Dare You to Hate Me | Review

When I asked my best friend to run away with me at sixteen, I knew he’d say no.⁣
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He had football, an amazing family, and a happy home to go back to every day.⁣
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So the night I snuck out of his bedroom window after hugging him goodbye, I’d accepted I’d probably never see him again.⁣
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Then we both wind up at Lindon University four years later.⁣
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I’m barely picking up the pieces of my life when the boy whose initials I used to doodle hearts around approaches me at work.⁣
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Aiden Griffith. Lindon U’s star tight end.⁣
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Still as attractive. Still as dedicated.⁣
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With rumors of him being drafted to the NFL coming to fruition, I know it’s only a matter of time before we have to say goodbye again.⁣
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But he can’t seem to let me go no matter what I say, and I don’t think I want him to.⁣

This book was okay for me. I knew I had to pick it up when I saw its gorgeous cover, but that was the only thing I absolutely loved about it. There are lots of trigger warnings for this book, including self-harm, emotional abuse, and statutory rape.

This book was more on the serious side. I guess I should have known that from the prologue scene I was hit with, but still. I usually lean more towards the rom-com side of things so this wasn’t exactly my cup of tea.

The romance was not really “it” for me. I liked reading some cute thoughts from Aiden’s pov, but we didn’t get any cutesy moments of them together. I’m not even sure they had a real conversation or grand gesture moment where they expressed their feelings for each other. That was a real bummer for me.

Overall, the writing wasn’t bad, this book just wasn’t for me.

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