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Love, in English

(Love, in English #1)

Karina Halle (Goodreads Author)

4.07 · Rating details · 15,307 ratings · 2,018 reviews

He’s thirty-eight. I’m twenty-three.

He speaks Spanish. I speak English.

He lives in Spain. I live in Canada.

He dresses in thousand-dollar suits. I’m covered in tattoos.

He’s married and has a five-year old daughter.

I’m single and can’t commit to anyone or anything.

Until now. Because when they say you can’t choose who you fall in love with, boy ain’t that the f*#king truth.

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Mar 31, 2014 Khanh, first of her name, mother of bunnies rated it did not like it

Shelves: alpha-male, b-word-heroine, siblings, boring-main-character, romance, boarding-school, jericho-fucking-barrons, adult, new-adult, cheating

He slowly turned around. “What is love? In English.”
I raised my brows. “Love, in English, is love?”
“What is it in Spanish?”
I was so enthralled by his hypnotic eyes, I could barely remember. “Amore?”
He shook his head ever so slightly. “No. Love in Spanish is you.”

I got to hand it to Mateo, when you have a successful hit line, milk it for all it's worth.

This is not a contemporary romance. It is a fairy tale, a fantasy in which adultery is not only accepted but condoned and encouraged by everyone involved (except, naturally, for the unfortunate wife and child). Were this not a book, with predictable, expected elements of falling in love, we would be reading about the sad tale of a naive, broken young woman with daddy issues who got used up and spit out by an older, wiser, manipulative sports celebrity who knew just what to say to get her to spread her legs and open her heart.

There are certain elements of romance I dislike, but which I can appreciate when done well, adultery is one of them. I do not like adultery, but I read this book knowing that there will be cheating. I did not start this book thinking I would hate it, I started this book with an open mind, but since this is a premise I do not like, I expected certain things out of it in order for it to convince me to support the couple involved:

I wanted it to:
1. Show me a well-drawn, realistic, and believable romance
2. Show me that there is more beyond this relationship beyond that of lust and insta-love
3. Show me that there is actual love involved beyond the superficial
4. Show me why I should condone these two

This book did none of the above. It did nothing to convince me that, outside of the fairy-tale fantasy of a book, that this relationship could have existed. It was not realistic.

"Well, Khanh, why did you read a fucking romance novel if you wanted things to be realistic, then?!" Because I expect SOME elements of realism in my contemporary novels. Otherwise, I would be reading Harlequins with titles like THE BILLIONAIRE MMA BIKER SURGEON SHEIK'S ACCIDENTAL TWIN DAUGHTERS WITH THEIR BUNNY DOLLS or something like that. I wanted this book to be believable, is that too much to ask?

The Setup: Unrealistic and improbable. Vera is a 23-year old college astronomy student. She is in Spain, she is enrolled to work as an English speaker for a program that will immerse native Spanish speakers with English for several weeks. She doesn't speak a word of Spanish, and therefore runs late to the bus. When she gets to the bus, there is only one seat available. The one next to darkly handsome, world-famous Mateo Casellas.

Ok, some problems with that.

1. Why the fuck is the handsome, world-famous (think retired Spanish David Beckham who now owns several famous Spanish restaurants) Mateo SITTING ALL BY HIMSELF in a country where everyone knows who he is?!

2. Why the fuck is Mateo in this school in the first place? He speaks fluent Spanish, as Vera points out herself. He wants to learn to speak better English because people look down on businessmen who can't speak English well.

Ok, understandable, BUT there are some more problems with that.

1. Granted, we can't see the accent within the page, but Mateo speaks almost flawless English. My English is pretty damn perfect, and there are but few flaws in the way Mateo speaks within the book. He lacks some pop culture words, some slangs, but otherwise, his English is wonderful. As for slangs, well, shit, a book could take care of that, don't you think? It would certainly waste less time.

2. His wife speaks fluent English. Why not get her help?! Arg!

The thing about this book, is that in a realistic world, Mateo and Vera wouldn't have met in the first place, because Mateo has no need of Vera's English skilllllz!

Vera:

The thing was, I didn’t do love. That wasn’t my thing. That was the reason why I didn’t date, I only got laid when I needed to blow some steam or have some fun. Love was scarier than deep space.

Could have fooled me. Vera: the troubled young woman who vows never to fall in love---only to fall in insta-lust and then love---with Mateo before 30% of the book is even through. A walking cliche. A clinical psychologist's dream patient, because man, is there a lot to psychoanalyze here. Troubled childhood doesn't even begin to describe it. Vera has been doing drugs since she was barely in high school. She sleeps around, she doesn't really care about her family besides her brother, she doesn't care about anyone, or anything...and nobody really cares about her either.

The thing with Vera is she's had a string of really, really incompetent boyfriends and easy lays, none of whom ever sees beyond the superficial, none of whom ever cared about her. She's only ever had really, really stupid boys. It takes a mature, wise, manipulative man like Mateo all of five minutes of DEEEEEEEEP QUESTIONING INTO HER SOUL to make her feel like she's the center of the universe. He gets her to talk about herself, her wishes, her dreams. It takes SO LITTLE effort on his part to make Vera melt into a puddle of love-goo.

“You are special, Estrella,” Mateo said, his eyes softening as he gazed at me.

Vera is an astronomy student. Mateo starts nicknaming her "Estrella," meaning "Star" in Spanish. She thinks it's the most wonderfully romantic thing EVER.

What a disappointment. I wanted Vera to be harder to seduce.

Mateo:

“Ugly?” Mateo said in fervent disbelief. “No. You are terribly beautiful, Vera. So beautiful that it hurts. You would outshine her like the star you are.”

A suave Spanish lover. One who knows just what to say, what buttons to push, in order to seduce a girl. Especially one so obviously broken and damaged as the tattooed, tough, blunt, hard-spoken Vera.

In this fairy-tale world, he falls in love, improbably so, I feel. In the real world, this could have ended in Vera's broken heart. Of course, the book is set up so that Mateo falls madly in love for Vera, but were it not for the book's very obvious setup of that scenario, I would not have believed it.

Mateo's romantic words to Vera are lovely, exquisite, and ever-so-rehearsed. They are lines from a romance novel, a movie, the sort that Nicholas Sparks would have been proud to author.They are too smooth, they are too much, they are completely unbelievable...given this man is supposed to NOT have been fluent in English, remember?

“You already are the other woman!” he yelled right back. His words smashed into me, blowing me to smithereens. He cupped my face in his hands. “You already are, whether you want to be or not. You’ve bewitched me, Vera. You’ve blinded me. You’ve made me forget my vows. And all you had to do was shine.”

Spare me. Mateo's lines are that of an experienced seducer, one who, for all we know, could have come to the school every few months to have an affair alone. God knows it's commonly done here, since others in the group have obviously confessed to having love affairs in this "school." It's not a school, it's an expensive rendezvous point.

The Affair:

“Well…you’re married,” I said unevenly, wishing my heart would slow the fuck down, feeling completely exposed even in the dark of night.
“And so are many of them.”
“It would be inappropriate...”
“How do you know? Is this inappropriate?”

From the very moment that Vera and Mateo lay eyes on each other, they, well, want to lay each other. I wanted a slow introduction, I wanted more depth than just insta-love and insta-lust. I didn't get that. Mateo and Vera are intensely attracted to each other, they constantly flirt, touch. Mateo is horny for Vera. Vera gets her panties wet for Mateo. That's fine! There's nothing wrong with insta-lust, but it doesn't convince me that this is a relationship that has any depth beyond that. And it is an affair. Mateo has been wearing a wedding ring since the beginning.

Initially, he refuses to talk about his wife. But he's still married.

He insinuates a difficult relationship with his wife. But he's still married.

We don't know what his wife is like. She could be a bitch (she's not). Regardless of what kind of personality she has, he's still married.

He flirts with Vera. He's still married.

They fuck. He's still married.

They carry on a long-distance relationship. He's still married.

The Legacy of Adultery:

I shook my head adamantly. “It’s wrong. I don’t want to be the other woman. I’ve seen my dad go for the other woman, I can’t put his daughter through that,” I said. “Or his wife,” I quickly added.

Yes. It's wrong. And her moral dilemma lasts all of 5 seconds.What hurts about Vera is that she's no stranger to cheating. I wanted this book and Vera to address the morality issue, and it doesn't do it very well. Yeah, she reminds herself that he's married, she should stay away, but then Mateo makes her tinklies tingle so much that she can't really stay away for more than an hour. It goes that way throughout the book. It's wrong! I'm doing it anyway. I can't help myself. The internal moral deliberations are rare, indeed.

Vera's dad cheated on her mother. It turned Vera's childhood into a nightmare, it destroyed her family, it changed her personality, her life. Vera knows well the implications of adultery, and she does it anyway. Vera's boyfriend in high school cheated on her consistently. She knows how much pain that entails, to suffer while your loved one is cheating on you. She does it anyway.

If this book wanted me to sympathize with Vera, it would have done a better job of making me feel Vera's pain, hurt, her desperation to try to stay away from Mateo. The thing is, VERA NEVER TRIES REALLY HARD AT ALL. Neither does Mateo. Their relationship didn't feel like one of love, it's one based off lust, that stays focused on lust, and we're supposed to accept the fact that they're in love without much evidence.

The Other Woman (Mateo's Wife): I don't care if she's the biggest bitch in the world, she doesn't deserve to be cheated on until their divorce and separation has been finalized. We're supposed to hate The Wife because she tried to change Mateo from a playboy soccer diva to a decent husband.

"But Isabel convinced him to give it all up. To get away from the lifestyle she considered too wild.”
“Wild?”
She smirked. “Oh yes. Our players are known for being a little wild and crazy. Lots of sex and fights and drinking. Mateo was no different than the rest. And Isabel, with her Duchess grandmother and her socialite status, she didn’t want that."

*crickets chirp*

Wait a minute, so we're supposed to hate The Wife because she wanted Mateo to be something 90% of the world's wives want of their husband?! IS THAT SO FUCKING WRONG TO NOT WANT YOUR HUSBAND TO CHEAT ON YOU, TO DO DRUGS, TO PARTY, AND INSTEAD SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY? I HAD NO FUCKING IDEA. I can't say that I hate The Wife at all, and in order for me to condone this affair, I should have some reason to hate the wife, to feel that Mateo is correct in seeking love elsewhere.

He doesn't.

This book has completely failed to convince me to support the adulterous affair of Vera and Mateo. No, thank you. ...more

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Jan 08, 2014 Karina Halle added it · (Review from the author)

Shelves: kindle, indie, i-wrote-this-shit

"The heart is wild - isn't that what rib cages are for?"

I heard that quote the other day and it made me realize how much it relates to this book. Because the heart doesn't listen to reason nor does it want to be tamed. The heart is made to love and it will love whoever it fucking pleases.

Your heart has an open mind...and coming into this story, you should too.

This isn't horror.

This isn't scary (although love is terrifying).

This isn't suspenseful or paranormal.

This is real life.

Real life is about ...more

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Nov 03, 2013 Christy rated it it was amazing

5 Estrella Stars!

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Love is powerful. Love can pull people together and tear people apart. Love has no time limit, no regard for age, religion, race or social/economic status. Love is just love. You can’t control when you fall or who you fall in love with. Sometimes, it just happens.

Vera and Mateo’s story isn’t easy to read. It can be difficult for some readers to read about cheating. Especially when it’s cheating within a marriage. I guess this is a disclaimer, but I reall ...more

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Nov 03, 2013 Amy | Foxy Blogs rated it it was amazing

Recommended to Amy | Foxy Blogs by: Renee

Shelves: 2014-books, arc-or-netgalley, forbidden, 5-stars-2014, spring-2014-5-stars, april-2014

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"For as long as man has been around, he has felt governed by the stars. But I do not believe this to be true. The stars may place us in each other's paths... Perhaps we were all fated to meet, to be here with each other - but it is up to us to decide to shine or not. The stars are not unreachable. They are not untouchable. and they do not control us. ... Design your own universe, make your own stars,

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Apr 24, 2014 Alejandro rated it liked it

Shelves: romance, novel, drama

Believe it or not, I needed like a day after reading the novel to decide the rating and how to aproach my review.

I already read some novels by Karina Halle and I really like her writing style, character designing, background research for stories, etc...

I really like Karina Halle as author and I definitely will read more of her works.

So, I hope that my rating and review about this particular novel won't mislead you about my opinion about Karina Halle's work and even my overall reading experience ...more

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Dec 04, 2013 Emily May rated it did not like it

Shelves: 2014, contemporary, romance

I should probably mention that I love Karina Halle. I think she's a classy, kickass lady who has had to deal with a large amount of internet trolls, but has always remained kind and respectful to all her readers. Second, I should say that I love the way she creates flawed, realistic and slightly unlikable characters but makes you love them anyway. I was addicted to her Sins & Needles trilogy, to the point where I obsessively watched out for the release dates. And I will still buy everything Hall ...more

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Nov 03, 2013 Lucia rated it really liked it

My Vera and Mateo:

"My name is Vera Miles.
And in the story of my life, I am the villain.
But I’m starting to think that most villains aren’t evil – they are just misunderstood.
Or victims of that most manipulative force: love. "

We don't choose love. Love choses us, attacks us, surprises us when we least expect it. You cannot ignore love, you cannot simply turn your back on love when it comes to your life. Vera Miles knows it the best and this is her story to tell. Don't judge, read it. Just rem ...more

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Jan 08, 2014 Shh moderator rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle, read-contemporaries, series-g-contemporaries, g-contemporaries, 5-stars, heroes-rich-all, heroes-rich-heir-tycoon-modern, heroes-favs-modern, read-waiting-on-sequel, heroes-very-alpha-cr

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★★★★★! Love, in English, book 1 of 2. Sometimes the heart falls in love despite your better judgment! An against-all-odds romance!

“You and I, we were always a memory in the making.”

Books should be read in order:
Book 1: Love, in English
Book 2: Love, in Spanish

Love, in English (book 1) introduces us to astronomy student, Vera Miles, Estrella as she is heading to Madrid, Spain to spend a month teaching English to business executives at a remote resort. On the bus ...more

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Nov 03, 2013 Debra rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2014-release, arc-or-netgalley, forbidden-love, emotional-rollercoaster, all-time-favorites, romance, unputdownable, standalone, hot-hot-hot, swoonworthy-male-lead

★★★★★ 5 Brightly Shining stars! ** Love, in English is now LIVE on Amazon.

"You are my star. You are my Estrella."

I should start of by saying that I am a huge fan of Karina Halle's work. She never disappoints. Still, I was a bit nervous about starting this book. Mainly because of the angst and emotions I thought it would evoke and the slightly taboo subject matter. Of course I should have known better; there was no need to worry because once again Karina delivers an absolute winner. This time ...more

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Nov 03, 2013 Kristin (KC) - Traveling Sister rated it liked it

Shelves: forbidden-love, contemporary-romance

*3.5 Stars*

Karina Halle does complicated love, and does it well.

A married family man with a child, plus a growing attraction for another woman has despair, destruction, and heartache written all over it.

And yet, it worked.

That's not to say this particular journey of infidelity was easy, but it was softened with just enough moral reasoning to be deemed acceptable, all while retaining its excitingly dangerous edge.

Love, in English offers a daring yet sweet contradiction, and thoroughly showcase ...more

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Nov 09, 2013 Pavlina Read more sleep less blog rated it it was amazing

Shelves: pavlina-2, hot-male, favorite-boys, arc, best-cover, favorites, want-to-read-soon

"Design your own universe, make your own stars,
write your own stories and create
your own destiny."

I love books that awake my feelings and this is definately one of them!!It's an incredible,powerful and emotional story.It captivated me from the beginning! Every time I read a new book from Karina, I'm impressed!Her writing is so unique that it evokes, lifelike situations within the reader's mind.The characters she creates are so real!

Love is unpredictable, we can't control who falls in love..T ...more

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Jan 08, 2014 Jennifer Kyle rated it really liked it

Shelves: arcs

3.75 ~ 4 Stars

This story was definitely well written, had a nice pace and made me want to apply for a passport and take a trip to Spain unfortunately, I didn’t love it.

I felt Mateo's fall for Vera had a lot to do with his want to reclaim his youth and happiness before he was injured and married...

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Despite my feelings, their love seemed to be written in the stars, out of this universe, and all that jazz and I do believe the major majority of friends will love it.

Vera Milles is a twenty-three yea ...more

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Nov 07, 2013 Brandi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc-netgalley-author, all-time-favorites, angst, 2014-favorite

☆☆ 5 Shining Stars ☆☆

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“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.”

Karina never ceases to amaze me. I absolutely adore everything she writes. Love, in English is a beautifully crafted, character driven story that will always have a special place in my heart. One of the things I appreciate most about Karina’s style is her ability to create such relatable, visceral characters – they are ...more

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Nov 03, 2013 Sharon ∞❥ is an emotional book junkie ❥∞ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: emotional-angsty-books, kindle-freebies-read, favorites, read-in-2014

Karina Halle mentions in her acknowledgements that she worried that her first romance would be a failure, or that it was boring, or that people wouldn't connect with the characters. Well, Karina Halle...

There's no need to worry. It. Was. Amazing!

In fact, feel free to write some more...A LOT more! Granted not everyone is going to feel the way I do and that's okay.

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However, there is one huge, glaring, warning beacon going off and if you've read the blurb, you have a good idea but I'm just going ...more

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Apr 01, 2014 Lady Vigilante (Feifei) rated it liked it

Recommended to Lady Vigilante (Feifei) by: Kayla

Shelves: contemporary-duckie, i-trust-my-friends, alpha-heroes, new-adult-express, oops-let-s-do-it-again-romance, third-time-s-the-charm-romance, douchenugget

3.5 STARS!!

I think Karina Halle has shown readers what a versatile writer she is – first she dazzles with fast-paced, action-packed stories such as The Artists trilogy and then a suspenseful horror romance like Donners of the Dead and now with her first contemporary romance. I think from the blurb it’s quite obvious that some form of cheating will occur – whether it be physical, emotional, or both and though it’s a touchy subject I wouldn’t be too worried about that part. I think the author addr 3.5 STARS!!

I think Karina Halle has shown readers what a versatile writer she is – first she dazzles with fast-paced, action-packed stories such as The Artists trilogy and then a suspenseful horror romance like Donners of the Dead and now with her first contemporary romance. I think from the blurb it’s quite obvious that some form of cheating will occur – whether it be physical, emotional, or both and though it’s a touchy subject I wouldn’t be too worried about that part. I think the author addresses infidelity, cheating, and breaking vows in a very tasteful and respectful manner. Nothing about cheating is glorious; even if finding love is a product, there’ll always be a tainted reminder that the new relationship began on a foundation of deceit. Thus, I really admire the author for writing about such a controversial and forbidden topic and as her first contemporary romance too – that took a lot of guts.

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While this book was exceptionally well-written and handled a taboo subject very well (meaning I didn’t want to smash pumpkin all over the MC’s faces), I didn’t love it. I liked it and the writing was amazing as usual, but there are too many factors stacked up against that one great quality. This book was realistic – to a certain extent. What I considered to be as realistic was the temptation, the breaking of vows, and the guilt trip. Sadly, I never once believed in their love. Call me a cynic but I just simply couldn’t see them in a long-term relationship. Albeit the process of what they went through and the degree to which both gave up certain things tugged at my heartstrings, I was never invested nor convinced of their love. I’ve seen this mentioned in a few other reviews and couldn’t agree more - I NEEDED MATEO’S POV. I needed more than Estrella, stars, and other constellations. I’m sorry, but reading this entire story from Vera’s perspective was incredibly draining and I couldn’t connect with Mateo’s character at all. With this book’s highly complex and multi-faceted premise it’s absolutely necessary (at least for me) to include both main character’s POVs in order to get a fuller sense of the story. Like the scene where he and Vera confront his wife? That was one scene I desperately needed his POV because as of now, I’m struggling to accept his actions there. I also don’t believe in insta-love so the speed at which they fell in love and then subtracting Mateo’s POV didn’t give me much to believe in to begin with.

I definitely enjoyed the second half more than the first half – it’s not that I don’t like details but I was about to suffocate on all the extra descriptions of this and that in the first half and I just want their fricking story already; cut the extra! But that’s just me and so I was pretty bored there.

I already knew my rating the moment I finished reading; I just didn’t know what to say to back it up. So...3 stars for the rather mediocre reading experience on my part and the extra half star because I liked this more than I disliked it and because Karina Halle worried that her first romance would be a failure. It wasn’t.

A copy of the book was gifted to me by Kathleen Tucker. Thank you!
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Mar 26, 2014 Navessa marked it as side-eye

Cheating, huh?

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Mar 13, 2014 Geri Reads rated it did not like it

Shelves: angst-angst-baby, cheating-a-holes

I was expecting this...

Instead I got this...

For a book who wanted to show readers the gray areas of love, this book is pretty much a cliched black and white. I was up for an unconventional heroine who fell in love with a married man. Not an easy subject to write about but if there's anyone who could have pulled this off, it would have been Karina Halle. I know this author can definitely write edgy and raw.

But no dice. Not even close.

For one, I was bored. Just bored. The first 50% was al ...more

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Mar 13, 2014 Ilze rated it did not like it

I know I am in a minority here, but I just didn't like it.

How I felt about the story and the writing

How I felt about Mateo

And how I felt about Vera

And this is pretty much how I felt during the book

I have to say that I didn't mind cheating and I didn't mind that she was the reason why Mateo got(view spoiler), but I really fu#%king hated the fact she felt sorry for herself constantly. Don't do it or own up to it!(view spoiler) ...more

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Nov 03, 2013 Kim Bailey rated it it was amazing

Shelves: girl-crushin, 6-star-best-of-the-best, boys-i-love, emotional-basketcase, covergasm, laughing-out-loud, schmexxxy, sweetness, 2014-best-reads

Thank you to the author for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

★★★★★ 5 STARS ★★★★★

Desire. Loss. Hope. Love.

Just like our main character ... this book is a brilliant, shining star. It is without doubt Karina Halle’s best work. I am still reeling from the staggering amount of true emotion this book was able to evoke.

Tears! I cried, big stupid tears … I yelled … I laughed … I swooned. And I will never think of a siesta the same way again!

sigh

It was so very perf ...more

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Mar 20, 2017 Dilek VT rated it liked it

Shelves: cheating-involved, forbidden-love, out-of-focus

3 out of 2,5

This book is out of focus...

Here is what happens:
- Married guy (38) meets a girl (23) and falls in love with her
- The girl falls in love with him too, although she tries not to, knowing he is married with a child. She even sleeps with another guy one night just to make her own point!!!! She wants to show that they are impossible.
- Normally, he lives in Spain, she lives in Canada.
- She is actually a student, he is a businessman (he was a footballer before but he got injured and quitt ...more

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Mar 28, 2014 Dee Montoya rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-series, my-fictional-boyfriends, favorites, my-favorite-book-ever, h-o-t, book-husband, kick-ass-awesome-heroine, book-club, br, best-2014

******6++++ Estrellas Brillantes******

(BR With My book club babes, Patty, Alex, Carmen, and Rosita)

There are not enough stars to rate this book, for me this was pure perfection. A blazing story about a passionate love; the kind we all dream and fantasize about. Karina Halle words gripped my heart and emotions from the moment I started reading. Wow! truly captivating...

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Vera Miles is a twenty three year old woman from Canada, backpacking through Europe, looking for an aventure. Her last stop ...more

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Apr 22, 2014 Catarina rated it really liked it

Shelves: is-getting-hot-in-here, new-adult, cotton-candy-romance, oh-the-angst

4,5 Brightly Burning Stars.

”I’m starting to think that most villains aren’t evil—they are just misunderstood. Or victims of that most manipulative force: love.”

What happens when two worlds collide?
Vera is a 23 years old Canadian girl, she enters on an English program in Spain. She believe she’s going to have the experience of her life. (And well, she will.)
Mateo is a 38 year old, businessman, married and with a 5 year old daughter. He doesn’t have any feelings for his wife anymore, he only st ...more

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Nov 07, 2013 Patrycja rated it liked it

Shelves: reviewed

Title: Love, In English
Series: No. Standalone.
Author: Karina Halle
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Rating: 3 stars
Cliffhanger:. No
HEA: (view spoiler)

Karina Halle is one of my favorite authors; her books are always exciting, full of suspense and have the best yet the weirdest romances ever. I simply adore her! My love for her books made me break my number one rule. – I don’t deliberately read books with adultery. And look at me now, here I am rating and reviewing Love, In Engl ...more

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Mar 26, 2014 Amy Harmon rated it it was amazing

I am a huge Karina Halle fan. I discovered her with her Experiment in Terror series and didn't sleep for about two weeks as I devoured them one by one. When Love, In English came out I bought it immediately and I've been sneaking little pieces of it whenever I can, like the chocolate I hide from my kids in my underwear drawer. I haven't wanted it to end because then I will miss it. I will miss Vera and Mateo. And I will miss Karina. She writes effortlessly and the story flows that way, making yo ...more

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Mar 25, 2014 Claire Contreras rated it it was amazing

I’m a fan of “forbidden” romances, but I’m equally as hesitant to read them since they can go either way. Sometimes I love them, other times I loathe them. Karina Halle has managed to take a difficult subject and shed a beautiful light on it.

Love in English is not a love story, but a story about love.

Real love.

The soul mate, you know they’re meant to be together kind of love that doesn’t give you any other option but to root for them even if you know the circumstances are less than ideal.

Lik ...more

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Jan 07, 2014 Georgia ♥ rated it it was amazing

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Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars

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Compelling
Emotional
Fierce
Real

A love story with a KH twist, flair and talent.

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Vera Miles the self-appointed villain in her own love story and Mateo Casalles the former soccer star Spaniard, married and lost in the daily stress and chaos, despaired and let down by their own families will find the stars in each others eyes and their souls will be reunited. Can love suffer distance and betrayal?

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Apr 12, 2014 Natalie rated it really liked it

Shelves: summer-2020

“You and I, we were always a memory in the making.”

★★★★ ! Love, in English, book 1. Amazing, beautiful, spellbinding. A married, father falls for his exact opposite in Vera, half his age. Best read of year 2014!

Karina Halle at her best! I love, love romances with a traveling- theme, and reading Love, in English was a magical experience for me.
It made want to take the next plain to Spain. it's not often a book compels me like Love, in English did. Epic!
I absolutely loved Vera and Mateo's lo ...more

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Nov 02, 2013 Brenna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, arc, top-top-fave, ugly-cry, romantic, feeeeels

It's officially LIVE!
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Love, in English is a powerful story of finding love and finding yourself in the most unexpected places. It’s been a long time since a contemporary romance stole my heart and put me in a such a major book funk afterwards quite like this one did.

Vera, a twenty-three year old Canadian astronomy student is on her way to Spain. She has signed up for a program teaching conversational English to businessmen and woman. On th ...more

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Mar 24, 2014 Alex is The Romance Fox rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites-books, authors-i-o, romance

Intoxicating!!! Unique!!! Special!!!

I have been unable to get this book out of my head since I finished the last word…and the beauty of the writing by this author ……just extraordinary, just astonishing!

“What is love? In English.”
I raised my brows. “Love, in English, is love?”
“What is it in Spanish?”
I was so enthralled by his hypnotic eyes, I could barely remember. “Amore?”
He shook his head ever so slightly. “No. Love in Spanish is you.”

Vera Miles arrives in Spain to take up ...more

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Mar 26, 2014 Alexis *Reality Bites* rated it really liked it

Recommended to Alexis *Reality Bites* by: Sandra Cortez

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FULL REVIEW POSTED 4-27-14
This Review contains mature content read discretion advised.
4.5 STARS
Genre: Adult Romance
(NOTE: this book has cheating if you can not handle it don't read it)

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Love, In English is a realistic portrayal on love as two unlikely people fall deeply and passionately for one another. I think it’s also in some ways exploratory of love on many levels.

Man&Woman
Mother to Daughter
Sister to Sister
Father to Daughter
Friend to Friend

Karina Halle masterfully showcases love’s di ...more

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Karina Halle is a screenwriter, a former music & travel journalist, and the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of The Pact, A Nordic King, and Sins & Needles, as well as sixty other wild and romantic reads.

She, her musician husband, and their adopted pit bull, Bruce, live in a rainforest on an island off the coast of British Columbia, where they operate Raven Ri ...more

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“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.” — 89 likes

“He slowly turned around. “What is love? In English.” I raised my brows. “Love, in English, is love?” “What is it in Spanish?” I was so enthralled by his hypnotic eyes, I could barely remember. “Amore?” He shook his head ever so slightly. “No. Love in Spanish is you.” — 73 likes

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