A review by bookmaniacforever
I Hate You by Ilsa Madden-Mills

5.0

⭐️ 5 "You Is All You Have" Stars ⭐️
I Hate You is without a doubt my new favorite book by Ilsa Madden-Mills. Just from the blurb I was so eager to dive into this story that guaranteed humour and sexiness, but it exceeded even my better hope! The author brought to life a couple with insecurities under all the bravado they show and it made this book so much more emotional!

"I'm not worthy of her. Good girls like her don't stick around with guys like me. Sure, I have a talent for football and people tell me I'm handsome, but underneath... Why would she want me?"

I adored Charisma and Blaze's relationship. There’s so much more than just cute and funny banter between them; there’s also full of heart-warming and poignant emotions! At first, it’s rocky between them after their “breakup” from months earlier and the frosty exchanges are also bursting with definite hate and underlying attraction. They gradually form a deeper bond and navigate these new feelings!

Charisma is such an amazing heroine with assurance and attitude. She likes to play the little temptress with Blaze and those moments are just so enjoyable. She’s very bubbly and made me laugh a lot, but her insecurities also had my heart breaking. Blaze also hides lots of hurt and pain behind his cocky jock exterior. He didn’t have the best upbringing and opening up his heart isn’t as easy as it could be with all the fears and worries he bears. He’s a multi-dimensional protagonist that I absolutely loved!

"He's everything I never knew I wanted. He's perfection wrapped in a dark, deep lake, and I ache to swim in those waters, to discover his secrets and let him delve into mine."

Between witty exchanges and sexy encounters, this couple had me in awe of their relationship that couldn’t have been executed in a better way. The paced was perfect for them! I Hate You is a college sports romance you don’t want to miss. Ilsa Madden-Mills captured my total attention with this novel with lots of laughing moments, but also tearful and steamy ones!

** ARC received in exchange for an honest review **