#cozy read

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 / 5 stars

I've read three of Miss Zapata's books in total. If you like slow-burn romance, her books are solid reads.

In Wait for It, we meet Diana Casillas, a 29-year-old raising her two young nephews, Josh and Louie, after their father passed away. The little family is new to the neighborhood. Dallas, 41 (I forgot his last name; irrelevant), is Josh's new baseball coach, Diana's new neighbor, an ex-Marine, and currently married (but about to be divorced!).

I loved this read. Diana and her nephews are so heartwarming—they made me cry three times. Diana's an independent woman, but I really felt like Dallas' entry into her life was perfect. How Dallas fell for Diana (and vice versa) felt very natural, and there’s definitely chemistry between them. It’s not explosive; it’s a steady warmth.

I have two younger brothers, so I could relate to some of Diana's experiences raising kids (emphasis on some). I really loved the characters. It’s a slow burn, but I didn’t really feel it because I genuinely enjoyed reading about the Casillas family's day-to-day. Aaaaaaa.

(I actually read this book years ago and completely forgot about it. I think my brain deleted it from memory because I read something about Miss Zapata's thoughts on Filipino food. Anyway.)

★★★★★ 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘻𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦

“In a world where you don’t know what will happen next, I just do what I can right now.”

August brings us a few fun literary days which includes Book Lover’s Day for August 9. A day encouraging people to find a favourite reading spot and a good book among plenty of other things. Bona Fide Bookworm provides several ways to celebrate the day. I’d like to celebrate Book Lover’s Day, this year, by providing fun and practical gift ideas for the bookish person in your life. That bookworm…

December 29, 2021