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Better Hate Than Never by Chloe Liese

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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challenging emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I loved Two Wrongs Make a Right. Bea and Jamie are still the best couple, but I loved Christopher and Kate’s story.  

This book has two points of view. The first is Kate Wilmot. She is back home after traveling all over the world for the past few years. She has realized that she is the forgotten child, the younger sister and the wild child of the family – which isn’t her fault, it’s her ADHD. Her brain never shuts off. The second point of view is Christopher Petruchio. He lost his parents when he was younger due to a car accident and just wanted to feel loved. His next-door neighbours' family have practically adopted him and made sure he is truly loved. Kate and Christopher have been winding each other up since they were kids that it has now turned into a raging inferno that they can’t even be in the same house for thanksgiving. Their friends and families are pleading for peace between them, but Christopher is unconvinced that Kate would willing to forget the hate. But when a drunken Kate confesses, she’s only being hostile because she thought he hated her, Christopher vows to make peace with Kate once and for all. Kate is unsure whether she can trust the nemesis-turned-gentleman. 

This dynamic is adorable, and I love a good ol’ enemies-to-lovers especially one by guilt. Again, like the first book in this series, I love the layers in these characters and the topics of mental health that she manages to portray so well. Also Kate feeling like the family disappointment and not wanting to feel like that is something I related to a bit too much. I missed Jules because of all the drama she went through in the first book. I wanted the three sisters to have their banter, I'm sick of missing one of the sisters, can they not be together all the time please? 

I am gutted we never got a touch her and die scene especially during the paintball. Also, I was only slightly weirded out by the age gap and the fact that she used to pee on him when they were younger. Like I’m all for age-gap romances but this one just had a weird, I wanted to wait til you were legal aspect that just make me want to throw up a bit.  

I am hoping that Jules still gets her HEA because I missed her in this book.  
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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Chloe Liese is exceptional at writing  neurodiverse characters and frank bedroom talk. This one is perfect for fans of enemies to lovers, family angst, relationship communication (no third act breakup), and those looking for excellent ADHD, chronic migraine, mental health, and demisexual rep. It lacked a bit of sparkle in the banter for my tastes, but other readers seem to find it funnier than I did, so your mileage may vary.
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