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A review by itsmemiana
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
AARON BLACKFORD WHERE TF ARE YOU?????
he is the standard now. I will not accept less, which means I'll end up alone but that's okay.
THIS BOOK HOLY SHIT.
Just know that I read this in Spain (I'm studying here for a bit hehe), which just made it even better (even tho, the parts set in Spain are in the north and I'm in the south, it still made the experience even better).
I'm so in love with this book, if the world is against The Spanish Love Deception, I am against the world.
I could not point out a bad thing about it if I tried.
It's definitely one of my favourite rom-coms.
The writing is simple and easy to read but not too simple (in my opinion), it's the perfect amount specially if your native language isn't English or if you want to get into reading books in English.
The characters were probably my favourite part. I loved Aaron obviously, he's the love of my life, and I found it really funny how everytime I thought he couldn't get more perfect, he would prove me wrong in the span of one chapter (or less). And Lina was incredibly relatable to me, half the time I was thinking "she just like me fr". and I love the fact that she was Spanish because I'm Portuguese so we're basically hermanas/irmãs and although our cultures are different (I'm feeling a lot of cultural shock even tho I'm only 6h from home 🙃), there are still some similarities which I've never seen before in a book, and although I really wanna read about a Portuguese main character in a book like this one day, I was really happy with the Spanish rep. Nosotras somos hermanas.
ALSO, ALL THE REFERENCES TO THINGS I LOVE WITH MY WHOLE HEART???? I need Elena Armas to be my bestie fr.
I laughed a lot with this book and cried too.
And half the time I was giggling and kicking my feet, or wanting to.
I loved this book so much that I immediately ordered The American Roommate Experiment, which came out this month. I'm super excited.
I would also kill for a whole book of the Spanish love deception from Aaron's pov. GIVE IT TO ME. I'LL DO ANYTHING.
he is the standard now. I will not accept less, which means I'll end up alone but that's okay.
THIS BOOK HOLY SHIT.
Just know that I read this in Spain (I'm studying here for a bit hehe), which just made it even better (even tho, the parts set in Spain are in the north and I'm in the south, it still made the experience even better).
I'm so in love with this book, if the world is against The Spanish Love Deception, I am against the world.
I could not point out a bad thing about it if I tried.
It's definitely one of my favourite rom-coms.
The writing is simple and easy to read but not too simple (in my opinion), it's the perfect amount specially if your native language isn't English or if you want to get into reading books in English.
The characters were probably my favourite part. I loved Aaron obviously, he's the love of my life, and I found it really funny how everytime I thought he couldn't get more perfect, he would prove me wrong in the span of one chapter (or less). And Lina was incredibly relatable to me, half the time I was thinking "she just like me fr". and I love the fact that she was Spanish because I'm Portuguese so we're basically hermanas/irmãs and although our cultures are different (I'm feeling a lot of cultural shock even tho I'm only 6h from home 🙃), there are still some similarities which I've never seen before in a book, and although I really wanna read about a Portuguese main character in a book like this one day, I was really happy with the Spanish rep. Nosotras somos hermanas.
ALSO, ALL THE REFERENCES TO THINGS I LOVE WITH MY WHOLE HEART???? I need Elena Armas to be my bestie fr.
I laughed a lot with this book and cried too.
And half the time I was giggling and kicking my feet, or wanting to.
I loved this book so much that I immediately ordered The American Roommate Experiment, which came out this month. I'm super excited.
I would also kill for a whole book of the Spanish love deception from Aaron's pov. GIVE IT TO ME. I'LL DO ANYTHING.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny
Minor: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Cancer, and Terminal illness