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3.5 stars
�� kulti follows sal casillas and reiner kulti as kulti, a well-known soccer player is assigned to coach sal’s soccer team. what he doesn’t know is that sal had been obsessed with him for her entire childhood

�� sal casillas ��.�� i have mixed feelings about sal. on one had, she was extremely hard-working and dedicated to her sport, but on the other hand, she was so weird 😭. for the first 50% or so of the book, everytime she would see kulti, she would repeat “poop�� in her head at least 5 times. mariana zapata always has something in a book which makes it different from any other book written, and for this book, it was this. however, i loved how much she loved her family and again, how hard-working she was.

🇩🇪 reiner kulti ��.�� WE GET IT HE’S GERMAN. the amount of times sal would refer to him as something from germany or “the german�� was taking years off my life. “pumpernickel��, “german chocolate cake��, “berlin��, “the german��, PLSSSSS. i think we got it the first few times mariana!! other than that, WOW, he was soo grumpy 🤭. at the end though when he and sal get together�� “i would do anything for you�� SWOONINGGGG.

overall, this was a super solid slow-burn book! i enjoyed reading about the relationship and the character development. however, the soccer stuff got a bit boring and confusing at times, but maybe that’s just because i don’t play or watch soccer.

`✦�� ִֶ 𓂃�� quotes :
୨ৎ 💌 “this is what matters. you are my gift, my second chance, and i will cherish you and your dream. i will protect both of you.��
୨ৎ 💌 “i haven’t done a single thing in my life to deserve you, schnecke, but i will never give up on you, and i won’t let you give up on me.��
୨ৎ 💌 “sal - sal, don’t tell anyone, but you’re my favorite.’��