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A review by rainydaysinautumn
From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I enjoyed the story overall but found a lot of things incredibly annoying.
Jasmine's brother is called Jojo by the family but has a full name of Jonathan. The author really needed to choose ONE name for Jasmine to use when she thinks of her brother, using both in the same paragraph or even sentence after the first introduction was confusing and unnecessary.
When I think of a friend of family member with a nickname that is the name I use.
There were a few things like that, that got repeated over and over again that did not need the repetition at all.
Also two of Jasmine's siblings are throwaway characters with little to no reason for existing other than to say she is the youngest of five. The other two had more screentime but would have been nice if their characters were developed more.
The same goes for Ivan's sister, she is mention several times but isn't really relevant to the plot or character development other than she exists.
There were also a lot of spelling and formatting errors in my Indigo printed copy.
One very small and completely unneeded, and not well placed sex scene that just felt like an add in because "oh wait I wrote a romance they need to have sex don't they?".
People said it was a spicy romance...there is no spice.
The story itself kind of dragged, a lot of training montages with no real climatic greatness, and the ending, even with the epilogue, felt unsatisfying.
Timeline was a bit messy.
I was hoping for something a bit more like "Blades of Glory" or "The Cutting Edge".
Jasmine's brother is called Jojo by the family but has a full name of Jonathan. The author really needed to choose ONE name for Jasmine to use when she thinks of her brother, using both in the same paragraph or even sentence after the first introduction was confusing and unnecessary.
When I think of a friend of family member with a nickname that is the name I use.
There were a few things like that, that got repeated over and over again that did not need the repetition at all.
Also two of Jasmine's siblings are throwaway characters with little to no reason for existing other than to say she is the youngest of five. The other two had more screentime but would have been nice if their characters were developed more.
The same goes for Ivan's sister, she is mention several times but isn't really relevant to the plot or character development other than she exists.
There were also a lot of spelling and formatting errors in my Indigo printed copy.
One very small and completely unneeded, and not well placed sex scene that just felt like an add in because "oh wait I wrote a romance they need to have sex don't they?".
People said it was a spicy romance...there is no spice.
The story itself kind of dragged, a lot of training montages with no real climatic greatness, and the ending, even with the epilogue, felt unsatisfying.
Timeline was a bit messy.
I was hoping for something a bit more like "Blades of Glory" or "The Cutting Edge".
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content