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The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

291 reviews

olulelule's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

The author watched The Proposal and said, “I can do that, but with Spain.”

Horrendous use of the fake dating trope and just a hard to like story. The book spends more time trying to convince the reader that Catalina is special and unique and telling us Aaron is apparently the largest man to exist than wanting to develop the romance. 

Aaron is a lot less annoying than Catalina and it’s just because he’s irrationally in love with her and doesn't spend his time being toxic. However, as obsessed as he is, you constantly ask yourself how he could have fallen for her.

I’m all for a silly little romance, but this wasn't entertaining in the slightest way and the only reason I finished was because this book was chosen for a book club. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Eating disorder, and Sexism

mattiedancer's review against another edition

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

Writing: 4.25⭐️/5 

The Spanish Love Deception is written very well, with some sections shining quite nicely. At certain tiny moments, the dialogue felt a bit forced or unnatural but these were fleeting sections and didn’t impact the overall read.  

Characters: 4.25⭐️/5

Again, apart from a couple of moments where the characters felt like cookie-cutter tropes, but it was quickly overcome by deeper character development. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters by the end and honestly fell in love with a few. 

Plot: 4⭐️/5 

While the overarching plot (and the great use of the fake dating trope) was thoroughly enjoyable, I didn’t love the semi-focus on some of the side plots. The somewhat flippant plot point in which Lina decides to not eat felt unfinished, especially as it never comes up again. Similarly, while I understand the desire to keep certain backstories secret until necessary, the way both Lina and Aaron’s backstories are consistently hinted at without being revealed until they confess to each other left other sections of the novel feeling unfinished. Definitely a fun (and good) read, but I wonder what it could have been had these been more thoroughly thought out.

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Fans of fun romance novels
• Those who love the fake dating trope

Content Warnings? 

• Disordered Eating, Toxic Relationships, Sexual Content, Swearing, Stalking, Sexual Harassment, Misogyny, Sexism

Post-Reading Rating:  4.5⭐️/5

Very fun. 

Final Rating: 4.25⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Death of parent

savannahmae31's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.25

The plot was good but I wasn’t a huge fan of a lot of the dialogue. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder

frenchvanillapowdercreamer's review against another edition

The author constantly mentions food restriction, which is distracting and not relatable

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder

torsa01's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Eating disorder

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

emmahill's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief and Eating disorder

ankiaisreading's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Bullying, Cancer, Misogyny, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexism, and Xenophobia

annahamburger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Bullying, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Medical content

lieseljp's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Eating disorder and Death of parent

netaliv3's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Sexism, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Death of parent