Hate Notes by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

Tuesday 4 February 2020

★★★

SYNOPSIS

It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress.

Something blue.

I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. That’s when I found another bride’s “something old.”

Stitched into the lining of a fabulously feathered design was the loveliest message I’d ever read: Thank you for making all of my dreams come true.

The name embossed on the blue stationery: Reed Eastwood, obviously the most romantic man who ever lived. I also discovered he’s the most gorgeous. If only my true-love fantasies had stopped there. Because I’ve since found out something else about Mr. Starry-Eyed.

He’s arrogant, cynical, and demanding. I should know. Thanks to a twist of fate, he’s my new boss. But that’s not going to stop me from discovering the story behind his last love letter. A love letter that did not result in a happily ever after.

But that story is nothing compared to the one unfolding between us. It’s getting hotter, sweeter, and more surprising than anything I could have imagined.

Something new.

But I have no idea how this one is going to end...

REVIEW

I really did not want to give this book three stars (well, I'm giving it 3.5). I really wanted it to be good and I wanted to enjoy it (I mean, I would give just the cover five stars!). And I did enjoy it, to some extent.

First of all, yes, it was a nice read, it's overall a good story, even though I expected something very different from the title and synopsis. Nonetheless, the plot was good.

And Charlotte was exhilarating, playful and overall a joyful character. She's outgoing and I'd say she'd be someone who'd be easy to talk to.

Reed, on the other hand, is a closed-off jerk at the beginning although he changes at the end, so props to that. He's good looking, at least. And he knows how to be nice sometimes.

But the dialogues, my god, the dialogues! There was a lot of over-sharing, from both of them. Charlotte was ready to tell her life story to anyone who had two minutes, stranger or friend. And not just Charlotte, no. Literally every character in this book was an open book. Maybe that's why I had to take 1.5 stars away. Reading their conversations was a headache and it made it b-o-r-i-n-g.





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