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A review by ks_reads_spice
Don't Hate Me by Eden Emory
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Synopsis: Quinn is given a mission, get information from Blake and take her out. Quinn is a trained assassin who never had trouble with a mission… until her. Blake is a secret service agent with a secrets until Quinn shows up to exploit every single one of them
What I liked: The whole enemies (kind of) to lovers dynamic was well written. Quinn and Blake are seemingly opposite attracts, until you realize further in in the book that they’re not that different after all. Quinn’s growing obsession with Blake was just so cute. The spice scenes are 🔥 and very well written for a sapphic novel.
What I didn’t like: I almost DNF’d because the beginning of the book seemed a bit all over the place and convoluted. The story eventually came together and it turned out to be a great story overall though! I’m usually not one to knock down ratings due to grammar or spelling, unless it’s extensive, and I noticed 7 or 8 times in the book where it got brushed over in the editing process. Bad grammar really messes with the flow of the book.
❤️Tropes: FF, BDSM, voyeurism, pet play, exhibitionism, primal play, MC w/a filthy mouth, orgy
⚠️Triggers: stalking, impact play, gun play, abandonment, murder for work, murder for pleasure, gore, PTSD, body horror, dubcon, degradation, domestic abuse, fisting, on page suicide (implied)
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Synopsis: Quinn is given a mission, get information from Blake and take her out. Quinn is a trained assassin who never had trouble with a mission… until her. Blake is a secret service agent with a secrets until Quinn shows up to exploit every single one of them
What I liked: The whole enemies (kind of) to lovers dynamic was well written. Quinn and Blake are seemingly opposite attracts, until you realize further in in the book that they’re not that different after all. Quinn’s growing obsession with Blake was just so cute. The spice scenes are 🔥 and very well written for a sapphic novel.
What I didn’t like: I almost DNF’d because the beginning of the book seemed a bit all over the place and convoluted. The story eventually came together and it turned out to be a great story overall though! I’m usually not one to knock down ratings due to grammar or spelling, unless it’s extensive, and I noticed 7 or 8 times in the book where it got brushed over in the editing process. Bad grammar really messes with the flow of the book.
❤️Tropes: FF, BDSM, voyeurism, pet play, exhibitionism, primal play, MC w/a filthy mouth, orgy
⚠️Triggers: stalking, impact play, gun play, abandonment, murder for work, murder for pleasure, gore, PTSD, body horror, dubcon, degradation, domestic abuse, fisting, on page suicide (implied)
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide