I Love You, I Hate You
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- Author：Elizabeth Davis
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Reviews
nick （the infinite limits of love）
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A witty and fun enemies-to-lovers meets You've Got Mail retelling。 Victoria and Owen had great back-and-forth banter and chemistry together。 I really enjoyed the author's voice and look forward to reading more from her！RTC A witty and fun enemies-to-lovers meets You've Got Mail retelling。 Victoria and Owen had great back-and-forth banter and chemistry together。 I really enjoyed the author's voice and look forward to reading more from her！RTC 。。。more
Victoria
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This was such a fun read！Spicy in moments， emotional in moments and thoroughly relateable people， I Love You， I Hate You is a romantic treat that I found it very difficult to put down， in fact I got this read in a few hours and I regret nothing （also as a Victoria with the same nickname， sometimes it felt like an out-of-body experience）。 Victoria is what some may call a tsundere， she is tough on the outside due to growing up and having to work for everything she has had whereas on the other hand This was such a fun read！Spicy in moments， emotional in moments and thoroughly relateable people， I Love You， I Hate You is a romantic treat that I found it very difficult to put down， in fact I got this read in a few hours and I regret nothing （also as a Victoria with the same nickname， sometimes it felt like an out-of-body experience）。 Victoria is what some may call a tsundere， she is tough on the outside due to growing up and having to work for everything she has had whereas on the other hand we have Owen is nuanced， he knows he has privilege but he is so used to always having a backup plan that Victoria in contract could only dream of and I think they both make for empathetic characters and make you root for them throughout。 Plot-wise， it is a great story， we follow them getting so close to the truth sometimes and things happening and I was just sat there like， 'it must be now they figure it out' but oh， no， no no， this doesn't happen and you're left there with baited breath hoping for it to happen and with the incredible scenes this author writes， this author certainly know how to raise the tension in so many ways and I appreciated them all。 I really enjoyed reading it， and I would definitely read more from this author again， she balances the sweet and the spice so well， and this book certainly is proof of that。 （I received an ARC from Netgalley for honest review）。 。。。more
Kimberly Carrington-Fox
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[Thanks Netgalley for the ebook。 This review is my honest opinion but just another opinion， you should read this book and judge it by yourself]3'5 estrellitasLa verdad es que me ha gustado bastante pero las cosas que no me han gustado tanto tienen el peso suficiente como para que le baje nota。Esto es "Tienes un email" （película que no soporto， por cierto） en versión novela romántica， moderna y con guarrerismo y mezclado con "Spoiler Alert" （libro que mñe）。 Unos enemigos que se trincan vivos en e [Thanks Netgalley for the ebook。 This review is my honest opinion but just another opinion， you should read this book and judge it by yourself]3'5 estrellitasLa verdad es que me ha gustado bastante pero las cosas que no me han gustado tanto tienen el peso suficiente como para que le baje nota。Esto es "Tienes un email" （película que no soporto， por cierto） en versión novela romántica， moderna y con guarrerismo y mezclado con "Spoiler Alert" （libro que mñe）。 Unos enemigos que se trincan vivos en el sentido casi literal de la expresión， ya que los dos protagonistas se tienen una gran tirria pero eso no les impide pegarse sus buenos menoo bien prontp para quitarse tanta tensión de encima （medida que apruebo totalmente）。 Ambos son abogados que se encuentran constantemente en actos de conciliación defendiendo posturas totalmente encontradas， ella defendiendo a una gran empresa， él representando a los trabajadores que esa empresa explota。 Sus orígenes tampoco pueden ser más distintos， ya que ella se crió de un modo bastante pobre y él es rico desde la cuna， algo que marca el comportamiento de ambos， ya que no se vive la vida igual cuando sabes lo que es no tener nada que cuando sabes que tienes un grandísimo colchón económico debajo de ti。 Por otro lado， sin saber sus identidades reales， son amiguísimos de contarse muchas cosas por Twitter。 Ya os podéis imaginar el pisto del libro， que realmente me ha parecido bastante bien llevado para lo enrevesado que es todo， entre sus identidades online， las reales y sus interacciones en ambos sitios。 Para ser un libro breve， además， pasan bastantes cosas， con lo que no te dan mucho tiempo para aburrirte。 Me ha gustado especialmente que， cuando todo se va al carajo （no es una sorpresa， esto es romántica y， con ese planteamiento， sabes que en algún momento todo va a saltar por los aires）， lo hace por motivos importantes y lógicos， no por una tontería sin importancia。Sin embargo， a veces me parece que la escritora enrevesa todo un pelín de más y lleva hasta el extremo varias cosas， sobre todo la pesada losa que la protagonista lleva encima con la cuestión económica y la diferencia de procedencia de ambos。 Ese aspecto se repite demasiado hasta casi el final y me ha acabado cansando。De todos modos， la escritora tiene la suficiente pericia como para explicarte los motivos del comportamiento de ambos de tal modo que puedas entenderlos y no te caigan como el culo。 Él parece un poco simple comparado con ella， que realmente es el personaje en torno al cual gira todo el libro y el que tiene gran peso。Ha sido una lectura algo irregular pero dinámica y entretenida， así que no me quejo después de todo lo que estoy leyendo XD。 。。。more
Clare
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Victoria and Owen are bitter rivals。Nora and Luke are friends online。Who would believe these two couples have anything in common？Of all the decisions brilliant lawyer Victoria Clemenceaux has made in her life， an unforgettable one-night stand with her opposing counsel Owen Pohl is either the worst。。。or the best。One thing is certain: these long-standing rivals aren't going to let their searing attraction stop them from winning the biggest case of their careers。 Thankfully Victoria and Owen have s Victoria and Owen are bitter rivals。Nora and Luke are friends online。Who would believe these two couples have anything in common？Of all the decisions brilliant lawyer Victoria Clemenceaux has made in her life， an unforgettable one-night stand with her opposing counsel Owen Pohl is either the worst。。。or the best。One thing is certain: these long-standing rivals aren't going to let their searing attraction stop them from winning the biggest case of their careers。 Thankfully Victoria and Owen have someone to vent to about their nemeses。 But they have no idea that their online 'friends'， Nora and Luke， are the very people they hate in real life。As Nora and Luke grow closer online， and Victoria and Owen find their undeniable attraction harder to resist， the lines between love and hate blur。 When the truth comes out， will their online chemistry work in the real world， or will their constant rivalry sever their connection？This is such a fun book。 I do like a rom com， add in a bit of rivalry and you've got the perfect story。 I loved the two characters and found Victoria and Owen to be really interesting to read about。 The dual pov really helped us to really get to know the characters and what they were thinking。 I found this story to be a really quick read and I finished way too quickly！ I wish I had more to read now！ 。。。more
Isabell
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I love You’ve got Mail so was quite keen to read this book。 I was not disappointed。 Excellent chemistry between the two lead characters whether they were Owen/Victoria or Nora/Luke。 I also really liked them separately as well。 Victoria and her walls was so relatable and I just loved how the layers kept peeling back as the story progressed with not just Owen but with her online friends as well。 Owen was lovely， not perfect but willing to reflect and admit his mistakes。 Thought together they worke I love You’ve got Mail so was quite keen to read this book。 I was not disappointed。 Excellent chemistry between the two lead characters whether they were Owen/Victoria or Nora/Luke。 I also really liked them separately as well。 Victoria and her walls was so relatable and I just loved how the layers kept peeling back as the story progressed with not just Owen but with her online friends as well。 Owen was lovely， not perfect but willing to reflect and admit his mistakes。 Thought together they worked great。 Also enjoyed their respective friend groups， who were supportive， funny and helped round them both out。 A really enjoyable read （4 ⭐️） 。。。more
Sophie
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I absolutely loved this book。 From the first chapter， the tension and chemistry between Victoria and Owen was apparent and I loved it。 I adored the way the characters hated each other but they always found themselves drawn to one another and wanting to be together。 There were times when I wanted to just scream at the characters and make them admit that they were in love with each other， but that was the fun of seeing these characters fall in love。 This book reminded me so much of 'You've Got Mai I absolutely loved this book。 From the first chapter， the tension and chemistry between Victoria and Owen was apparent and I loved it。 I adored the way the characters hated each other but they always found themselves drawn to one another and wanting to be together。 There were times when I wanted to just scream at the characters and make them admit that they were in love with each other， but that was the fun of seeing these characters fall in love。 This book reminded me so much of 'You've Got Mail' and seeing as it is one of my favourite rom-coms， it made this book even more enjoyable。 Part of me does wish that we had more of the conversations/backstory of Nora and Luke's friendship and how they became friends online， but that is just me being picky and wanting even more of these characters。 I loved the enemies to lovers aspect of this book as it made so many of the steamier scenes even more fun because of the characters trying to deny their feelings for each other。 That one scene where Victoria invited Owen to her apartment had me obsessed with them。 I can't wait to read more books by this author because this was such an enjoyable， quick romance that I had a fun time reading。Thank you to Headline for providing me with an advance copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Tilly
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3 StarsSmut Level: 3/5I Love You， I Hate You is a fresh take on the classic "You've Got Mail"。 It involves two "enemy" lawyers， Victoria and Owen who go head to head on cases in court， but who are also unknowingly friends on twitter using false names who talk daily and rely heavily on each other。The storyline was a typical enemies to lovers which I enjoyed but it also involved a lot of online communication which made it a little bit different。 I loved the use of Victoria's online group of female 3 StarsSmut Level: 3/5I Love You， I Hate You is a fresh take on the classic "You've Got Mail"。 It involves two "enemy" lawyers， Victoria and Owen who go head to head on cases in court， but who are also unknowingly friends on twitter using false names who talk daily and rely heavily on each other。The storyline was a typical enemies to lovers which I enjoyed but it also involved a lot of online communication which made it a little bit different。 I loved the use of Victoria's online group of female friends for her to debrief。 It was pretty basic and quite obvious but it was well done so I did really enjoy the overall story。 The characters were my favourite thing about the book。 Victoria is such a smart， independent woman who grew up poor and wants to do the best she can for herself and her Mum。 I loved her vulnerable side and how she slowly opened up through the book from a rather closed off isolated and lonely person， to someone that accepted support and friendship。 Owen was an interesting character that I don't think we got the full potential from。 A rich kid growing up， he has his own law business focused on helping those hard done by， especially from large corporations。 I loved his generous nature and felt he was misjudged too much by Victoria just because he has money。 He is a kind and caring guy but I wish he had a little more personality。 The writing was good and I liked the dual POV and use of twitter messages and emails to break up the text。 The formatting on the e-ARC wasn't great but I am sure that will be fixed for the book。 I was a little disappointed in the romance as I wanted more scenes of Victoria and Owen being open with each other and flirting！ There were plenty of sex scenes but sometimes quality is better than quantity and unfortunately I didn't actually find them very sexy or sensual to read。 Overall， an interesting take on a classic with good characters and a fun format to read。 Although not a book I would read again， I will definitely keep an eye out for more books from this author。 Please note that I was gifted this ebook in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Sara Oxton
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I Love you， I hate you by Elizabeth Davis a five-star read you will love and certainly not hate。 Victoria and Owen will captivate you， their love to hate each other vibe was so genius， it sparked of the page。 I really liked that they were both strong in their own ways， they both brought something to argument。 But most of all I simply adored Kimmy， she reminded me so much of my own mum， the struggles and the love， the drive it instils in you。 I loved the many aspects of the relationships， Nora an I Love you， I hate you by Elizabeth Davis a five-star read you will love and certainly not hate。 Victoria and Owen will captivate you， their love to hate each other vibe was so genius， it sparked of the page。 I really liked that they were both strong in their own ways， they both brought something to argument。 But most of all I simply adored Kimmy， she reminded me so much of my own mum， the struggles and the love， the drive it instils in you。 I loved the many aspects of the relationships， Nora and Luke， then the reveal， I was so happy with the way this story unfolded。 This will easily be the best read of the year， if you like your rom coms witty and sweet then you need this story in your life。 。。。more
Rach
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4⭐️Let me tell you this book was soooooo good。 It was an enemies/rivals to enemies with benefits to lovers kind of situation and I loved every minute of it。 Victoria and Owen are both lawyers and find themselves always going against each other in court。 But they have recently formed a friendship over Twitter not knowing that the person they are talking to is their rival。 I LOVE THE ANONYMOUS IDENTITY TROPE！！！！！！！！ The enemies aspect of this book is phenomenal。 They literally despise each other a 4⭐️Let me tell you this book was soooooo good。 It was an enemies/rivals to enemies with benefits to lovers kind of situation and I loved every minute of it。 Victoria and Owen are both lawyers and find themselves always going against each other in court。 But they have recently formed a friendship over Twitter not knowing that the person they are talking to is their rival。 I LOVE THE ANONYMOUS IDENTITY TROPE！！！！！！！！ The enemies aspect of this book is phenomenal。 They literally despise each other and then after a few drinks end up having hate sex！！！ This then leads to them hooking up while still not liking each other。 They both soon realise they are growing feelings for the other person but then Owen messes up BIG TIME。 I loved Victoria。 I thought she was such a strong character and I liked that she always held her ground。 Owen is just soooo dreamy and he definitely did the right amount of grovelling for Victoria to forgive him。 This book was excellent and I 100% recommend if you are looking for a book with the hating game kind of vibe。 Thank you NetGalley for providing the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Karen
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I Love You， I Hate You is a really enjoyable and fun read。 It’s well written， compelling and a refreshing spin on the film You’ve Got Mail。 The author brought it up to date in her own imaginative style， also incorporating social media which has become an essential part of our world today。 Victoria has a group of Twitter friends who offer her advice and support and I enjoyed their internet conversations and banter。 Victoria and Owen are both lawyers and arch enemies professionally and under pseud I Love You， I Hate You is a really enjoyable and fun read。 It’s well written， compelling and a refreshing spin on the film You’ve Got Mail。 The author brought it up to date in her own imaginative style， also incorporating social media which has become an essential part of our world today。 Victoria has a group of Twitter friends who offer her advice and support and I enjoyed their internet conversations and banter。 Victoria and Owen are both lawyers and arch enemies professionally and under pseudo names they unknowingly really good friends on Twitter。The story is well structured， the narrative goes back and forth between the two main characters with some intermittent internet dialogue conversations in between。 I liked the 90s music references。 The romance is delicious with some sizzling chemistry and intense heated moments。 The perfect enemies to lovers romance with some great dialogue and their banter both on Twitter and professionally was perfection and at times hilarious。 Their initial hatred of each other was palpable but they just couldn’t resist each other physically。This is a fast-paced and compelling read which was over far too quickly。 I enjoyed the author’s writing style and I will definitely be watching out for any future novels。Thank you to the publisher for the eARC for review。 TWISTED IN PAGES BLOG 。。。more
Abbey
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Loved it！ Very you've got mail vibes and it was a great read！ Funny in parts。 Definitely what is happening in the modern world of technology these days when it comes to Internet dating and that。Love it！ Highly recommend anybody to buy this book and read！ Loved it！ Very you've got mail vibes and it was a great read！ Funny in parts。 Definitely what is happening in the modern world of technology these days when it comes to Internet dating and that。Love it！ Highly recommend anybody to buy this book and read！ 。。。more
Jasmine
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3。5 stars For such a short book， there's certainly a lot that happens！ I think the biggest reason I enjoyed this was because Victoria and Owen were both great characters。 （Victoria more so， for me personally。） The dual narrative structure works well for this though the formatting was a bit of a mess and a little hard to follow sometimes。 But I got an arc so hopefully， it'll be okay in the final version。 Overall， I don't have a lot of thoughts。 I enjoyed this and read it in one sitting。 Would 3。5 stars For such a short book， there's certainly a lot that happens！ I think the biggest reason I enjoyed this was because Victoria and Owen were both great characters。 （Victoria more so， for me personally。） The dual narrative structure works well for this though the formatting was a bit of a mess and a little hard to follow sometimes。 But I got an arc so hopefully， it'll be okay in the final version。 Overall， I don't have a lot of thoughts。 I enjoyed this and read it in one sitting。 Would probably recommend。 。。。more
Laura Nelson （Tangents and Tissues）
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Ah-mazing！Full review to follow。
Lauren Hudspeth
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I absolutely adored this book！ The perfect balance of romance， love and lust！ This book sees our two main characters go on huge journeys of personal growth and understanding and just hits absolutely every mark for me！
Ridhi [ readingwithri ]
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ɢᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴄ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪꜱʜᴇʀ ᴠɪᴀ ɴᴇᴛɢᴀʟʟᴇʏ ɪɴ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀɴ ʜᴏɴᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ。𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 :I loved the blurb of this book and it gave me very "the hating game" vibes， so I requested a copy of it。 And thanks to NetGalley I got it 🙌。Victoria & Owen are each other's arch nemesis and as a result they hate each other to bone。 But their hatred for each other is way smaller in comparison to the chemistry they share and how much they are attracted to each other。 And I loved this premise/ tro ɢᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴄ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪꜱʜᴇʀ ᴠɪᴀ ɴᴇᴛɢᴀʟʟᴇʏ ɪɴ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀɴ ʜᴏɴᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ。𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 :I loved the blurb of this book and it gave me very "the hating game" vibes， so I requested a copy of it。 And thanks to NetGalley I got it 🙌。Victoria & Owen are each other's arch nemesis and as a result they hate each other to bone。 But their hatred for each other is way smaller in comparison to the chemistry they share and how much they are attracted to each other。 And I loved this premise/ trope so， so much。I went in thinking that'll this be another generic office-romance/ enemies to lovers story but 𝑰 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖， 𝑰 𝑯𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖 surprisingly stands out because it is those two tropes but in a rather refreshing way。 I loved the banter and all the back n forth between the two leads， I truly liked how this book encapsulated the internet culture and online friends who know more about you than your real life friends and I especially like the dual pov as it made me see the entirety of the story unfold from both perspectives。The only problem I had with this book was that the intermittent online conversations， as they were at times rather confusing and took me out of the feel of the story。But overall I enjoyed reading this book and would definitely recommend it to people who love office romances， enemies to lovers trope。 Rating : 3。5 ⭐ 。。。more
Elle Jayce
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If you love The Hating Game - Read this！I love you， I hate you， is an enemies-to-lovers retelling of the classic You've Got Mail， with all the swoony steam you could want。Victoria and Owen are lawyers on opposite sides。 They cannot stand each other。 But their chemistry is on fire！Unknown to them， they also know each other online。。。 under different names， and that relationship is very different。 Hence the book's title！There's romance， humor， tension， and a cat named after Luke Skywalker。 All good If you love The Hating Game - Read this！I love you， I hate you， is an enemies-to-lovers retelling of the classic You've Got Mail， with all the swoony steam you could want。Victoria and Owen are lawyers on opposite sides。 They cannot stand each other。 But their chemistry is on fire！Unknown to them， they also know each other online。。。 under different names， and that relationship is very different。 Hence the book's title！There's romance， humor， tension， and a cat named after Luke Skywalker。 All good！-Writing-wise， I'm not a fan of 3rd person narrative。 I found it to be quite distant， and at times hard to differentiate between the two characters as there wasn't any distinctive character 'voice' as such。 A lot of the emotions were told， rather than shown to the reader。 However， the dialog was snappy and realistic and both MC's had satisfying character growth and endings。Owen was by far my favorite character， he had me on the first page ;-） I challenge anyone not to love this secretly sweet （and slightly nerdy） Alpha。Overall I'd mark this a 3。5 （so bumped it up to a 4）I received a copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ellie White
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✨ REVIEW ✨ I Love You， I Hate You by Elizabeth Davis。Wow！ Just Wow！ You know when you find a book you love so much you accidentally stay up until we’ll after 2am to finish it in one sitting？ When you know that the kids will be up at 6 but just don’t care because you’re so engrossed in the story and sleep is for the weak anyway？ That’s this book！ I was hooked from the prologue！✨ I loved the relationship between Victoria and Owen。 Their chemistry from the very start was palpable and I loved how pr ✨ REVIEW ✨ I Love You， I Hate You by Elizabeth Davis。Wow！ Just Wow！ You know when you find a book you love so much you accidentally stay up until we’ll after 2am to finish it in one sitting？ When you know that the kids will be up at 6 but just don’t care because you’re so engrossed in the story and sleep is for the weak anyway？ That’s this book！ I was hooked from the prologue！✨ I loved the relationship between Victoria and Owen。 Their chemistry from the very start was palpable and I loved how professionally they challenge each other。✨ I loved the social media aspect of the story。 In this day and age social media is a huge part of our lives （even if we don’t want it to be） and I love how Victoria found her voice online and how it taught her to open up。✨ I love a good rom-com and not only was the story itself a rom-com but it was packed full of references from my favourites， like 10 Things I Hate About You and Sleepless In Seattle！ This was such a fun， fast paced debut romance that I could read again and again and I can’t wait to see what’s next from Elizabeth！ 。。。more
Anita Salát
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This book ticks all the boxes for an entertaining rom-com novel。The plot is a bit predictable but there's not a single page that you would skip。 The characters are not too complex but you still love them。 If you are looking for something to elevate your mood， this is a perfect summer read to binge read。Thanks for NetGalley and Headline for this Advance Reading Copy。 This book ticks all the boxes for an entertaining rom-com novel。The plot is a bit predictable but there's not a single page that you would skip。 The characters are not too complex but you still love them。 If you are looking for something to elevate your mood， this is a perfect summer read to binge read。Thanks for NetGalley and Headline for this Advance Reading Copy。 。。。more
Reading in Brussels
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It's been a while since I have read anything set in the legal world。 I loved all the lawyer-speak and legal tidbits！Also， this story started out with a bang （lol， I'm funny）。 And kept delivering。 Not one dull moment。Owen was an absolute sweetheart。 I loved how caring he was， with his family and Victoria/Nora。 And his relationship with his stepmom was refreshing。Victoria was a complete go-getter。 She knew where she stood， how focused she had to be and was completely clear in her circumstances and It's been a while since I have read anything set in the legal world。 I loved all the lawyer-speak and legal tidbits！Also， this story started out with a bang （lol， I'm funny）。 And kept delivering。 Not one dull moment。Owen was an absolute sweetheart。 I loved how caring he was， with his family and Victoria/Nora。 And his relationship with his stepmom was refreshing。Victoria was a complete go-getter。 She knew where she stood， how focused she had to be and was completely clear in her circumstances and her reasons for her choices。The whole story was very easy to picture and felt real。 The back-and-forth between the main characters was fantastic。The only thing bugging me was （view spoiler）[ Victoria's （BTW I love this name） hang-up with Owen's wealth。 Though I understand， but I wish she didn't hold it against him， it's not like he could help it？ But also， one of the most important aspects of their conflicts， so yeah。 （hide spoiler）]Overall， a very good read。Arc provided by Netgalley and Headline Eternal in exchange of a honest review。 。。。more
Melissa Polk
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This book made my heart sing。 And I knew it would。 Elizabeth Davis has long been a favorite of mine。So let me start this off with a confession。 Anyone who knows me well， is aware that 'contemporary' isn't my thing。 Like， at all。 The closest I tend to come is urban fantasy。 But there are some authors （very， very few） who can pull me into a contemporary setting。 Elizabeth is one of them。Owen and Victoria are amazing。 They're exceedingly human and relatable and fallible。 Victoria is very close to m This book made my heart sing。 And I knew it would。 Elizabeth Davis has long been a favorite of mine。So let me start this off with a confession。 Anyone who knows me well， is aware that 'contemporary' isn't my thing。 Like， at all。 The closest I tend to come is urban fantasy。 But there are some authors （very， very few） who can pull me into a contemporary setting。 Elizabeth is one of them。Owen and Victoria are amazing。 They're exceedingly human and relatable and fallible。 Victoria is very close to my heart--her anxieties and fears and need to prove herself while also hiding herself。 I feel that。 Deeply。 Her twitter friends made me feel seen in a way I've only felt in one other book （Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade）。 I literally laughed out loud at their banter。 And not just the ladies' banter， but then boys' group chat as well。 I love them all and want nothing but happiness and snuggles for each of them。Here's what you can count on， going into any Elizabeth Davis book: you will feel things。 Many things。 Deeply。 The relationships are perfection--that's not to say they happen easily and without trial。 What I mean is， they are flawed and disastrous and heartfelt and raw。 There's such tenderness and passion and LIFE。 And they are written well enough that you will believe every second of it。 You can't go wrong with her work。 You will get a romance that makes you laugh and cry and grin like an idiot。 And if you want to know， the sex is always hot and always consensual。And on top of it all？ Elizabeth tackles some pretty big things in this book。 Inequality， class， poverty， white privilege， corporate corruption， politics。 And she does it with courage， humor， and grace。 It never felt preachy or contrived。So。 I tell you from the most honest part of my soul: go buy this book immediately。 Pre-order。 Borrow it from your library。 It's worth it。 It's more than worth it。 Whether contemporary romance is your thing or not， I *highly* recommend this book。 。。。more
Alison
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Three and a half stars。Victoria Clemenceaux is a brilliant young in-house lawyer working for a soulless big corporation called Smorgasbord， based in 。 It's her job to quash any hints of law suits against the company and she's very good at it。 She loathes her employer but it pays mega-bucks and as the daughter of a teen single-mother who has battled poverty her entire life， money is important。 She has huge college debts and she would dearly love to buy her mother a house so working anywhere else Three and a half stars。Victoria Clemenceaux is a brilliant young in-house lawyer working for a soulless big corporation called Smorgasbord， based in 。 It's her job to quash any hints of law suits against the company and she's very good at it。 She loathes her employer but it pays mega-bucks and as the daughter of a teen single-mother who has battled poverty her entire life， money is important。 She has huge college debts and she would dearly love to buy her mother a house so working anywhere else for a lower salary is out of the question。 Her arch-nemesis is Owen Pohl， the original Trust Fund kid， son of one of the richest families in the Upper Midwest， who has set up his own law firm who now likes to take on big business， and Victoria's employer is one of the largest in Minnesota， which is handy when it comes to depositioning senior management。 They may hate each other in the Courtroom but its the sort of fiery hatred that leads to hate-sex。What Victoria and Owen don't know is that while they may be arch-enemies in real life， they are close friends on Twitter。 Neither uses their real names and Victoria has always been deliberately vague about her job and her physical location because her liberal， feminist views often attract trolls。 Victoria has always been so focused on her career she doesn't really have any physical friends， only groups of like-minded individuals on Twitter。 Even then， it is only 'Luke' to whom she opens up and spills all her hopes， fears， and insecurities。IDK， is it a significant anniversary of the release of You've Got Mail？ This is the second or third retelling of the film I have read this year， which itself was of course a remake of the film The Shop Around the Corner， which in itself was （according to Wiki） based on a Hungarian play。 The trouble with reboots is how to keep the story interesting without totally departing from the original （by which I mean the Tom Hanks version because that's my era）。Well， the answer is， in this case， really well！ I have issues with the Tom Hanks film， namely why he deliberately manipulates the situation， acting as his own Cyrano de Bergerac if you like。 Elizabeth Davis does this brilliantly。 She totally explains why Own doesn't admit he is Victoria's Twitter friend Luke （as in Skywalker） when he finds out - and it makes sense！ And it doesn't make him a douche。The only reason this isn't four stars is because I found the sex scenes both too frequent and not very sexy。 I get that they are f*ckbuddies， but it wasn't very erotic。 Conversely， I found the inevitable break-up scenes really moving and they brought me to tears。Finally， a retelling of the Tom Hanks film which addresses my issues with the film in a way that makes sense。 I will certainly look out for other books by Elizabeth Davis in future。I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Emma Hardy
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Quite a lot of back and forth messaging in this one which I started to find tedious but when characters met and developed I was hooked。 A good angle with online v offline personas。
book_scent
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What a great rom-com debut！ Once I started this book I couldn't put it down and had to finish it asap。You jump right into the story and know right away that Victoria & Owen are Nora & Luke: archenemies IRL， （anonymous） best friends online - that anonymity is what allows them to be honest and vulnerable， and what makes them so essential in each other's lives。 It's the only place where they don't feel like they have to put on a facade。The characters felt very real and I could see where they were c What a great rom-com debut！ Once I started this book I couldn't put it down and had to finish it asap。You jump right into the story and know right away that Victoria & Owen are Nora & Luke: archenemies IRL， （anonymous） best friends online - that anonymity is what allows them to be honest and vulnerable， and what makes them so essential in each other's lives。 It's the only place where they don't feel like they have to put on a facade。The characters felt very real and I could see where they were coming from - which made it easy to sympathise with both sides。 I enjoyed the banter between Victoria and Owen a lot and loved seeing them getting closer， their relationship develop。 Victoria's reaction towards the end felt a tad bit too much for me 。。。 but maybe that's just me being too forgiving ^^ Anyway， I couldn't wait for them to find their happily-ever-after， 'cause they both deserved it so much！！"I Love You， I Hate You" was such a fun and quick read that had me hoping and rooting for both MC's from the very beginning。 This has definitely put Elizabeth Davis on my radar and I'll be keeping an eye out for future releases！Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Katie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I received I Love You， I Hate You as an advanced copy from NetGalley and I am so glad because this was SUCH a fun read that left me with a lot to say！I read I Love You， I Hate You off the back of speed-reading The Spanish Love Deception and directly before inhaling The Hating Game。 I'm sure you can tell I'm slap bang in the middle of discovering workplace romance novels and absolutely loving them。This review will probably contain spoilers because I can't hold my tongue to save myself。Victoria is I received I Love You， I Hate You as an advanced copy from NetGalley and I am so glad because this was SUCH a fun read that left me with a lot to say！I read I Love You， I Hate You off the back of speed-reading The Spanish Love Deception and directly before inhaling The Hating Game。 I'm sure you can tell I'm slap bang in the middle of discovering workplace romance novels and absolutely loving them。This review will probably contain spoilers because I can't hold my tongue to save myself。Victoria is stuck in a corporate law job that kills her soul and Owen is her frequent opposition。 They both think they have the other sussed and obviously don't。 They both also have anonymous internet friends who are conveniently the opposite of their nemeses。 Internet friends who they complain about each other to。 Coincidences， eh？I don't understand law or the majority of 9-5 jobs so I'll just assume the author covered that all correctly lol。 I liked the conflict of opposing counsel as much as I love a classic fantasy enemies-to-lovers。 The opening chapter being so ~intense~ was new to me and kind of set the pace from the start。 This story moved fast but felt real。First of all， I LOVE dual POVs。 I think it adds to the tension and angst I feel reading a romance novel when I know exactly what both characters are feeling。 Knowing so early on how Owen felt， in particular， had me STRESSING。 I was begging for them to figure it all out and work through the miscommunications at every opportunity。What stands out as so different about I Love You， I Hate You is how believable and real these characters' lives felt。 The involvement of twitter DMs， group chat messages and the mention of social debates with strangers online just felt right。 At some points， Victoria did come across as preachy but equally sometimes Owen came across as a little ignorant and that's what made them feel like real people。 For being such different characters， they both seemed very relatable。 The money issues， the hangovers， the the family histories， the job frustrations - it all felt real。The majority of what I have to say is positive because this book was truly successful。 It was progressive， well-paced， feminist， realistic and jam-packed with tension （both sexual and plain ol' angsty tension）。I think most of my worries were with formatting and such but I was reading an advanced copy so I imagine that will all be tidied up before release。A 3。5 star book。 A sexy workplace romance。 A heartfelt love letter to internet friends。 A cheeky dig at capitalism and the patriarchy。 My favourite things！ 。。。more
Donna read。athon2021
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