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The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

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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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laheath's review against another edition

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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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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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mirandap442's review against another edition

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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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chloelj27's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

I have heard all about this book, especially one character in particular - Mr Aaron Blackford. To everyone who hyped this man up - I could not agree with you all more! What. A. Man. I adored him! I loved his moody persona, his calming and caring ways, his romantic lines and all the spice he bought to the book! I could talk about this man FOREVER!

I adored Catalina and her whole family! She was such a strong woman who just needed someone in her corner to bring out all her fire! Her relationship with Aaron was perfect. We all love an enemies to lovers romance, right? I loved how it wasn’t rushed and we saw her questioning a lot if this was part of the charade or if things were infact real.

The sexual tension and spice in this book was unreal! There were only couple of spicy scenes, but they made that slow burn romance worth every minute! Even in the spicy scenes though, you still felt the love and romance between the two of them. The stolen glances and innocent touches added so much too!

I really liked the plot (probably because it had a lot of my favourite tropes in - enemies to lovers, fake dating, one bed to name a few), but the message behind it that your partner and your gender (in this case) does not define and build your career - you do through hard work and sheer resilience and determination. I loved learning more about both of Aaron and Catalina’s pasts. A lot came as a surprise and it was interesting to see why their characters were the way they were.

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cassie12_21's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced

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

3.25

Cute but why did it take half the book to get to Spain? 🌶️🌶️/5.

smut doesn’t happen until about 80% through 😢

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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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mswarning's review against another edition

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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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jaynovara's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

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ellelockley's review against another edition

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emotional funny tense slow-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

4.0

Catalina Martín needs a date to her sisters wedding in Spain, especially since her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. With her ex-boyfriend and his fiancée also attending the wedding, the aggravating and insufferable Aaron Blackford steps in and Catalina has no choice but to choose him. This is one of the fastest books I've ever read, less than a day! It's got everything a romance book needs. It's a enemies to lovers, office romance, grumpy x sunshine. The fact that Catalina was from the North of Spain around the same area I'm from made me enjoy this book even more. Her family was the dictionary definition of a Spanish family and I loved them all. My standards have skyrocketed since coming to know Aaron Blackford, how he treats Lina and her family warms my heart, and how he stands up for her against that god awful excuse of a man Gerald. Lina and Aaron are both so well-written and such interesting characters. I loved this book although I'm not the biggest fan of smut. I'd recommend this book to anyone who loves a slow-burn romance.

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