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The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata

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alyssajp's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

Very slow burn romance but very satisfying. Also, I typically don't go for sports-themed romances, but the football and the marriage-of-convenience trope here were both really just a backdrop in this story of two people learning to trust and love each other.

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xennial_reader's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny slow-paced

2.0

I’m so disappointed in this book, I had such high hopes. I’ve seen so many people rave about it and the new cover is freaking adorable. But this easily could’ve been 100-150 pages shorter.

The traumatic backstories for both main characters was over the top and with not much payoff for suffering through reading about it.

There were so many opportunities for the main characters to connect and realize their feelings for each other but then we’d get a cut scene and then it would suddenly be a week later with no progress in their relationship. It also felt like “wait until marriage” was the underlying message here, even though that’s never outwardly said.

There’s also only so much broody-ness I can handle. Aiden is a complete emotional wall. I mean, I get he’s the wall of Winnipeg but this was a lot. He gives absolutely nothing to Vanessa until she’s threatened or encroached upon in some way and even then he’s rounding it out by telling her to “shut up”.

I wish I had known more about this so I could’ve DNF’d, but then I had gotten too far and had to see it through to figure out what all the hype was about. I still don’t get it.

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neermboop's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

Oh, Mariana. How I love this book ❤️

I adore a book where you feel all the feels.
We went through hating the grump football player Aiden, to tolerating him, yo understanding him, then loving him. 🫠

I do love when a dumb single minded (football) man opens up his eyes to see what is right in front of his face. 🙈👀👋

Vanessa knew her worth and wasn't a pushover. I love that about her. Aiden was protective but let her do her own thing. 🥰

I don't re-read many books, but this is definitely on the list 💕💖

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joey_paige's review

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relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

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romancereader's review against another edition

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funny mysterious relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I enjoyed this book after reading All Rhodes Lead Here and now this one i truly do love this author’s book her books or at least these two that I’ve read so far have good men he don’t have bad communication skills when talking to there partner especially during arguments they try to talk it out these books are slow burn the wall of Winnipeg and me is more of a slow burn then All Rhodes Lead Here i love these books there long and there so amazing i loved how Aiden cared for Vanessa’s well being and really just her they were such a good couple and i loved how when she quit the job he came to her home multiple times after that to beg her back and I enjoyed even more how there wasn’t some heartbreaking dramatic as can be break up in this book and especially the ending i was very satisfied about there complete 😉family😉 in the epilogue this will most definitely not be my last read from the author Mariana Zapata overall i rated this book a five stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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literally_mint's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.25

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beckyyreadss's review

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

What I love doing as a reader and reviewer is to find new authors. This year my priority was Mariana Zapata. I wanted to read her work because everyone I know raves about her online. I decided to go with The Wall of Winnipeg and Me as it had been on my TBR for the longest.

This book follows Vanessa Mazur, and she knows she’s doing the right thing and that she shouldn’t feel bad for quitting. Being an assistant and housekeeper and fairy godmother to one of the biggest NFL players was always supposed to be temporary. She has plans and none of them include washing extra-large underwear which are longer than necessary. But when Aiden Graves shows up at her door wanting her to come back, she is surprised. For the last two years that Vanessa has worked for the man known as The Wall of Winnipeg he has never said good morning or how are you or even happy birthday and now he is asking for the ultimate favour, to be his wife? What do you say to the man who is used to getting everything he wants?

So, I knew that Mariana Zapata is known for the slow-burn romance with a lot of tension. But HOLY HELL this was a long slow burn. I felt like I was losing my mind throughout this book, and you know what’s worst - I enjoyed it. The little actions that make Vanessa doubt her feelings and the way that they both slowly fall in love with each other, like Jesus H. Christ. I love how headstrong Vanessa is, especially after all she had been through - I just wanted to hug her from the get-go. Zach was adorable, I just wanted to hug him too. I would have loved for this standalone to turn into a series and let Zach find some happiness because the golden retriever deserves it. I liked how Mariana didn’t do a completely whiplash with Aiden’s character like you knew from the beginning that he was a complete tool and is a robot and that theme was the same the whole way through expect we learn how he became like that.

I would have loved for this to have a dual POV, just for the bit after they’ve both confessed their feelings, I would have loved to see Aiden’s point of view during this and seeing how he battled his feelings and wanting to know his thoughts during certain parts of this book (Vanessa wearing Zach’s jersey to the first game). This book was a little bit repetitive at times and could have been cut by about 100 pages.

I will be reading more of Mariana Zapata’s work in the future.

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