Love, in English by Karina Halle

Love, in English, is this book.
     "He's 38. I'm 23. 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 truth. ***To a restless dreamer like Vera Miles, it sounded like the experience of a lifetime. Instead of spending her summer interning for her astronomy major, she would fly to Spain where she'd spend a few weeks teaching conversational English to businessmen and women, all while enjoying free room and board at an isolated resort. But while Vera expected to get a tan, meet new people and stuff herself with wine and paella, she never expected to fall in love. Mateo is a successful businessman from Madrid, all sharp suits and cocky Latino charm. Yet, as the weeks go on, the two grow increasingly close and their relationship changes from purely platonic to something...more. Something that makes Vera feel alive for the first time. Something that can never, ever be. Or so she thinks."
     I am giving this book a 4.5 because I think Vera freaked out a little too hard in Vancouver. Even saying that though, it still felt real. I just wish she handled being apart from him better. This book was silly, serious, sexy, and a really good story. One thing that I really loved about this was how the author didn't paint Vera as someone who was okay with cheating. She made Vera into one of my favorite characters I've ever read about. None of the other characters in the book could compare to her, but that is not to say that they weren't all pretty wonderful (except the mom, fuck the mom and the sister character). I love that the book took place in Spain (I am now dying to go there, thanks), and made it seem like a magical country. I loved that every time I though the book was going to end (e-reader problems), it didn't, and I didn't have to be sad yet. I wish I could have read more about their lives after the fact, but I can see that it wasn't exactly necessary. I also wish we could have seen the Spaniards a little more later on the book, but I'm needy and want everything.
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