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The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Patel

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nzmerchant's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

A really cute fluffy book that made for a fun and quick read! I love supporting Indian authors and it was so inspiring to read about my own culture in a book. Representation matters! I also enjoyed the larger theme about sexual assault and how toxic victim blaming can be. This book handled themes of misogyny really well and made me really feel for Liya. Absolutely loved reading about a strong independent woman and how it’s possible to find someone out there who can handle what comes with loving a woman like that.

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sorryiloveyou's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.75

Eita como tô cansada de hate-to-love que não tem hate!!!

Não é que eu odiei, mas esse livro teve alguns pontos negativos pra mim. O primeiro seria os diálogos clichês e juvenis que não pareciam naturais até certo ponto. Os personagens eram muito superficiais com personalidades com uma carecteristica base e nada mais.

Segundo, depois de algumas pesquisas e lendo outras reviews entendi que esse livro não representa justamente a cultura indiana e hindu com estereótipos prejudiciais e isso fez perder muitos pontos pra mim.

A Liya é extremamente irritante e mesmo quando o Jay é nada mais que educado e carinhoso com ela, ela ainda justifica ser insuportável com ele. É frustrante.

O romance é bom e ainda mais quando a Liya finalmente cede em aceitar Jay e sua família na vida dela.

As amigas de Liya também foram uma parte positiva, é sempre bom ver girls supporting girls!

Tiveram muitos side plots e as vezes me perdia um pouco na história, como se tivesse várias vozes na minha cabeça e eu não conseguisse focar em só uma.

Enfim, tive expectativas que não foram encontradas. O livro não é o pior, mas poderia ser bem melhor.

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daisycantread24's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

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2.75

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virgoblin's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-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

3.5

overall very cute! a pretty easy read and i liked the two main characters a lot and all of their friends. there were a few things that made me personally cringe but i think that’s more because i’ve seen those tropes in bad fanfiction: 1. anytime an author uses the metaphor of someone having “strong emotional walls” and specifically having one of the characters SAY it to the other and 2.

any time a strong female character who is very set on not having kids changes her mind for a man. this one is extremely personal to me hating that trope so i don’t want to say it’s objectively bad or unrealistic, i just personally dislike it in media when i come across it.

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casey_sunshine's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced

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

It fades to black, which they should have to tell you up front.

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ariana_m's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

This was one of my most anticipated reads since last year when I first heard about it and I have to say it was pretty good, I'm glad I finally got to it. I loved everyone is this book except for Liya's dad and Mukesh obviously. I won't like though I did think Liya was annoying for about a good 90% of the book. With that being said though I did admire her strength for what she has had to deal with in her past and how that followed her around for years after. My annoyance with her was because of Jay. To me she hated him for no good reason and the way she was always so defensive got a bit irritating after a while but in hindsight I get why. Jay Shah. That man was great, zero complaints about him. I loved all of the side characters as well, they were so great. I loved Jay's family as well especially because of how they didn't really pay much attention to the rumors they heard about Liya. As someone of South Asian descent, reading a book with representation is always nice. Overall this was a really good read.

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