From Lukov with Love
Mariana Zapata, 2018
A figure skater who's sworn off partners gets one more chance with the rival who infuriates her—and the slow-burn tension is the whole point.
Feels like melancholy. About society.
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The box where you keep the things you're too afraid to want.
I loved him. I loved this man so much that losing him was going to break my cold, dead heart into so many pieces I was just going to have to stick them in the same box I kept my dreams and carry it around with me forever. Mariana Zapata.Readers call Zapata the 'Queen of Slow Burn'; her romances often keep the couple circling for hundreds of pages before a kiss.
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Questions readers ask
- What is From Lukov with Love like?
- Feels like melancholy. About society.
- What should I read after From Lukov with Love?
- If you liked From Lukov with Love, try The Graham Effect (Elle Kennedy), City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert) and To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han).
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A confession whispered against someone's lips can sound like a warning.
I’m not good enough for you,” I whisper against her lips. Alarm fills her eyes. “Ryder—” “I don’t know if I’ll ever be. But I want to try.
The Graham Effect · Elle Kennedy
The case for squandering your youth, argued with perfect logic.
People will tell you not to waste your youth having too much fun, but they’re wrong. Youth is an irreplaceable treasure, and the only respectable thing to do with irreplaceable treasure is to waste it. So do the right thing with your youth, Vivian—squander it.
City of Girls · Elizabeth Gilbert
The sister who decides things cleanly, and the one who can’t.
I wave a spoonful of cookie dough under Margot’s nose, and she hesitates and then opens her mouth. I feed it to her like a baby. “Wait and see, you and Josh will be back together in a day, maybe two.” But even as I’m saying it, I know it’s not true. Margot’s not the kind of girl to break up and get back together on a whim; once she’s decided something, that’s it. There’s no waffling, no regrets. It’s like she said: when she’s done, she’s just done.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before · Jenny Han
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