And sadly, this happens a lot, especially when it comes to female athletes. I also loved the fact that in this book, the main issue discussed has been about bullying and harassment – the type that starts online and ends up going on in real-life too. *basically telling Jas how much he loves her with every breath he takes* *taking care of Jas every time she fucks sth up* Jasmine *hating on his face but constantly thinking about it*

*having dinner with each other’s families*

Jasmine and Ivan *always hugging like the world is ending* Both of them are so full of shit that they are kind of adorable, I mean, their relationship literally goes like this: Ivan and Jasmine’s relationship is full of snarky banter, the hate-to-love trope thriving. I mean, for real, he’s so sweet and considerate, full of interesting personality and he loves animals and has I-don’t-know-how-many dogs, a pink piggy pig and a bunny? Yeah, uh-huh, marry me already, Lukov. Normally, I don’t fall for contemporary romance characters (I’m more of a sci-fi/fantasy whore anyway), but there was something about Vanya Lukov. And I honestly love her because I can relate to her.Ī badass heroine like her is hard to put up with and some people don’t care or don’t want to try to know her. She is definitely a tough cookie and a bit too intense for some people to put up with but damn, it’s like she’s me and I am her. She was this mean, hard-working bitch with a big, loud family that loved the shit out of her hard ass and she loved the shit out of each one of them too. Her time has not come yet and she would definitely smash the door in its nose if it were to come by any time soon. This is the story of Jasmine Santos and her determination to prove everyone – herself included – that she is one of the best figure skaters out there. Which is dumb to admit because the whole thing happens on ice (which is kind of cold ahem).

It has been so very great and it made me so very warm inside. I am not that well-acquainted with this genre so I don’t want to speak from my side-of-the-road-puddle-deep experience with them, but for now, this is just up there on my list. So far, I think this is my favourite slow-burn contemporary romance. Okay, it took me a while to appreciate it but hey, better later than never, right? I would definitely not lie if I told you that I have heard about this book multiple times a couple of years ago when everyone around me was reading it and I was just sitting there with my Crime and Punishment copy, rolling my eyes.Īnd now…here I am.

And it was more like a tiny wet something in my eyes though…but hey, no one is crying here, okay? Mind your own business. I honestly was far from expecting this book to make me tear up a bit at the end.

From lukov with love mariana zapata