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spellbindingtomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Why are football romance stories so cute?! You know that feeling when you read the first few lines of a book and you just know you'll love it. That's how I feel every time I start a new Mariana Zapata book. And The Wall of Winnipeg and Me is no exception.
I loved Vanessa from Chapter 1. She's my favorite out of all of MZ's FMCs. I related to her so much. Aiden's character development was incredible. From being so closed off and dismissive towards Vanessa in the beginning, to taking her for granted, to finally realizing his faults, and showing up to support her was so endearing and heartwarming.
This was the first book that I thought did the marriage of convenience trope perfectly. The terms of this marriage between Vanessa and Aiden was totally believable and even after they got married, it took a long time for them to build a solid friendship and trust with each other.
๐๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต, ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ...๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ช๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ. ๐๐บ ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด. ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต. ๐๐บ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ.
I highly recommend the audiobook. Emma Wilder and Stephen Dexter did a fantastic job! They got me hooked immediately. Mariana Zapata's writing style is addictive and compelling. The burn is so slow that I HAD to keep reading until I was satisfied. And trust me, it was all worth it in the end.
๐๐ฆ'๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฉต
๐marriage of convenience
๐forced proximity
๐workplace romance
๐slooow burn
๐football romance
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
Minor: Death
Very heavy and graphic in child abuse coming from both MCs.lindseyhall44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
mels_reading_log's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse
khloereads86's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol
juliaaaaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Injury/Injury detail
lkahre's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol
bookishmillennial's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Car accident, and Alcohol
mariapioves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
have to say though i think one sex scene at the very end is crazzzzy cannot get over that choice & im not a fan of an epilogue
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Car accident
sauger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I thought this book was cute, and when I say the burn is slow I mean it. The relationship progression feels natural and isnโt a sudden jolt. He starts off very distant and there were times I didnโt connect with him as the love interest, but Zapata does a good job of bridging that gap naturally. I found the FMC funny without being overly silly. I did think her backstory was unnecessary traumatic as it didnโt lend a huge role to her character or plot in my opinion. Not very spicy, one short scene, so if youโre here for that youโll go hungry. Overall I enjoyed it.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Abandonment
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
Minor: Vomit
sebradley29's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation