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Date read: April 11, 2018
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Mariana Zapata
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
“Trust me, I’ve wanted to punch you in the face a time or five.”Thoughts on Kulti: Oh, man. Sal and Kulti have, uhh, a tumultuous beginning. Which is really nothing less than I expect from a Mariana Zapata book, but these two are weirdly hilarious when they take jabs at one another. Kulti goes for long, scathing silences and Sal is a little more vocal. Especially when she gets riled up.
When the man you worshipped as a kid becomes your coach, it’s supposed to be the greatest thing in the world. Keywords: supposed to.
It didn't take a week for 27-year-old Sal Casillas to wonder what she'd seen in the international soccer icon - why she'd ever had his posters on her wall or ever envisioned marrying him and having super-playing soccer babies.
Sal had long ago gotten over the worst non-break-up in the history of imaginary relationships with a man who hadn't known she'd existed. So she isn't prepared for this version of Reiner Kulti who shows up to her team's season: a quiet, reclusive shadow of the explosive, passionate man he'd once been.
They're definitely a couple that take time to warm up to one another. Of course, being that Sal had a long-term childhood crush on the soccer superstar, you can probably understand that. When your childhood heroes are shown to be grumpy, less than personable humans a person sometimes reacts badly.
To be fair, though, Sal's straight talking approach to Kulti is exactly what he needs. She doesn't pull her punches (on or off the field) and he appreciates that. Eventually. That whole "takes time to warm up to one another" thing? Yeah. Reiner Kulti has that DOWN. The guy's a wall who doesn't let many (or maybe any util Sal) in. Meaning when he finally does start to unbend, it isn't all wine and roses. Things are a little bumpy, but they stick it out.
Bottom line: I liked this one. A lot. Sal and Rey worked whether they were poking at each other with verbal barbs or whether they were cuddling up as friends. Not that there was much cuddling. They just worked, okay? They worked.
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