Hands Down by Mariana Zapata

5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘡𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘢

I love road trips because that means lots of reading time. My husband thinks I ask him to drive because he’s better at it than me. I’m ok with that. #winwin 😉

Talk about a slooooooow burn second chance romance. This book was the full of so much anticipation every single page. I couldn’t wait to see how their situation would be resolved. At the beginning there were several times I had to remind myself that I trust that MZ will find a worthy way to redeem these characters because damn- it seemed unredeemable for more than a minute there! I eventually guessed the twist and was not disappointed.

I loved Bianca and how rock solid she was. Even after overcoming some rough life challenges she knew herself, had a plan and man was she a lot more humble than anyone else would be in her situation. She loved fully and always wanted the best for her friends even when it meant heartache for her.

“𝕀𝕗 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕨𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞 𝕒𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕖𝕝𝕤𝕖’𝕤, 𝕟𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕕𝕪 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕞 𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕝.“

Zac was the kindest, sweetest guy and he missed and needed Bianca’s support more than he knew. He came alive around her and it was so sad to see the regret they faced.

The cameos by Jasmine & Lukov and Vanny & Aiden made my day. Crossover characters are my favorite thing. ❤️