The Spanish Love Deception
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Elena Armas
- ISBN：1668003279
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Reviews
Tanusha
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i loved this book bro it was so cute and the romance was really good too fell in love with aaron blackford bro
Hannah Larson
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3。5 star read for me。 I had fun and it was well written。 I just didn’t enjoy it as much as I hoped simply because it’s nothing I haven’t read before。 It didn’t really take a unique approach to the “fake dating” trope。 So， I recommend for a light and fun read， but don’t expect anything new if you’ve read this trope before。
Mackenzie Blommer O'Malley
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Cute but predictable
ريم ！
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won't finish this book。 won't finish this book。 。。。more
Malak Khaled
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This book is honestly my fav enemies to lovers。unlike the hating game，i actually understand it😭😭the tropes are so perfect and such a good slow burn book frfr
lauren
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this is one of my “menace to society” moments。 i’m sorry， but this book had the absolute worst miscommunication trope i’ve ever read。 like， it’s not even really enemies to lovers- it’s literally just 2 idiots that can’t communicate。 my god， this was frustrating。 i would also like to say， the whole “he didn’t defend her against his co-worker’s sexism （that he later acknowledged he knew was wrong） bc they’re enemies” thing is not my vibe。 like， maybe this is just me， but i believe disliking （or ev this is one of my “menace to society” moments。 i’m sorry， but this book had the absolute worst miscommunication trope i’ve ever read。 like， it’s not even really enemies to lovers- it’s literally just 2 idiots that can’t communicate。 my god， this was frustrating。 i would also like to say， the whole “he didn’t defend her against his co-worker’s sexism （that he later acknowledged he knew was wrong） bc they’re enemies” thing is not my vibe。 like， maybe this is just me， but i believe disliking （or even hating） someone does not constitute being complacent in their discrimination？ whatevs， not my cup of tea; maybe i need better taste or something。 （i also didn’t like the main character that much， and the plot was kinda boring）。- sue me1。75 stars 。。。more
Amuktha
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Tbh， while reading this I felt like I wish I was Catalina 🥺。I love her so much， she's independent， and she can make anyone smile ❤️。I hope there is Aaron blackford for me in real life 🥺。I literally felt butterflies in my stomach while reading this book ， like he is former football player， your soon to be boss and makes you oatmeal bars really ？ And when he says "you always have my undivided attention Catalina" not just that but my stomach did a flip when he said "I will give you the world 。 The Tbh， while reading this I felt like I wish I was Catalina 🥺。I love her so much， she's independent， and she can make anyone smile ❤️。I hope there is Aaron blackford for me in real life 🥺。I literally felt butterflies in my stomach while reading this book ， like he is former football player， your soon to be boss and makes you oatmeal bars really ？ And when he says "you always have my undivided attention Catalina" not just that but my stomach did a flip when he said "I will give you the world 。 The moon。 The fucking stars。 Anything you ask it's yours。I'm yours。 I literally loved everything about this book （except the Ex though ）。 。。。more
Jeleni
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slow burn romances are my favorite
Rachel Nicardghail
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Really enjoyed this book， couldn't put it down！ It sucks you in and makes you feel like you're there with them Really enjoyed this book， couldn't put it down！ It sucks you in and makes you feel like you're there with them 。。。more
lia
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i can’t believe i actually finished this book。 i didn’t ever want to finish the book because it was so outstandingly beautiful and the storyline is just wow。 the slow burn。 the angst。 was better than i imagined and i loved every second of reading this book。
K Hancock
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No。 Just no。 Poorly written （or maybe poorly edited）， didn't like the characters， boring and predictable。 Skim read most of the 2nd half。 I don't understand why it is so highly rated。 100% do NOT recommend。 No。 Just no。 Poorly written （or maybe poorly edited）， didn't like the characters， boring and predictable。 Skim read most of the 2nd half。 I don't understand why it is so highly rated。 100% do NOT recommend。 。。。more
sisi
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"talented， brilliant， incredible， amazing， show stopping， spectacular， never the same， totally unique， completely not ever been done before， unafraid to reference or not reference， put it in a blender， shit on it， vomit on it， eat it， give birth to it。" IF YOUR'E LOOKING FOR A SIGN TO READ THIS BOOK， HERE IT IS！I've never fallen in love with a book so quickly。 The thought of finishing it broke my heart。 And when I did， I cried -tears of joy- because it was incredible。 I absolutely loved it， ever "talented， brilliant， incredible， amazing， show stopping， spectacular， never the same， totally unique， completely not ever been done before， unafraid to reference or not reference， put it in a blender， shit on it， vomit on it， eat it， give birth to it。" IF YOUR'E LOOKING FOR A SIGN TO READ THIS BOOK， HERE IT IS！I've never fallen in love with a book so quickly。 The thought of finishing it broke my heart。 And when I did， I cried -tears of joy- because it was incredible。 I absolutely loved it， everything you're looking for in a romance is there。 This is the best enemies to lovers story I have ever read in my life tbh。 Aaron Blackford holds a darn place in my heart， he seems so -physically and mentally- flawless and is perfect。 The love he holds for Catalina is something extremely deep and sincere， never saw it before and I couldn't get enough of it。 This book is truly addictive and I can't wait to read it all over again。 。。。more
Iveta
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Cute story :） But the first half was kinda boring but the rest was so so cute。
Ananya
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AARON BLACKFORD 😩🤚
Despairing Reader
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The book did not match up to the level of the hype it created over social media platforms。 Also this is going to be the first and last time that I am going to read a booktok/bookstagram recommend （hyped） novel。 In short the book was underwhelming。
Iris_rio。06
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Sabía que me iba a gustar este libro porque la sinopsis ya me había interesado。 Me ha encantado todo: cómo surge la historia， la evolución de Aaron （como pasa de ser tan frío como el hielo a ser de los seres más cariñosos que he leído últimamente）。。。 Es una lectura adictiva， que te hace querer estar leyendo todo el tiempo y cuando no lo estás haciendo， pensar en lo último que has leído。 Además de que los romances enemies to lovers ya me tienen ganada， este en concreto me gusta por la forma de tr Sabía que me iba a gustar este libro porque la sinopsis ya me había interesado。 Me ha encantado todo: cómo surge la historia， la evolución de Aaron （como pasa de ser tan frío como el hielo a ser de los seres más cariñosos que he leído últimamente）。。。 Es una lectura adictiva， que te hace querer estar leyendo todo el tiempo y cuando no lo estás haciendo， pensar en lo último que has leído。 Además de que los romances enemies to lovers ya me tienen ganada， este en concreto me gusta por la forma de transmitir lo que sienten en un simple roce o contacto。 En definitiva， un gran descubrimiento！！ ❤❤ 。。。more
Eva
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Milá oddychovka hlavne na leto， no myslím si že poteší v každom období！ Nepadla som síce na zadok， ale aj tak to môžem odporúčať！
Harshita Gupta
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This book became my favorite very fast。 let's talk about Aaron Blackford。。。。。ughhh that guy。。。。。I love him。 Aaron will make you feel things。 This book will make you feel things。 It is totally worth the hype。 recommended 100 percent This book became my favorite very fast。 let's talk about Aaron Blackford。。。。。ughhh that guy。。。。。I love him。 Aaron will make you feel things。 This book will make you feel things。 It is totally worth the hype。 recommended 100 percent 。。。more
chrissy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was sweet yeah but it dragged on more than I wanted to。。。 Especially the first chapter， it was so irritating reading the whole thing because they dragged it on for the entirety of the chapter？？ Also her mf grudge has a grip on her， I swear。 She kept denying the obvious feelings he has for her。 It was so obvious that he was interested in her ？？ Not many people just offer to be your fake date。 That didn't stop me from enjoying it a little honestly because I'm a sucker for stories where one of t It was sweet yeah but it dragged on more than I wanted to。。。 Especially the first chapter， it was so irritating reading the whole thing because they dragged it on for the entirety of the chapter？？ Also her mf grudge has a grip on her， I swear。 She kept denying the obvious feelings he has for her。 It was so obvious that he was interested in her ？？ Not many people just offer to be your fake date。 That didn't stop me from enjoying it a little honestly because I'm a sucker for stories where one of them is obviously in love with the other for a long time。 It doesn't apply to real life though 🤣 。。。more
Anna
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OMG this book was cute as hell and worth every second of my time。 Not only is Lina an extremely adorable main character， but a realistic and relatable one as well。 And Aaron Blackford， being as close to perfection as he is， is yet another book boyfriend who succeeded in stealing my heart。
Letitia
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Way too cliche， and lovey-dovey。 But not too bad。
Reader
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it was good in the starting but then kept on getting cringier and cringier
Christine Andersen
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I'm so happy I ended up liking this almost as much as I was hoping to！ I absolutely adore the main characters and the lead up to them getting together was DELICIOUS。 I just wish that I enjoyed it once they got together。 As my issue is with most romances， i'm not interested once they are actually together; it's all about the lead up！ I do enjoy the moment they get together for good， of course， but past that it just gets SUPER corny， and that's what happened here。 The sexy times scene had me absol I'm so happy I ended up liking this almost as much as I was hoping to！ I absolutely adore the main characters and the lead up to them getting together was DELICIOUS。 I just wish that I enjoyed it once they got together。 As my issue is with most romances， i'm not interested once they are actually together; it's all about the lead up！ I do enjoy the moment they get together for good， of course， but past that it just gets SUPER corny， and that's what happened here。 The sexy times scene had me absolutely cringing most of the time even though the other sexual tension scenes were really good。 After that point it's all just lovey-dovey "You're EVERYTHING to me， darling！ I'll treasure you forever！ blah blah blah，" which is cute， but at that point i'm just kind of over it。 All in all though， I do believe this lived up to the hype， and I'm excited to read more from Armas！ And OMG where can I get my own Aaron Blackford？？ 。。。more
Bec Sammut
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A bit slow paced at the beginning， but I still loved it。 A cute rom-com with all my favourite tropes: enemies-to-lovers， fake dating， one bed！！ Nice， easy read。
shutup
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my GOD。 aaron blackford l m f a o this man is why my standards are so high i enjoyed this book so much i loved every single word and every single page
Lobbe
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Easy and light， cheap ending:/
Karina Alcocer
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El amor que me encantaría tener， alguien que haga todo por mi y me haga sentir tan bien como Aaron hace sentir a Lina。 Un amor en el que te puedas sentir segura y ser tu en realidad。
MA
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Recommended Great easy summer read vibes。 The Spanish angle gives a different take to this enemies to lovers tale。 A must read if you’re looking for an easy weekend read
Emmalita
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Elena Armas’ debut romance The Spanish Love Deception， has been getting a lot of attention。 I’ve seen the cover on social media a lot and it recently won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut。 I hate not liking a book， but I did not like it and now I have to write a bad review。Before I requested it on NetGalley， I had seen a few reviews calling it a Hating Game knock off。 I read a lot of genre books。 I don’t have a problem with derivative， or “knock off”。 Some of my favorite books are variat Elena Armas’ debut romance The Spanish Love Deception， has been getting a lot of attention。 I’ve seen the cover on social media a lot and it recently won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut。 I hate not liking a book， but I did not like it and now I have to write a bad review。Before I requested it on NetGalley， I had seen a few reviews calling it a Hating Game knock off。 I read a lot of genre books。 I don’t have a problem with derivative， or “knock off”。 Some of my favorite books are variations on a theme， or derivative， or knock offs， depending on your perspective。 That’s what genre does。 So， I don’t have a problem with The Spanish Love Deception being a knock off of The Hating Game。 The combination of workplace romance， enemies to lovers， and fake dating is not uncommon and can be quite fun。 I have a problem with the way it’s a knock off of The Hating Game。What Armas misses in her variation on The Hating Game theme， is that Lucy and Josh are equals in all things。 They are equally invested in the games they play， they are equally competent at their jobs， and they are equally dorky。 They rescue each other。Lina and Aaron are not both willing participants in their rivalry。 Aramas tells us that Lina and Aaron are equals， but that isn’t what we see on page。 Worse， she tells us Lina is bright and competent， but shows her as a mess:1。 Aaron offended Lina during his first days at the company where they both work and got on her blacklist。 Fine， except when she gives other examples of people on her blacklist， she uses celebrities。 I like a good celebrity grudge， but the hate we have for celebrities just isn’t on the same level as someone who harmed us personally。 As soon as Lina started talking about Zayne Malik， I stopped taking her grudge seriously。 She’s just being a jerk to Aaron。 Other than one mild dig， we only ever see Aaron try to be helpful， making Lina’s behavior look petty and small。2。 We hear about Lina being competent， but on page she endlessly embarrasses her self。 Aaron is constantly coming to her rescue。 I won’t innumerate all the ways， but the first third of the book was one cringe after another。 I don’t love cringe， and I really don’t love a character who is supposed to be a competent professional woman be shown as a series of missteps， pratfalls and bad decisions。 Not only does Aaron appear to be more generous and gracious， in comparison， he is a more competent human being。There was one plot line that made it hard for me to appreciate the perfection of Aaron。 Spoilers: （view spoiler）[During a meeting of department heads， Lina is assigned to do a task outside of her expertise and it’s heavily implied that she’s given the task because she is the only woman in the group。 When she pushes back on the assignment， none of her colleagues， including Aaron， support her。 One colleague， Gerald， is clearly rude and condescending to Lina， doubling down on the implied sexism。 （Gerald is the also the only character in the book consistently described as fat。 Make of that what you will。） Aaron leaves without challenging Gerald’s behavior which Gerald， unsurprisingly， takes as approval。 Later， Aaron shows up to help Lina do the work but first， he tells her that he didn’t think she was the kind of person who wanted other to people to fight her battles for her and that he didn’t think she was a whiner。 What？ WHAT？ I don’t know what Armas is doing here， but there is a lot of space between silence and threatening to fire someone where Aaron could have supported his colleague。 Instead， it becomes another instance of Lina being incompetent and Aaron riding to the rescue。 There is a later incident where Aaron does attempt to fight Lina’s battles for her and his anger that she won’t join him falls rather flat when just a few weeks earlier he had accepted Gerald’s misogyny in silence。 （hide spoiler）]End spoilers。What Armas does well is the emotions and the romantic words。 If you want the emotional sugar high， The Spanish Love Deception delivers。 But it left me with a headache and a queasy feeling in my stomach。Content Warnings: crash dieting， the only character consistently described as fat is also the worst antagonist， workplace misogyny， off page parental death， on page parent with terminal cancer。Thank you to NetGalley and Atria books for the advance reader copy。 My opinions are my own。 。。。more
Maé
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