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A review by booksnroses_7
A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandison
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The general story of the book is good. Definitely did not need to be 400+ pages. Could’ve been maybe 200-300 honestly.
I found the timeline for this book to be incredibly cringey. They spent summers together when they were 5-7. Then when Nandy saw Trice again for the first time his name only “vaguely rang a bell”, yet they claim to have been in love/waiting for each other all these years? I think it would’ve at least been more realistic if those summers spent together were when they were middle school age, but you’re telling me you’re in love with someone ten years later that you haven’t seen since you were…7?
After only two months (the first of which is spent being enemies) of reuniting despite not having seen each other in years, they fall/have been deeply in love with each other? The depth of their love seemed way too much for just two months. Suppppper cringey!
But overall the story was enjoyable.
Things I liked:
1. Travis and Prophet’s characters
2. The individual character development
3. The ending section (excluding the actual way it ended)
Things I didn’t like:
1. Cringey story timeline
2. Unnecessary page length
3. Nandy’s initial dislike for Trice was over the top and not explained well
I found the timeline for this book to be incredibly cringey. They spent summers together when they were 5-7. Then when Nandy saw Trice again for the first time his name only “vaguely rang a bell”, yet they claim to have been in love/waiting for each other all these years? I think it would’ve at least been more realistic if those summers spent together were when they were middle school age, but you’re telling me you’re in love with someone ten years later that you haven’t seen since you were…7?
After only two months (the first of which is spent being enemies) of reuniting despite not having seen each other in years, they fall/have been deeply in love with each other? The depth of their love seemed way too much for just two months. Suppppper cringey!
But overall the story was enjoyable.
Things I liked:
1. Travis and Prophet’s characters
2. The individual character development
3. The ending section (excluding the actual way it ended)
Things I didn’t like:
1. Cringey story timeline
2. Unnecessary page length
3. Nandy’s initial dislike for Trice was over the top and not explained well
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Suicide