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All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata

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booksinbed23's review

adventurous hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

This book puts the slow in slow burn. Mariana Zapata has cemented herself for all things slow-burn and sometimes, that's exactly what you are in the mood for. What kept me reading despite the slow pace is the absolute dreamboat that is the MMC, Rhodes. It's so easy to imagine yourself as the FMC and go on this relaxing romance on the rocky mountains of Colorado (with some spice to boot).

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.5

After leaving a 14 year relationship with a famous country singer, Aurora decides to go back to her hometown. When Aurora was a teenager, her mother disappeared after going on a hike. To feel closer to her mother, Aurora plans to do the same hikes that her mother described in her journals. Aurora rents the garage apartment owned by Rhodes after his teenage son, Amos, puts it up for rent without his knowledge. Although Rhodes is grumpy and standoffish, she slowly finds a family with Amos and Rhodes.

I normally don't care for the grumpy/sunshine romance trope, but I really enjoyed this book. I was hesitant to read this book because the premise felt a bit out there (it still is, but the characters are so sweet), but I loved Zapata's other book, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. Rhodes was so charming, supportive, and a great partner for Aurora. I liked reading about the beautiful scenery that Aurora would see while going on hikes. I knew this was going to be a slow burn romance because Zapata is known for writing slow burns, but there was not enough spice in this book. The one (and only) sex scene between Rhodes and Aurora was extremely disappointing especially since they had such strong chemistry throughout the entire book. Aurora and Rhodes don't even kiss until 83% of the way through the book.

Content: death of a parent (not shown on the page)

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

This book had me literally annoyed when I had to put it down. The only reason that it is not 5⭐️ is because of the third act conflict, as it felt like a mildly stupid argument which did get resolved in a cute way. Very good main characters with strong backstories and motives, and side characters were very lovable.

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emotional inspiring 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

5.0

I love this book so much. An all-time favourite that’s a blend of romance and women’s fiction.

Rhodes is amazing and, of all MZ’s heroes, I find he strikes the best balance between grumpy and loving. Even without his POV (although I would give anything for even a chapter or two from his perspective) it was clear how much he loved Aurora. I also loved his relationship with his son

I would love to read more stories from these characters and I feel there were a few setups for new stories peppered in with Clara (I would really love this), Yuki, and Amos. I was honestly surprised when When Gracie Met the Grump came out because I was so sure the next book would be one of theirs 🤷🏻‍♀️

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emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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adventurous emotional lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book made me so happy! I love the storyline and dynamics between characters. The romance was a slow burner but worth it!

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Something about the writing style of this book made it so easy to imagine and enjoy, even though I’ll admit, I didn’t feel like there was a ton of excitement or depth to most of the plot. But I absolutely fell in love with all the characters, not just the MMC and FMC.

I think this may have been one of the only time there was a teenager rather than a child and it made it that much better! He was such a great kid and his unique parental situation brought something interesting to the story.

I’m always a sucker for low conflict (or lack of miscommunications/third act breakup) and this one was pretty much that. The small conflict felt necessary for the whole of the story, to show just how much she was wanted and needed by these two that had welcomed her into their lives. And we all love to see an HEA several years down the road, it just itches a good spot in your brain. 🙂

Although the resolution to her mothers story wasn’t a happy one (and I did feel like I had a glimmer of hope the entire book), it was a relief that there was some peace given to Aurora (and to us readers) because who wants to live their life wondering?

Also, a single POV having the second narrator for the male character was fantastic!! I wish more authors would do this.

Spice Level: 🌶️

Tropes:
Slow Burn
Grumpy/Sunshine
Small Town
Single Dad

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

5/5 stars
1.5/5 spice

Tropes:
Strangers to friends to lovers
Slow burn
Trauma/healing
Protective hero
Grumpy/sunshine
Single dad
Single POV

The slowest of the slow burns but honestly I'm not mad about it. I really enjoyed the personal journey Aurora went through. I think that was more important that her finding love. Overall, I loved the grumpy/sunshine trope with this one. This was my first book with this author but I'm definitely interested in reading more.

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own and offered voluntarily.

Trigger/Content warnings:
Mentions emotional abuse, extortion, divorce, and death of parent. Sexual content

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emotional funny 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

4.5

I had high hopes for this book and it delivered on all of them!! The story and characters are great and in typical Mariana Zapata fashion the grump and slow burn are perfect. Only down side is that the ending drags a bit, but it nicely closes up all plot points.

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