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This was sadly a complete dud

The Love Haters by Katherine Center

June 10, 2025 by Malin 4 Comments

2.5 stars Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Katie Vaughn is worried about being fired, so she lies about being able to swim, and is persuaded to go to Key West to film a recruitment video about the coast guard. There she meets Tom “Hutch” Hucheson, the seemingly perfect older brother of her co-worker Cole, who has not been informed that his brother has weaselled out of filming the video. Katie is also pretty much […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, cbr17, coast guard, Contemporary Romance, Florida, Katherine Center, Malin, NetGalley, self esteem issues, social media, The Love Haters

Malin's CBR17 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, cbr17, coast guard, Contemporary Romance, Florida, Katherine Center, Malin, NetGalley, self esteem issues, social media, The Love Haters ·
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The Love Haters by Katherine Center

The Love Haters by Katherine Center

May 19, 2025 by Classic 4 Comments

Trigger warning: Body image discussions and disordered eating. This book was provided to me via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. Oh geez, I tried to get into this one. Really I did. But it was boring. I just didn’t like it and instead really enjoyed two other romances I read this past week much more. I think it’s just because Center had the character of Katie just doing the Too Stupid to Live (TSTL) thing and I just could not after […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Katherine Center, The Love Haters

Classic's CBR17 Review No:55 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Katherine Center, The Love Haters ·
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