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The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

8 reviews

romancereader's review

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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culzean's review

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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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jfield351's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

0.75

I hated this book :(. All my friends love it and theres a major hype around this book but i vehemently despise it. The writing style was good, and thats the only praise I have for it.

The characters were dreadful. So unrealistic and horrible people. Everything they said and did was completely stupid. Aaron was an insane, controlling, horrible alpha male which did not get better at the end, it was very uncomfortable to read. Catalina told him no SO many times and he kept pushing which i find disgusting, not romantic. But then, Catalina magically falls in love with him? And all they do is have sex nothing else happens. Catalina is also quite dumb and shoves off her 'best friend' Rosie a few times. She also starves herself and does all this stupid stuff that is so unrealistic. For example, apparently she hated him for 2 years but then he gets a promotion and she's all like "I'm genuinely happy for Aaron!'. What? Definitely does not pass the Bechdel test. Catalina and also the plot are very inconsistent.

. the main thing i got from the title was deception. this was not love.

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neaky__'s review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Things I liked:
• The main family is written very well, I felt like I was part of it and it felt nice to be included in an intimate moment in the book.
• There is very clear tension and chemistry between the two main leads, makes the story more smooth in transition from enemies to lovers.
• The main lead’s worries about relationships in the workplace are very valid and relatable- it was refreshing to have some strong feminist perspective in a book like this.

Things I didn’t like:
• The first 5 chapters are amazingly cringey in a fanfiction type way. It felt like I was reading some enemies to lovers on wattpad. It gets much better beyond those few chapters but the first chapter is very difficult to get through if you don’t like the shallow type of hatred the main lead displays.
• This book is very melodrama-y. Be prepared for a lot of long drawn out emotional speeches and unrealistic real life expectations. In some places it works but in others it tends to drag on just a bit too much.

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alliesmusings's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

I loved this book, I took my time with it and found the audiobook version way easier to go through because of the excellent narrator. I am docking half a star from the review because of the way Catalina's issues with what is hinted at to be eating disorder behaviours as well as OCD behaviours are simply brushed over and more or less dismissed. That didn't sit right with me. I love that Aaron was there for her and helped her and he was fantastic and noticed things and while I understand that this is not the main plot of the book, it shouldn't (in my opinion) have just been brushed over since it's something that hinders Lina's life in one way or another and is not just a one-time occurence.

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