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A review by sfergie
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
These loveable characters were bursting with life and the chemistry was off the charts. I’m always a sucker for the enemies to lovers trope, especially when you throw in the trope of fake dating as a double whammy (although Lina really made me want to bang my head against a wall at several points).
This would have been 5 stars except that the book could have been an easy 200 pages shorter if it cut out all the overly descriptive language. I get that it’s trying to paint a picture, but it felt like every minute change of body language was being analysed through this whole book, and I got a bit tired of hearing about the “funny look I couldn’t quite recognise in his eyes” all the time. It was great to get the full picture of each scene but it felt like it often got in the way of the pacing of the dialogue.
Overall, a nice, cute read with some great characters and a fun premise.
This would have been 5 stars except that the book could have been an easy 200 pages shorter if it cut out all the overly descriptive language. I get that it’s trying to paint a picture, but it felt like every minute change of body language was being analysed through this whole book, and I got a bit tired of hearing about the “funny look I couldn’t quite recognise in his eyes” all the time. It was great to get the full picture of each scene but it felt like it often got in the way of the pacing of the dialogue.
Overall, a nice, cute read with some great characters and a fun premise.