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lauren_soderberg's review against another edition
3.0
Whitney D. Grandison’s ‘A Love Hate Thing’ is a coming-of-age tale revolving around a girl named Nandy and a boy named Trice. Childhood playmates, Nandy and Trice haven’t seen each other for ten years. When Trice suddenly moves in with Nandy’s family, he’s changed, and so has Nandy. As they both try to adjust to their new normal, they’ll rediscover the friendship they once had, plus a whole lot more.
There are a lot of things I liked about this novel, one of which is how it takes on socioeconomic issues, domestic violence, trauma, and the importance of family. That said, I just did not understand the flip-flopping of Nandy’s behavior. She was so hot and cold with Trice, and there wasn’t enough exposition to help me understand her motivations and feelings. In fact, because of this, I found myself rooting for Trice and Shayne more than I did for Trice and Nandy. There were also a few time jumps between chapters that left me feeling confused as to where the characters were at emotionally. In my opinion, sometimes there needed to be a Trice chapter instead of a Nandy chapter, and vice versa.
It’s a good story, I just was left wanting more character development and more depth. There are some really beautiful moments in the book, and I would have liked to see more moments like that.
**Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.**
There are a lot of things I liked about this novel, one of which is how it takes on socioeconomic issues, domestic violence, trauma, and the importance of family. That said, I just did not understand the flip-flopping of Nandy’s behavior. She was so hot and cold with Trice, and there wasn’t enough exposition to help me understand her motivations and feelings. In fact, because of this, I found myself rooting for Trice and Shayne more than I did for Trice and Nandy. There were also a few time jumps between chapters that left me feeling confused as to where the characters were at emotionally. In my opinion, sometimes there needed to be a Trice chapter instead of a Nandy chapter, and vice versa.
It’s a good story, I just was left wanting more character development and more depth. There are some really beautiful moments in the book, and I would have liked to see more moments like that.
**Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.**
mq1ne's review against another edition
3.0
“We used to do and lie there for hours. It was just you and me against the world.”
“When you love someone and they die , sometimes you close yourself off. You don’t wanna love anyone after that , because the pain of losing them hurts too much.”
3.5 stars , I felt as though Nancy was really bitchy and fake at the start , she wasn’t a good mc in my opinion , i was chill with trice though , he’s your typical moody kid who has been through a lot , but a few things for him was very rushed. Thankfully , this book is written in both the mc’s point of views , so i got to see the way they developed , how sometimes not everyone could be trusted. It wasn’t the best read from Whitney but i managed to finish it in 3 sittings.
“When you love someone and they die , sometimes you close yourself off. You don’t wanna love anyone after that , because the pain of losing them hurts too much.”
3.5 stars , I felt as though Nancy was really bitchy and fake at the start , she wasn’t a good mc in my opinion , i was chill with trice though , he’s your typical moody kid who has been through a lot , but a few things for him was very rushed. Thankfully , this book is written in both the mc’s point of views , so i got to see the way they developed , how sometimes not everyone could be trusted. It wasn’t the best read from Whitney but i managed to finish it in 3 sittings.
chocodippedlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Yes, it a trope that we all are familiar with but I did enough the book. I honestly wished Nandy and Trice couldve just been friends because both had growing up to do it but I get it. It was an easy read with some tense moments. Id recommend it for reluctant readers.
ann26's review against another edition
3.0
It's not my type of book to read willingly, my friend picked it out for me at random. But, for an enemies to lovers trope type book I really liked this one! It didn't solely focus on the trope itself and branches out into other tropes or plotlines that all make sense. I really like the switching of the narrator as well. Parker was also a minor-ish character but he was hot I don't care what anyone says. I rated it 3/5 pretty much because it isn't my typical go to book genre.
bookswithvee's review against another edition
3.0
This was an okay book. I think it missed on a lot of items. It had the potential to be a great book but it didn’t deliver.
zikeyag's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the ending of this book. I was anxious for a happy ending. The title of the book was very appropriate. The constant whiplash of Nandy and Trice’s relationship was so annoying. Definitely a love hate thing and definitely a teenager thing. Lol. This book went through the stages of grief and survivors guilt. I thought it was interesting to see from Trice’s perspective. I love how their relationship started to blossom and Nandy realized that she hadn’t really been her true self and was able to navigate back to that person. I also seen that other reviewers were annoyed by the stereotypes, but let’s be real… STEREOTYPES are a thing and they AREN’T going away. The book pointed them out and yes some things were predictable due the stereotypes but it also generated a happy ending. It was slow at some points and I’m personally not fond of the back and forth to each character each chapter, but that’s a me thing. It was really good but not super amazing so 4 stars it is.
danielleliss's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to DNF several times and wish I had. I REALLY wanted to like this, but it wasn't for me.
bamboneo's review against another edition
Was confused with the personality of the main dude. Girl was annoying and unlikeable. Like the double perspective but not interesting enough in the beginning
ari_1233's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
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
4.0