love that probably wouldn't have happened under normal circumstances but what is meant to be cannot be helped. I loved the story of Aurora's life and her getting back on her feet and starting a new, her friendship with Ames and the relationship with Ames and his dad.
This was just simply adorable. I laughed and cried.
The things I wasn't a big fan of in this book and reasons why it will not be a 5 star is I really did not like the reasoning or why the "Buddy" nickname was used, I will not say more as to not give spoilers. The 2nd thing I didn't like was the I guess supposed plot twist or the moment when something from the past comes up and threatens to upset the growing relationship then they "kiss and make up" it was a bit lame for me however I loved and cried at the "kiss and make up" part. I put that in quotes since its not a literal kiss and make up part but it did make me emotional, I cried and I loved it.

Overall I loved it and it's something I would recommend for my slow burn romance reader friends. It has some spice but nothing that gives you the wow factor but it's okay because the story in itself will forever live rent free in my heart. I believe this is the first book I've read by Mariana Zapata and I was not disappointed.

favorite quotes:
" just because I don't know what your mouth taste like yet, doesn't mean I haven't thought about it, doesn't mean I'm not going to" ... why did my heart just melt
slow-paced
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
emotional hopeful reflective 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
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: No

3.5 ⭐️ needed an easy read palette cleanser after throne of glass, and this did the trick. predictably cheesy and cute, but i enjoyed it.
lighthearted fast-paced

I loved this one so much, Aurora is incredible and the ending made me tear up
adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A