The Best Thing

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Some things are easily forgiven. Other things… not so much.

Lenny DeMaio made herself a promise: she was done.
Done thinking about him.
Done worrying about him.
Done reaching out to a man who clearly didn’t want to be found.

Too bad no one gave Jonah Collins the memo. Free Download [ The Best Thing ] Author [ Mariana Zapata ] – kino-fada.fr 3.5 4 StarsMake sure you check out an important note I bolded further downWell This book made me cry at the end Which is a big deal Because I RARELY cry And I evenrarely admit to it So there s that.As all Zapata readers know, her books are slow Super slow And this one was VERY slow Evenslow than usual, in my opinion Certain things are very dragged out Some dialogue and scenes felt superfluousand endlessly meandering Without purpose In fact, I was actually con 3.5 4 StarsMake sure you check out an important note I bolded further downWell This book made me cry at the end Which is a big deal Because I RARELY cry And I evenrarely admit to it So there s that.As all Zapata readers know, her books are slow Super slow And this one was VERY slow Evenslow than usual, in my opinion Certain things are very dragged out Some dialogue and scenes felt superfluousand endlessly meandering Without purpose In fact, I was actually considering a 3 star rating until I got to the last 20% and thingspicked up or Zapata s version of picked up, I should say and, hey, I figure any book that makes my black soul leak deserves a one up.Butthan that, I just really appreciate that, even though things are so slowSO slowZapata never takes the cheap way out She never attempts manipulative drama and unnecessary angst ...mariana zapata could write a 9000 page fanfiction based on peppa pig and i would read it there is nothing this woman puts out that i would not put on a pedestal and worship READ 08 14 2019 4.5 5Do what you have to do to be happy, okay No one else is going to do it for youshe s done it again ladies and gays ms mariana zapata never fails to satisfy she also somehow manages to successfully write every trope she decides to tackle with perfection i have too many emotions right now so mariana zapata could write a 9000 page fanfiction based on peppa pig and i would read it there is nothing this woman puts out that i would not put on a pedestal and worship READ 08 14 2019 4.5 5Do what you have to do to be happy, okay No one else is going to do it for youshe s done it again ladies and gays ms mariana zapata never fails to satisfy she also somehow manages to successfully write every trope she decides to tackle with perfection i have t...Spoiler free reviewThe Best Thing almost felt like it was written just for me It was as close to perfect as it gets in regards to my taste.I m not kidding The tropes, one is a secret one and can t be revealed, the characters, the story it ALL synced with me I was in one happy place reading this book It s always a great indication if I read with a smile on my face and if a book can make me laugh so hard I m afraid I ll pee myself.So here are all the things I loved about this book 1 Lenny Spoiler free reviewThe Best Thing almost felt like it was written just for me It was as close to perfect as it gets in regards to my taste.I m not kidding The tropes, one is a secret one and can t be revealed, the characters, the story it ALL synced with me I was in one happy place reading this book It s always a great indication if I read with a smile on my face and if a book can make me laugh so hard I m afraid I ll pee myself.So here are all the things I loved about this book 1 Lenny It s seldom that I love a heroine Not sure why, but heroes are much easier to love Not in this book Lenny was my kind of girl Sarcastic A smart mouth Confident She called Jonah all kinds of names Pretty much in every paragraph she had a different moniker for him and none were nice lol Her relationship with her grandpa...VIVA ZAPATA In the love of the queen of the slow burn romances, you made me fall in love with your book I cannot help myself to put it down I finished it but I still hold it in my hands I m literally cuddling My dogs are already jealous of the book gettingattention than them What an amazing writer you are Arriba Five blazing, sizzling, shining, firing stars First of all I raise my glass to the most amazing supporting character who stole the show GRANDPA GUS What a fascinating, VIVA ZAPATA In the love of the queen of the slow burn romances, you made me fall in love with your book I cannot help myself to put it down I finished it but I still hold it in my hands I m literally cuddling My dogs are already jealous of the book gettingattention than them What an amazing writer you are Arriba Five blazing, sizzling, shining, firing stars First of all I raise my glass to the most amazing supporting character who stole the show GRANDPA GUS What a fascinating, sarcastic, sweet and witty, caring, golden hearted vampire you are You des...DNF 76%Mariana Zapata s books have been on my to be read pile since her breakout book Kulti and Wall of Winnipeg Me And despite my friend s urging, I ve been reticent in trying her books For one, I find 500 books intimidating Two, I m a moody reader and you guys know how that is.But the blurb for The Best Thing hooked me right in and I knew that if I ever start a Zapata book, this would be a good choice Plus, I was in the mood for slow burns.Unfortunately, this one didn t quite go as DNF 76%Mariana Zapata s books have been on my to be read pile since her breakout book Kulti and Wall of Winnipeg Me And despite my friend s urging, I ve been reticent in trying her books For one, I find 500 books intimidating Two, I m a moody reader and you guys know how that is.But the blurb for The Best Thing hooked me right in and I knew that if I ever start a Zapata book, this would be a good choice Plus, I was in the mood for slow burns.Unfortunately, this one didn t quite go as expected I was 3 chapters in when I knew that this book, and Mariana Zapata s writing won t get along Still, I pushed through but by 36% I was already skimming and had to restrain myself from chucking my Kindle across the room.Sounds dramatic I know But yeah, this book didn t do anything but annoy the hell out of me And I wanted to love i...Don t mind me, I m just here sobbing my heart out and my eyes hurt and my whole body hurts and half of it is because this book is so damn BEAUTIFUL and the other half of it is because there are nopages for me to read Mariana Zapata has outdone herself THE BEST THING deserves a bazillion stars.Boring, repetitive, and pretty much like her other story with the auto mechanic.5 5 starsBefore reading this one, I have to say that I didn t expect anything from its story since I picked it up just because its cover caught my eye and it made me want to read it But after finishing it, I think The Best Thing is a great book one, though It doesn t only focus on romance but it also focus on family relationships And that s why I love this book Even if the plot is mediocre but Mariana Zapata s writing is so captivating that I decided to overlook and forget about it I al 5 5 starsBefore reading this one, I have to say that I didn t expect anything from its story since I picked it up just because its cover caught my eye and it made me want to read it But after finishing it, I think The Best Thing is a great book one, though It doesn t only focus on romance but it also focus on family relationships And that s why I love this book Even if the plot is mediocre but Mariana Zapata s writing is so captivating that I decided to overlook and forget about i...I know I m in the minority here, but this book was a total miss for me I was annoyed from the beginning until the end If you are familiar with Zapata then you know that she is big on family relationships, but I was bored to death to be honest I just don t care about reading so much about uncles, sisters, grandfathers etc in general I want the main couple to be in the spotlight without having dozens of cousins popping out every second page.It didn t help that every chapter started with a q I know I m in the minority here, but this book was a total miss for me I was annoyed from the beginning until the end If you are familiar with Zapata then you know that she is big on family relationships, but I was bored to death to be honest I just don t care about reading so much about uncles, sisters, grandfathers etc in general I want the main couple to be in the spotlight without having dozens of cousins popping out every second page.It didn t help that every chapter started with a quote from the past when Lenny had been trying to get in touch with Jonah It basically reminded me each chapter what an asshole he was I mean, truth be told, I thought he was in view spoiler prison or in coma because those are the only plausible excuses I d believe, but he was just not feeling well for almost two years I mean come on hide spoiler I was also annoyed by the big plot twist that view spoiler Lenny gave birth to a daughter ...Mariana Zapata is hands down, my favourite author of all time also my only auto buy author I swear, she could write a book filled with my most hated tropes and I would end up rating it five stars, she s a magician SO I WANT THIS NOW Gimme, gimme, gimme.3.5 Stars The story went flat for me at the halfway mark however the ending was beautiful 3.5 Stars The story went flat for me at the halfway mark however the ending was beautiful Jonah Collins said, gaze unflinching, There s no choice, sweetheart It was my turn to swallow, and it had nothing to do with that dumbass term of endearment he d used.There s no choice either when it comes to loving a MZ You just do.And I did, I really did Even if it wasn t what I was expecting and even if maybe just maybe I loved it slightly less than the all the rest of her books Except for you, Locke, I still don t like you.Oh sigh, I can t really say muchwithout saying too muc Jonah Collins said, gaze unflinching, There s no choice, sweetheart It was my turn to swallow, and it had nothing to do with that dumbass term of endearment he d used.There s no choice either when it comes to loving a MZ You just do.And I did, I really did Even if it wasn t what I was expecting and even if maybe just maybe I loved it slightly less than the all the rest of her books Except for you, Locke, I still don t like you.Oh sigh...This book It made me laugh and cry, it kept me up at night Mariana never disappoints Her characters, no matter how small, are all so well thought out I love the way she explores family dynamics So good

The Best Thing
  • English
  • 02 December 2017
  • 493 pages
  • Mariana Zapata
  • The Best Thing