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The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

85 reviews

shaharbarz's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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? N/A

5.0

I LOVED this book! Probably my favorite rn. The fake dating was done amazingly and I couldn't stop reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Sexism, and Sexual content

lacrimaeignis's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Misogyny

Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Body shaming, Bullying, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Grief, Alcohol, Death of parent, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Death

booksalacarte's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexism, Cursing, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual harassment and Toxic relationship

laheath's review against another edition

emotional 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

 Although the enemies to lovers trope always seems a little far-fetched to me, the author made it work by combining it with a fake dating storyline that was a lot of fun. The 2 main characters are co-workers, so apparently there's already tension at the office, but the slow burn begins to heat up once they travel to Spain to attend her sister's wedding as a couple.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

Although the enemies to lovers trope always seems a little far-fetched to me, the author made it work by combining it with a fake dating storyline that was a lot of fun. The 2 main characters are co-workers, so apparently there's already tension at the office, but the slow burn begins to heat up once they travel to Spain to attend her sister's wedding as a couple.

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Grief, Misogyny, Cursing, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Death

mirandap442's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Eating disorder, Grief, Bullying, and Cursing

Minor: Death of parent, Medical content, and Pregnancy

cwallace1005's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Cursing

culzean's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Grief, Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

mswarning's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

It just worked for me. I can't always know ahead of time with these social media darlings. The one over-the-top

"I want to feel you milking me"

line didn't ruin it for me. I did laugh when I got to it, but I've read much worse in erotica.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, and Cancer

zaratyi's review

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I really really liked this book. I‘ve been obsessed with Spain and Spanish since I‘m a child and love fake dating stories so this was the perfect book for me. I love the humour in this book. I can‘t remember a book that made me laugh so often, live laugh Catalina‘s jokes. 
Am I really the only one that realizes how weird it is tho? They’re adults and act like they’re 15. Especially Catalina
Anyway I‘m really bad at reviews so that‘s it lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing and Death of parent