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The Love Haters: A Novel by Katherine Center

40 reviews

madisonjordan5693's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was  super cute story, but not my favorite Katherine Center (that honor goes to The Rom-Commers). I did like the characters (except Cole, he can shove it), I thought the storyline was interesting and unique. I thought the dialogue was super drawn out in some spots and the miscommunication was annoying.

Make no mistake- Katherine Center is my favorite romance author and I will never not read her books. This just was not my favorite from her!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder

Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol

macliffe's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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I do not generally like romcoms, but reading this book, I realized that was largely because those romance books don’t focus enough on the comedy. This book was laugh out loud funny! I loved Center’s writing style. It made all the tropey things feel believable, or at the very least self-aware. I appreciated the deeper themes throughout this book, including eating disorders, cyber bullying, and survivor’s guilt, which definitely elevated this book to more than just your typical, forgettable romcom

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fatphobia, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Terminal illness, Death of parent

coffeegrlreads's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Alcohol

Minor: Sexism

meghanm404's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

lrray26's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Great, quick summer read. It’s the equivalent of sipping one of those drinks Rue is always serving. And I just hope there really is a dog named George Bailey out there (and maybe a Hutch). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

jcrawford31's review against another edition

2.0

emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Medical trauma, Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol

chewy__stuff's review against another edition

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The plot of this is nonsense. Not her best work. Objectification of MMC juxtaposed with FMC's descriptions of body dysmorphia = tiresome. I guess it felt like my personal trauma was being used as a plot device. Still! I read it in like twelve hours.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Alcohol

aspotinthebook's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Zero 🌶️. Lots of unnecessary drama. But I laughed, I cried and I even got goosebumps. Hutch makes this book and I love a good romcom. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Alcohol

dhanarun's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness

Moderate: Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Blood, Alcohol

lauramar850's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol