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Hate Mail

Donna Marchetti

3.74 AVERAGE

thegracemartin's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really loved this book. So much, in fact, that I finished it in one day. The premise was adorable, childhood penpals who never stopped writing until one day as adults the letters do stop, only to start up again two years later. I thought that the characters were fun and the build-up to them finally meeting was so incredibly exciting. I was quite literally shaking and giggling in my 


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I saw a lot of lower rating reviews with spoilers but didn't read them until after I finished the book. I'm not going to reveal anything (although the big plot twist is pretty obvious), but I will say this: Yeah, if this happened in real life, it would be a *little* creepy and a tad far-fetched. But like, isn't that the point? Most rom-com, especially enemies-to-lovers, are far-fetched! I think some people read this book and took it WAY too seriously. I adored Luca, and while he probably should have revealed himself sooner, I wasn't mad about it either, especially since you had good POV and knew how bad he felt about it. All in all, this was a great book AND it had a dog AND people need to stop taking themselves so seriously. 

av3ry15's review

2.0

adventurous fast-paced

naomib64's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

jessnoel5's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I loved this book so much, it was really cute! I devoured it in 3 days and I really don’t have anything negative to say. It was one of those books where I was hooked and I thought about what was gonna happen next. Yes, the FMC and MMC are kinda mean to eachother but I got used to their banter. It was so cute and I definitely enjoyed it. 4.5 stars but rounded up! :) 

solanin_'s review against another edition

2.0

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Got me out of a reading slump but at what cost…

molly_007's review

4.0

emotional funny 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: No

elizaelinor's review

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

dekeukenvanbianca's review

4.25

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bookishkarina's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

juliarosemcfall's review against another edition

5.0

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I put off reading this since it came out for no specific reason. That was such a huge mistake. This was such a great book. I definitely knew what was going on from the first few chapters but it didn’t make it any less cute. Also even though I knew the twist, I’m not sure that wasn’t intentional. Plus I didn’t know how it would work out in the end so it was still worth it. I can’t wait to read more from this author.