The Worst Guy

love an enemies to lovers but just didn't love this. i'm very proudly a Mean Person™️ but honestly just being around this couple would have made me want to bash my head in. i love a lil snark, some banter, different ideologies on life kinda vibe.

this however wasn't it. the guy was mean to her for no reason and i'm not a fan of that. he was also suddenly so into her for no reason, like yes the sex was great i suppose but what about her do u actually love dude?

and omg, the way he kept shitting on her field, i could never respect a man who spoke to me in that way. then he kept saying no that he did in fact respect her, but his words just didn't indicate that. also if someone kept saying that i ‘screech', they would honestly never be graced w my presence again. what a loser 40 year old.

i didn't completely love the mc, even though i completely understood the whole mean inner persona + people pleaser stuff. totally relatable. but man, you're nearly 40, please get your act together & cut off your narcissistic dad.

i guess i realised that i like messy characters only when they have a reason to be & stay messy. i also just don't like doctors

Oop.

The first chapter called thick thighs “ear muffs” like 3 times, and gave me the ick.

5/5

This was SO GOOD. The writing. The banter. The bickering. The character growth. The humor. EVERYTHING.

I loved it SO MUCH. Especially Sebastian's pet names for Sara. Little tornado for example. and then honey. I loved each and every one of them! His acts of service, like separating raisins because she didn't like them? THAT'S A DREAM GUY.

The spice was exquisite. “Strangle me for all I care. if I die, I die” SIR!! Holy shit!! I loved that! Every single thing was so well done and I loved it!!!

The conversation with her father. Basically all of the ceasefire and a break from work. I loved that. I loved how supportive Sebastian was and had Sara's back, when it came to her father, her illness, and everything. And the ending??? (SPOILER ALERT:) “I'll have to get a vasectomy because you don't want kids” EXCUSE ME??? God, I love him so much!

Everything was so good about this book, it's definitely one of my favourites. The banter was AMAZING and I loved how antagonistic they've been towards each other and how much they loved it.

For more of my reviews, check out my blog.I really enjoyed this, but it was a rough go at the start. That might be because I'm in the midst of one of the worst reading slumps of my entire life, or it might be that I'm not really into hate-relationships all that much. Or, you know, it could be a combination of the two, I suppose. BUT THAT'S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, as I really did end up enjoying The Worst Guy. It's my second Canterbary novel, and so far her record is 2/1. I loved, loved, loved [b:In a Jam 62597278 In a Jam Kate Canterbary https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1663242988l/62597278.SY75.jpg 93934187], but I DNFed [b:The Belle and the Beard 57431201 The Belle and the Beard (The Santillian Triplets, #3) Kate Canterbary https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1615893745l/57431201.SX50.jpg 89050045]. ANYWAY – Sebastian Stremmel is not a very nice guy, and well, Sara Shapiro isn't all that nice, either. Though I did like her a helluva lot more than I liked Sebastian at the start. He's grumpy, grouchy, and just plain mean sometimes. Put them together and it was like pouring gasoline on a fire. Things just sort of imploded. They picked on each other, teased each other, and they just plain shouted at each other. But when the clothes came off, damn they were hot together.I loved that there were reasons behind who they were. I loved that Canterbary gave Sara and Sebastian horrible backstories. It made sense. Everything felt right – there was no part of this where I questioned whether it was realistic. It felt real, the way these two butted heads, but then sort of clicked together like magnets. This was great.