Such a great romcom read! Brynn is a morning show tv host on the rise who unknowingly bashes her hometown on air. Trying to save face, she is sent to her hometown to film footage in the hopes of turning things around. She meets Sebastian, an ex reporter, here and their dislike of each other is immediate. The back and forth between Brynn and Seb is funny and adorable. I really enjoyed this story. The narrator did a great job. I prefer when stories have 2 narrators though.

Oops! A sweet, but sometimes cynical, morning news show anchor, Brynn, gets caught saying some unflattering things about her viewers and goes into damage control. Now she's back in her small hometown in Colorado that she fought so hard to get away from to prove she's the down home girl that viewers had loved. While there she confronts the ghosts of her past while meeting the town's only newcomer, Sebastian. Sebastian is a former fearless reporter who disappeared from the public eye without explanation. The two find themselves working together in a combative manner until all of that changes.

This was a fun, rom com type book. It very much reminded me of a Hallmark channel movie. It was fun and quick paced. I think it was the perfect beach read! Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of this audiobook version!

I really enjoyed this rom-com! A national TV morning show host gets promoted and promptly get caught on a "hot mic" degrading her hometown. She has to make amends if she has any chance of keeping her job. She returns to the small town of Adelaide Springs, Colorado to do just that. Of course, it won't be that easy for her. She runs into handyman, bartender, city council member Sebastian and their relationship gets off to a rocky start. But will the fates smile upon them and bring the two together?

Even though the story may be kind of typical of some rom-coms, Bethany Turner does a wonderful job making it her own. The story is well-written. The characters (both main and supporting) were all well-developed. I could picture the whole story happening in my mind.

Thank you to Thomas Nelson/Zondervan Audio and NetGalley for an ARC audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

I'm incredibly biased in this review because of how much I adore the author!! This year will be her 2nd annual book tour stop at our store and she is an absolute joy to work with. I of course jumped to get my hands on it before the release. Thank you to Netgalley & Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Audio for an audiobook ARC of this clean rom-com. All opinions are my own and I am not paid for reviews.

You know that feeling you get when you're watching the Hallmark Christmas movies? There's just something about the Big City Girl going back to her Small Town and finding romance with the rugged handyman (or insert any super important small town member). If you giggle and swing your feet at that feeling, this book is for you!

Brynn is your famous Big City Girl who was the pride of her Small Town that she vowed to never return to. Except she's one of the hosts of the very popular national morning show and accidentally says how glad she is she left because they're a bunch of backwoods dummies who celebrate a really silly festival on a live feed. She's forced to go to her Small Town and grovel to the townspeople she grew up and apart with (while ensuring to film every charming bit as to get back in with the good graces of the American populace).

That's made harder by one of the town's 4 city counsel members and most eligible bachelor in town, who just happens to see through to Brynn's Sugar Honey Ice Tea routine, setting them up for the classic hostile-to-lovers pipeline. Of course, Brynn learns to love her Small Town again and find her true self all while begrudgingly falling in love with the mysterious city counsel member, who just happens to have just as tragic past as a Anderson Cooper/Ronan Farrow-type investigative reporter which he ran from. They balance each other through a completely clean rom-com and with a fun supporting cast of characters.

At the heart of the story is a lost woman looking for forgiveness, but what I think Bethany does great here is that the townspeople aren't mad at her for what she said, they're mad she left without giving them a why or a goodbye. Brynn doesn't need forgiveness in this story. Brynn and Sebastian find out what the story is truly about, which is being welcomed in community.

Don't miss this feel-good romance and make sure it goes on your Fall into Winter TBR! It'll pair perfectly with your hot tea and cozy blankets as the temperatures begin to drop.

I went in completely blind to this story, so I didn't know what to expect. Then I was confused and had to start the book over after a chapter and a half. Once I concentrated and figured out the logistics, I really enjoyed it.

It is a clean/sweet romance with enemies to more vibes. After I started reading and got confused, I looked at some reviews and saw that several didn't like Brynn. I got concerned but tried to not let those reviews cloud my judgment. I could see where she wasn't likeable to some, but I really felt the character growth she experienced. I was moved by her transformation, although I'm not sure I believe the time line in which it occurred. But overall I enjoyed it.

The story is a told in a very unusual way. It is a dual point of view book. But the female character is first person and the male character is third person. Since I was listening to the audio book and there is only one narrator, I thought this got confusing at times. The narrator herself did a nice job with the reading and characters. But the actual layout of the book was harder to follow, especially while listening.

I thank Netgalley, Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Audio for the advanced audio copy. I'm voluntarily leaving a review with my honest opinion.

Just wasn’t too fond of this one and normally I enjoy enemies to lovers. I had a hard time liking the main character!

Sometimes being authentic gets in the way of career growth. A slip of the tongue aired publically might ruin Brynn's career. As a result though, ahe was given the opportunity to reconnect with old friends and maybe even make new ones.

Audiobooks can easily be ruined by a bad narrator - The choice of narrator for this one was spot on ... super articulate and in line with the theme of the book.

This book was the first I've read by Bethany Turner and I look forward to reading more from her.

Listened to the audiobook.

It’s a sweet clean romance. Enemies to lovers is my weakness. But much like Seb, I too hated Brynn. It gave me Sweet Home Alabama vibes. I liked the small town and how both characters found what they needed in that small town. Found family and touching on some heavy topics.

Cute read over all

Thanks netgalley and the publisher for the arc!!

Brynn is America’s ray of sunshine, and the new cohost of a major morning news show. She accidentally trashed her hometown on live tv … and to save her job, she has to go home for the first time in years to beg for forgiveness.

Sebastian, a member of city council, is doing everything he can to save the town he loves. Yes, the same town Brynn bashed on live tv.

Enemies-to-lovers has entered the chat.

Honestly, I liked this more than I expected. Brynn is supposed to be the sunshine half of grumpy x sunshine … but she didn’t feel it to me when I started this book. She felt grumpy pretending to be sunshine. Sebastian was the lovable grump who has a heart of gold and a mysterious past. These two on the page together were incredibly entertaining. Their misunderstandings were great, their sparring was nonstop fun to read, and when they tried to understand each other I couldn’t look away.

I also enjoyed learning more and more about Brynn and Sebastian’s past and how that might affect their future. And, I was really happy with the choices made toward the end of the book. If the plot seems up your alley, I’d give it a try.

Thanks to NetGalley and Zondervan Audio for an arc of this audiobook. I apologize if misspelled any names or locations, I read this via the audio narration. Thanks to Talon David for narrating this book. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is my first book from this author and I was a bit hesitant to start reading it. But I am glad that I did.

What I liked:
Emotional to the point that it made me cry at certain chapters. Style of writing was good and easy to follow. Good story, good characters. The context and background good as well.

What I didn’t like:
I left like story/relationship development was moving too fast. I mean how can you hate someone in the morning and go absolutely nuts about someone in the evening. It was a bit strange and unrealistic.

Overall it was good. Thanks netgalley for the ARC

I thought this story was so cute!! Brynn has done the thing all tv personalities pray they never do...Say something on live TV that she shouldn't. Brynn was on live tv saying rude comments about her hometown, Adelaide Springs, Colorado and now her boss is shipping her off there to ask for forgiveness and get in the towns good graces. The thing is...Brynn left town and never got in contact with anyone there again and even changed her name. When she gets to Adelaide Springs, Sebastian Sudworth is set to be her chauffeur around town. She has no idea who Sebastian was at the time, but throughout the story she will learn that he was a famous journalist who followed the action. At first, they do not get along, but as they are forced to spend more time together, Sebastian learns the struggles that Brynn has had and vice versa. Once they crossed the friendship line, there was no turning back. I loved that there was no 3rd act breakup for them!

This was a super cute love story and i love that ending!! Oh that was adorable bravo to the author and the audio narrator did a wonderful job bringing these characters to life. She did a great job with variations of characters, voices.

Love love love this book!!! Brynn was a newscaster who had an on-air blunder. She escapes to her hometown to try to make things right. She meets Sebastian, a former award-winning journalist who escaped to the quiet Colorado town after a difficult time. Brynn and Sebastian have awesome banter and I loved Brynn’s character development. Super sweet enemies-to-lovers romance. Narration was spot on!

'Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other' is, about disgraced morning show host Brynn trying to salvage her reputation in her hometown, where she is thrown into the path of Sebastian, a former investigative journalist. It has a lot of the fun tropes like enemies(or at least actively disliking each other)-to-lovers with small town vibes (Adelaide Springs felt like a mountainous Stars Hollow to me). I really enjoyed this audiobook, it was a fun and easy listen.

The narration for this audiobook is expressive and engaging, Talon David was able to communicate both Brynn and Sebastian’s sides of the story well. There was great flow in the narration, with appropriate pauses, emphasis and variation in pitch and volume, additionally there was no awkward pronunciations or grating accents. I do usually prefer having two narrators when a story is a dual point of view such as this, I find that it increases the immersion and gives each of the characters a little bit more identity. However, one narrator for both points of view wasn’t bad it did give the story a sense of consistency.

The writing was appealing, it was easy to follow and entertaining. I really liked the characterisation, Brynn’s in particular was relatable in a lot of ways, such as having a complicated history with your hometown and attaching it to some of the trauma you endured, or, being willing to put on a persona at work in order to get ahead (particularly when you are a young woman working in a male dominated industry) and remaining passive. I was able to sympathise with her and really want to see her succeed even when she was a bit rude and polarising.

One very minor criticism is that a lot of elements in the plot were predictable, however, I found comfort in the structure of the narrative. Additionally I wish there was a bit more set up between Brynn and Sebastian, I liked how they both worked on improving themselves throughout the story, but wish there has been a few more moments between just the two of them.

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Audio for giving me the opportunity to listen to this audiobook in exchange for an honest review, these thoughts are all my own.

Who doesn’t love an enemies to lovers story?? Brynn and Sebastian may have hated each other but these two had hate that was full of passion and similarities. They related to each other in deeper levels that they both tried to ignore. This redemption story for Brynn was full of moments that helped build the slow burn romance between her and Sebastian. I enjoyed how we had dual points of view and could get the inner dialogue of both main characters. The ending was perfect for these two, and I really feel the characters developed over the course of the story.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review. 4 🌟s.

This was my first audio book for NetGalley.
I do love the enemies to lovers story line and small town charm. This one did take me a little bit to get into. Once I did though, the story did flow quite well. Brynn and Sebastian are enemies who are then forced to work together. Sebastian being assigned to drive Brynn around. Brynn has to face many old demons, especially in her home town, She has to convince her home town to forgive her after she said some wrong things on air. Brynn is a morning show host and she let some not nice things of her home town slip on air.
Will Brynn and Sebastian learn to become friends? Will Brynn's hometown forgive?
Listen to Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each other to find out! Stick it out through the whole book, you will be glad you did.

Fun, light, heartwarming story of a reporter who finds herself in a hole she must dig herself out of. That requires her to face her demons and head to the place she vowed never to return to: the town where she grew up.

Turns out that going back to the scene of the crime is what she needed to reconnect with herself, face her past, and find her true self.

Along the way? She finds friends again. And love.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Overall, Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other was not for me. The story was very cheesy, the characters were unlikable, and it gave hallmark vibes. If you are looking for a Hallmark vibe book this might be for you. It was a slow burn and slow pace. The writing was elementary. The story has a lot of unnecessary explaining.

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Return to small hometown, Famous News Anchor

Thank you to NetGalley and Bethany Turner for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley, Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Audio for this audiobook in exchange of a honest review.

🌟🌟🌟/5

Brynn and Sebastian hate each other was an enjoyable rollercoaster.

Brynn is a host for a sunny morning-show and her tv persona is this sweet and kind girl that loves everyone when in reality she is much more opinionated (and to be honest a brat) than what she is forced to show.
One a mistake uncovers her real personality and she is force to visit her tiny hometown she left twenty years prior to make amends.
There she meets Sebastian, the only newcomer in the city since she left. Everyone seems to like him but the two immediately dislike each other.

For the first 57% of the book I HATED Brynn. She was disrespectful, unpolite and generally a brat, so much so that I want to slap her in the face every time she opened her mouth, but as the story unravels she begins to open up with the city, her old friends and Sebastian and I really enjoyed the last 43%.
I think it is very unusual to have the main character so unlikable but all worked by the end.
Sebastian, on the other end, was perfect since page 1 and I loved him instantly.

I think the timeline of this book was a little rushed…
Everything takes place in the span of a week and this should be ´enemies to lovers ´ meaning they are actually enemies for like three days.

👎 One thing I really didn´t like:
Why Brynn chapters were written in first person and Seb´s in third?!? It didn´t make sense to me really.

👍Things I particularly like:
- I´m a sucker for pop culture and I loved all the reference the author makes.
- The author really makes you feel like you are in a small town in the middle of the mountains. The vibes were there and I know have the urge to go on a road trip in the middle of nowhere.
- The voice actress was really good.

Overall it was a fun listen and if you enjoy small town romances this is for you.

This was a good book and the audio was done well.

The FMC though was so obnoxiously annoying and I just never felt connected to or got over it. I like how it came together in the end, but her whole personality was just mean girl feeling. The MMC was a little better. Their instahate of each other and childish way of hanging on to that felt unrealistic. Despite the characters being hard for me personally to connect to the story was still really well written and well plotted.