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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
4 1/2 stars, and rounding up because I love Mariana Zapata and her slow burn sports romances. Almost 600 pages, and I read it in less than 24 hours. It was a weekend, and an audiobook, the perfect combination for book immersion. I also have the paperback, and I kept it by my side the whole time, to see how things were spelled, like schnecken and just to make sure I was tracking.
It's got soccer, which I don't really care that much about, but sports story interest me. It's got a player who meets her former childhood crush. So there is a bit of an age difference (13 years), but they are both clearly adults as Sal is 26 or 27, a grown ass woman. And there is the workplace forbidden love aspect, always good for some conflict and potentially cringe-worthy. They were all pulled off perfectly.
Sal is awesome sauce. She kicks ass and doesn't whine and does the right thing even when it sucks. I choose team Sal.
Rey is somewhat less awesome. He's silent and moody and shouts mean things and then doesn't say thank you to people. But Sal likes him. So I want Sal to get what she wants. The heart wants what it wants. I want to read more Mariana Zapata. I have several on ebook, but the key to me is getting them on audiobook because then I get it done. There go all my Audible credits, as I can't convince my local library to carry them. I've tried, oh lord, I've tried.
It's got soccer, which I don't really care that much about, but sports story interest me. It's got a player who meets her former childhood crush. So there is a bit of an age difference (13 years), but they are both clearly adults as Sal is 26 or 27, a grown ass woman. And there is the workplace forbidden love aspect, always good for some conflict and potentially cringe-worthy. They were all pulled off perfectly.
Sal is awesome sauce. She kicks ass and doesn't whine and does the right thing even when it sucks. I choose team Sal.
Rey is somewhat less awesome. He's silent and moody and shouts mean things and then doesn't say thank you to people. But Sal likes him. So I want Sal to get what she wants. The heart wants what it wants. I want to read more Mariana Zapata. I have several on ebook, but the key to me is getting them on audiobook because then I get it done. There go all my Audible credits, as I can't convince my local library to carry them. I've tried, oh lord, I've tried.
emotional
hopeful
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I really have to stop finishing books I don’t enjoy a page of.
This slow burn romance was literally burning at the pace of a schnecke. Like, 70% of the book is the same thing over and over again. Sal is a weird protagonist, painting herself to be nice and prideful, but holding others to way higher standards than herself or Kulti. They’re both also weirdly misogynistic. There’s a ton of sub plots that never fully get explored, and instead just drag the story on and on. Once stuff does start happening, it’s cringy and badly written.
This slow burn romance was literally burning at the pace of a schnecke. Like, 70% of the book is the same thing over and over again. Sal is a weird protagonist, painting herself to be nice and prideful, but holding others to way higher standards than herself or Kulti. They’re both also weirdly misogynistic. There’s a ton of sub plots that never fully get explored, and instead just drag the story on and on. Once stuff does start happening, it’s cringy and badly written.
Mariana Zapata DOES IT AGAIN. This book has everything a slow burn romance book lover could ever want. The secret glances, the frenemies, the YEARNING. Consider me in love.
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-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:
Yes
Rating: 3.5 Stars.
Steam: 3 out of 10.
Triggers:
Love Triangle:
Cheating:
HEA:
Review to come (probably), just putting my reading list in order
Ps: slow burn until 99%
Steam: 3 out of 10.
Triggers:
Spoiler
NoneLove Triangle:
Spoiler
NoCheating:
Spoiler
NoHEA:
Spoiler
YesReview to come (probably), just putting my reading list in order
Ps: slow burn until 99%
slow-paced