Synopsis

When life gives you your enemy, you make a deal with him…

Leo Wells is the last person I want to be skating with. He’s aloof, abrasive… and stupidly attractive. Nevermind the fact that I had a lapse in judgment one night with him in the past. We may not like each other, but I like winning more and if I want to do that, I need him. We need each other.

Leo doesn’t like the idea anymore than I do, but we make a deal. We can put our differences aside and forget about our history so we can compete together. It should be easy enough–after all, neither of us like the other. But there’s a spark between us, one that reignites a burning fire we lit a long time ago. The lines are blurring and melting like the ice around my heart.

Leo Wells is breaking through my walls, tearing them down one layer at a time. And all I can do is tell him how I hate him . . .

Because I’m afraid I don’t hate him at all.

My Review

The Good:

Tell Me How You Hate Me was a great palette cleanser for me inbetween some dense fantasy reads! As a fellow perfectionist female athlete, I really identified with Aria’s struggles and shutting people out as soon as her anxiety flared up. Leo is an absolutely dreamy male lead, and his drive to be the best while also protecting Aria as his new skating partner was admirable and so attractive.

The Not so Good:

I loved the competitions depicted in this storyline, I just wish they were a bit longer and drawn out! There was great build-up leading with Leo and Aria’s practices before traveling, and then they were over all too quickly. I also think I read about about Leo taking a deep inhale of Aria’s shampoo after Aria walked past like, 6 times, which only made me think of our favorite Bridgerton boy Anthony.

*I received a free advanced readers copy (ARC) of this book from the author, Cali and Valentine PR. My review is my own and reflects my honest opinion about this book. 🤍