The Book of Love and Hate (Paperback)

from diana.hauser

THE BOOK OF LOVE AND HATE by Lauren Sanders was sent to me by the publisher, Akashic Books, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review. The book cover tells me that "Jennifer Baron is a failed Olympic Speed Skater now running her family's foundation and trying to stay sober, when her billionai...

from Karen59

For me, this was a hard read. I never understood or felt interested in the main protaginist or was intriqued by the story. I can dislike a main character and still feel grabbed by the plot but this one just left me cold. I kept trying to care, kept trying to push through but after several tries I...

from wolfeyluvr

This was... a true challenge to get through. I really wanted to toss it aside after 20 pages but no, I can't give a fair review without finishing. So I finished. I will admit I had to skim half of it in order to make it happen but I paced myself enough to keep track of what was going on plot-wise...

from whitewavedarling

This book sounded right up my alley... but it wasn't. I HATE not finishing books, but I just couldn't. I stopped at around page 60, and getting that far was a struggle. Here's the thing--the plot is hard to follow, and the narrator is so incredibly entitled and unlikeable that I really couldn't g...

from TheFlamingoReads

This review will be short - as I wish the book itself was. It's hard to believe that this book passed the 'let's publish this' at the start. The plot is practically non-existent, the characters are either unlikeable or an enigma, and the dialogue is all over the place. I normally enjoy a good thr...