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KULTI BY MARIANA ZAPATA

4/26/2021

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After reading Kulti I finally have a firm understanding why everyone says Zapata is the queen of slow burn romance. This romance builds extremely slowly but comes out as a beautiful love story. 
Rating: ★★★★ 
​Release Date: March 20, 2015
Genre: Forbidden (coach/player) Romance. Sports. 

Series: None. 
Pages: 549 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased. 
“Trust me, I’ve wanted to punch you in the face a time or five.”

When the man you worshipped as a kid becomes your coach, it’s supposed to be the greatest thing in the world. Keywords: supposed to.

It didn’t take a week for twenty-seven-year-old Sal Casillas to wonder what she’d seen in the international soccer icon—why she’d ever had his posters on her wall, or ever envisioned marrying him and having super-playing soccer babies.

Sal had long ago gotten over the worst non-break-up in the history of imaginary relationships with a man that hadn’t known she’d existed. So she isn’t prepared for this version of Reiner Kulti who shows up to her team’s season: a quiet, reclusive shadow of the explosive, passionate man he’d once been.
​Nothing could have prepared her for the man she got to know.

Or the murderous urges he brought out in her.

This was going to be the longest season of her life.

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​My Rating: 4 stars
Genre Sports Romance | Slow Burn

So many readers have raved about Mariana Zapata’s novels and while it took me a hot minute to actually read one I am so glad I listened to their recommendations. Zapata’s novels are extremely unique and her ability to bring such an epic love to the pages while also slowly building the romance within the story is incredible. I smiled a LOT when I was reading this one and watching the characters grow TOGETHER was an amazing experience for me.

I think one of my biggest dislikes about this book though is how SLOW the romance was. I get it, everyone told me it was slow, but I couldn’t believe the snail pace of the story! I’m not even saying this in a bad way, but it’s important to note that when readers say it’s a slow burn they really mean it. How slow you ask? Well, the book is just about 600 pages, and the romance doesn’t even start until about 460 pages in 😬. I was a tiny bit annoying for me, but when the romance did appear it was pretty impressive! So, I am looking past the lack of romance until the story is almost over because Mariana nailed the ending.

Since this is an older book, I’m not going to make this a long-winded review. I will say though that if you enjoy sports romances where the characters play soccer , a grumpy and slightly unlikable hero, and slow burn romances, then this book is for you! I can’t wait to read another one from her!

𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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