Better Hate than Never by Chloe LieseRating: ✩✩✩✩✩
I am loving this series with Shakespeare inspirations and I really hope we get more!
While being a retelling of a great play with many favorite tropes, Liese handles chronic illness and neurodivergence with a deft hand. While I don't really like the "I am mean to this girl because I have been pining for her from day one" as a trope, here it works because the characters actually show personal growth. Additionally, the family as a whole grows and changes and everyone learns to do better and be better. Add in some grade A spice (the consent is the sexy part...*swoon*) and a realistic/solid HEA...needless to day Chloe Liese has done it again!
My only note is that in the initial chapters, the snark is solidly in the "just being immature and mean" category and not the "banter" category. Since that is one of my biggest romance pet peeves, it almost turned me off, but to anyone else who hates that: stick with it. The immaturity here serves a purpose and works really well in the greater narrative. This will be the amazing book you expect from this author I promise.
Published on 10 October 2023 by Berkley Publishing Group
I am loving this series with Shakespeare inspirations and I really hope we get more!
While being a retelling of a great play with many favorite tropes, Liese handles chronic illness and neurodivergence with a deft hand. While I don't really like the "I am mean to this girl because I have been pining for her from day one" as a trope, here it works because the characters actually show personal growth. Additionally, the family as a whole grows and changes and everyone learns to do better and be better. Add in some grade A spice (the consent is the sexy part...*swoon*) and a realistic/solid HEA...needless to day Chloe Liese has done it again!
My only note is that in the initial chapters, the snark is solidly in the "just being immature and mean" category and not the "banter" category. Since that is one of my biggest romance pet peeves, it almost turned me off, but to anyone else who hates that: stick with it. The immaturity here serves a purpose and works really well in the greater narrative. This will be the amazing book you expect from this author I promise.
Published on 10 October 2023 by Berkley Publishing Group
Book # 42 of 2023
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