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The Best Thing

By: Mariana Zapata
Narrated by: Callie Dalton, Calum Gittins
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Some things are easily forgiven. Other things...not so much.

Lenny DeMaio made herself a promise: She was done.

Done thinking about him.

Done worrying about him.

Done reaching out to a man who clearly didn’t want to be found.

Too bad no one gave Jonah Collins the memo.

©2019 Mariana Zapata (P)2020 Mariana Zapata Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Tear-jerking

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This is a pleasant read. Calm and enjoyable and the ending so good and tears aplenty. The narrators very good and don't we all want a granddad gus

Great book

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Mariana Zapata is so good at dialogue, relationships and humour while telling a great story with a few twists and turns. Callie Dalton is made to read Mariana’s characters. It’s a perfect combination. I adored both Lenny and Jonah, Grandpa Gus - all the supporting cast are really well rounded and loveable. It’s a lovely book, satisfying in so many ways. I think it’s my 3rd or 4th reread so about time I left a review!

Great story with great narration

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I devoured this book in the best way I know how, on holiday, with my full and undivided attention, just what any Zapata book deserves. THE BEST THING gave me all the things I love from my favourite Zapatas – family and friends, the slow burn build and all of the stomach-crunching feelings. What was special about this book was that it went a direction that Mariana hasn’t gone before and it worked so darn well.

This story has a split sport context of MMA and rubgy…hello…this is fine by me. What a picture was painted, I loved the home of Maio House. This book delivered on some of the best characters I’ve read from a MZ book, Lenny (Elena), Jonah, Grandpa Gus, Mo (special squidge to the stomach here) and Peter. Each of these characters had my heart and all equally, I cannot favour one over the other.

Lenny was a woman let down, let down in the biggest way. Each chapter start gave a very brief past context to the ways in which Lenny had been let down and the more that the book progressed, the more those chapters starts kicked me in the gut. Jonah was the guy, THE GUY and it’s amazing how my heart, mind and affections moved towards understanding him. This big, bumbling, shy and gorgeous creature was swoon-heaven but guess what, Lenny was a champion MMA fighter, she could totally kick his ass with a foot swipe and her mouth.

<i>There was nothing he could do that I couldn’t fight. There was nothing he could say that would possibly hurt me. I had prepared for this.

What was it that he wanted to explain? Why had he disappeared? Why hadn’t he called me back? What hadn’t he wanted to be part of…my life? Why he’d decided to come back now?</i>

The unexpected element of this book was thrilling to me and this aspect was written so well, my heart was warm and cozy, wrapped up in the family-ness of this book. Sorry for the vagueness but it is necessary.

This second chance story with a deep connection at the heart, was fantastic. It was written with a style that just seemed to appeal to my mind and heart. I saved the last 6% for my flight home and what an idiot I am because that epilogue had my eyes sweating on take off. That said, that epilogue was just right for me.

Go read, go love, go savour.

Re-read by audio and it gave all the feels again. The narration was excellent and the dual dialogue was great.

Zapata goodness all round

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Oh god, I put off reading this for ages, from the blurb I just wasn’t overly interested, but I’m so glad I read (listened to) it! Jonah was great, but by far my fave was Grandpa Gus!!

Crying!

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This book.... I love every second of it. Word of advice though, DO NOT finish it in a public setting because the probability of you crying is 100%. I'm left feeling totally heartbroken in the best way by the epilogue in this book every time inread it but the story overall is worth it.

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