Title: Love in English
Series: Yes
Author: Karina Halle
POV: Heroine
Cliffhanger: Nope
On a scale of 1 to 5 (highest) stars:
Sexiness: 5
Angst: 4
Plot: 4
Thought Provoking: 3
Hangover: 4
Overall Rating: 4 stars
“Love is like a thief, it robs you of all thought and logic, and all you have left is a heart that you can only pray is strong enough to survive the rest.”
This is a story of love and passion. The story tackles topics on loving oneself and going after our passion and happiness despite what others say. There is no right or wrong when it comes to love and happiness.
The plot may a little bit hard to accept because of the cheating involved but once you get to know the characters it somehow becomes bearable.
Sadly, if it wasn't for the hero I didn’t think I would finish this book. Mateo, will capture your heart and will stay in your mind for a long time. Yes he made mistakes but his passion and resilience and his strength of character made him a lovable hero. I may not agree with some of his decisions but if I am on the receiving end of it I will probably go with him in a heartbeat.
I cannot say the same for the heroine, Vera. Yes her mind and her heart are at opposing sides but it shouldn't be her motivation for self inflicting her pain and sadness. All her issues are created by her and I can’t help but feel disappointed at her. She can also be so dense and stubborn that everyone around her is telling her what's she's supposed to do but still she chooses the most dramatic step. It's so frustrating. I've mostly breezed through her self denial scenes and most scenes where there is no Mateo. He was the saving grace of this story in my opinion.
Hopefully it will get better on the sequel Love in Spanish, because it's in Mateo's view and probably I'd get a better understanding of the connection between the two characters. In the book though I couldn't grasp on it because the heroine spent a lot of time denying her attraction. She also keeps going back and forth on her feelings that it just frustrated the hell our of me.
I'd also like to get a better insight on what went inside the marriage of Matteo and Isabel as it was only discussed briefly what went wrong but I couldn't accept it just easily. I hope there's a deeper explanation of the cause of their demise.
One thing I liked about this story is that it gave me insights on the Spaniards. It makes me want to visit Madrid and Barcelona. Someday I will definitely do just that and get to know the Spanish culture. I'm not sure if there's really such a thing as the english program in this story but I can just imagine how exciting it would be.
This book is recommended to those who enjoy reading passionate friends to lovers and forbidden romances.
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