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A review by laurenslittlelibrary_
The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I have a lot of thoughts.
Lina was annoying as fuck. She wasn’t charismatic, she tried to down play her disordered eating and obsessive tendencies, and she was honestly a jerk to basically everyone around her. Aaron was boring and one dimensional until like 2/3 of the way though. The only thing we got for most of the story was that he was grumpy, scowly, and had a great body.
So much of their “enemy” tension could’ve been resolved way sooner if either one of them knew how to communicate properly. IMO, Lina held a grudge for TWO freaking years over something small & Aaron just made it worse by not explaining himself, then “pining from afar.”
The spice was fine. The whole thing with Daniel was awkward and felt kinda clunky. Lina kept claiming she was over what happened but it definitely didn’t come across that way. I didn’t really like Isabel- she felt like a bully & Rosie seemed to come on either way too strong or be totally flat.
I don’t really know what else to say. I don’t see why this was so hyped but to each their own, my friends.
Lina was annoying as fuck. She wasn’t charismatic, she tried to down play her disordered eating and obsessive tendencies, and she was honestly a jerk to basically everyone around her. Aaron was boring and one dimensional until like 2/3 of the way though. The only thing we got for most of the story was that he was grumpy, scowly, and had a great body.
So much of their “enemy” tension could’ve been resolved way sooner if either one of them knew how to communicate properly. IMO, Lina held a grudge for TWO freaking years over something small & Aaron just made it worse by not explaining himself, then “pining from afar.”
The spice was fine. The whole thing with Daniel was awkward and felt kinda clunky. Lina kept claiming she was over what happened but it definitely didn’t come across that way. I didn’t really like Isabel- she felt like a bully & Rosie seemed to come on either way too strong or be totally flat.
I don’t really know what else to say. I don’t see why this was so hyped but to each their own, my friends.