And partially because I really loved the characters. And after 500 or so pages of bumping heads, snarky banter and slow-developing attachment Well, these books are romances. From Lukov with Love was a top 10 Amazon Overall Best Seller and a finalist in the romance category for the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards. Zapata is the queen of the slow burn for a reason, and I love how well she writes the trope' reader review Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! I love how she is so unapologetically herself and how many would call her an unlikable heroine and she wouldn't give a hoot about it. The Kindle edition is 493 very well-written pages long. He just said all the right things, and Jasmine was a perfect fmc. By: Mariana Zapata. From Lukov with Love is a romance novel. : On Kindle Scribe, you can add sticky notes to take handwritten notes in supported book formats. It follows two talented figure skaters, Jasmine Santos and Ivan Lukov, who, after years of bantering finally decide to join forces and become partners in pair skating. All Im saying is if you have a chance to listen From Lukov with Love on audio, listen to it on audio. There were other names on there right alongside histhe other miserable souls hed partnered up with over the yearsbut it was his that stood out. The spice was okay, not the steamiest but because the slow burn was more emotional rather than physical, it didnt bother me at all. Not because his last name was the same last name as one of my favorite people in the world, but because his first name reminded me of Satan. Fake-dating, tall and small, grumpy and sunshine pair, it has everything I love in the book. Shes an internal mood. No matter how hard I had tried, how hard I had trained, nothing. To see our price, add these items to your cart. Select the Pickup option on the product page or during checkout. Jas is so much in her head, overthinking and over-analyzing everything that a simple conversation takes pages after pages to unfold, and it lowkey drove me nuts. No way am I going to get through 500 odd pages of this. Dont be awkward, he murmured, pulling my hand once we were standing straight up again. Because Im okay with you having Ivan Lukov, though? And today, the thing I was taking for granted were landing triple Salchows, a jump Id been doing for years. If someone were to ask Jasmine Santos to describe the last few years of her life with a single word, it would definitely be a four-letter one.After seventeen years-and countless broken bones and broken promises-she knows her window to compete in figure skating is coming to a close.But when the offer of a lifetime comes in from an arrogant idiot she's spent the last decade dreaming about pushing in the way of a moving bus, Jasmine might have to reconsider everything.Including Ivan Lukov. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. He just said all the right things, and Jasmine was a perfect fmc. They were both so stubborn, bossy, strong-willed and argumentative, it was hilarious. It is written by Mariana Zapata. These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Jasmine has a few rough, very unsuccessful years behind her. 1 Review. Most, if not all of the clips, are taken from the netflix series, spinning out. Jasmine HATED Ivan at the start of the book, and it seemed like Ivan hated her also. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again. Amazon has encountered an error. From Lukov with Love If someone were to ask Jasmine Santos to describe the last few years of her life with a single word, it would definitely be a four-letter one. Plus, Ivan and Jasmine are my favorite MZ hero and heroine. After seventeen yearsand countless broken bones and broken promisesshe knows her window to compete in figure skating is coming to a close. From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata Full Audiobook - Best seller romance book Audiobooks Philia 1.55K subscribers Subscribe 0 Share No views 3 minutes ago #audiobook #audiobooks #books From. Just everything we learned over the time that passed between the last chapter and the epilogue was amazing. And just because something has worked for you before doesn't mean you shouldn't grow as a writer and try new things. All these banners and none of them had my name on them. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Jasmines character growth was pretty impressive. And if you haven't read anything by her yet you need to jump on the Zapata train and pick up this book asap. Sure, theres always some angst and/or resentment going on, but I feel like calling them enemies is a bit too much. She has worked so freaking hard for her dream, it honestly hurt me that she she kept failing while everyone else around her was succeeding. She came up with some sensational romance novels such as The Wall of Winnipeg and Me and . Its just that I dont think I even see this book as a romance. 100 pages and nothing of substance had happened apart from her partnering up with Ivan. Just a great blend of enemies-to-friends-to-lovers Ivan and Jasmine have a place in my heart. They are definitely my comfort characters and this book would be one of my comfort reads for sure. Two butter yellow banners for every gold medal. As friends sure. More hard working. For example, many times throughout the book she would say things like "the woman standing next to me said," or "my mom's fourth husband said" and it was just soweird? Only in figure skating, and maybe gymnastics, could you be considered ancient at twenty-six years old. If you love slow-burn, sports romances with strong, lovable characters and themes of ambition and hard work and forgiveness and love with some top-notch banter and chemistry, I highly recommend From Lukov with Love! I chose a kindle. I tried to ignore that tight feeling bubbling around in my chest that was more than likely mostly frustration at falling so much today, but maybe wasnt. Mariana is a New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Amazon best-selling author and reached #7 on Amazon's Author Ranking in 2016. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. It was with that reminder that I rolled onto my knees to quit looking at those stupid-ass pieces of cloth. They soothe me for some reason and always make me feel better. Don't get me wrong, I felt their connection and could feel that they'd be perfect together as a couple and they'd last for the long haul but once more it took until 95% for them to actually get together and that didn't really leave much room to show us them together as a couple. I knew that too. You Save 16%. Additionally, I wanted to mention that From Lukov with Love is a very slow burn romance. Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2018. Jasmine Santos refuses to give up her love of figure skating. This book reminds me of when you start using pointless sentences to help reach a 5000 word limit on an essay. I cant be stopped because it's my birthday!! My left hip bone, butt cheek, and thigh were aching, and they were only going to hurt worse tomorrow. A love of a lifetime . Which is something I more feel I should mention than it actually bothered me. I just couldnt wait to see whose head is gonna pop first. Because no one ever remembers second place, unless youre Ivan Lukov. this might quite possibly be my favorite book of all time. Im glad I stuck with it as the second half of the book just kept getting better and better as the background to these characters was revealed and I finally fell in love with them! From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata Purchase on: Amazon , Book Depository Add to: Goodreads Synopsis: If someone were to ask Jasmine Santos to describe the last few years of her life with a single word, it would definitely be a four-letter one. Mariana Zapata began writing love stories soon after she learned how to spell. Things We Hide from the Light (Knockemout Series, 2), Icebreaker: A Novel (The Maple Hills Series), The American Roommate Experiment: A Novel. The BFF's brother, enemies-ish to friends to lovers build up was done so well and I loved how things gradually shifted and changed between Ivan and Jasmine. This was more than my partner. Page Flip is a new way to explore your books without losing your place. Ivan, on the other hand, is a well-known gold medalist. She is who she is and she never apologizes for it and I loved that about her sooo much. For upcoming teasers, samples, and all things new-release-related, join her mailing list here: Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Mariana Zapata began writing love stories soon after she learned how to spell. Always going to recommend this book series! Prepare yourselves for some underrated reads. Nor was she supposed to be abandoned by her high school sweetheart, breaking. Because the choice of music and the theme sounded really interesting, but we dont really get to see practically any of that. Two red banners for every world championship. THIS IS SO MF GOOD OMG OMG SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP RN. The best part of being born so close to Valentine's Day are all the heart shaped goodies I get to enjoy. Apart from the very end, I just saw them as friends. It was easy to forget that in the grand scheme of life, not being able to land a jump Id been doing for ten years didnt mean anything. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023. She probably shouldn't admit that she started sneaking romance novels from her aunt's bookshelves way before she was old enough to even understand what it meant when a man flipped up a woman's skirt. I found the characters mean and judgmental with no explanation as to why or how. Privacy Policy, Married to a Mistress (The Husband Hunters 1), To Awaken a Monster (In the Arms of Monsters 1). If someone were to ask Jasmine Santos to describe the last few years of her life with a single word, it would definitely be a four-letter one. this was a massive let down. Ginger Peet has never regretted leaving Nashville with her sister and, Overachiever River Purcell was never supposed to be a struggling single mom, working double shifts just to make ends meet. Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2018. *heart eyes* I actually slowed down my reading at the end so I could make it last longer. Jasmines stubbornness also comes to bite her in the butt as it allows her to dismiss Ivans feelings for her. An arrogant fool has a suggestion of what her life, Jasmine will be like as the next course of this fascinating book unfolds. I read Dear Aaron by the same author and loved the characters and the story almost instantly. From Lukov with Love. The build up in both is soo good!!! I love anything Teddy Hamilton does, and I wish he had been able to contribute more to the audiobook, but he did great with his portions of the narration. i think the worst thing is how high my expectations were setliterally every single person i've seen talk about, anyone else binge watch videos of tessa and scott after reading this?? Being real. And these two were too similar. And my final complaint would be that I felt like the writing was drawn out. She has been writing beautiful love stories since her childhood. Like I hadnt sacrificed relationships and normal human experiences for a dream Id had that had once been so huge, nothing and no one could have taken it away from me. Scrubbing my eyelids with the backs of my hands, I took a deep breath in and let another slow one out, rolling my shoulders in the process and telling myself I needed to calm down and just go home. and start saving today with Fast, FREE Delivery. I'm not trying to be harsh or mean but it's clear that the author has a formula that has worked very well for her in the past. Her book The Wall of Winnipeg and Me was a #1 Amazon Overall Best Seller, and was chosen as a 2016 Goodreads Choice Award nominee and also included on Amazon's Best Books of 2016 for Romance. Most, if not all of. From Lukov with Love is Zapatas first book I physically read. And thats more than I usually get from a book. FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by Amazon. But when I was reading, she would take three pages to say one thing and I got the distinct feeling she was just being wordy to be wordy. The book also felt slower to me, although it objectively wasnt any slower than the other books. Hope youll end up enjoying it just as much as I did, Your email address will not be published. Jasmine and Ivan spend every day together, and soon their private lives begin to blend. 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