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A review by intensej
All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata
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)
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)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content