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A review by dillybar20
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
(Copied and pasted from my Goodreads review)
My official rating is 1.5 stars. Rosie only really acted like a friend at the end. Aaron is forceful, possessive in the worst way and demanding. Lina really just needs therapy. My biggest problem with this is the ownership of Lina. Both of them keep assuring the other that they belong to them which would be kind of cute if Aaron didn't physically pick her up all the time as if she cant walk and if he didn't decide so many things for her.
Lina knows Gerald is a racist sexist pig and yet she's shocked when he gets angry at her sleeping with her new boss? You really thought Gerald of all people would be on board with that? Running away is fine she didn't want her professional colleagues to see her cry but to IMMEDIATELY dump Aaron because of a guy she knew wouldn't approve in the first place is so incredibly dumb. Almost like she never wanted to date Aaron because of unresolved trauma from Daniel. She works a nice job she could have absolutely afforded therapy.
There were a few parts that sounded like a 12yr old's Wattpad fanfic but contrastingly the second to last chapter just sounded like inspirational word vomit. It was so cheesy and bad that I'm actually surprised the book isn't sold with a babybel. Peak Aaron was when he was meeting the family he just went downhill after that.
Also 97% of the plot happens in the last 5 chapters. You should probably just stick to those 5.
My official rating is 1.5 stars. Rosie only really acted like a friend at the end. Aaron is forceful, possessive in the worst way and demanding. Lina really just needs therapy. My biggest problem with this is the ownership of Lina. Both of them keep assuring the other that they belong to them which would be kind of cute if Aaron didn't physically pick her up all the time as if she cant walk and if he didn't decide so many things for her.
There were a few parts that sounded like a 12yr old's Wattpad fanfic but contrastingly the second to last chapter just sounded like inspirational word vomit. It was so cheesy and bad that I'm actually surprised the book isn't sold with a babybel. Peak Aaron was when he was meeting the family he just went downhill after that.
Also 97% of the plot happens in the last 5 chapters. You should probably just stick to those 5.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Sexism