All Rhodes Lead Here

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this gave me KA vibes, mainly the gamble and sweet dreams and the feelings i felt while reading this were close to what i felt when i read my favorite MZ books ( kulti, wall of winnipeg and wait for it) so if you like any of these, im pretty sure you'll like this book. And mind it that this is a super slow burn, which means he did all this just by...existing, for the most part. Him and the little group of side characters we get to know through the novel really made a difference. I wish that I could tell you that I hope you'll both find peace and happiness in your lives, but I'm not that good of a person. What I hope for is that you'll leave me alone... If I see you or Kaden again, I'll make sure you regret it."

SECOND READ REVIEW (September’22) - This was the first book I ever read by MZ and I always knew that I loved it - but now that I’ve read all of her books (and a few of them more than once already) I think this one might actually be my favorite. did enjoy this, but I thought there weren’t enough sexual tension like a slow burn usually have (not explicit scenes per se, but just the tension). Even though this was a slow burn, I still wanted more (an even slower burn but ik thats not possible coz even w aurora-tobias’ slow burn, where imo was just normal pacing, not a slow burn, yall weak bitches were barely hanging there). In a way, rhodes felt like a side character, rather than the main. i needed to spend more time w him to feel his depth and stuff but heres why those surprisingly worked for me in this case: - i actually really enjoyed that aurora and rhodes become friends first. yes, the romance and pacing is slow, but i appreciated how their friendship developed and then became something more. Independently published books are taking the world by storm but the power that comes with in-house publishing puts indie authors in an interesting position. For the most part, they rely on their social media to get the word out, which is how Zapata’s fans knew she was releasing “All Rhodes Lead Here.” Typically, publishers can start marketing their books anywhere between three months to a year before to truly “build buzz.” But publishers have marketing teams, while indie authors typically have themselves, their agents and possibly additional people they’ve hired for marketing and publicity.

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He was such a good dad to Amos and I loved it as much as Aurora every time he went into dad mood with her. All their scenes in the second half are great. They are the sweeteest and I just want to wrap them all in a blanket and protect them from wild animals. I was thirty-three years old, and like a tree, I’d lost all of my leaves, so much of what had made me me; but just like a tree, my branches and my roots were still there. And I was being reborn with a whole new set of leaves, bright and green and full of life. So I had to try. " the relationship between Rhodes and Aurora felt sooo real, open, and honest. the fact that they became friends first and that Rhodes actually waited for Aurora to get settled and feel comfortable with herself?? yes Rhodes, you couldnt be more perfect. Like I said, this is a slow burn, so expect a lot of tension and a good frienship, before anything else.

It felt good, for once, to jump into a story, and simply enjoy the journey, waiting for the fireworks to go off.

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All Rhodes Lead Here simply follows Aurora as she moves to a place she once called home, Pagosa Springs, after being dumped by her long-term famous boyfriend. She wants to start a new life, one full of new opportunities and new memories. She's decided she will rent a garage apartment she saw online, get a job to earn money, and complete the hikes her mother wrote on a list. The story unfolds as Aurora begins a small friendship with her landlord, Mr. Rhodes, and his son, Amos. The book is written with a single pov —Aurora’s— I loved being constantly in her mind throughout the story. Especially when she was drooling over Rhodes at every occasion😭 — I ended up laughing so hard every time cuz Ryohei was absolutely weirded by Ora’s obsession with Rhodes’ muscles.🤣— although this was slower than usual, this was also kind of the fastest. and what i mean by that is they did NOT have sex in the very last chapter which is unusual for an MZ book aaand we actually got to see them as a couple!! for those who haven't read MZ, y'all should know this shit is rare. this never happens. and i'm pretty sure Rhodes and Aurora are the MCs who hugged each other the most compared to other MZ characters and i know this because they're hugging each other all the damn time in the last half. Amos, Tobias’ son, is “ la pièce de résistance” of this book. He is the most lovable character. I enjoyed so much his bashfulness and also the development of his friendship with Aurora. My favourite scene in the book is when Amos and Rhodes go after Ora to bring her home:

the epilogue was cute and it gave me the family vibes i wanted, loved the way rora confronted her ex kaiden, esp how rhodes stood up for her like kaiden really thought 14 years of being a 11th choice was gonna win over a few months of being someones no 1 priority. quality over quantity ladies. THE WHOLE EPILOGUE was freaking cuuuuteee!!!! Amos putting ultrasound pictures in his dorm room!!! Plaaseeekfdsöfjdlka my heart!!! 🥺🥺🥺 I've loved every side characters that Miss Zapata has written and it's no different here. We all know MZ's books are super long and the romance is slow af, that's why all these side characters are much needed, to keep the story interesting. I felt Aurora's grief as my own and I guess that, along with Ora's infinite positivism towards life and her constant drooling over the handsomest and kindest fictional man that's ever been created, made me relate to her in a way I didn't think was possible. An other point I loved about this story; we are fully invested —attached to her— in our female protagonist’s life and brain, feelings and the fact that we don’t know what’s going on in Rhodes’ mind and what he’s thinking about and still be absolutely convinced that he’s THE ONE for her and that they’re soulmates and end game, is still one of my favorites part after every reread. They actually aren’t painted or pulled as soulmates but the author makes them work their way to be each others "ride or die", this book was full of disinterested acts, understanding and acceptance, trust and devotion. It was an epic love story.As always, Mariana Zapata included a cast of characters to help support Aurora and Rhodes that I adored. Amos, Rhodes’ son, added so much to the story. So did Aurora and Rhodes’ friends and other family. There wasn’t one person (well, maybe Kaden) who I wouldn’t want a book about. I need Zapata to keep writing book in this Colorado setting because I need Clara and everyone else to find love. Rhodes was a DILF without him even having to ~tRy~ or be married first and conceive baby Amos conventionally. can you guess how that was possible?? this... what should i call it... creative “modification” of the single dad trope is my new favorite thing. 👏👏