Reviews with content warning for Misogyny - The Trouble with Hating You

In The Trouble with Hating You, we meet Liya, a happily single woman who has a successful biochemical engineering career and is not interested in marriage, despite the pressures from her family and community. Her parents attempt to introduce her to a man they’d like her to consider for marriage and she initially bolts, however they ultimately build a friendship through a shared workplace and a number of run-ins.

Over the course of their slow-building love story we learn about his past and her past, both containing traumas they’ve been carrying. As they learn to trust each other and their relationship develops, the author also gives storylines to their friends and families to round out the picture of their network. There’s feisty banter, deep friendships, trauma processing, and romance – all wrapped up in a charming book. While there are challenging topics, the main feeling I had from the book was hope and rebuilding. It was a quick and enjoyable read.

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nadia32's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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bellasbookmark's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

cute rom com! couldn’t put it down. love the diversity and indian culture in it. Super cute couple and i love a good independent feminist woman

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staticsandstationery's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.75

Okay listen, this was supposed to be a lighthearted, enemies to lovers, romantic comedy. What did I get instead? Powerful emotion, flawed main characters, perfect besties, a disaster of a family, and the ending each character deserved.

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aoifes_bookshelf's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

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kirstym14's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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salon3ly's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

hmm… book was very triggering as someone with SA history in the community as well. there was however no intersectionality and completely ignored class in its work making the read very isolating. plot was alright

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nitya's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Can I have a boyfriend like Jay Shah plz

P.S. Ignore the blurb, this is NOT a romcom. It's more contemporary/women's fiction imo.

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