I never expected Mariana to delve into superhero romance, but I’m excited for her that she’s exploring her range even more. I didn’t know I needed this. I didn’t know I wanted this. And now I have it. I’ve always been craving a superhero romance and here it was: Mariana Zapata delivers with her magic. I'm not going to lie, it took me till about the 20% mark to truly get into this book. It had a bit of a slow start for me, but as the book went on I loved it more and more. The last half especially was perfect. Gracie and her grumpy hero stole my heart and this book left me with the biggest smile on my face. It was magical and I didn't want it to end.

Sadly and with regret, it's a no. I'm not going to say that I hated it because it's a strong word but I also don't think this was good... The more I think about it, the more I think it was the laziest plot I have encountered in a while and the execution wasn't better. Mariana Zapata can write no wrong, this story might just be my favourite of hers yet and I absolutely adore everything she has written!’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review We all know MZ loves her inner monologues, but this time they were especially repetitive, which made it feel like there was barely progression. Which leads me to my real problem with the book: I did not ship them together. Not even a little. As a strangers to best friends to lovers fanatic, it was quite a bummer. honestly, relatable af. what makes her think this beautiful specimen cares about her boring human name 🥱 (why am i acting like his mans name isn’t alexander) Unfortunately, I couldn't get into it, in about 40% of the book, I really thought it would be a dnf for me. I had to take 4 days off of this book, which is not normal for me because I usually read MZ books in 1-2 days max. I couldn't dnf Marian Zapata's book ( i love her too much ), so I gave her a chance, and after about 50% in the book it finally started to get a little bit more interesting. If the whole book had been like the last 20%, I probably would have given it 3 stars, but that obviously didn't happen.since i think it’s very interesting, some of alex’s abilities include: super strength/hearing/smell/vision, flying, speed, invulnerability, being sexy, being adorable, being a cheetos fanatic and fast healing. This book was fun, I enjoyed it a lot, but there was some stuff I didn’t like. But it was still fun. I'm begging Gracie to love herself. She apologized so many times, for her own existence sometimes and it's terrible. This need for the characters to be liked is annoying - I promise they're allowed to be flawed and if Alexander wants to grunt and be an asshole when he's annoyed, she can be a cunt to him too.

There is an entire portion of this story that felt completely out of place. I won't give anything away but it has to do with Gracie's secrets. It could have been left out of the story completely because once it's over, there was zero reason for it. (Except to horrifically traumatize Gracie.) I absolutely loved the growth between them and the best friend number 20 thing my heart ached for them both. expected to love this, but sadly it was just an okay read for me. debated giving it just 2 stars tbh, but settled on 3 for now. I stayed up all night to read it in one go. Worth every second of lost sleep. Just a perfect superhero slow burn romance’This story was incredibly unique, different than anything I've ever read before. I'm so conflicted because it was also kinda boring. This book was absolutely everything, and at the middle/end when she was at his house, that was so sweet. They did everything together and it was so obvious that they were into each other. i just adored alex’s grumpy personality and utter distain towards everyone he didn’t consider family, including gracie when they first met this had the typical MZ aspects that i always enjoy - the slow burn, lots of sweet moments, and most importantly, a relationship built on friendship. that's always my favourite part when it comes to this author. She realized that one night while out for a run that something wasn't right with her stomach, but she tried not to dwell on it. The entire trailer begins to tremble as she is deciding where to relocate next while watching the news and looking at the map on the coffee table in her living room. A dazzling flash of light emerging from the sky is the next thing she notices. Gracie coerces herself to stand up and head outside to investigate the situation. She notices a well-known male body lying in her yard, badly injured.

what’s a sassy heroine and grumpy hero without their fair share of banter? they’re nothing that’s what All the feels . . . Mariana Zapata is one of the best writers out there – to be cliché: the words come alive’ I'm going to go with 4½ stars that I'm rounding up despite the slog in the beginning. Once past that part, I had a hard time putting it down and the banter was tons of fun. There is always a hint of immaturity in this author's heroines, but the fact that the word "butthole" was said SO many times throughout this story was ridiculous.She’s done it again! This book didn’t disappoint, I can buy any book by Mariana without reading anything about it and know I’ll love it!’ If I had to describe Gracie and ML’s (his name is a secret for a while so i’m not about to spoil) dynamic in a few sentences, it would be: yes bitch, we know he’s hot…he’s henry cavill for pete’s sake but tell us more about how you think he’s sweet and caring 🙃

I was so intrigued by the super hero plot, (combined with many other tropes), and she mixed a bit of action, a grumpy H (which definitely works for me) and a ballsy h.Ughhh I love them so much, I’m gonna have to read this again to add more stuff in here but for now this book was so good. Gracie steps in to assist the Defender right away. Over a long period of time, she gradually assists in his healing and care. She repeatedly asks him if he would like to go somewhere else, but he is a cranky son of a bitch and has no intention of leaving.