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A review by winemakerssister
The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Patel
3.0
Generally this was an enjoyable read. I just had a few problems with it that spoiled what would've been a very good read.
1) Liya's back story is colored by her rape at age 15 by a community member. I just didn't like how this was resolved. If this man raped one child, I'm guessing it happened to others. And there was no mention of this aspect of the situation. And in no way was this aspect resolved.
2) This was a slow-burn romance with lots of talk about Liya's sex life. Now I normally am happy letting an author decide how explicit they wish to be, but Patel set up a story with some sex and a strong slow burn leading up to it. But when the two finally got together, it was as if the author lost several pages of the book. We went from the beginning of the scene to....nothing. I honestly thought it didn't happen until Liya admitted to it when chatting with her friends. Now if the author is afraid to write a sex scene then she shouldn't write a book requiring one!
1) Liya's back story is colored by her rape at age 15 by a community member. I just didn't like how this was resolved. If this man raped one child, I'm guessing it happened to others. And there was no mention of this aspect of the situation. And in no way was this aspect resolved.
2) This was a slow-burn romance with lots of talk about Liya's sex life. Now I normally am happy letting an author decide how explicit they wish to be, but Patel set up a story with some sex and a strong slow burn leading up to it. But when the two finally got together, it was as if the author lost several pages of the book. We went from the beginning of the scene to....nothing. I honestly thought it didn't happen until Liya admitted to it when chatting with her friends. Now if the author is afraid to write a sex scene then she shouldn't write a book requiring one!