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witcheep's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
This is a wholesome read about finding your people and your place in the world. I love how the book depicts grief respectfully and shows how new interpersonal relationships – with not just romantic love but all kinds of love – build over time and give you happiness. The main characters Aurora, Rhodes, and his son Amos revolve around each others lives, slowly getting more involved with each other and forming beautiful, meaningful relationships together. The beginning of the book felt s little slow to me, but once I got invested in the main characters' lives, I loved seeing their mundane life changing and intertwining with the others'.
The forming relationships show how the characters get more comfortable with each other, which results into their communication getting from easily misinterpreting the other one to expressing themselves more clearly and being able to read the others' nonverbal communication easily. The result is that the main characters have good communication throughout the rest of the book: even when there are difficulties or disruptions to this, the main characters always follow through with a conversation about the situation.
The bonus epiloque has Aurora and Rhodes discussing the love languages of the important people in their lives while on a hike with Amos, and that shows the best aspects of this book: good, open communication and love that is shown in so many ways in the whole book.
The audiobook has one narrator from the pov of the main character Aurora, but there's another reader voice for the male characters – that works really well and gives those characters added depth, making you immerse yourself into the story more.
The forming relationships show how the characters get more comfortable with each other, which results into their communication getting from easily misinterpreting the other one to expressing themselves more clearly and being able to read the others' nonverbal communication easily. The result is that the main characters have good communication throughout the rest of the book: even when there are difficulties or disruptions to this, the main characters always follow through with a conversation about the situation.
The bonus epiloque has Aurora and Rhodes discussing the love languages of the important people in their lives while on a hike with Amos, and that shows the best aspects of this book: good, open communication and love that is shown in so many ways in the whole book.
The audiobook has one narrator from the pov of the main character Aurora, but there's another reader voice for the male characters – that works really well and gives those characters added depth, making you immerse yourself into the story more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
boomwormbrittany's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
All Rhodes Lead Here follows Aurora who is having to start her life over again and what better than the town she loved as a child. When she gets into a misunderstanding on her first day, she finds herself living next door to a grumpy dad and his teenage son. But she soon finds herself growing closer to this family and might find a family of her own.
I LOVED this book so much. I adored that Aurora was in her 30's and seeing her starting over really gave me some comfort. She has worked her whole life for her ex who is a big piece of trash of a human being. She's starting over and I loved seeing her growing and coming into her own. The relationship between her and Rhodes was so sweet to watch develop and I loved seeing how he really treated her like the queen she should be treated as.
I thought the story was so well written and, while it was a quiet story, I found it to be an impactful one. I really loved Mariana's writing in this and I cannot wait to read more of her books.
I would highly recommend reading this book was it was very much worth the read.
I LOVED this book so much. I adored that Aurora was in her 30's and seeing her starting over really gave me some comfort. She has worked her whole life for her ex who is a big piece of trash of a human being. She's starting over and I loved seeing her growing and coming into her own. The relationship between her and Rhodes was so sweet to watch develop and I loved seeing how he really treated her like the queen she should be treated as.
I thought the story was so well written and, while it was a quiet story, I found it to be an impactful one. I really loved Mariana's writing in this and I cannot wait to read more of her books.
I would highly recommend reading this book was it was very much worth the read.
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief and Death of parent
sambo_0103's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Sexual content
marisabenn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Love me a grumpy zaddy 🥰
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent
Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
instalovewithbooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
I absolutely enjoyed it. These are the kind of romance books I'm craving now. I need romance and a HEA, but I want more tougher subjects. I also loooove the slow burn. I love smut, but having a romance book with the slow burn and just surrounded by everything else is perfect too.
Highly recommend.
Highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Mental illness
jevette15's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-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
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This felt more like women's fiction than romance? There was a lot about the fmc's journey and the romance felt kind of secondary
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, and Pregnancy
booksinbed23's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
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
3.75
This book puts the slow in slow burn. Mariana Zapata has cemented herself for all things slow-burn and sometimes, that's exactly what you are in the mood for. What kept me reading despite the slow pace is the absolute dreamboat that is the MMC, Rhodes. It's so easy to imagine yourself as the FMC and go on this relaxing romance on the rocky mountains of Colorado (with some spice to boot).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content
monalisatacos's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
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
I love this book so much. An all-time favourite that’s a blend of romance and women’s fiction.
Rhodes is amazing and, of all MZ’s heroes, I find he strikes the best balance between grumpy and loving. Even without his POV (although I would give anything for even a chapter or two from his perspective) it was clear how much he loved Aurora. I also loved his relationship with his son
I would love to read more stories from these characters and I feel there were a few setups for new stories peppered in with Clara (I would really love this), Yuki, and Amos. I was honestly surprised when When Gracie Met the Grump came out because I was so sure the next book would be one of theirs 🤷🏻♀️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse