All Rhodes Lead Here – Book Review

New York Times bestselling author and the Queen of Slow Burn Romance Mariana Zapata’s fan favorite All Rhodes Lead Here, a story about finding love when you least expect it—now with new exclusive content!

The people we lose take a part of us with them…but they leave a part of themselves with us too.

Aurora De La Torre, or Ora to her friends, knows moving back to Pagosa Springs, Colorado, a place that was once home and is now full of bittersweet memories of her late mother, isn’t going to be easy. Starting your whole life over probably isn’t supposed to be.

But after breaking up with her longtime famous musician boyfriend, hiding out in a small town in the mountains might be the perfect remedy for a broken heart. And checking out her landlord who lives across the driveway just might cure it, too.

Only Tobias Rhodes didn’t rent out the apartment to her, rather it was his teenage son, Amos. Fiercely protective of his family and distrusting of strangers, gruff and grumpy Rhodes initially keeps little miss sunshine Ora at a distance. But over days and weeks, long hikes and fireside chats, Aurora breaks down his walls and soon an unbreakable friendship blossoms into a once-in-a-lifetime love.

I did not expect this book to be really good and I was surprised that it was actually good and unputdownable!

Aurora De La Torre has broken up with her super famous boyfriend and returned to her childhood hometown, Pagasa Falls in Colorado where she has fond memories of her own mother who disappeared while she was hiking many years ago. Her main goal is to reset her life. Aurora meets the broody and handsome Tobias Rhodes and his son Amos. At first, Tobias didn’t really welcome Aurora. But as Aurora starts getting used to her new life in the small town, she and Tobias who is known as Rhodes also start to get along as well.

This is not really a typical romance novel–it was emotional, heartbreaking and a tear-jerker book. Not to mention the fact that Aurora wants to carry out all the hikes taken by her own mother and revisit those days. I also like the friendship Aurora has with everyone in the town, including how Rhodes always seem to be there for her whenever she gets into trouble. The story is a page turner, well written and there were both the funny parts as well as those emotional moments where you want to cry. Overall, the writing in general is great- quiet moving and touching. Not to mention, in this book, I like all the characters, my favorite of course is Rhodes!

The only issue I had with this book was I felt it was a bit too long, but that was the only negative thing I found in the book. Otherwise, this is an engaging and emotional roller-coaster ride and you certainly wouldn’t want to put this book down. Overall, the book worth 4.5 star rating!