they were both so understanding towards each other, he got her nightlights because she's scared of the dark and SHE GOT HIM A PUPPY 🥹 and can we talk about how oblivious this man is, or at least he pretends to be, i loved how women flirted with him right in front of vanessa and he just goes "she's my wife" 👏🏼 Nevertheless, the book was glued in my hands until I finished it during the early morning hours without getting much sleep the previous night.

Aiden Graves is by far my favorite MZ hero. He’s not an alphahole so much as he is fatally anti-social. When he’s stressed, he retreats completely into himself and becomes a hermit. SO relatable. But when he loves people, he loves them completely, and I love him for that :) what a perfect gem. The next three sentences we shared between the two of us were going to be the last thing I thought about when I went to bed later that night. I can be your friend. I can try,” he said in a low, earnest voice. “Friends take a lot of time and effort, but…” Aiden looked up at me again with a sigh, “I can do it. If that’s what you want.”Moving into his home for the next five years while she builds her career from her computer has these two characters falling for one another, slow but believable. I loved both of their characters, Leo the puppy, Halloween, Christmas, the elevator scene and I adored the fierce way Aiden protects Vanessa and how they become a team. Vanessa’s family aspect of the storyline was well done and quite frankly she was a terrific main character that friends will surely love. Aiden’s a man of few words but just like with the book Kulti, the story comes together in the end!! PAUSE FOR BRIEF TANGENT ON HORRIFIC FASHION IN ROMANCE NOVELS. For instance, for her first interview with Aiden, Vanessa wears a white eyelet cap sleeve blouse, navy khaki pants, and light brown leather heels. Not the worst I’ve ever encountered — a heroine in a romance I (regrettably) read last month described herself as a “fashionista” and then proceeded to wear an American flag-printed dress with a red scarf and gold stilettos. That author should be tossed in the deepest levels of Dante’s inferno. I digress.)

There were a few moments between them that left the biggest smile on my face. When Aiden showed up at a certain convention to support Vanessa, I had a perma-grin and happy tears! Both of these characters were completely fantastic. I can’t even tell you who I loved more. I don’t know man, but small things like that have me screaming by how wholesome it is. My heart is just wrapped in a heart shaped warm blanket during those moments.THESE WERE SUPER CUTE! This book had cute scenes, and I liked them, but to be honest, all of them kinda fell flat for me because Vanessa would just say THANKS x1000, which would ruin all the vibes for me! Aiden hated that too! She's appreciating him, that's fine, BUT FOR THE BARE MINIMUM? You know what was super terrible? Vanessa kept thanking him for doing this, doing that (things which were literally the bare minimum), and in reality, any person would think about their behavior patterns and realize that they're ACTUALLY getting thanked for doing the bare minimum, which would make them feel terrible about themselves! Vanessa didn't mean harm or anything, but he kept telling her to shut up every instance because it would make him feel terrible about himself! HE KNOWS HE IS SELFISH AND SELF-CENTERED, BUT AS LONG AS HE'S MINDING HIS OWN BUSINESS, why do others care so much Vanessa was a hysterical spitfire, and Aiden was like this huge, sometimes ( ok – always) grumpy teddy bear you just want to hug. And hump. The character development and the build of the relationship between these two were done perfectly. He's Archer, Remy, Sebastian Stark, Diaz, Erik “Ripper” Jacobs, Gabe Bonner, Cal Bonner, Ian North, Levi (call sign Ace), Theo, Ghost Teague, Ronan, Grayson, Axel Carillo, Paul Langdon, Jimmy, Nate Sawyer, Ben, Hector, Tanner, Lee Nightingale and Joe Callahan - all wrapped up in one big, hot YUM. So at this point, I think I'm well on the way to becoming an unofficial Mariana Zapata expert, having read 5 of her books. It's fascinating to me how her style can remain consistent and yet the quality of how she applies it can vary so much. Take KULTI, which is an amazing book and movie-worthy in terms of pacing and plot, and then take LINGUS, which deserves to be blasted into the sun because I think it's unspeakably awful. Calling it a "piece of sh*t" would be generous, because at least sh*t can be used as fertilizer, but this garbage was utterly toxic and I loathed it.

H rating: 3 stars. Aiden. He was a cold jerk at times, and others he was sweet. I felt he was tolerable at the end -- definitely not one of my favorite Hs. Romance Billionaire Romance Erotic Young Adult Crime Fantasy Vampires Science Fiction Thriller Horror Classics Suspense Overall Opinion: This was ok. I know I'm the minority here, but I didn't find their connection all that moving. I honestly felt like it was one sided through the whole story and I just didn't get the swooning feeling that I think I was supposed to feel when he finally confessed his love at the end. I didn't find him all that likeable either. I wouldn't say that she was a doormat (thank goodness), but she definitely needs to be nominated for sainthood with all the crap she dealt with. With all of that and the fact that it was super slow, I would call this a "just ok" 3 stars.This time around, Aiden wants to up the ante. He faces deportation if he doesn't renew his contract soon, something that he doesn't plan to let happen. All he needs to secure his citizenship is a wife -- and we all know who he has in mind.

As a heroine, Vanessa was also very personable. She was easy to relate to and I connected with her right away. She was a strong heroine, while not coming across as aggressive or heartless. Her character was perfectly balanced and really rounded out Aiden's personality.i deducted one star off just bc of the repetitive writing style. the fmc’s endless inner monologue got so repetitive and annoying, i felt like i was reading the same thing every chapter. she also repeatedly kept describing how big he is—like okay girl we got it the first 5 times you said it. And you know where The Wall of Winnipeg ended up? On my Utter Perfection shelf. Only six books reside there. Only 6. Out of 1589. That's how much I adore this book. The first indication that I may have been wrong was the fact that everybody loved this book. Even my book soulmates. Still, I continued living my pitiful reader's life completely clueless and unaware of the awesomeness that is Maria Zapata. Stupid me.