The Trouble With Hating You by Sajni Patel
Liya Thakkar is a successful biochemical engineer, takeout enthusiast, and happily single woman. The moment she realizes her parents’ latest dinner party is a setup with the man they want her to marry, she’s out the back door in a flash. Imagine her surprise when the same guy shows up at her office a week later — the new lawyer hired to save her struggling company. What’s not surprising: he’s not too thrilled to see her either after that humiliating fiasco.
Jay Shah looks good on paper…and off. Especially if you like that whole gorgeous, charming lawyer-in-a-good-suit thing. He’s also arrogant and infuriating. As their witty office banter turns into late night chats, Liya starts to think he might be the one man who truly accepts her. But falling for each other means exposing their painful pasts. Will Liya keep running, or will she finally give love a real chance?
I enjoyed this one. Didn’t love it, but it was good.
I love a good hate to love romance. I found this one interesting due to the arranged marriages and traditional homes. Liya had a really traumatic thing happen to her when she was a teen and it has affected everything she thinks about love and marriage. I felt for her (and her mom). Her father was horrible and just got worse. I really liked Jay and his whole family. Jay was dealing with his own guilt and he didn’t really feel like he needed to get married right away. Liya was set up with Jay and fled the dinner. She refuses to get married or even be in a serious relationship. She and Jay keep running into each other and are forced into time together for work. Liya definitely started liking Jay early even though she couldn’t admit it. I really liked how everything went pretty slow. I was pretty happy with the ending too.
I gave this book 4 stars.
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