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The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

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khymihr's review

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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romancereader's review

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challenging emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book it was a very interesting book i love how protective Aaron was of Catalina and how much he loved her and couldn’t even hide it I definitely rate this book a five star⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😍😍😍😍💖💖💖💖

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mhairi_reads's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Rating: ⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️
Tropes: Fake dating, hate to love, one bed, grumpy / sunshine, slow burn,
POV: Single - Catalina

The first thing I think an out when I think about this book if Mr Aaron Blackford 🥵! Yes please!

When I saw that she was a chunky girl I thought does a romance book need to be this long? Then I started reading - and let me tell you, oh yes it did. I could have done another 400 pages of Blackford alone!

We follow Catalina - who is in dire need of a date to her sister’s wedding in Spain where everyone she knows will be in attendance. Including her ex and his new fiancée. She’s told everyone she’ll be bringing her new boyfriend. The only problem is, she doesn’t have one.

Aaron Blackford - obnoxious, condescending, insufferable … tall, built and freaking gorgeous. Blackford is a colleague of Catalina’s and when her overhears her talking about her dilemma he offers himself to go back to Spain under the ruse of being her new beau. Sounds perfect, right? Wrong! Aaron is Catalina’s worst nightmare.

However with time most definitely not on her side Aaron is looking like her best option, she goes all in and does everything she can to make sure their Spanish Love Deception is bulletproof.

Throughout their time in Spain the pretending becomes much less forced and whole lot more natural. It doesn’t feel entirely like pretending anymore.

I loved this book!! From the obvious chemistry, to the banter this was just *chef’s kiss.* The more I read, the more I was totally sucked in to the story and I just didn’t want to put it down. Armas’ writing was easy and beautifully written. The dialogue was written effortlessly and it didn’t feel out of place. I will definitely be picking up more of Armas’ work. This was fantastic.

I can definitely see me picking this up again as a comfort read.

⚠️ Content Warnings: loss of a parent, sexism in the workplace, grief, unsafe dieting (restricting food)

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sixthspring's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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lacrimaeignis's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I absolutely adored this rom com! It was a fun trip and the perfect story to start off the new year! I loved how the characters played off of each other. Lina and Aaron's banter and chemistry was fantastic and seeing the build up of their relationship was nice.

Even though I was a little disappointed at first, I am ultimately glad that we didn't get to their trip to Spain until later in the book - about halfway through. It allowed the relationship to build up more and allowed the characters to understand each other a bit better before getting others involved in their relationship.

. It was also very pleasant to read about a loving family and not just the strained relationship families that appear more often than not in this genre. I only wish that we had been given a chance to see and experience more of Spain in the story. I also would have preferred to see more of Aaron's flaws - especially during the trip.

And while it was fun to get references to pop culture, they were used a bit too much especially the Twilight references. One or two Twilight references would have been fine but they started throwing me out of the story; it got to a point where Lina was basically pretending she was Bella and Aaron was her Edward.

But all in all it was an enjoyable story with believable and relatable characters. And most of all it made me want to visit Spain once again.

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booksalacarte's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Spanish Love Deception- 4⭐️, 3++🌶️

Enemies to lovers
Fake dating
One bed
Tall, dark, and handsome MMC

That’s my solidly entertained formula. This had all that and more!

I loved the bipoc FMC! She was so vividly portrayed and easy to love. The relationship dynamic was intriguing and compelling to see shift and develop. The Spanish intertwined into the storytelling was flawlessly done (coming from someone who doesn’t speak a lick of Spanish).

The spice was spicy, but not uncharacteristic for the story.

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e_mm_2's review against another edition

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Just not my kind of book. I didn't like Lina that much and the pace of the book wasn't my cup of tea as well. I did like Aaron, but the book all in all just didn't do it for me.

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ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Catalina Martin and Aaron Blackford🔥 I accidentally read the second book and panicked! Haha! I immediately searched for this book on my Kindle because I knew I had bought it months ago. I borrowed the audiobook from Libby and had fun with it. I liked that they hated each other at the beginning of the story. The Spain travel was fun, and damn, I love it. The deception, the tease, the tension of the two, wow! Thank goodness Lina shut down Daniel because he deserved it. Rosie, you're so cute and supportive; I look forward to reading your story. Aaron got described as ripped and sexy, and I believe it, lol! That was a struggle to resist, especially when he played soccer on the field. Damn🔥 Now, I'm thirsty🤣 I liked Lina's strong alpha female vibe and the fact that her mind was funny; she excitingly narrated the story. Thank you, Elena, for this fun story❤

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