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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
God damn, his book really did make me wait for it - the slow burn? Unreal.
Also the age gaps in MZ’s books always have me choking (the shock when I found out he was 41 and she was 29… anyway live laugh love age gaps!)
I’m gonna say it, this is probs my fav MZ book to date
Here’s my order so far…
1. Wait for it
2. All Rhodes lead here
3. Kulti
4. From Lukov with love
5. The wall of Winnipeg and me
Also the age gaps in MZ’s books always have me choking (the shock when I found out he was 41 and she was 29… anyway live laugh love age gaps!)
I’m gonna say it, this is probs my fav MZ book to date
Here’s my order so far…
1. Wait for it
2. All Rhodes lead here
3. Kulti
4. From Lukov with love
5. The wall of Winnipeg and me
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Now, is there a plot that we’re following I’m sure there is somewhere, but that’s not what this book is about. This book shines in the mundane. It’s in their every day routines where you truly do fall under Mariano Zapata’s spell.
REVIEW FOR FUTURE ME WHEN I FORGET THAT I EVEN READ THIS BOOK:
MZ really is the queen of the slow burn. You didn’t realise how literal the title of the book was going to be. Nothing ever happens in these books ever but it just works?
The quote:“I’m your poor bastard and you know it.”
MZ really is the queen of the slow burn. You didn’t realise how literal the title of the book was going to be. Nothing ever happens in these books ever but it just works?
The quote:“I’m your poor bastard and you know it.”
2.5 stars.
Meh.
The writing was great; Diana’s inner monologues were hilarious, and overall, both hers and the kids' characters were written to perfection.
I love it when authors are intelligent enough to avoid writing kids as flat-out stupid characters, but rather add depth to them alongside their innocence, all while keeping them realistically juvenile.
Diana’s character was one I hadn’t read in a while!
she’s funny, feisty, and independent, and shes not like any other recycled heroine we’ve all read a million times before.
But the book was lacking, lacking, lacking.
Firstly, the plot:
Where? Really where was it? Too many mundane everyday activities were described in depth and several missed opportunities to create drama.
Secondly, the chemistry and passion:
I don’t know, really. I felt compelled to keep on reading and get to the big explosion between Diana and Dallas, and I feel like it never did come.
Perhaps because the story was told only from Diana’s point of view, Dallas’s character was less understood and seemed almost amorphous. I truly didn’t understand when was it that he started feeling something towards her- not even an attraction. It just came kind of out of the blow.
I’m probably not used to books that have so few sex or make-out scenes, and I find that to be, well… lacking.
Overall, as I said- just meh.
Meh.
The writing was great; Diana’s inner monologues were hilarious, and overall, both hers and the kids' characters were written to perfection.
I love it when authors are intelligent enough to avoid writing kids as flat-out stupid characters, but rather add depth to them alongside their innocence, all while keeping them realistically juvenile.
Diana’s character was one I hadn’t read in a while!
she’s funny, feisty, and independent, and shes not like any other recycled heroine we’ve all read a million times before.
But the book was lacking, lacking, lacking.
Firstly, the plot:
Where? Really where was it? Too many mundane everyday activities were described in depth and several missed opportunities to create drama.
Secondly, the chemistry and passion:
I don’t know, really. I felt compelled to keep on reading and get to the big explosion between Diana and Dallas, and I feel like it never did come.
Perhaps because the story was told only from Diana’s point of view, Dallas’s character was less understood and seemed almost amorphous. I truly didn’t understand when was it that he started feeling something towards her- not even an attraction. It just came kind of out of the blow.
I’m probably not used to books that have so few sex or make-out scenes, and I find that to be, well… lacking.
Overall, as I said- just meh.
the 2 stars are for the kids, I really didn’t get into the mc’s relationship. Diana wasn’t my favorite but she wasn’t all bad either and I didn’t particularly like Dallas. I guess this was flat to me which is a shame cause I love slow burn but this was didn’t entertain me enough to care
Wait for It didn't disappoint. I was blown away (again), and it left me feeling utterly happy.
Why am I not even surprised? Probably because I've read Kulti and The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, which were both works of the same author, Mariana Zapata, and I considered them two of my most favorite contemporary books of all time, so I couldn't expect anything less. Mariana Zapata just...gets me.
As you can guess from the title, this book involves a lot of waiting (the romance was probably one of the slowest and most subtle that I've read), which I didn't really mind. Don't expect this to have cheesy declarations of love and intensely hot and sexy scenes. You'll probably have to wait a million years for that (or to be fair, about 500 pages). Again, that didn't bother me. I hadn't felt the need to read countless I love you's from Diana and Dallas, to know how much they've grown to care for each other, because it's pretty much obvious in their interactions. The "confrontation" about their love and the nookie at the end was just a bonus for me.
I wouldn't go as far as say that this was the best book of Mariana Zapata (I'd reserved that title to Kulti and Winnie). But it was for certain a heartfelt, well-rounded romance, that goes beyond love and a great sex life, which was a bit difficult to find in contemporary romances lately. Reading this made me feel as though the characters (Diana, Dallas, and the two adorable kids, Louie and Josh) are real people and that I really got to know them - something I don't typically feel with just about any other books I read.
Why am I not even surprised? Probably because I've read Kulti and The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, which were both works of the same author, Mariana Zapata, and I considered them two of my most favorite contemporary books of all time, so I couldn't expect anything less. Mariana Zapata just...gets me.
As you can guess from the title, this book involves a lot of waiting (the romance was probably one of the slowest and most subtle that I've read), which I didn't really mind. Don't expect this to have cheesy declarations of love and intensely hot and sexy scenes. You'll probably have to wait a million years for that (or to be fair, about 500 pages). Again, that didn't bother me. I hadn't felt the need to read countless I love you's from Diana and Dallas, to know how much they've grown to care for each other, because it's pretty much obvious in their interactions. The "confrontation" about their love and the nookie at the end was just a bonus for me.
I wouldn't go as far as say that this was the best book of Mariana Zapata (I'd reserved that title to Kulti and Winnie). But it was for certain a heartfelt, well-rounded romance, that goes beyond love and a great sex life, which was a bit difficult to find in contemporary romances lately. Reading this made me feel as though the characters (Diana, Dallas, and the two adorable kids, Louie and Josh) are real people and that I really got to know them - something I don't typically feel with just about any other books I read.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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