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A review by spellbindingtomes
From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
slow-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
5.0
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳. 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘩𝘦’𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯.
This is by far my favorite work by Mariana Zapata and will be a top contender for my favorite romance of the year 💖
It took me awhile to get used to Jasmine's bluntness, but once I did I absolutely loved her! She's fiercely passionate, resilient, honest to a fault, and definitely a force to be reckoned with. She's incredibly hard on herself and this book really delves into all her insecurities but I was amazed to see how much her character developed by the end.
IVAN. LUKOV. He's easily become one of my top MMCs. He's loyal, supportive and understands Jasmine inside & out. I love how we slowly got to know more about him alongside Jasmine and the things we did learn about him...😂
MZ is the queen of slow burn for a reason. This had the BEST progression from frenemies to reluctant skating partners to friends to best friends to lovers.
Though Jas and Ivan were ice skating partners, I appreciated that MZ never resorted to their physical proximity being moments where she built the romantic tension. They were professionals which showed their unquestionable love & dedication to the sport. MZ instead relies heavily on their interactions off the ice to grow their friendship, which I couldn't get enough of! Their banter was hilarious & their interview in chapter 7 had me dying.
I finished this book immediately wanting to reread it. I could read about Jasmine & Ivan forever. I highly recommend this for fans of slow burn, ice skating, frenemies to lovers, and reverse grumpy/sunshine!
𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐’𝘮 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯. 𝘈𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴. 𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵.
This is by far my favorite work by Mariana Zapata and will be a top contender for my favorite romance of the year 💖
It took me awhile to get used to Jasmine's bluntness, but once I did I absolutely loved her! She's fiercely passionate, resilient, honest to a fault, and definitely a force to be reckoned with. She's incredibly hard on herself and this book really delves into all her insecurities but I was amazed to see how much her character developed by the end.
IVAN. LUKOV. He's easily become one of my top MMCs. He's loyal, supportive and understands Jasmine inside & out. I love how we slowly got to know more about him alongside Jasmine and the things we did learn about him...😂
MZ is the queen of slow burn for a reason. This had the BEST progression from frenemies to reluctant skating partners to friends to best friends to lovers.
Though Jas and Ivan were ice skating partners, I appreciated that MZ never resorted to their physical proximity being moments where she built the romantic tension. They were professionals which showed their unquestionable love & dedication to the sport. MZ instead relies heavily on their interactions off the ice to grow their friendship, which I couldn't get enough of! Their banter was hilarious & their interview in chapter 7 had me dying.
I finished this book immediately wanting to reread it. I could read about Jasmine & Ivan forever. I highly recommend this for fans of slow burn, ice skating, frenemies to lovers, and reverse grumpy/sunshine!
𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐’𝘮 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯. 𝘈𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴. 𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵.