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    The Spanish Love Deception: A Novel
    The Spanish Love Deception: A Novel
    The Spanish Love Deception: A Novel
    Audiobook14 hours

    The Spanish Love Deception: A Novel

    Written by Elena Armas

    Narrated by Scarlette Hayes

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    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    A TikTok sensation, this rom-com about a young woman who agrees to fake date a colleague and bring him to her sister’s wedding has “everything you could want in a romance” (Helen Hoang, New York Times bestselling author).

    Catalina Martín desperately needs a date to her sister’s wedding. Especially since her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows—including her ex and his fiancée—will be there and eager to meet him.

    She only has four weeks to find someone willing to cross the Atlantic and aid in her deception. New York to Spain is no short flight and her raucous family won’t be easy to fool.

    Enter Aaron Blackford—her tall, handsome, condescending colleague—who surprisingly offers to step in. She’d rather refuse; never has there been a more aggravating, blood-boiling, and insufferable man.

    But Catalina is desperate, and as the wedding draws nearer, Aaron looks like her best option. And she begins to realize he might not be as terrible in the real world as he is at the office.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateNov 23, 2021
    ISBN9781797141329
    Author

    Elena Armas

    Elena Armas is a Spanish writer, self-confessed hopeless romantic and proud book hoarder. Now, she’s also the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Spanish Love Deception, The American Roommate Experiment and The Long Game. Her latest novel is The Fiancé Dilemma. Her books are being translated to over thirty languages—which is bananas, if you ask her.

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    Reviews for The Spanish Love Deception

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a mixed bag. Some reviewers found the writing bland and the narrator's voice annoying, while others loved the book but had issues with the use of offensive language. The story is described as a slow burn with too much build-up, but the ending is satisfying. The main character, Catalina, receives mixed reviews, with some finding her insufferable and others enjoying her characterization. Overall, readers recommend this book for its enemies-to-lovers and fake relationship tropes, as well as the funny and cute family dynamics. The audio version received mixed opinions, with some experiencing technical issues and others praising the narrator's performance. Despite some flaws, many readers found this book enjoyable and highly recommend it.

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    • 5/5
      This is the first book by this author that I've read/listened to and I'm HOOKED. This story about Lena and Aaron is EVERYTHING you need. I really hope she has more coming about Rosie and the cousins. I'll be on the lookout for more by this author. Amazing job!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Actually loved it. Only bad thing I have to said was the audio would randomly stop for a min or so then continue on like it didn’t just skip a whole min. Overall it was eh about it until one of the more intimate scenes and I didn’t like that I missed out in some of the details

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great slow burn, super satisfying ending. Though sometimes I wish the back and forth would get to the point quicker. Other than that, supe enjoyable read!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Spicy fun read. Workplace romance. Enemies to lovers. Fake boyfriend. Travel for wedding. Loads of tropes that I enjoy, you will too!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      The book is too slow. Skit to chapter 21. :/

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It was so cute I recommend anybody to read this book that loves romance!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Such a slow read. The book doesn’t get good till page 263 out of 460-ish pages.
      This book romance did not make sense to me. Catalina seems a lot more childish then a normal 30 year old women with a good job would be. I do not recommend this book to anyone.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Slow, cliche, ridiculous. A cheap copy of The Hating Game

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      It was cute, sometimes a bit cringey but still fun to listen to

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      While I didn't love it love it the way most people did, I still found it charming

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Blah. So clique and unnecessarily "stubborn". Reads like a YA novel. Children being allowed to do adult things.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Over hyped. Could not get into. 4 hours in and still couldn’t care less. The Spanish usage is awkward and stereotypical. As Latina and Hispanic myself, we don’t just start throwing Spanish phrases when we’re mad. Overall, it’s a no for me.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Enemies to lovers trope but a good one. ☺️
      Lena realizes that her ex, who will be the best man at her sister's wedding, is now engaged. It becomes more important than ever that she bring a plus one to the event. When her surly coworker Aaron volunteers for the job, she immediately declines. However, where else would she find a New York man willing to fly to Spain?? So the deal is struck and that's when sparks start to fly. Aaron was a little too perfect and Catalina seems a little two dimensional and defined by men and others in her life, but it was a good light-hearted read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      It was okay. The main character took forever to acknowledge that she liked Aaron. But the ending was sweet
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Not really a fan of Lina’s personality though, but AARON. Ugh, I’m ugly swooning for him
    • 3/5
      Me personally I the book in general was good js wished it had more before the epilogue like as in wat happened to Jerry (the one who scared Catalia agien) but yk it's watever
    • 3/5
      3.5 ⭐️
      It’s the miscommunication and what made her change her mind at the end that irritated me but it was good! I enjoyed the story
    • 1/5
      I’d actually give this zero stars. Why did I finish this book?? I’m disappointed because it has so many good reviews, but it’s terrible. Read the Hating Game if you want a grumpy/ sunshine workplace story with great banter.
    • 3/5
      This was really cute and was a great slow burn with lots of good banter. My only complaints would be the heroine’s constant inner dialogue that would drag a 2 second moment into 10 minutes. Inner dialogue is important to get across feelings and plot but not the same inner dialogue over and over! It was like a broken record and got annoying. It was also VERY obvious that the hero was into her and she kept denying it and discounting his words which made her look downright ignorant at times!
    • 5/5
      Read this book! It took me way too long to do it! It was perfect! It has everything, a lil hate to love, lil friends to love, fake dating, lil office romance, one bed, a slow burn that pays off. Aaron now is my top book guy. The writing was just perfect. I held on to every word. Finished this book in one day. I absolutely loved it!
    • 3/5
      3,5 ✨
      Very sweet and light romance, it’s not really breathtaking, but still a good read.
    • 5/5
      Aaron Blackford ruined me. That’s all, that’s the review.

      I loved the book!
    • 5/5
      Just over all an Absolutely amazing book. Honestly I recommend reading this
    • 2/5
      Catalina is INSUFFERABLE. the rest of the book is good :)
    • 4/5
      Loved the Book but wish they would find a replacement for the use of G** D****
      Makes me cringe…
    • 1/5
      It felt basically unbearable, I mean Aaron is so so so so so very much unbelievably imposible,the construction of the story... every line that he sad was just such a cliché. The author gave him this mind reading power... which is unnatural and as much as perceptive as anyone might be it is not like this.............. it just feel way to forced and the author just left me hanging and the sex scenes... c'mon!
    • 5/5
      Loved this enemies to lovers office romance! 5/5 stars for me
    • 2/5
      It was pretty much like a bunch of movies i have watched
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this! I listened to the audio book and read the ebook. The narrator was super fun and really conveyed the emotions the characters were feeling. Without too much spoilers, this is a slow burn. While lots action (you know ?) happening in the latter half of the book. However, unlike what others say, I feel this appropriate. Yes it happens like a whirlwind and is fast, but its supposed to be that way. Lina even (FMC) comments on that at the end, that her stubborness and fears were what was holding her back from the life she could've had with Aaron a lot earlier. Plus, Aaron (MMC) is such an amazing person that it takes away any doubts you may have.
    • 2/5
      I simply could not stand the way the narrator did Aaron's voice. Sorry, but it was truly unbearable. DNF. Unfortunately cannot read the book because of sight related issues. Sucks.