Review by chapters_and_pages - Better Hate Than Never

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Better Hate Than Never by Chloe Liese

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed Two Wrongs Make a Right, the first book in this series, so I couldn’t wait to read this one, and it did not disappoint!

Following the youngest Wilmot sister, Kate, Better Hate Than Never is the second instalment of The Wilmot Sisters series. Kate, who has ADHD and identifies as demisexual, is the free spirit of the Wilmot family, a successful photographer who works around the world. When circumstances lead to her returning home, Kate finds herself face to face with Christopher, a Wilmot family friend, and her childhood enemy. Is their tumultuous hatred of each other real, or is it just a disguise for their true feelings?

I really enjoyed this book and the characters. I loved Kate and Christopher as individual characters, but also as a pair. I also really enjoyed the representation that was featured in the book, with Kate having ADHD and identifying as demisexual, her sister, Bea, is autistic, and Christopher suffers from chronic migraines.

This is a retelling of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, and as I am unfamiliar with the story, I can’t comment on the similarities or differences between the two.

There were two small things I wasn’t too big of a fan of in this book. Firstly, I didn’t like how mean Christopher seemed to be to Kate at the beginning, however as I said before, I haven’t read The Taming of the Shrew, so this could be an aspect that directly links to that. The other aspect was the sex scenes, which to be honest, is probably more of a me thing anyway. I’m not a huge fan of reading sex scenes/smut, so in books like these I tend to kind of skim through the scenes to make sure I don’t miss any important information, but don’t focus on it too much, and I just found that the smut and, Christopher’s dialogue throughout said scenes, in this book, (and the first one, if I remember correctly) felt a little too cringy for my personal liking.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I’m looking forward to the next one in the series!

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