A review by givemaribooks
A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña

emotional funny hopeful 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

I loved this book. I especially loved the audiobook. I think the narrator did an amazing job with the accents and getting the Spanish right (and I am super picky about that). She truly brought the book to life for me. The author also did an amazing job of setting the book, and truly making me feel like I was in Chicago and like I knew these people. I liked the side characters, especially the meddling grandpas, but I did not like Kamilah's relationship with her family and how it was resolved. *spoilers* Although I do think Kamilah had some blame on how the family saw her and what she did to her friend, which was never resolved by the way, I think that her family was also in the wrong. Her actions and lack of communication were in direct response to how they treated her, so I am still angry that she was the only one who had to apologize and was treated like the bad guy when everyone in her family had some blame. I hated how they talked to her throughout the book, so the fact that the family did not take real responsibility for how they treated her really pissed me off. If anything, the only one who was not at fault at all was her friend who did not get to go to Paris because of her. *end spoilers*

I was also a bit disappointed by the heat level considering I saw it advertised as spicy all over the place, but we only really get one sex scene that is cut short right as they are getting to the main act. It felt so abrupt considering how sexy and explicit the scene had been up to that point. I felt kind of cheated. 

Overall, I really liked this book and this characters and I hope we get to see them again in future books because I want to see what happened with her friends. 

CW: parental abandonment, grandfather with terminal cancer, death of parent by sacrificing himself in boating accident (flashback), death of grandmother off page
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