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A review by spellbindingtomes
Kulti by Mariana Zapata
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-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
5.0
𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥.
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𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵.
Reiner Kulti was Sal Casillas favorite soccer player and celebrity crush growing up and now he's her new coach. But what comes as a shock to her is that his invigorating personality that was on display throughout his career has dwindled down to be a quiet, reserved man of few words.
This was my first sports romance and my first Mariana Zapata book and it did not disappoint! The romance between Sal and Kulti was developed slowly, but perfectly.
I loved the natural progression we see. From them being strangers to coach and coachee, to acquaintances, to friends, to best friends, then to lovers. It was sloooow going but it was all worth it by the end!
Kulti was incredibly grumpy and Sal was so much fun. I loved that we got her thoughts throughout the book. I did have to ignore the age gap here, since I'm not a fan, but once I started picturing Kulti as Roy Kent from Ted Lasso, it got better 😂
The funny banter, their fierce competitiveness and bickering just heightened the romantic tension. I never felt their relationship was going too slow or too fast. It was impressively well done.
I would be doing this review a disservice if I don't mention Sal's dad. He was so sweet and funny. I felt for him when he initially got shot down by Kulti. But I loved Sal's loyalty, protectiveness, and adoration for her dad.
If you're looking for a slow burn sports romance with the grumpiest of grumpy MMCs, then I highly recommend reading Kulti!
𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘐'𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.
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𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵.
Reiner Kulti was Sal Casillas favorite soccer player and celebrity crush growing up and now he's her new coach. But what comes as a shock to her is that his invigorating personality that was on display throughout his career has dwindled down to be a quiet, reserved man of few words.
This was my first sports romance and my first Mariana Zapata book and it did not disappoint! The romance between Sal and Kulti was developed slowly, but perfectly.
I loved the natural progression we see. From them being strangers to coach and coachee, to acquaintances, to friends, to best friends, then to lovers. It was sloooow going but it was all worth it by the end!
Kulti was incredibly grumpy and Sal was so much fun. I loved that we got her thoughts throughout the book. I did have to ignore the age gap here, since I'm not a fan, but once I started picturing Kulti as Roy Kent from Ted Lasso, it got better 😂
The funny banter, their fierce competitiveness and bickering just heightened the romantic tension. I never felt their relationship was going too slow or too fast. It was impressively well done.
I would be doing this review a disservice if I don't mention Sal's dad. He was so sweet and funny. I felt for him when he initially got shot down by Kulti. But I loved Sal's loyalty, protectiveness, and adoration for her dad.
If you're looking for a slow burn sports romance with the grumpiest of grumpy MMCs, then I highly recommend reading Kulti!
𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘐'𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism