Better Hate Than Never Review -

Hi friends! I’m back with a romance review, and this one did not disappoint me. While it is spooky season, it was fun to take a break from the horror and read this cozy fall romance instead. Let’s get into my review for Better Hate Than Never!

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Quick Synopsis

Childhood enemies discover the fine line between love and loathing in this heartfelt reimagining of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.

Perfect for readers who want:

Childhood enemies to lovers
Autumn Vibes
Demisexual and chronic migraine representation
10 Things I Hate About You

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About Better Hate Than Never

Title: Better Hate Than Never

Author: Chloe Liese

Rating: 5 Stars

Genre: Romance

Pages: 400

Age Range: 18+

Publisher: Berkley

Date Published: 10 October 2023

Goodreads Description: Katerina Wilmot and Christopher Petruchio shared backyards as kids, but as adults, they won’t even share the same hemisphere. That is, until Kate makes a rare visit home, and their fiery 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’s 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-gentleman, Kate isn’t 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’s truly better to hate than to never risk their hearts—or if they already gave them away long ago.

I received a review copy from Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

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Better Hate Than Never Review

This was one of my most anticipated books of the year and I was not disappointed. Chloe Liese can do no wrong in my eyes.

Better Hate Than Never is a cozy mashup of The Taming of the Shrew meets 10 Things I Hate About You. The vibes are autumn, and Liese does an amazing job of making you root for Kate and Christopher immediately.

I always find the contemporary version of enemies to lovers to be less impactful than the fantasy version. In contemporary, the male love interest is usually a raging misogynist and the “enemies” behaviour is borderline abusive. In fantasy, they can be true enemies because it’s a fantasy world.

Liese did a great job of making Kate and Christopher believable enemies and I just loved that. Honestly, this book was so good, I’m struggling to write this review in a coherent manner.

The writing was good, the characters phenomenal, the romance impeccable. A man actually apologises for his behaviour and goes to therapy in this one. SMASH.

And I haven’t even gotten into the demi rep and chronic migraine rep. As both a demisexual myself, and someone who suffers from migraines, this book feels like it was written for me personally.