A review by talyasoytas
Hands Down by Mariana Zapata

emotional funny 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? No

4.0

Ookay where to start.. I do adore all characters the author comes up with but maybe it was a mistake to read From Lukow With Love before any others because my bar is SO high. I do usually enjoy the slow burn romances as a genre but this one took so long to get anywhere that I started getting a bit annoyed with Bianca. Maybe having two POVs would’ve helped because the tension and confusion between them would be better explained. There would also be so many opportunities to have Zac talk about how jealous he got over some people in her life, which ya know, wouldn’t hurt. Honestly it got repetitive after a while, just hearing Bianca talk about why they couldn’t be a thing.

Side characters: love. Chemistry: love. Pacing: umm… not really. But my overall enjoyment was definitely there though (read it THROUGH the night) so this book gets a recommendation stamp from moi.