I LOVE YOU, I HATE YOU: All's fair in love and law in this irresistible enemies-to-lovers rom-com!

The writing in this book is very good, the characters have good banter. But the story was ruined for my by the unnecessary anti white racism and anti men sexism. It didn’t add to the story and as both main characters were white just felt out of place. Additionally the writer seems to have a whole bunch of biases that are currently hot topics, it weren’t needed in the story.

As it’s Valentine’s Day what better review to post than a romance. Billed as a cross between You’ve Got Mail and The Hating Game this is a modern version of the former using Twitter rather than dial up internet and email.Victoria could come across to some as a bit of a man hater but to me she was a vulnerable but slightly prickly, misunderstood woman who has put her love for her mum before her own moral code. Working for a company that pays well even though she knows it uses questionable behaviour towards it’s employees. Raised by a single mum with very little money she knows what poor is so when “rich boy” Owen keeps taking her company to court it puts him on the morally right side but on the wrong side of her.They may hate each other with Owen calling her Your Majesty or The Ice Queen but the chemistry was undeniable and holy hell the sex scenes. While all this is going on Victoria has an alter ego Nora which she originally used to bait men on Twitter but is mostly used now just to truly be herself and speak with her fiercely feminist female friends and Luke the one man she is open and vulnerable with.This had so many misunderstandings and monumental moments where the truth could spill but something always cropped up. They had me grinning one moment then banging my head against the wall with frustration the next. Both their hearts are in the right place just their beats are out of sync.If you like an enemies to lovers trope and sex that would make a porn star blush then I highly recommend this. Plus it has a cat which is always a winner with me!

*climbs to top of hill**plants flag*Sheesh *gulps air*, metaphorical hill or not, I am not fit for this – at all!What was that?Why *points down* am I standing on top of a hill?Well, after finishing ILYIHY I said three things… *counts off fingers*• It was fantabulous• Emotional• And spicy afSo, in typical Laura-esque Drama Queen form, I decided this is the hill upon which I shall die because I dare you to come at me and disagree… *snorts* Just kidding… not!Sparks and pheromones fly (in and out of the courtroom) in this tale which gave me all the You’ve Got Mail vibes – 21st Century style!Owen and Victoria have rubbing each other up the wrong way down to a fine art. *whispers* Understatement of the century! What is it I always say? Never assume anything because it only makes a… ahem, well, you know the rest. And these two have assumptions up the wazoo when it comes to their opinions of each other *rolls eyes*. Yet, all that friction is only going to head one way *snorts* – fireworks (of the *whistle-winks* variety)!I think it’s fair to say that between them their issues have issues, and both have hearts locked up tighter than Fort Knox. Yet, as their online personas leak into real life, will they take a chance by doing the one thing they fear most… opening up?Enemies to lovers is one of my catnip tropes; add in Star Wars references and it’s safe to say I’m a goner. Full of heartfelt moments, witty banter, explosive chemistry and the sassiest five-year-old you’ll ever meet, ILYIHY is one of the best romcoms I have read this year (that’s another flag planted!).Life is full of ‘Moments’… choose wisely!

The basis of the story is “you’ve got Mail” but the “enemies to lovers” didn’t work as by page 2 they were already sleeping together.I didn’t like either of them as lead characters especially Owen as I found him very wet behind the ears.It was a very “woke” at points and didn’t make sense to be in the book 📚

I enjoyed this, it was lighthearted enough and made me laugh, an easy read