A REVIEW

Love smells like a coffee

"El amor huele a café" is the first novel wrote by Spanish journalist Nieves Garcia Bautista. It is a romantic story, set in modern-day Spain, which has achieved to be the second best-selling novel in print and digital format, Kindle e-book.

In this book the characters are interconnected with each other. However, it is not pretty clear until late story. All start in the coffee shop called “El Confidente de Melisa” where the main characters usually go and exchange their experiences and they are also condicioned by the predictions of the gypsy, who is always standing up near the door. Therefore, it will be in this café where most of the story will unfold.

The great strength of this book is the character of Joaquín who despite having recently lost his wife and his son, he does not lose the will to live and fight for his family, his daughter and his grandson, either for falling in love again in his old age.

Not only is “El amor huele a café” an easy-going and entertaining romantic novel, but it is also hauting. Its success is due to its simple and common plot to hope for happiness.