Where to Start with Mariana Zapata
- Best entry point → Wait for It
- Best standalone → From Lukov with Love
- What fans keep coming back to → The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
- Best narrator for Mariana Zapata → Dear Aaron
- Highest rated by listeners → Kulti
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Wait for It
Narrated by Callie Dalton
★ 4.49 ABR Score (119.5K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (115.9K) ★ 4.67 Audible (3.6K)15h 52m listening time • Released 2017 - 2
From Lukov with Love
Narrated by Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton
★ 4.46 ABR Score (294.2K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (289.3K) ★ 4.64 Audible (5.0K)14h 55m listening time • Released 2018 - 3
Kulti
Narrated by Kyla Garcia, PJ Ochlan
★ 4.45 ABR Score (159.1K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (158.6K) ★ 4.79 Audible (483)17h 18m listening time • Released 2024Kyla Garcia nails Sal's stubborn pride, and the 17-hour slow burn pays off with one of the most earned romances in the genre.
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The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
Narrated by Stephen Dexter, Emma Wilder
★ 4.35 ABR Score (309.3K ratings)★ 4.15 Goodreads (308.3K) ★ 4.62 Audible (1.0K)17h 51m listening time • Released 2023Zapata's signature slow burn at its best, and the dual narration makes 18 hours feel like a guilty-pleasure binge you won't want to end.
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Luna and the Lie
Narrated by Callie Dalton, Gomez Pugh
★ 4.26 ABR Score (72.8K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (70.6K) ★ 4.57 Audible (2.2K) - 6
Dear Aaron
Narrated by Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton
★ 4.14 ABR Score (60.0K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (57.3K) ★ 4.51 Audible (2.7K)12h 43m listening time • Released 2017 - 7
Hands Down
Narrated by Callie Dalton, Chris Brinkley
★ 4.12 ABR Score (53.3K ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (51.6K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.7K)15h 34m listening time • Released 2021 - 8
Under Locke
Narrated by Ava Erickson, Bradley Ford, Sebastian York
★ 4.04 ABR Score (103.8K ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (103.4K) ★ 4.47 Audible (406)15h 38m listening time • Released 2024
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