ipl-logo

The Spanish Love Deception Quotes

1042 Words5 Pages

Book analysis
Novel: The spanish love deception
Author: Elena armas
Pages: 468
Genre: Romance Novel
Release date: 21.02.21

Catalina Martin is the main character, the protagonist. She is latin american, and described as the quite stubborn type. At the start of the book she was very rude to Aaron Blackford who can be interpreted as the antagonist. Cataline and Aaron both held a lot of grudges against each other. Mainly Catalina but Aaron also held some grudges as well. But moving on by the time in the novel, as they both get to know each other more while pretending to be dating. They both grew a soft spot for each other. Catalina changes during the novel. At the start she is quite stubborn but she just grows more and more of a soft spot to the …show more content…

She is the protagonist in this book. Catalina or by her closest friends and family is referred to by “Lina” was stressing for her older sister Isabel`s wedding. Isabel and Lina were quite the opposite of eachother. Lina didn't have much luck in love. For her whole life she had only dated one person, Daniel. But Daniel and Lina broke up and after that her family always pitied her. She didn't want her family to pity her or think that she couldn't manage to get a boyfriend and be happy after Daniel, so she told a little lie to her family about her “american boyfriend” which is obviously non-existent. That's when Aaron Blackford comes in, the guy she hates at work. He offered to pretend to be her boyfriend but she found it quite odd. Why would he? out of alle her colleagues decide to be her fake boyfriend. Catalina and Aaron were both as stubborn as the other and at last they made a deal. She pretends to be his girlfriend for this charity event, and he pretends to be her boyfriend for a week in spain. Despite the hate that Lina had towards Aaron after she heard him say some hurtful things about her, they still managed to make a deal. Now they had to figure out how they were going to act as a couple despite the fact that they hated each other. This is the main plot in the …show more content…

Because I like romance novels or just the romance genre itself. I find enemies to lovers books quite intresting. So that is perhaps also a reason as to why I liked this book. I like the Author's writing style. She writes in a way that it's easy to understand. I also liked how the author describes Catalina`s family members and friends. The book in itself is a good book and it is a book I would recommend to read as enjoyable reading. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes romance books from the age of 14 and up. But It does have some inappropriate scenes so therefore i wouldn't recommend this book to a child. But it's a good book for teenagers who are a bit

Show More
Related
1556 Words | 7 Pages

It was through her mother’s discipline where she learned to go under the guise of a perfect Dominican daughter, one who would be “the one cooking, cleaning doing the wash, buying groceries, writing letters to the bank to explain why a house payment was going to be late, translating” (Díaz 56). With all the attention that Belicia Cabral was giving to Lola, she never had the time to attend to Oscar and see what he was up to. Another way Lola de León was different was that she is extremely rebellious. As she grew older, she became tired of putting up a façade that she was the perfect child and

Read More
1254 Words | 6 Pages

With El Patron by his side, he makes hateful remarks such as “Make your women toe the line. ”(108). In the end, Maria is forced to give Matt a kiss. But in the moment, he starts regretting his choices but mustn’t back out now since it is far too late(110). Later in the book, on chapter 12, page 112.

Read More
1380 Words | 6 Pages

Alvarez, an Americanized Dominican woman who wants to write something about the Mirabals and is looking for information (Echevarria). Using diaries, letters, and other data, she creates strong, believable characters who portray not only the truths of their own identities but the wounds, of Many which invade their tender lives and eventually destroy them. Known as "Las Mariposas," or "The Butterflies," the women's political struggle is celebrated in parts of Latin America. The book is also about the fourth sister, Dedé, who survived because she stayed home the night her sisters were killed, and to whom Alvarez dedicated her work. Dede’s recollections and musings open and close the novel, nicely framing the action.

Read More
1649 Words | 7 Pages

Gabriel, a vaquero, who exposes the love of the llano, expresses his way of life and freedom. Their kids, three eldest sons, two daughters, and youngest son Antonio, the protagonist, become

Read More
126 Words | 1 Pages

Isabel, together with her daughter, decided to live with her mother again to avoid the growing conflict between her and Enrique’s family. 3. When Enrique’s mother decided to move to Florida, Enrique started missing his mother again and began to understand her decision of leaving them for the US in search of a better future. 4. Enrique became focused and thought of hiring smugglers for Maria Isabel to live with him in the US.

Read More
339 Words | 2 Pages

Each event in the story was felt emotionally and gave me insight into the mind of Jeanette (The Main Character). Another reason I think this book is popular is because the story is based off of the authors childhood

Read More
909 Words | 4 Pages

Although he cares for Tita, he is unable at times to put her needs and happiness first. For many years, Tita is subjugated to work for Mama Elena without any hope of a freedom or future apart from being a servant. When she gains the freedom and independence from the ranch, and falls in love with John, Pedros reaction is selfish. “When all four of them gathered together in the center of the living room to drink the toast, Pedro clicked his glass so violently against the others that it broke into a thousand pieces and their champagne was splashed onto their clothes and faces”(Esquivel 156). The anger that John asking for Titas hand in marriage brings Pedro causes him to break his glass against the others.

Read More
561 Words | 3 Pages

In the end” (Cisneros 45). Reality makes her realize that after her wedding, her relationship with her husband Juan Pedro; does not provide the answer/outcome she expected. Instead, it leads her to question

Read More
1630 Words | 7 Pages

Many of Julia Alvarez’s childhood memories of her family 's culture and fun times come out in stories that she writes. ” Miguel has to admit there is one totally fun thing about Tia Lola. She tells great stories. None of Tia Lola’s stories sound exactly true, but Miguel doesn’t care. ”(17)

Read More
725 Words | 3 Pages

Adrianna and is all about taking advantage of the assets the mafia has provided for her. Still curious to whom killed Alex, she goes to dangerous lengths to gain intel from enemies while on the job and off to find his killer. Forced by the mafia to start an affair with the town’s new mayor, Adrianna stops her investigation. Essentially, the mayor treats Adrianna and Taylor like family up until the mafia kills him for getting too close to pass a bill that will threaten the family's business. The act causes Adrianna to resent them, especially ….

Read More
733 Words | 3 Pages

The book begins, with the main character, Lina a young inspirited artist and her family getting arrest. Her father was separated from her family and taking from her home town Kaunas, Lithuania. The rest of her family, Jonas and Elena are shoved on cattle cars and sent to a labor camp. After their trip, their family learns that they must work

Read More
458 Words | 2 Pages

This book was interesting for me because it allowed me to relate to a character. I love reading novels that not only allow me to feel a connection with a character, but allow me to relate to their personality or

Read More
208 Words | 1 Pages

Cheerleading should be a sport. Fedral judges ruled that competitive cheerleading is not a sport. However three reason why i think cheerleading is a sport because your going against another team, it’s a risk of highly indury, and it’s physically demanding. Cheerleaders cheer. It isnt just about standing on the sidelines, it is to compete against each other and win competions.

Read More
1093 Words | 5 Pages

Lola takes advantage of her deteriorating mother whose illness represents the declining hold of the norms over Lola. Since her mom “will have trouble lifting her arms over her head for the rest of her life,” Lola is no longer afraid of the “hitting” and grabbing “by the throat” (415,419). As a child of a “Old World Dominican Mother” Lola must be surrounded by traditional values and beliefs that she does not want to claim, so “as soon as she became sick” Lola says, “I saw my chance and I’m not going to pretend or apologize; I saw my chance and I eventually took it” (416). When taking the opportunity to distinguish herself from the typical “Dominican daughter” or ‘Dominican slave,” she takes a cultural norm like long hair and decides to impulsively change it (416). Lola enjoyed the “feeling in [her] blood, the rattle” that she got when she told Karen to “cut my hair” (418).

Read More
1314 Words | 6 Pages

The novel ‘Nada’ written by Carmen Laforet is a twisted heart-breaking tale about a year in the life of the 18-year-old female protagonist Andrea. Throughout this year, Andrea spends in Barcelona with her relatives, she developed various relationships, both homosexual and heterosexual. For the purpose of this essay I will discuss Andrea’s highly affective homosexual relationships with her best friend Ena and her aunt Gloria and how she views and describes both woman differently. I will also briefly contrast her homosexual relationships with that of her heterosexual relationships with Pons and her uncle Román. I will begin with discussing Adrea’s relationship with Gloria, as this relationship began before her relationship with Ena did.

Read More

More about The Spanish Love Deception Quotes

Related Topics

Open Document