A review by kassielovestoread
A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña
emotional
hopeful
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
Wow, I loved this book sooo much! It has such an engaging plot and characters, it was too easy to breeze through this book. I usually have a love/hate relationship with fake dating because most of those novels are always missing that it factor for me. But this book had it all! Culture, food, love, shenanigans, and a deeply moving theme dealing with parental loss and grief. Coupled with a great romance plot, A Proposal They Can't Refuse was a fantastic novel from start to finish!
The only thing that I'd say stopped this from being a perfect 5 star read was that after the halfway mark of this book, the main characters decided to be together and have a (what I thought, anyway) understanding that by then their feelings were very real and their relationship wasn't casual. But then it became really confusing when the MC's reminded each other (internal dialogue) that the arrangement was fake, that the love wasn't real...etc. Like I said, it was confusing! I think that could've been fleshed out better in edits. Also!! There was no resolution between Sofi and Kamilah- are they done for good or did the author just forget to include that? Need to know 😭
Anyway, I'd recommend this book to any and everyone!! Especially if you need to read more diverse books, start with this book which is basically a love letter to Puerto Rican culture. I loved the ending and especially the epilogue even though I cried reading all of it </3 LOL. I can't wait for the rest of this series!! I'm confident these books are only going to get better and better!
The only thing that I'd say stopped this from being a perfect 5 star read was that after the halfway mark of this book, the main characters decided to be together and have a (what I thought, anyway) understanding that by then their feelings were very real and their relationship wasn't casual. But then it became really confusing when the MC's reminded each other (internal dialogue) that the arrangement was fake, that the love wasn't real...etc. Like I said, it was confusing! I think that could've been fleshed out better in edits. Also!! There was no resolution between Sofi and Kamilah- are they done for good or did the author just forget to include that? Need to know 😭
Anyway, I'd recommend this book to any and everyone!! Especially if you need to read more diverse books, start with this book which is basically a love letter to Puerto Rican culture. I loved the ending and especially the epilogue even though I cried reading all of it </3 LOL. I can't wait for the rest of this series!! I'm confident these books are only going to get better and better!