Ruby Santos knew exactly what she was getting herself into when she signed up to write a soldier overseas. The guidelines were simple: one letter or email a week for the length of his or her deployment. Care packages were optional. Been there, done that. She thought she knew what to expect. What she didn’t count on was falling in love with the guy.
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Need a break from reality? Dear Aaron gave me just that. This book and any other Mariana Zapata book features the best slow burn build up of relationships I have ever read. Always cute and always fun to read.
We start with Ruby who emails her soldier that volunteered for strangers to talk with him during a deployment. The book centers around email communication going back and forth for a while. Then they move onto skype chat and finally in person meeting!
It's great to watch a digital relationship (which are just as valid as in person y'all!) evolve into something amazing. We really get to see Aaron and Ruby turn into something awesome and very realistic. I could really relate to the back and forth emailing situation and how it works when someone is deployed. I'm surprised by how right Zapata got all those bits. Often as a former military wife (he's out now woo hoo!) I get pulled out of a story almost immediately when military stuff comes up.
If you are seeking some good character growth and story telling through mediums other than blocks of copy try this out.
Also Zapata sings to my heart when things like fandom and cosplay get mentioned. Love seeing things in my world enter the romance book world!
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