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The Love Haters by Katherine Center
3.0
funny hopeful medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes

The Love Haters covered a lot of topics which included to body negativity, cheating ex, job in peril and facing your fears. We have Katie that goes to the Keys to do a special video on Hutch who is special coast guard. Hutch also happens to be her co-worker's estranged brother. 

There a lot that I enjoyed this book:
- George Bailey, the Great Dane rescue dog 
- Rue, Hutch and Cole's grandmother
- Katie facing her fears 
- the complex relationship between Rue and Hutch and Cole

There were a few things I felt distracted me from loving the story:
- Cole, he seemed so self centered and his relationship with Katie seemed distant and odd 
- there was a lot of stuff with coast guard that felt a bit too much 
- I didn't buy the romance, I wanted Hutch's POV. At times, he was too closed off. 

Patti Murin did a great job with the narration. I could feel the tense moments when Katie was weathering the storm with George Bailey. 

Thank you @smpromance @macmillan.audio for a copy of this.