A review by alyanthea
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

this is a slow burn, low heat workplace rivalry contemporary romance that was paced a little too slow for me. with a single POV romance, I think it’s difficult to thread those hints of what the love interest is thinking/feeling while having the protagonist remain oblivious to them. what ended up happening for me was that it was frustrating to see these very obvious hints of his interest—to the point where he says things that are really difficult to construe otherwise—go completely over the protagonist’s head. i wouldn’t call this an enemies-to-lovers because there really isn’t enough establishment of the ‘enemies’ part, or very much build-up in tension in that aspect, but it’s a decent workplace rivalry romance. i wish this book had been 20% shorter but in the end it just wasn’t for me.
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