It was great watching these two slowly develop their relationship. The guy who is absolutely focused to his football games and nothing more. No, the biggest setback of THE WALL OF WINNIPEG is that it's slow AF. Aiden asks her to reconsider and then, after that, requests her to marry him so that he can get citizenship and continue to play American football (he's from Canada). Just replace that little with completely in above lines. The fact that Aiden's ears turned red as he watched me crack up, said he knew what I was dying over. I wouldn't have seen how everyone was gushing how much better, how epic The Wall of Winnipeg was.
4 stars — I loved so much about this book, especially the characters and the amount of emotion I felt. This is also a sport romance which I have not read too many of, but I am learning I really like? I guess if I was describing the plot of THE WALL OF WINNIPEG AND ME, I'd say it's one part Devil Wears Prada, one part The Proposal, and one part Muriel's Wedding. Even his lack of social graces was endearing. After two years, Vanessa has had enough of Aiden "The Wall of Winnipeg" Graves. But as much as this job is helping her, she can't continue putting her dreams of graphic design and starting her own business behind.
You are the peanut butter to my jelly (even though I hate jelly, but I'll bear it for you). Yay, I persevered and I'm quite glad I did because the last 20% makes up for the preceding chapters. She has a funny personality. Meaning they don't become these unrecognizable characters; they just become better versions of themselves thanks to each other. 428 pages • (editions).
I loved how you were not told the story, it was showed to you instead. As I said before, the story is a slow burn romance, but the pace is fast. Aides is quiet, curt, and drives Vanessa crazy. Once she decides it's time to make changes, Van starts running more, relaxing more, and takes her life back. "Shut up, " he said as his hands landed on my bare knees, shoving me back down onto him; my back hit the solid wall of his chest and it was right then I realized his shirt was soggy from the rain. Luckily, she told me to read it because it became one of my favorite reads of 2014. Their chemistry was stronger when they were falling for each other. When Vanessa quits her job, it's not because she's been lusting after Aiden or hates him with the fire of a thousand suns. Descriptive sex: Yes. This book focuses on a socially isolated/stunted/cold pro football player and his (slow fuggin burn) relationship with his personal assistant. How I got it: I paid the $3. The two characters don't have their sexy time until the 98% mark according to my Kindle. He was literally starving when he lost her). But read more like a biology textbook than steamy sex.
ISBN/UID: B01CDDTGRY. God, he just always know what to say to make a girl swoon …. I learned from other reviews that this would be a slow burn romance so I went into this book completely prepared. But at the same time, they still remain the same characters underneath. Oh, trust me, I plan to make time for this book ever 6 wait... every month at least. Or when Aiden started naming off the things he knew about Vanessa, the small details he's noticed of her, such as her favorite things or what she does when she's annoyed? His arms tightened around me.
Vanessa has been working as Aiden's PA/cook/housekeeper for 2 years and is finally fed up with the way he's been so cold with her and quits. Why I Picked it Up / My Expectations: I first came across this book when reading Sils' guest post @ Dani Review Things in August 2016 when she was discussing her favourite NA Romance Tropes. He was even unaware that she had designed websites for some of his teammates, focused entirely on himself and his own career. Did you know Michael J Fox's real middle initial is A?