Dear Aaron

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So well written and uplifting! Definitely falling in love with Mariana Zapata’s books. Can’t recommend them more!!’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review I'm off to read the rest of Zapata's books! I have two more to go until I run out and will sit here waiting for her to publish more! MZ is really good with all these subtle hints that make the readers KNOW that the H is in love with the h even though the h is like huh, what? He's in love with me? Nahhhh bish.

Honestly? A lot of that "slow" burn is just plain slow movement in the plot. And it's not like there's any character development happening during that time either. I cannot stress enough how the length of this book is due mostly to unnecessary, irritating repetitive crap. I winked at him, immediately regretting it. I didn’t want it to come across like I was flirting. “I was thinking more of a piranha. I’ve only had one filling in my entire life,” I told him, wishing each word coming out of my mouth wasn’t coming out of it. So, I kinda made the mistake of reading/listening to From Lukov With Love before reading Dear Aaron. I didn’t know there was a connection between both. Now, I need to say that they’re complete standalones so you don’t have to read one to enjoy the other, but the heroines on both books are sisters and Lukov happens a few years after DA. So if you’re super OCD like I am, I totally recommend you read Dear Aaron first.Ohhh this was bad. We didn't like this, fam. We actually hated it. The struggle was forking real. I almost DNF'd ten different times.

Don’t read this review if you intend to read this book. It might spoil your mood. I am not a fan of slow burn romance. So don’t let my taste ruin your excitement.My name is Foxy, and I’m writing to you because I just finished reading your love story in Dear Aaron and wanted to let you know I, too, know what it’s like to have a relationship built on personalities. Twenty-three years ago I flew across the country to meet a guy I had known only via the internet. Today we are happily married with kids and fur babies to round out our family.

That said, my biggest issue with this book is that I wanted to DNF in the first half. :::cries sadly::: I literally had to force myself NOT TO GIVE UP. I did not love the first half of Dear Aaron, and here's why. The letters and the IM's were a good, cute idea and I liked they way the author used those to give the readers information on the characters, to grow Ruby and Aaron's friendship, but it was too much, too long, and after awhile it felt tedious and never ending. I got to a point where I was just desperate to SEE these characters, not just read what was going on in their notes. I felt as if it was void of any and all emotion. And I, personally, felt nothing. Nothing at all. It took forever for me to feel a flutter of affection toward Aaron and Ruby. And because almost half of the book is the letters and the instant messages it was a struggle for me to continue.I've had video-game consoles since I was five and I know plenty of girls who did too. I've been playing MOBA and RPG games for YEARS. YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL. Now, I'm sure you know how much I love her previous works 'Kulti' and 'Winnipegg'. The characters are intricate and layered. Their problems are multifaceted and in general the slow burn romance was believable and to die for. Not only that but, the female characters were strong in their own right and also vulnerable (because you can't only be strong. you have to be atleast sometimes I have a love-hate relationship with Mariana Zapata. I enjoyed some of her books, such as Dear Aaron, From Lukov with Love, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, and Lingus... but I hated the rest. THAT SAID (again, lol), once I hit the halfway point, this novel CAME ALIVE for me. I was so lost in the words. So lost in the characters. So utterly lost in the story. I felt like I lived and breathed these two characters. I certainly never wanted it to end. And I was so so so so so happy that I didn't give up. That I pushed on. I cried for these two, they are the sweetest thing together. And I loved their friendship. I loved the way they reacted to each other. I loved the dialogue. I loved their chemistry. I loved the progression of them as friends to lovers. It was EVERYTHING. ALL THE THINGS in that second half.