Love, in English

by Karina Halle

• ASIN: B00JMO9W4K
• Publish Date: 2014 (first published 27 March 2014)
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Format: eBook (Kindle)
• Pages: 439
• Language: English

Reviews

[scarr]

I read (and loved) The Forbidden Man - where Mateo and Vera appear - so I was excited to read their love story.

I liked Vera - she made a few bad choices in the book, but they actually made sense for her Character. I really like Mateo!!! I think ultimately, Vera was a bit too young to hold my interest. Yes, this is a age-gap romance, but it was only from Vera's perspective and I would have appreciated Mateo's thoughts on the events as they happened. There is a book from his perspective which I plan to read.

Overall, I was a bit disappointed but ultimately glad I decided to read this book. I look forward to more from Karina Halle.

[leelu92]

4.5 Stars
This was my first Karina Halle read and I LOVED it. I really wasn't sure how I'd feel about the subject matter but for me, she handled it beautifully. It wasn't like Vera and Mateo went into the situation with no guilt or remorse. As much as they felt for each other, they felt terrible about how their actions would affect others.
This book rocked my world and I will definitely be putting more of Ms. Halle's books on my TBR list. This was easily, one of the best books I read in 2014.

[littleread1]

I've sat on my thoughts for weeks and still can't put into words the feelings Love, In English produced in me. I am still sitting here, at a loss. If I could run around, holding the book, screaming at people to read it, and doing spontaneous public readings, I would. So instead, I will try to do this beautiful story justice here.

"You're like his favorite food in the whole world. He want's to have you, eat you, devour you. He thinks about you all the time, craves you. ... That is how he looks at you."

I found myself rooting for Vera and Mateo early on. They could be considered "bad guys" by some, but I felt sorry for them. They are victims of life and circumstance. And they find comfort and solace in each other. Their love isn't perfect. It's messy and people get hurt. And that sucks. They feel bad about it. But you can't help who you fall in love with and when.

"You can't fall in love in a week," I told her heatedly.

"You can fall in love in a second," she said with a snap of her fingers. "The heart has no regard for time."

They each said and did things that made me angry, made me sad, made me rage, and made me swoon. I just couldn't get enough. This is a very character driven story, which is perfect for me, being a character driven reader. These characters, and their story, moved me. You will just have to meet Vera and Mateo yourself.

"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."