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The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

26 reviews

__romancereader__'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book it was a very interesting book i love how protective Aaron was of Catalina and how much he loved her and couldn't even hide it there love story is so cute this book has happy ending with no cliffhangers they do appear in Elena Armas second book the American roommate experiment also from what i can remember there's no cheating and no love triangle this book is such a cute slow burn every scene with Aaron and Catalina is so cute the tropes in this book are enemies to lovers,workplace romance,forced proximity,fake dating and one bed trope with a cute little epilogue i could totally see myself rereading this book again overall i rate this book a 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😍😍😍😍💖💖💖💖

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the other characters you meet/hear about in the book🫶🏻🙃

kam_be's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism and Pregnancy

mirandap442's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

sami_leigh's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

“I’ll earn my four-letter word.”

“When I finally kiss you, there won’t be any doubt in your mind that this is real.”

🌮 Enemies-to-Lovers
🌮 Sunshine & Grump
🌮 Workplace romance
🌮 Fake Dating
🌮 Forced Proximity
🌮 One bed
🌮 Growth in MC after previous toxic relationship
🌮 ‘Touch her and I’ll kill you’ vibes
🌮 Established secondary characters; we love Rosie & the Martin family!
🌮 A look at how gender bias impacts treatment of women in the workplace, college, and relationships.
🌮 Epilogue

⚠️ Cancer, death of a parent, toxic relationship (in past), pregnancy, sexism, misogyny.
🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

culzean's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

ellelockley's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexism, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

jiifairy's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

Aaron Blackford is literally just *chefs kiss*, but on the other hand, I thought Lina lacked personality. The reason I wouldn't give the book 5 stars is because the author repeatedly describes Aaron as having "ocean blue eyes" and it becomes very boring to just imagine someone with a handsome face and ocean blue eyes. Other than this, I did love the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Sexism and Pregnancy

capybooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed The Spanish Love Deception, and I see why it is a favourite among some readers, but it wasn’t the greatest romance novel I’ve read. I love the enemies to lovers trope, although I do think it was way overdone - during the first 10 chapters I thought “we get it, you hate Aaron.” Overall, I did really enjoy it but I do have my grievances.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

juliette_95's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

readwithria's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

The tagline for The Spanish Love Deception is “pretending to be in love never felt better,” and boy, was it true!

I adore this book! Lina and Aaron have the most adorable relationship, I love how it develops, and this book has solidified my love for the fake dating trope. I have nothing but compliments for Elena Armas and her writing! ¡Bien hecho!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol