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Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata

27 reviews

kayleeslibrary's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

3.5

This was a reread for me, though it had been long enough that I didn’t remember most of the story. Mariana Zapata has yet to disappoint me. While this isn’t my favorite of hers (that title goes to From Lukov with Love), I still really enjoyed it. There were points in the story where I was frustrated with the characters’ behavior, but you get enough back story to understand why they are acting the way they do. This is an extreme slow-burn with a grumpy x sunshine trope. It was overall an enjoyable read.

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baylakressi's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Man, the way my eyes bug out of my head when Mariana slips in a “baby girl” half way (or more) through the book. Gets me every time.

I really liked this one! This has a lot of god tropes: grumpy x sunshine, workplace romance, enemies to friends to lovers, touch her and you die, age gap. The list goes on. Slow burn though which isn’t my favorite, but only Mariana could make me read a ~500+ page book where I wait until about 90% in for them to bang.

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kam_be's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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melissalivanos's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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cariam's review against another edition

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emotional relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It’s no secret I love Mariana Zapata books. Ugh.

Of course it was a glorious slow burn, but it was so satisfying because the plot and the characters were necessary to get to know before the love really kicked you in the gut. Rip and Luna were so wonderful!

Definitely a recommend read!

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