It was just… boring to me. I couldn't get into it as much as I tried which was a let down to me cause the premise held promise.

This book was a let down for me. It started off pretty strong and then just lost my attention. I had to make myself read the last half. The enemies-to-lovers trope just didn't hit right for me in this story.

I received this eARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

Man, I SO badly wanted to love this book, but it fell short for me in the end. Now, I will say that it has all the things I love: small-town, enemies-to-lovers romance after a life-changing event type vibes. The pacing was strange (to me) and I didn't like Brynn very much. The best part of the book is the second half, where there is some really great interactions between Sebastian and Brynn. The books is a clean, yet somewhat boring, romance that a different audience will certainly eat-up!

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this title.

I’m not going to lie, this one started so slow that I found myself walking away from it multiple times. Around the 50% mark, it really picks up and takes a dive into some deep themes about community, chosen family, and trauma that shapes a person.

The town of Adelaide Springs won me completely over. A person can never have too many people rooting for them, and Brynn has that. Even if she has chosen to isolate herself from those that know and love her most. She’s forced to reconcile what she believes to be true of the town with reality, and the result is freedom & self-discovery. Brynn was hard to root for at first, but she comes around—as heroines do.

Sebastian is your typical grump to sunshine hero, but as much as he may deny it, he seems to do a 180 solely based on a pretty girl who seems vulnerable for a moment. That was the one issue I really had, so much time was spent laying ground work for why they “hate” each other, that their switch to romantic interest feels kind of jarring.

As a whole, it was a compelling second half, with characters that were meaningful and enjoyable. The idea that you can always find good in people if you look for it is well-woven in the narrative. I appreciated that.

This one scored a 0 on the FOTMS scale! I love that about Bethany Turner— we know we have rich characters with swoony moments, but we aren’t going to blush about it. 🥰

This one gets 4/5 for me solely for the fact that the first half couldn’t hold my interest. That second half made up for it though. 🎥🎥🎥🎥

I love Bethany Turner and the fun banter her characters share as they fall in love and I was looking forward to Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other. While I didn't enjoy this book as much as her earlier ones, it will be a fun, easy summer read for the pool for the readers.
Brynn is a morning show host that let's it slip on air that her hometown Adelaide Springs, CO was a horrible place to grow up and shows her "unsunny" side. To make up for her mistake she returns home with a cameraman to show it's not such a horrible town. She shows her spoiled side to local resident Sebastian, who has a secret of his own background. The enemies to lovers storyline was well written in this novel.
Overall, the story was fun, but I didn't enjoy (or always understand) all the movie references. I also had a hard time keeping track of the characters at the beginning of the book (an Andi and Addie in Adelaide Springs). Overall, I would recommend this book.
I received a complimentary copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson, but all opinions are my own.

It's a cute book, but it's nothing groundbreaking. Think the Morning Show meets a Hallmark movie.

Brynn is a famous morning show host from the small town of Adelaide Springs. When her mic is hot one day unknowingly, she spills how she really feels about the town she grew up in, this having to go face her hometown to make amends. Sebastian isn't someone who grew up in Adelaide Springs, but cares deeply about the town and immediately takes a disliking to Brynn for her harsh words and the feeling of dislike is mutual. I think hate is a strong word; it's not like they're working to actively sabotage each other.

There's a twist of course which you can basically guess in the first few chapters. I'd definitely call it slow burn because there's a lot of build up to Brynn and Sebastian having feelings for one another, but once it happens, boy does it happen fast. I didn't particular find either protagonist that likeable, but maybe that's me.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing this ARC.

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I enjoyed a lot of the aspects of this such as the enemies to lovers trope and the small town but I didn’t love the characters. I didn’t feel like we got a lot of depth from them and they felt a bit flat at times however this was still an enjoyable read all the same!

I had high expectations for a happy, feel-good rom-com, and some expectations were met.

To begin with, I didn't necessarily buy into Brynn's whole cancelation thing. It might just be me, but I would not really care that much if I saw a celebrity make a negative comment about their hometown. Sure, I can see the people in the hometown being offended, but I don't see most of the population caring all that much. The whole first half of the book felt forced and the plot seemed a little choppy.

The second thing that bugged me throughout the book was all the movie and pop culture references. I could deal with one or two, but there were so many it was overwhelming. It felt lazy to me that instead of getting an original description of things, I was getting a movie reference as the description. When I read the author's bio at the end I noticed that she is known for "pop-culture infused rom-com." It's on me, but if I knew to expect that, it probably wouldn't have bothered me so much.

In conclusion, I don't expect every aspect of a story to align with my preferences. It doesn't need to be perfect for me to like it. Despite many frustrations, I did like the story. The reunion between Brynn and Doc may not have been perfectly written, but I did find it moving. (I wish we got to see more of Doc and maybe met Addie.) The 3rd quarter of the book was when I was actually enjoying parts. I will say that I was disappointed in the ending. It wasn't as happily-ever-after as I would have liked, and it didn't seem to align with the direction the characters were supposed to have grown in.

Okay I definitely want to request this book for our library! I love enemies to lovers and this book was so good! I loved the character journey and how they grew together.

Enjoyed this - felt like watching a Hallmark movie complete with a cute small mountain town and some interesting characters. But while the characters were interesting, the plot felt far fetched. Even so, I got attached enough to want to know how it ended. And makes me want to move to a mountain town. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I loved this book.

The story was captivating and interesting. Enemies to friends stories have always been a favorite of mine and this was not exception.

Small town stories are just the best. The characters quite refreshing.

I received a copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.

i think the cover was so freaking cute and i really liked reading about brynn and sebastian’s love story. i thought brynn was a very interesting character and this was a very cute read.

In Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other, Brynn is a morning talk show host who makes a giant blunder getting caught on air bad-mouthing her hometown in Colorado. She is sent home to try and make things right, and Sebastian, a former top journalist dealing with PTSD, is in charge of taking her around. He already has preconceived notions of her, and she’s too wrapped up in herself, so they basically hate each other, hence the title.

While it was nice reading about Brynn’s hometown and the interesting characters there, I didn’t like Brynn, and I didn’t really feel much for Sebastian. Brynn had her own issues from childhood which made her hate it, but she was vapid and rude. Sebastian just decided to be a jerk without really knowing her, and honestly, I don’t entirely blame him.

I think their relationship morphed into something romantic without any real reason from what I could see. There was no chemistry or sexual tension. They just went from being rude to each other to all of a sudden falling in love.

This really just wasn’t my story. I love a good enemies to lovers trope, but this wasn’t it for me.

I thank NetGalley for the ARC, as well as Thomas Nelson publishing firm.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

It was fine. The characters were fine. The plot was fine. The setting was fine. It was all fine. I did think the storyline was a bit overwrought. Brynn didn’t need to go to Adelaide Springs to apologize and her romance with Sebastian was just a bit much for me. I didn’t really buy the ending either. I don’t know.
I was inordinately annoyed by the “Thomas Nelson since 1798” insignia plastered on practically every page. It just took me out of the story completely. I’ll try again with another book by this author (or maybe test the library version and see if I feel differently without the Thomas insignia everywhere). My opinion was strongly affected by the insignia.

Brynn is a morning-show TV host who makes a mistake on air and then has to fix her image by going home to Adelaide Springs, her small home town in Colorado. While there she is paired up with local grump, Sebastian. They instantly dislike each other but obviously being that this is a rom-com— the more time they spend together and learn about each other—they start to fall for each other.

Overall Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other was cute. I enjoyed the read, but I did feel like the character development for Brynn was a little slower than I would have liked—she was a little annoying at first. Would make a good Hallmark movie! Haha

Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for the digital ARC.

3 stars.

ARC READ THROUGH NETGALLEY. I liked the plot of this book, but I didn’t really like the characters. They were annoying and also seemed to lack depth. After an on-air screw up, Brynn Cornell must return to her hometown to apologize and hopefully save career. She does not expect there to be a “newcomer” there. Sebastian ended up in Adelaide Springs after a career fallout of his own, and he has made it home. He loves the town and doesn’t want anything to happen to it, so the arrival of Brynn worries him.

Think of those "fail" videos we see where a news anchor doesn't realize their mic is on, and turn it into a romance novel. I loved this, and how flawed (but lovable) our characters are! Brynn is said cohost, and it seems like her dismissing her hometown in Colorado is going to cause her hard work to slip through her fingers. Enter Sebastian, who's a powerhouse journalist hired to drive her around the town. The ensuing enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine romance was not only believable, it was FUN. I loved Brynn and how determined she was (while still remaining self-aware), and I just wanted to give Sebastian a hug. The setting was also very well-written. I felt like I was there in Adelaide Springs. These two are an incredible couple whose story deserves to be read. I cannot wait to buy my copy and have it in my hands!

If you're questioning this one, I vote read it! :)

This was a cute, quick read that gave me "Sweet Home Alabama" vibes. I liked a lot of the story and the characters, but it read a little too much like a Hallmark movie for me (which is fine and good, just not my cup of tea).

This book has so much of what I love: enemies to lovers, small town, grumpy x sunshine, and the idea of going home. Brynn Cornell is the co-host of a popular morning show, who accidentally sticks her foot in her mouth and insults her hometown of Adelaide Springs live on air. As part of her redemption tour, she goes back home for the first time in 20 years to try to make amends and reconnect. Sebastian Sudworth is a former (and highly awarded) journalist who has been living in Adelaide Springs for the past 6 years, completely off the grid and doing odd jobs around town for a living. The two meet when he effectively becomes her tour guide, and there's instant animosity between them.

Brynn was supposed to be the sunshine character, but on the surface was stuck-up and a bit full of herself. As she came to terms with her past, her behaviour softened a bit and I actually ended up liking her as a character. Sebastian was meant to be the grump, but he was my favourite from the start - he had a traumatic experience, and a rough few years, but was trying to get back to right again. There were a lot of side characters, and the town itself was charming in that Stars Hollow way.

While I liked the characters and the world created, the thing I struggled with most was the dual-voices (first person for Brynn, third person for Sebastian)...that was hard to get into. This book had a lot of potential (the title and cover alone were fantastic!), but it didn't fully break through for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Fiction for this book, in exchange for an honest review.

This is such a cute premise and enemies to lovers is my catnip, but this story fell a little flat for me. I found myself much more interested in Brynn's reunion with her old friends and neighbours than I was with the central romance.

Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other. Why? Brynn Cornell is a famous morning show host who has an unfortunate hot-mic moment and has to go home to her small town in Colorado to make things right. Sebastian is guiding her around town (why? I don’t really know. She grew up here and I don’t think his actual job is personal chauffeur, so I missed the reason he’s even needed) and he seems to have a massive chip on his shoulder. Honestly, I got halfway through and realized that I don’t care about any of the characters or what happens to them, so I gave up. If you’re into the enemies to lovers trope, you might like this book so give it a shot.

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for a review and opinions are my own.