A review by samnreader
I Love You, I Hate You by Elizabeth Davis

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

I said about a month ago that for You've Got Mail, my favorite set up of all time (epistolary! Usually secret introverts sharing vulnerability! Enemies irl yes, motherfuckers, I even like the choices of miscommunication and when to communicate!), it's basically an auto 3. That's why this 3 is a little painful. Here we have a Minnesota author mentioning Minnesota things (😍) writing with a feminist bend (eh, sometimes it was a little OTT and misandrist, but I do love Owen understanding his privilege) 

But that 3rd act breakup was bullshit. I extremely get "being wrong" even if you aren't for the sake of another person and moving on, but I'm critically concerned about half of this couples ability to understand compromise - even in communication. Like, Victoria apologize. You've been stomping on Owens heart ALL book that you are damn lucky that everything comes easy to him or you'd be spending your life alone. The grand gesture was a nightmare of epic proportions. It didn't work for me, and I am not convinced it would work for these people, which is why this mostly pleasant, extremely sexy, sometimes funny book that is my absolute favorite loose plotline is a 3, and just. 

I'll be reading Davis again. It was fun and easy. But the end. Ugh.