As much as I enjoyed these aspects of Aurora’s developing character and the growing relationships between Aurora and her friends, the romance aspect of the book takes more time to develop than normal. Rhodes is a game warden so he’s frequently gone for extended periods of time, so the time in the book where they could be building tension and a relationship — of any sort — is wasted; it takes a while for the characters to even start a budding relationship. I've loved every side characters that Miss Zapata has written and it's no different here. We all know MZ's books are super long and the romance is slow af, that's why all these side characters are much needed, to keep the story interesting. And mind it that this is a super slow burn, which means he did all this just by...existing, for the most part. I wish that I could tell you that I hope you'll both find peace and happiness in your lives, but I'm not that good of a person. What I hope for is that you'll leave me alone... If I see you or Kaden again, I'll make sure you regret it." after a break up, aurora del la torre decides to move to her childhood home, pagosa springs, where she hopes to start over. she ends up at a garage apartment she rented online, which turns out to have been put up by the owner's son, amos, without his knowledge. desperate, she convinces the owner, tobias rhodes, to let her stay for a while.

Rhodes was such a grumpy sweetheart! I loved how he was always taking care of her. My only complain is the B-word that made me cringe so hard, but we aren’t gonna go there. And that scene when she came out and found the tent????? Don’t judge me, but I think I almost cried!! I loved Amos and his relationship with Aurora, it was so adorable and sweet!! I was just so happy for her that she managed to find a place for herself with people who love her. Also, I loved that when things got bad, they went after her. That scene was just ugggh. Aurora has a journey of healing and has dealt with grief her whole life with her mums disappearance. An honourable mention is the way the author presented grieving in this book. It was so emotional, raw, and touching. Seeing Aurora deal with what happen but also the people who help her is one of the best aspects of this book. read and accessory a buddy read with Ryohei I’m such a boomer the tag might not work. Had to initiate him to the romance genre with this masterpiece!!😋 and now let's talk about the dilf to end all dilfs. how do i feel about Rhodes.. hm.. let's just say, non-fictional men could NEVERRR!!!. would a non-fictional man really build a tent for you because your camping trip was cancelled so he did all this just so he could see you smile again? would they? WOULD THEY? yeah, i don't think so. though, even if i love this man, just like in hands down, i still felt more connected with the heroine more than the Hero but i'll talk about this later.It’s been a long time since I’ve had a 5-star read (over a month to be exact) and I went into this book skeptical and with low expectations. I didn’t like Zapata’s last release, I found it extremely repetitive and dull, and I actually wasn’t planning on reading this book because if that. I am so glad I decided to read this book, it was the perfect story at the perfect time. and byeee the explanation for why he calls her buddy? "You remind me of Buddy the Elf. You're always smiling. Always trying to make things better." jeeeezzz, is that suppose to make it better? 😭 this book is very sweet and wholesome, it focused more on the characters which i actually like because yes, i'm more of a character >>> plot type of girl. i loved all the characters and even though the romance is slow as hell, if you like Aurora, then you wouldn't mind reading about her journey/character development, which is the majority of this book.

Mr. Rhodes. Zapata has a type. They're grumpy, tall, muscular, have nice thighs and a nice ass, and broody. The people we lose take a part of us with them… but they leave a part of themselves with us too.” Aurora Synopsis the epilogue was cute and it gave me the family vibes i wanted, loved the way rora confronted her ex kaiden, esp how rhodes stood up for her like kaiden really thought 14 years of being a 11th choice was gonna win over a few months of being someones no 1 priority. quality over quantity ladies.Thank you so much for buddy reading this with me, my baby otter. I know you think this book is amazing, and now I can say I agree. I already fell in love with Mariana Zapata after reading The Wall of Winnipeg and I knew I was going to enjoy this. However, I thought I was going to enjoy this like a normal person, and not let it consume my body, mind and soul the way it did. This book is soul-crushing in the best way. This book will make you question if your husband loves you enough.