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The Love Haters
by Katherine Center
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Listen, I’m 36 years old. I grew up with the early 2000’s romcoms.
Were they problematic? OF COURSE THEY WERE YOU KNOW THIS.
Were they predictable? YES, DUH.
Were they everything wannabe hopeless romantic (pre)teen wanted and needed before life smacked them so hard in their 20’s and 30’s that they miss ye olden days when things were simpler and you had to decide on either using the internet or using the landline? YES THIS IS WHY I AM THE WAY I AM.
The Love Haters is that ridiculous romcom in a book. It’s that ooey gooey cinnamon roll that might not be good for your cholesterol but will heal your soul. It’s that reprieve from how hard life has been and wondering if it’s always going to be this hard. It is everything I have been needing.
Katie doesn’t want to lose her job so she fibs about knowing to swim so she can film a documentary on her coworker’s brother who is in the US Coast Guard and went viral for saving a celeb’s dog. Hutch is supposedly notoriously grumpy but he is just a low key type of guy who has always had to be responsible after experiencing tragedy so young. Katie also has to deal with her ex becoming a superstar musician and the hits her self esteem has taken because of said cheating ex and social media comments.
This book is gonna be divisive. There’s a lot of body talk and having a bad body image and honestly it’s a little (or a lot) triggering. But the point of The Love Haters isn’t our heroine hating her body and complaining about it. Nope. The whole point is that we should just embrace love. Love ourselves. Love others. Love love. Life is short. So heartbreakingly short. Why not spend it loving ourselves and each other?
I love Katherine Center and The Love Haters might be my top fave from her.
Thank you so much to St. Martins Press for the ARC and the opportunity to read this book.
Were they problematic? OF COURSE THEY WERE YOU KNOW THIS.
Were they predictable? YES, DUH.
Were they everything wannabe hopeless romantic (pre)teen wanted and needed before life smacked them so hard in their 20’s and 30’s that they miss ye olden days when things were simpler and you had to decide on either using the internet or using the landline? YES THIS IS WHY I AM THE WAY I AM.
The Love Haters is that ridiculous romcom in a book. It’s that ooey gooey cinnamon roll that might not be good for your cholesterol but will heal your soul. It’s that reprieve from how hard life has been and wondering if it’s always going to be this hard. It is everything I have been needing.
Katie doesn’t want to lose her job so she fibs about knowing to swim so she can film a documentary on her coworker’s brother who is in the US Coast Guard and went viral for saving a celeb’s dog. Hutch is supposedly notoriously grumpy but he is just a low key type of guy who has always had to be responsible after experiencing tragedy so young. Katie also has to deal with her ex becoming a superstar musician and the hits her self esteem has taken because of said cheating ex and social media comments.
This book is gonna be divisive. There’s a lot of body talk and having a bad body image and honestly it’s a little (or a lot) triggering. But the point of The Love Haters isn’t our heroine hating her body and complaining about it. Nope. The whole point is that we should just embrace love. Love ourselves. Love others. Love love. Life is short. So heartbreakingly short. Why not spend it loving ourselves and each other?
I love Katherine Center and The Love Haters might be my top fave from her.
Thank you so much to St. Martins Press for the ARC and the opportunity to read this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying