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I f*cking loved this book soooo much the growth of there relationship throughout the book the extreme extreme slow burn the Grumpy x sunshine this book felt like watching a movie it was so long and detailed like a movie and not in a bad way at all there is like a 5 year age gap between the female and male main character both of the main characters are virgins i’m sensing a little bit of forced proximity throughout the book also at some point in this book it kinda reminded me of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer the mysteries the not a dramatic breakup 30 pages left of the book like other authors do communication in this book isn’t bad it mostly starts with the male main character not wanting to talk or tell the main female character anything hence the title i hope i used that word correctly oh well 😁😁 and yet again Mariana Zapata did not disappoint another book of hers i rated 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.75

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

MZ does it again. I devoured this book.

I’ve read a handful of MZ books and the superhero aspect of this book is so new and different for her and it made the read really unique and fun, while still maintaining all of the great staples of a MZ book (grumpy guy, aggressively slow burn, insanely long).

This was a bit grittier and darker than the other MZ books I’ve read but I wouldn’t describe it as dark.

Alex is borderline mean in the beginning and I was worried I wouldn’t come around to him but of course I came around by the end. Gracie was the standout though, she was just absolutely delightful and such a strong, likable character.

I really loved that Gracie was a virgin but it’s not important to the plot and she’s not seen as more desirable or naive because of it.

Edit: Changing my score from a 4.5 to a 4. The more I think about why Alex was so resistant and distant in the first place doesn’t add up to me, like he wasted so much time, and for what? Still a great read though.

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adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I might be in the minority because I liked the length of the book. I liked the world that Zapata created, and just about every character in it.

I hated Alex. He was a dick for 90% of the book, no joke. There were a few times that he was nice, and then he went nuclear cold and distant. Then, at the very end, he had the audacity to call Gracie dense when she had trouble believing that he had feelings for her.

I also hate reading books where the author dangles secrets in front of you, and you just have to hope it answer will be revealed sooner rather than later. That’s the entire book. I feel like several of the hinted secrets were never revealed. And there were a couple major plot holes that had nothing to do with the whole super hero thing or anything technical. Alex disappeared for weeks and his family is like, “Where were you? We were getting kinda worried.” Which is ridiculous once you read the book. And the person who hurt him... just... nothing. Nothing at all happens about that.

It is so hard to rate this because I really did love the unique (to me) idea for the story, but I hated Alex so much. I kept wanting Gracie to yell at him or leave. I think the power imbalance (and her need to rely on him so heavily) made her put him on a pedestal. She deserves so much better.

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