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. I suppose Ill just get on with what makes these books so special. 109K subscribers in the RomanceBooks community. While it's not a sports romance, the enemies-to-lovers relationship is definitely what feels similar. just wanna live my early 2000's ice princess dream Follow me on social media:Book Instagram: @nikkis.book.nookPersonal Instagram: @nikkimariewittTwitter: @golden_stylesMy other channel: http://youtube.com/nikkiwittytAmazon book wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/21CPHOQJYKJUN?ref_=wl_shareMy Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/nikkiwitt Check out my Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/nicolewitt13/shop?asc=uOutro music:Title: Pure ImaginationArtist: Future JamesVideo link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Al3FKdComALike \u0026 subscribe if you see this! Okay, so this one actually goes somewhere (kind of) but compared to the potential of a stalker or the devastation of an injury or the reveal of a juicy secret it falls so flat. The book leaned a bit more into family dynamics and drama than I was expecting, but I loved how it allowed Ivan to really shine and show Jasmine how much he cared. Loved, loved the book until the end. Dedicated to book reviews and helping new and experienced readers find their next read. *heart eyes* I actually slowed down my reading at the end so I could make it last longer. I wanted this. She would give everything for just one more chance to compete and prove herself on the ice. She has become my new favorite terrible influence. Plus, Ivan and Jasmine are my favorite MZ hero and heroine. You care THAT much about them. Eventually, Ivan requires surgery for an injury and is forced into retirement. The most Id ever seen out of him was a smile or two around his family, specifically Karina. Was this what having you heart broken felt like? Mariana Zapata. I'm going to mark spoilers in this post even though I'm assuming by the title you'd only come here if you read the book. Yes - Jasmine confirms that she is half Filipino. I'm, If you could get a new book from any author this y, Who else is desperately awaiting a trailer or rele, BOOK REVIEW: Under Locke by Mariana Zapata, BOOK REVIEW: Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata, BOOK REVIEW: The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata, BOOK REVIEW From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata, BOOK REVIEW: Behind the Scenes (Daylight Falls #1) by Dahlia Adler, BOOK REVIEW Broken (Redemption #1) by Lauren Layne, BOOK REVIEW Visions (Cainsville #2) by Kelley Armstrong, BOOK REVIEW: Love Lessons (Brooklyn #7) by Sarina Bowen, BOOK REVIEW Good Girl (Love Unexpectedly #2) by Lauren Layne, A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.1) [Review], Christmas Book Recommendation List: What to Read This Holiday. It was a fact I didnt connect until I started the book. And.I JUST LOVE IT. . Me and Ivan? Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Cuz writing books THIS LONGand making me care?? Her books are my version of feel-good books. First, even though her books often end up categorized as enemies to lovers, Im not sure thats where they truly belong. From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata | Book Review (No Spoilers) - YouTube 0:00 / 10:59 From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata | Book Review (No Spoilers) 5,107 views Jan 5, 2022. Aww! Hence he lied about Mindy and always hoped for her to be his partner. It tells secrets and answers questions and lays ghosts to rest. And I sure as hell had better things to do with my time. It felt like my organs were rotting away. But that was it. And she has THOUSANDS of fans who tend to agree with me-so yeah. Publication Date: February 1, 2018 But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces back memories. Ship This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping. From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata(Goodreads Author) Reader Q&A To ask other readers questions about From Lukov with Love, please sign up. At what point was he falling for her? After seventeen yearsand countless broken bones and broken promisesshe knows her window to compete in figure skating is coming to a close. And I sure as hell had better things to do with my time. My girl Zapata taught me that little trick. Sure, theres always some angst and/or resentment going on, but I feel like calling them enemies is a bit too much. Its just that I dont think I even see this book as a romance. The stalker? By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Jasmine narrates it from only her point of view. I just love it when you read a book that is so wonderful you cant find anything wrong with it. Raw talent. Still, these two have not had the best relationship. These two made me so hooked on the book, and the main characters felt relateable in a way of their personalities, and lives. Jasmine has a few rough, very unsuccessful years behind her. Genre: New Adult, Contem. I could have gone on reading about Jasmine and Ivan FOREVER. I dont know, it just wasnt that special to me. Also, a lot of people complain because Zapata doesnt include much of the sport in her sport romances. Ivan wasnt a character I immediately loved. Happens, there are no real consequences or fallout from this. . Check Availability at Nearby Stores. I dont do the dance where I cant move on to another book very oftenbut this author, in the span of two months, has managed to do just that-make it impossible to read anything for a week or more after-with two novels I think Ill take with me to my grave. She wasnt the sweet one. Unless he was doing something shitty, like taking peoples souls and stuff. At 60% in Jasmine and Ivan were just getting getting on the ice and didn't even have a routine yet. I thought you would say you were going to kick my ass, and I had planned on talking to you over it. Definitely a favorite of 2021! You want Jasmine to open up, to see that hes trying to be her friend-but how can she? As all her other books, at least from what Ive read so far, From Lukov with Love is also a companion. Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins. I fucking hated it. To be fair, I am not a fan of slooooooooow burn which is why Zapata's books usually don't make it to my TBR -- and this book was slow. Its called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventureto live a lifetime in a single day. :). Im the equivalent of a shaking chihuahua with all the feels I cant begin to handle. Lovely review! Today we're doing a review of From Lukov, With Love by Mariana Zapata. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Any time Jasmine and Ivan were together, it was like powder keg waiting to go off. The author, Mariana Zapata, does have several other unrelated sports romances though. Another book that falls into the sports romance category is Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese. I thought it was hinted through out that he loved her before he partnered with her. And thats more than I usually get from a book. Okay, sorry to get creepy, but, again, Im very creepy. He had me there. Mariana Zapata 2017. Id always wanted it. COME ON NOW. he hints that he knows her better than she thinks, which makes me think that he did a lot of digging on her to find out more about her over the years because their jabs at each other were more flirtations than they may have originally realized. No book-NOT ONE BOOK-has made me want to stay up so late its almost morning in yearsyet, between this book and TWOW, I have stayed up until 4 in the morning countless times to immerse myself in everything Ivan, Aiden, and Mariana Zapata. I especially loved her sport romances, which is a bit odd because I am not even all that much into sports. That is until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. I was so disappointed that hero's ( Aiden's ) feelings for h were not mentioned in detail or nor was it anywhere mentioned in the entire novel when or why he falls for her. Great review! Luna and the Lie became a #1 Amazon Overall Best Seller. Not only that, but Jasmine's best friend is Ivan's sister. In the end this book was a disappointment for me. And when we finally got to know Ivan better I didnt see it coming and that part totally got me swooning. The book From Lukov with Love is about the story of two competitive figure skaters, Ivan Lukov and Jasmine Santos. Its made me excited to watch the competition in the upcoming Winter Olympics. Share book reviews and ratings with Chelsea Peril Please , and even join a book club on Goodreads. Because the choice of music and the theme sounded really interesting, but we dont really get to see practically any of that. Because if it was, I was sure fucking glad Id never fallen in love before because goddamn. But shell give it her all, her everything. Was the whole, "only a year" thing, some kind of ploy? Even the things that do kind of have a resolution are so anti-climatic that I was constantly wondering, Is this it? Plus, this book is WAY steamier than From Lukov with Love. However, keeping her otherworldly calls with Sam a secret isnt easy, especially when Julie witnesses the suffering Sams family is going through. For Simon, that means deciding whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages and if he doesnt, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata is a sports-romance novel published in 2018. Or maybe Im just tired. Secrets that prove their perfect, isolated world isnt as safe as they believedand that darkness takes many forms. Maybe more realistic romantics will like the ending but it wasnt to my taste. My God. How do you not know this? Without Ivan's pov we have to relay only on the details that Jasmine decided to ignore and that why I believe we can't know for sure when he fell in love. They contain Reviews, Recommendations, Upcoming Releases & Giveaways! Fans of Kulti and enemies to lovers romance will love From Lukov with Love! r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance! The relationship between Jasmine and Lukov is enjoyable; full of snarky banter and sexual tension. The pair are stuck together, but its fine, because Anastasia doesnt even like hockey playersright? These two are at each others throats every time they pass. I just felt that they became good friends where the story was mainly focused on the MFC overcoming her own personal issues and their relationship just didn't seem like a focus, it sort of just randomly happened at the end and it really annoyed me. 377 votes, 52 comments. It's about a major league baseball player whose forced to retire early after suffering an injury and returns to his hometown depressed. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. ALLLL THE FEELS. |Spoiler-Free Review| "From Lukov With Love" by Mariana Zapata - YouTube Thank you all for liking, commenting, and subscribing! Despite her doubts, how could she refuse this chance at finally being a part of a winning team? She cant let her heart get invested. And for the first time I experienced just how long her sentences can get :-). On the surface it seems like they kind of hate each . All her stories follow a pattern that is hard to miss. Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2023. I dont always in other books, but I do when its this author. I read every day, all the time, as much as I can and sometimes even more than I should. They started as enemies and in time developed this really nice, deep, strong connection. Ivan Lukov and Jasmine Santos have been in the same ice skating circuit for many years. I've had a s, Do you bring physical books with you on trips? I absolutely loved every second of this book, the really rude main characters eventually grow on you and it's great. Im embarrassed that I didnt remember that Rubys sister was an ice skater, but I did binge read all of Zapatas books in between reading the two. Andrezza Retweeted. Don't keep reading if you want to go into the rest of this season not knowing who Zach Shallcross ends up with! And I was fine with that. Fearful of Mares potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. ALLL THEM. in a world of romance books that are mostly dual POV, it sometimes takes a bit to pick up on the clues that MZ drops throughout her monster sized stories. Welcome back. That relationship was so tough, but I loved how Jasmine dealt with it in the end. Jasmine and her family (minus her dad) have an interesting, chaotic family dynamic that was always a joy to read when they were all together. Overall, I really enjoyed the book, but I feel like sometimes I'm disappointed from missing information. Hell, I even wondered if there was something building towards a confrontation between the best friend and her. I wanted this. From Lukov with Love. His old partner was never going to come back after a year. Buy Online, Pick up in Store. If you haven't heard of this book before, here's a brief synopsis: "When Bee is been offered a job leading a project at NASA, the last person she wants co-leading it with her is her archnemesis Levi Ward. Ivans family seemed to be just as tight as the Santos family. ive read a few of her books many many many times, but it wasnt until i listened to their audibles that i realized i had missed out on a few clues even after a dozen reads. Im not kidding-every time I picked this up, there wasnt a scene that wasnt hilarious. This pays the hosting fees that keep this site running, so by using them you are supporting us here at The Day-to-Days. Luna and the Lie became a #1 Amazon Overall Best Seller. world class figure skating and Jasmine a 26 yrs. If you want to stay in the sports romance realm but are open to a different sport, I would recommend giving Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey a try. 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. From Lukov with Love Paperback - February 1, 2018 by Mariana Zapata (Author) 17,522 ratings Goodreads Choice Award nominee See all formats and editions Kindle $0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 3 million more titles $4.99 to buy Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback I agree to the terms and conditions outlined in our Privacy Policy. It was really well done! This woman is my spirit animal.and these two books (Winnipeg and Lukov) are in a serious death match with one another over who will be my #1 2018 read.because its all them, baby. That epilogue was so sweet it almost gave me a cavity and this was the perfect first read to start 2023! But she, like the father, is a non-character and its baffling how she made it to the final draft of the novel. See all that stuff I just listed? Both of them.. Not sure about this though, I only read the book once, might have to re-read again. I also was confused about Paul showing up at the end, and it seemed like it opened up more insight into Jasmine's past partner that we didn't get to see and then it was just dropped. Love Island is set to descend into chaos in Wednesday's episode as Will Young's desperation to find out the truth turns into a screaming match. Love Zapata and loved this book almost as much as The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. You must try one of her books! 5 favorite characters: jasmin santos & ivan lukov y'all don't get what id do to have an ice skating rivals to lovers romance with ivan lukov. The Best Thing was a top 10 Amazon Overall Best Seller and a 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards nominee in romance. Towards the end of the book he tells her how he only ever wanted to skate pairs with her and if he couldn't he didn't want to skate at all. I dont think Ive ever read a book about this topic before. . Thats all. While this promised more barbed comments than sweet misunderstandings, ice skating romance is ice skating romance and Im weak for this genre. I cant help it. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. But I wanted to win. But still a really good book about fear and growth. But when the offer of a lifetime comes in from an arrogant idiot shes spent the last decade dreaming about pushing in the way of a moving bus, Jasmine might have to reconsider everything. First of all the thing I was most excited about was the fact that this was about figure skating. There was no way. While it did make me nervous to read such a long romance that I knew was going to be a real slow burn, I was up for the challenge. If the answer to both of those questions is yes, then From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata is the book for you. ", While this book might not be as popular as the last, Pairing Off by Elizabeth Harmon comes highly recommended by readers on this Reddit forum about figure skating romance books. It will make you laugh, tear up, and fall in love, not just with Ivan and Jasmine, but with figure and pair skating, as well. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. In From Lukov with Love, Ivan is 29 and Jasmine is 26, which means there is a 3-year age gap between them. Ive been meaning to read one of Zapatas books for the longest now because I have to see the slow burn that everyone loves!! Currently reading: A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw. I was pretty sure his parents had adopted him straight out of Hell. I would listen to a chapter and then go back and read it, just to make sure I didn't miss anything. Nearly none of it comes to any fruition. It felt like my organs were rotting away. I was all set to buy the book after I borrowed it on KU but when the hints weren't confirmed, I was too bummed. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. The next thing I knew, you had a partner. I loved the characters, their devotion and commitment to what they love. Ivan, a 30 yrs. Seventeen-year-old Julie has her future all planned outmove out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city, spend a summer in Japan. My thoughts are as followed Loved it. 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. 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. 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