Better Hate than Never
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Childhood enemies discover the fine line between love and loathing in this heartfelt reimagining of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
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.
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3 primary books#2 in The Wilmot Sisters
The Wilmot Sisters is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by Chloe Liese.
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Although I'm a long time fan of Chloe Liese, the mixed reviews I've seen for this book led me to believe I wouldn't enjoy it, but I actually liked it quite a lot!
Chloe is amazing creating stories around diverse characters and Better Hate Than Never was no exception. This book includes ADHD, demisexual(I need so much more of this) and chronic pain (migraines) representation, and I believe it was done rather well.
Kate is far from my favorite type of character, but her characteristics are aligned with ADHD and, although it's a bit triggering for me at times, I learned to like her. It is worth noting that Kate evolves quite a bit after deciding she is willing to trust and be more open about herself.
Chris was the big surprise for me in this book! I've seen so many bad comments on him, about the way he treated Kate, and how he was having sex with other women all the time, that I had very low expectations about him. To be totally honest, I loved Chris! I didn't think he treated Kate that bad, particularly considering how mean she was to him all the time, and her comments were less reasonable and somewhat childish. I feel some readers are shaming Chris sex life, which is far from central in the story, and seeing his behavior as particularly extreme as opposed to Kate's demisexual experience.
Anyway, Chris admits he was wrong, apologises and makes everything imaginable to change Kate's opinion of him. He gives her all the time she needs, goes to therapy, feeds her and does her laundry, and nothing can be sexier than this.
Plus, absolutely no one writes ongoing consent like Chloe Liese.
I'm now very in the mood to re-watch “10 things I hate about you”
This was so beautifully done!
The intimacy between Christopher and Kat was amazing.
They started as enemies, but when Chris realizes kat thinks he hates her... all bets are off. He had been distant and argumentative because the pull to her was so strong, but now he isn't stopping himself.
She has ADHD, and he has chronic migraines. Both understand the tolls that take on a person so they are very empathetic and understanding.
Chris is like a chefs kiss of bedroom intimacy and talking and checking in with your partner. Flawless. But he's also charming and cheeky and humorous too
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