The Spanish Love Deception

A Novel

De: Elena Armas

Narrado por: Scarlette Hayes

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 spiraled 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.

©2021 Elena Arma (P)2021 Simon & Schuster Audio

Great book. VERY slow burn. 3/5🌶

Loved this story and the performance. Wished there were a male voice but didn’t ruin the book for me.

So much promise

This story is way longer than necessary. The main characters inner monologue goes on and on and is totally unnecessary. Why speak in Spanish just to translate immediately? This too made the book feel like it would not end. Aaron is swoon worthy but he did not have enough time to shine. If listening to the audible the book is about 14 hours long. Skip the first 7 hours, you won’t miss a thing.

One to keep for time's sake

I had been wanting to find a slow burn romance and this one thankfully found me! It was an easy relatively quick read - I finished it in less than five days. It had a smooth, uncomplicated plot. It kind of has the vibe of enemies to lovers but not exactly. It does fall into the trope of forced proximity and workplace romances. One trope I've been wanting to read is guy falls first and this novel definitely hit the spot!!

I liked the character development of Aaron and Catalina. Back to the slow burn aspect, I think there could've been a faster pace. The pace picks up nearly three quarters of the way in and I think the chapter could've ended around 20 rather than 27. To possible comments of Lina's exaggeration of Aaron's eyes and his height - I'm personally into the dynamic of tall guy and short girl in books, and I feel as though Lina's consistent commenting on it does add to her character of being someone who hadn't dated someone in a while and her attraction to him. The "smutty" scenes were limited but oh were they satisfying!

I appreciated the little comedic moments throughout too. I definitely had my moments of being like Lina stop being too stubborn. I would've loved to get Aaron's perspective too now that I think about it. I look forward to Elena's other books!

Loved this book

I laughed out loud several times, this book is a must listen. The readers voice is slow, so I listened in 1.1x and it was a lot easier to listen to. Great book for when you need a mental escape!

Slow and a little boring

I tried my best to finish this book but it was painful. I got about 2/3rds in before I gave up. I would skip this one

Just click the buy button!

I love me some slow burn love stories, and this one hit all the spots 😆😉

Sophia

I really liked it.

The book was good. I think it would be cool if they got a male to voice Aaron.

Fantastic book

Incredible detail and intriguing plot. Loved the whole thing! Plus some parts were so funny I had to pull over while listening. Definitely recommend.

loved it!

I loved the story line! I hope they make a movie because I will definitely watch it!

It’s cute.

It’s definitely worth the credit. The storyline is good. I wasn’t bored. I listen to it an entire day.