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The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
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The Spanish Love Deception

Romance · Comedy
Print length
482 pagesIndependently Published, 2021

Description

Catalina Martín has told her family she has an American boyfriend, and the lie becomes a crisis when her sister’s wedding approaches. With her ex and his fiancée expected in Spain, Catalina has four weeks to find a convincing date willing to travel from New York. Her most unexpected volunteer is Aaron Blackford, the colleague she knows through antagonism and workplace friction. Accepting him means trusting the one man she least wants beside her during an intensely personal family gathering. Yet as their performance takes shape, Catalina begins to question whether she has understood Aaron at all. The novel uses fake dating, forced proximity, and professional rivalry to explore embarrassment, guarded attraction, and the unstable boundary between pretending and desire.

Reading profile

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Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).

Writing
How much attention the sentences and language require.
Ideas
How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
Structure
How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
Background knowledge
Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
Emotional intensity
Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.

Writing style

Conversational · Dialogue-driven · Direct · Witty

Pace

Moderate

Tone

Humorous · Playful · Romantic · Warm

Structure

Linear

Focus

Character · Relationships · Voice

Emotional intensity

3 / 5

Reading complexity

1–5 · higher means more demanding
Writing
2 / 5
Ideas
2 / 5
Structure
2 / 5
Background knowledge
1 / 5

Themes

BelongingFamilyIdentityLoveWork

Book details

For the print edition listed above.

Publisher
Independently Published
Language
English
ISBN
9798705893843
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