Complicated family relationships are explored, and- it’ll sound bizarre- the home sickness rep was… so good. I also love that they work in book publishing, and I think their dedication to doing their job well in spite of their dislike for one another is admirable. Thank God! Much needed after reading so much Zapata. It’s quirky and fun, the romance is kinda hot and the main characters have a great dynamic, and the sex scenes are GOOD. Love my terrible synopsis! Really, I enjoyed this as much as expected from the first page. But the further in they get to their game, the more Lucy realises maybe she doesn’t hate Josh… and maybe Josh doesn’t hate her, either. Both assistants to co-CEO’s of a publishing company, they end up going up against each other for a much needed promotion. It’s still a decent read, it just makes me feel sick. Also, Zapata can’t write sex scenes, and somehow the 1 sex scene in every book ruins the last 20% every time for me.įor this to go from a solid 4 1/2 star read to a 3 star, just down to girl hate, lesbophobia and the terrible sex scenes that are compulsory in her novels, isn’t a reflection on the other parts of her novel. There are so many lesbophobic slurs that are never really commented on in depth, too, and it really pissed me off. There’s hating on women for just being interested in a sports legend, slut shaming, and Sal acts possessive despite being in the same position as those women in her attraction to Kulti. However, one issue I have through Zapata’s novels is the general possessiveness in relationships.
I never feel like Sal’s career and passion is put on the backburner for the sake of romance, and I’m very grateful for that. Zapata really does write the sport well and digs deep into what goes on behind the scene, although it is more surface level than some of the other sports novels I’ve written. I keep nearly typing football, so excuse me for being very British. Sal comes from a family of soccer fans, and I’m the same, so I love reading about it.
This also has the best sports side to it. Zapata is great at writing slow burns, and of all her books, this has the strongest. Sal and Kulti have a much better slow burn build up, from enemies to friends, and it’s so heartwarming seeing them become best friends before anything romantic happens. Out of all of Mariana Zapata’s novels that I’ve read- The Wall of Winnipeg and Me and Wait For It– this one has my favourite romance. Until a quiet, reserved Kulti appears, going against everything she’s ever thought about him. When Sal Casillas, star soccer player, finds out her team is being coached by the player she worshipped as a kid, she has certain ideas of what’s going to play out. Although I have my issues that seem to reappear throughout, I have been enjoying myself, so I figured I would review some of the stand out books I’ve come across! Since February, I’ve been reading lots of adult romance, a genre I don’t usually read a lot of.
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