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From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata

pheezbd's review against another edition

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3.0

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xaaam_o's review against another edition

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3.0

It was good. I just think the end was a little rushed

zehraygc's review

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funny tense 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

4.5

ardoreira's review against another edition

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3.0

je m’attendais à mieux

tbtp's review against another edition

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4.0

I’m obsessed with the book I love how Ivan treats jasmine and how he cares for her

melliebean28'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

4.75

jg93's review against another edition

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 Potentially a soft DNF, but I'm just finding this is becoming somewhat of a chore to get through, and I'd rather pick up something more compelling, rather than skimming large chunks of this. MZ books tend to either really work for me, or be wayyy too slow-paced, heavy on the inner monologue, and needlessly wordy, and this is starting to feel like it may fall into the latter category. 
 I've run into a distracting amount of editing/grammatical errors, to the point where I've had to re-read several sentences multiple times over just to make sense of what she's actually trying to say. She also REFUSES to repeat character names throughout conversations, so rather than just saying "my mom said..." more than once in an exchange, she'll say something like "the woman who had virtually raised me and my four siblings all alone..." 
 Another issue I've been having is that I just haven't felt that connected to Jasmine, which hinders the experience in a single POV 500+ page romance. 
 Last - I'm really not a fan of Ivan using the nickname "meatball" towards Jasmine, especially coupled with all of the talk of her being on the larger side, body-wise, for a figure skater. 

bedrotten's review against another edition

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4.0

enemies-to-lovers trope

a snarky female protagonist but with a very very beautiful heart. i loved how the core was about jasmine's individuality -her experience, feelings, sentiments- and the romance just kind of followed. that's how it should be! someone should focus on herself and resolving deep rooted issues before engaging in love. because by then it would progress smoothly just like how this story went on.

smokedbones's review against another edition

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2.0

No es el peor libro que he leído de enemies to lovers pero no lo apruebo.
No sentí la química entre los personajes y mucho menos la tensión sexual. Algo que detesté de este libro es que Ivan jamás le explica a Jasmine del por qué la trató tan mal todos estos años, porque una cosa es que hayan sido rivales en una misma disciplina y otra hacer comentarios horribles hacia la apariencia de Jasmine, para mi eso es jugar sucio y perder el respeto hacia otra persona. Ivan admite a Jasmine que supuestamente estuvo años enamorado de ella pero... es que no pareció en ningún momento eso, como dije antes se la pasaba burlándose de ella y nunca fue de mucha ayuda cuando claramente presenció como Jasmine batalló horrible en el patinaje y nunca fue exitosa en las competiciones.

Algo que me gustó mucho de este libro fue los monólogos que se aventaba Jasmine acerca de ser deportista y ser una persona que se esfuerza mucho y que le apasione algo como el patinaje pero que aún así se haya sentido una perdedora toooodos estos años y como incluso se siente mal que su familia haya tenido que hacer sacrificios económicos para que ella pudiera perseguir sus sueños sin que ella recibiera a cargo una medalla siquiera.

Creo que solo eso es rescatable pero lo demás me parece un mal libro de romance y no lo recomiendo.

ashleybashleyboo's review against another edition

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5.0

I am in love with author! I read the wall of Winnipeg and HAD to read this. Was not disappointed! Such believable characters with great chemistry. Highly recommended!