5/24/2023 0 Comments Dear aaron mariana![]() ![]() No reader will be surprised to see the romance that began in letters realized in person.Īlthough I wasn’t expecting the story to move quickly given my experience with the author, the book felt slower than expected to start with, as the first half is told in an epistolary format. When Aaron is finally stateside on leave, he convinces Ruby to come visit him, and although she’s uncertain, she agrees. ![]() ![]() What begins in awkwardness, with stilted questions about favorite foods and animals blossoms into a real friendship, and eventually something more. The book is set in 2008 during the Iraq war, and the first half of the story is told through a mix of letters, emails, and IMs as Ruby Santos writes to Aaron Hall as part of the Help A Soldier project. While this is not my favorite of her novels, it’s a good story and a must-read for any Zapata fans. It’s the style used in every one of her books that I’ve read, and it is utilized in Dear Aaron. If you’re a fan of Mariana Zapata, by definition you must be a fan of slow-burn romances. ![]()
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