And “All Rhodes Lead Here” doesn’t disappoint. The Bookįrom “Kulti” to “Wait for It” to “Wall of Winnipeg and Me,” readers already know to expect that Mariana Zapata’s books will be contemporary romances at least 500 pages long with at least one character connected to another character from one of her other books. Mariana Zapata’s new book shows that the recipe for the perfect romance book shows signs that “All Rhodes Lead Here.” And given that indie authors tend to have surprise releases, maybe we should be more on the lookout for the spontaneous gems that come our way. What could possibly go wrong? Or better yet, let’s talk about all the things that went right. This time set in small-town Colorado with a silver-haired fox (direct quote), a 15-year-old music lover, a famous songwriter divorcee and hiking. Read this if you like sports romance, grumpy sunshine, childhood crush, age gap (he’s 39 and she’s 27).The queen of slow-burn romances is back at it again and better than ever. Anyway, this is my second Mariana Zapata book and both were 5 stars from me so I need to read allll of her books. They do have the same last name, Casillas, so it makes sense that there’s going to be a connection. I believe Kulti was written first so there is no mention of Diana in this book, but I’ve read online Sal and Diana are cousins so I’m assuming that you learn that in Diana’s book which was written after Wall of Winnipeg. If you’ve read The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, I’ve read that Sal is Diana’s cousin (Diana is Vanessa’s best friend).
The slow build of Sal and Kulti’s friendship is amazing and as many people know, Mariana Zapta is known as the queen of the slow burn and this one is a slow burn for sure, but supremely satisfying! I’m basically like a lot of the other people in the US who only watch when it’s the World Cup haha, but I didn’t care that the majority of this book takes place while Sal is playing soccer, at practice, training, or thinking about soccer because it is that good. Before she knows it, Kulti basically only talks to her and only trusts her. Now Kulti is the grumpy assistant coach and despite his standoffish attitude, Sal continues to be nice and pleasant with him. When he was a breakout star at 19, Sal was a young girl in love with soccer and plastering Kulti’s posters all over her walls. Kulti is not only a German international soccer superstar who retired 2 years ago, but Sal’s childhood crush.
When her team gets a new assistant coach, she is shocked when she finds out is non other than Reiner “The King” Kulti. She’s a 27 year old professional soccer player in Houston. I don’t even know how to put into words how much I love this book! Kultiby Mariana Zapata was on my tbr for a while and I knew I’d like it since I absolutely loved The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, but I don’t think I was prepared for how obsessed I would be with it.
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