I realized 75 or so pages in that this wasn’t gonna be my thing - but it was going by quickly and was entertaining enough. It was a solid 3 star book! But I had to dock a point for the epilogue and another point just for this line "I want to feel you milking me, baby." I wish I could unread that!!

Anyway, the more I thought about it, the more I realized I had a lot of problems with this. Mainly, it’s just so heterosexual... Admittedly, that's just a me thing, but he’s so controlling and infantilizing and won't stop even when she says "no." It's not sexy at all. And he's so big and buff and did I mention he's big? He's so much bigger than her! Catalina is also just painfully oblivious. He says "You are right. Being your friend has always been the last thing on my mind," and she still thinks he hates her? When he offered to fake date? She's dumber than a post. Catalina just needs to be taken care of for every little thing. She can't get herself from place to place, she can't solve her own problems, hell, she can barely even walk down the street without falling over! She needs a big strong man to do anything! And once they get together, there's just too many "baby"s. And baby is a horrible pet name. Every page has a "baby" this or a "that's not an answer, baby" or "If I snuck my hand under your dress, how wet would I find you, baby?" (Also - ick! You just confessed your feelings! Calm down!) I wish I read on the kindle so I count see how many times she wrote the word "baby."

This book has every trope I love (fake dating, one bed, enemies to lovers), but the writing’s just not good enough to make these fun. (And I was promised enemies to lovers - where is it??) The book is just so focused on the couple and nothing outside their world even matters - there's basically only 2 characters. We don't get to hear about what anyone else thinks or get insight or characterization to the friends or family. They were so one-dimensional! And we don't even really get see the wedding that's central to the plot of the book! Or Spain, for that matter - it's in the title, why don't we get fun adventures around Spain?!

I still was going to give it the benefit of the doubt, but the ending just completely ruined any fun I was having. In the epilogue, he's still her boss! Ew!! Especially when her big trauma throughout the book was how she dated her professor and hated that everyone thought she just slept her way to the top... and then she ends up sleeping with the boss? Most workplace romances I've encountered end with one of the people going to a different job for a reason!

Overall, I just can't get behind this book. I'm sure this book is someone's fantasy - but not really someone I want to be friends with...!