But, despite my shit talking, I’m glad the unwavering hype for this author led me here (hah) because it honestly was a good fucking time. Rhodes love-language is acts of service which is something that is continually present on-page as Rhodes takes up the mantle of caretaker for the bright, loud woman that winds up living in his garage apartment. We get through their daily basis without any warnings, some —a lot— insinuations are thrown here and there and we just try to understand them and the hiding meanings they’re carrying, she makes us think and work our brain sells to finally have an insight about their pasts and pin point "why they are the way they are"; it’s clearly an intelligent move so we are hooked from the start; trying to dissect the truth.

Maybe it’s just me but I find MZ’s female characters so much more distinct than her male ones, so I never get particularly attached to any of them. Some days you pick up eagles like they’re chickens, and some days you run screaming away from innocent bats.All in all, this book had the perfect blend of actual events and scenes where the characters were just doing domestic things.

I've yet to come across a book from this author that I don't love, and I particularly love how the epilogues provide the perfect amount of closure and comfort. all of those tropes kind of worked, rhodes gave of that rip ( Luna and the Lie)/dallas ( Wait for It) vibes with his grumpiness, the slow burn here was actually one of the fastest in terms of Mariana books, usually there's more angst but here between the couple i felt things moved at an okay pace, the sex scene for once wasn't the very last chapter lol. I simply love mountains more than the beach, and reading about a character who finds peace and comfort around mountains, alone in the woods, is refreshing. While usually this would get really get old, really quickly in a book, the author did a fabulous job of making her super likeable and I couldn't help but cheer her on from the sidelines.sometimes their stories clear something in your mind, other times new beliefs and thoughts are evoked, but whenever the characters learn from their mistakes, we learn too. All Rhodes Lead Here is your typical small town romance where a new girl comes in town and starts to own it by being her quirky and wonderful self. As much as All Rhodes Lead Here is a heart-warming story on taking chances and the love that can be found later in life. It made Aurora really hard to dislike and I think her terrible luck with a couple of big events in her life helped even out her willingness to stay positive and remind herself how lucky she was. Both characters manage to talk through their issues and acknowledge their intentions to learn and do better.

I felt like I got to know Yuki and Amos and Clara so well, and I genuinely hope they’ll get their own love stories somewhere down the line.

Aurora and her ex, Kaden, were together for 14 years and she thought she loved him but found out that she just wanted to love and be loved, etc. After breaking up with her partner of fourteen years, Aurora De La Torre heads back to the only place she ever considered home: Pagosa, Colorado. he was so dry in the first half, the ending really helped me like him, esp after the mini drama of them saying rora lied about her ex when she really didn't lie she just didn't mention that her ex was some rich and famous douche. When Rhodes set up a tent and camping chairs outside their apartment because Aurora's plans of going camping were changed.