BOOK REVIEW: From Lukov with Love

From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata

First of all, this is one of my favorite books of 2018. I won’t be offended if you stop reading this review now because this is basically a love letter to this book. FIVE STARS FRIENDS.

This book focuses on Jasmine and Ivan who are both professional figure skaters. It features a spectacular hate to love relationship, which is such a slow burn. It is literally the slowest burn I have ever read (except for Zapata’s other novels which I have read since originally writing this review). If you like slow burn romances READ THIS, plus there is ice skating so what else do you need in a romance novel.

WHAT I LOVED:

Jasmine’s crazy family and their group chats. I love how they roast each other, but all support Jasmine (and each other) so much
HOW SLOW THE SLOW BURN WAS LIKE this train is moving very slow friends, don’t expect any action until the book is basically over. But it is WORTH IT.
So many of the Jasmine/Ivan scenes
- They exchange some quality banter over the course of the book
- All the death glares they share, quality stuff
Seeing Ivan at his home. I would share more, but it is a bit spoiler-y so I don’t want to share too much
This novel takes place over a long period of time. Nothing feels rushed and you see the characters grow and their relationship develop naturally
IVAN
THREE WORDS: THE ANATOMY ISSUE
How hard Jasmine works
Honestly I could go on forever BC I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. This might be my favorite romance novel ever??

WHAT I DID NOT LOVE:

I will say this is a little slow, it’s super long for a romance novel (511 pages) and it did not bother me, but I know for some people this might be longer than they would like
There was some miscommunication that annoyed me, but TBH it is not nearly as bad as 98% of other novels
I wanted a little more before the epilogue. If you have read the book, you know what I would have liked to see more of
One of Jasmine’s sisters is rarely mentioned/around. I don’t know if I missed a line that said what her deal was, but it is mentioned and isn’t seen again.

OVERALL:

If you like romance novels in any form you should check this out. It is a New Adult novel, so keep that in mind if you are a youth. Know your limits kids (by kids I mean literally everyone, but also kids especially). I also plan on reading more Mariana Zapata novels because apparently she is known for slow burn romances so sign me up.

As of September 8, 2018 I have read four of her novels and this is still my favorite, but still can’t wait to read the rest of her books.

xoxo, Tree