Better Hate Than Never Review

 Title: Better Hate Than Never

Author: Chloe Liese

Genre: Romance

Page Number: 401

My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5

Synopsis: Katerina Wilmot and Christopher Petruchio shared backyards as kids but as adults, they will not even share the same hemisphere. That is, until Kate makes a rare visit home, and their firey animosity rekindles into a raging inferno. Despite their friends' and families' pleas for peace, Christopher is unconvinced Kate would willingly douse the flames of their enmity. But when a drunken Kate confesses she has only been hostile because she thought he hated her, Christopher vows to make peace with Kate once and for all. Tempting as it is to be swept away by her nemesis-turned-gentlemen, Kate is not sure she can trust his charming good guy act. When Christopher's persistence and Kate's curiosity lead to an impassioned kiss, they realize "peace" is the last thing that will ever be possible between them. As desire gives way to deeper feelings, Kate and Christopher must decide if it is truly better to hate than to never risk their hearts, or if they already gave them away long ago.

Review: I enjoyed this book. It is a very solid romance novel. All of my favorite tropes were there and they were executed perfectly. The characters were amazing and relatable. My favorite character was the main character Katerina. She had many insecurities that were relatable to me and I understood her. The relationship development between Kat and Chris was perfect. They start out hating each other, even though it was one-sided, to develop a beautiful relationship with one another. One thing I hate about most romance novels is that there is some sort of miscommunication towards the end that causes the couple to break up. This book however did not have that. The main characters were mature and talked through their differences, leading to no third-act breakup. I took off one star because it took me a second to get into reading the book. Something about the writing was putting me off and it took me about 70 pages to get into the novel. Overall It was a great romance read.

Tropes:

Enemies to lovers

He takes care of her

forced proximity