I really enjoyed Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other. I was a little worried at first that I wouldn't like Brynn because she was a bit of a brat. However, as her backstory was told and the story progressed, so did Brynn. We became friends. I liked Sebastian almost from the very beginning. The other characters in the story really made the book come to life as well. The author made fun references to movies and music that made me smile. I loved the ending. It was a super fun way to end the book.
I listened to the book and the narrator did a fantastic job.
*I was given a copy of the audio version of this book by Thomas Nelson Publishers, and this is my honest opinion.

This book gave me everything I wanted. If it had been Christmas related(which it had the perfect setting for) it would have been the BEST! I hated Brynn going after the first few chapters she seemed unnecessarily cruel and I was not for it. I think the small town really was what I enjoyed most. They didn’t care that she poo-pooed on them. They just missed her and felt bad she had such a crappy childhood. The love story behind it all was a good one, but the love story between her and the town is what really shined.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. I'm a sucker for enemies to lovers and grumpy meets sunshine and this book had both of those!

This is one of those tropes that I either fall head over heels in love with or put down quietly with a sad little sigh that it just wasn't meant for me. If you are into super unlikeable characters and quintessential mean girls, it could very well work for you. I didn't hate it, I didn't love it.

I enjoyed this book. It was light, easy, and warm. The characters really grow on you especially considering how unlikeable Brynn is in the beginning of the story. Sebastian is an easier character to love since we see him being kind and genuine from the beginning.
I really like that they share a history in journalism and are able to find common ground in both that and their love for the people in Adelaide Springs (despite Brynn’s initial claims of disliking them at first).
What I took issue with was the pacing of the book. It felt like things moved way too fast which made the character development a bit hard to believe. Brynn had only been in Adelaide Springs for a week and suddenly she loves it there? I don’t buy it. I also would have liked to see more scenes of Sebastian and Brynn warming up to each other. The scenes that we do get are great but I felt like I needed more.

I rated this book 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Brynn and Sebastian hate each other. She is an on air co-host to a morning wake up show and he used to be a reporter. He now lives in her hometown while she’s in the big city. One day Brynn didn’t realize the commercial break was over and Brynn accidentally was truthful with her co-host and saying bad things about her hometown. Well she was live and she lost her image by saying what she said. Now she had to go to her hometown to apologize and “reconnect” to her old friends. This is where she meets Sebastian. They fight instantly and have to learn to be nice to each other. We all know this trope and I love it!!!!!

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC audiobook. The narrator did a great job telling the story. I enjoyed the bickering between Brynn and Sebastian. I also liked how she had to redeem herself in her hometown. I liked how Sebastian had to face his fears. I do wish there was a little more romance.

This Audiobook was so slow-moving that I almost did not finish it it was narrated by Talon David. The first half of the book was so slow, and I felt like nothing happened. The first chapter sets the tone for the entire story, and it also sets up Brynn Cornell as a character who is rude, disrespectful, annoying, selfish and a brat. Sebastian has a chip on his shoulder that hardly changes throughout he is bossy and arrogant. The second half of the book was better, and I wish that it was that consistent throughout the book.

As it was hard to connect with the characters I could not get into the grove of the story at any point. Simply was not a story for me but I wish the author well. From the blurb, I thought it would be a great read for me but sorry it was not.

Thank you NetGalley, publishers and author for allowing me to listen to an advance copy of this book.

I really wanted to love this book more, I think I expected something more fun. Enemies to lovers is definitely a favorite trope of mine but this didn’t quite get there for me

This was a cute enemies to lovers troupe. I did feel it was a little long and using the same narrator for the male perspective as well as female threw me off a little, but she did a good job. The audio was enjoyable. I loved the back stories of all the characters. The addition of the hometown and a runaway with PTSD was an interesting twist.
Can’t say it was my favorite but it’s a solid story.

Really good narration but did not finish at the 50% mark. The premise was interesting, and I enjoyed the characters, but I just wasn't really invested in their resolution of the storyline.

Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other is a charming, refreshing take on a small town, enemies-to-lovers romance. Turner provides fully formed main characters who interact realistically, have flaws, and actually communicate emotions. This novel contains beautiful imagery and heartwarming character growth, as well as the most loveable supporting characters and the cutest pup. If you're looking for an easy read with low angst and lots of warm fuzzies, look no further.

This was sweet. Good messages about how running from a difficult past isn't always wise; there are good things to remember too. Brynn and Sebastian's lives seem kind of lonely before they meet each other. Would have liked more romance though. The narrator was excellent. Thank you to NetGalley for audio access.

I’m a sucker for stories in the mountains, pop culture references and no third act break ups. This book had all those things plus some pretty good banter. It was a sweet, feel-good romance and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

This was a fun and quirky story. Very low steam and a character I didn't like much in the beginning but who grew to as the story evolved and we got to see her true self.
Overall a great book with excellent narration.

This is the story of Brynn, a New York reporter who ends up back in her small mountain town in Colorado. During her visit she’s faced with confronting the people she left behind and the years of distance between them. As she gets reacquainted with the people in town she also butts heads with Sebastian, a man who moved to Colorado to start a new life in the quiet, sleepy mountains. When these two meet their confrontations begin to ebb into something more receptive to open communication which leads them to wonder what will happen to their relationship after her visit to town is over and she has to return back to the Big Apple for work.

This was an enjoyable audiobook to listen to. The narration was well done and brought the story to life. It did feel like the story took a little while to get going and the animosity between Brynn and Seb felt a bit excessive at the start of the relationship. This is definitely a slow burn but the conclusion was sweet and redemptive. I never quite connected with the characters on an emotional level and would’ve appreciated more time seeing Brynn reconnect with her old friends and friends who were like family, but I did appreciate the story and found it to be an entertaining (although slow paced at times) audiobook. Many thanks to Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this story. All thoughts are my own.

3.5 rounded up to 4 stars out of five stars

I received this book for an honest review from that Netgalley

Adorable holiday romcom. Setting is gorgeous and so sweet.

Unfortunately, I had to DNF this book at 30%. The premise was really good and the male main character was very charming. However, I couldn’t get over my distaste for the female protagonist. I understand that the author gave a lot of reasoning behind her personality but she desperately needed an attitude adjustment. However, I do think the writing was nice and the book almost felt a little like the film ‘Sweet Home Alabama’. Hopefully, the authors next book is more up my alley. Also, the book cover is super cute.

I really wanted to love this book but it really didn't work for me. The main character, Brynn, was so so painful for me. She had no self awareness, was so mean and biting to others and just cruel. She did not see her errors or apologize when she kept putting her foot in her mouth. I just didn't care for their relationship based on how awful she was.

I wanted to love this book so much.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for the audio ARC in return for an honest review.

I loved the blurb, and the idea behind the book was so good. I just don’t think the execution was amazing.

In a contemporary romance, I think it’s so important to be able to root for at least one of the main characters. They need to have a likability that gives you a reason to root for them and want a happy ending for them. This book didn’t deliver this.

Brynn from the get go is shallow, fake and generally very unlikable. Sebastian was just a boring character over all. I think the whole mystery behind his plot was kind of underwhelming and didn’t lead to anything super interesting.

There was no part in this story where I was thinking, “yeah I want these characters to be together.” Even when Sebastian began feeling some attraction to Brynn, it felt more like a “oh yeah I’m attracted to attractive women” thing more than a “I’m attracted to Brynn specifically” thing.

I did love how it ended, and I loved the found family and community. What I didn’t love was the random “I hate my job plot” but that never goes anywhere. I just thought that was a weird plot hole.

Overall, I loved the idea of this story, but it just didn’t deliver the feelings and love story I was hoping for.

*Audiobook*

Brynn Cornell is America’s sweetheart and cohost of the morning show Sunup. She can seemingly do no wrong until she is caught on live TV bad mouthing her hometown and its citizens. In an effort to restore her reputation, she travels to her hometown to make nice with the people she left behind. She only plans to spend a week in Adelaide Springs, Colorado, but when she falls for the new guy in town, ex-reporter Sebastian Sudworth, she rethinks her entire plan.

Overall I liked this book, but it took me awhile to warm up to Brynn. I get that the entire point of the book is that she created a facade to succeed in her career and distance herself from her past, but there is nothing that characterizes her as the “ray of sunshine” she is described as at her job. She is bratty, entitled, and rude, but learning more about her past did enable me to come around to her. I liked Sebastian’s character and considered him more practical than cynical. The plot is cute and the epilogue wraps up Brynn’s story nicely. I do wish the audiobook had different narrators for Brynn and Sebastian since chapters are told from both perspectives, but that’s just me being picky. Thanks to NetGalley, Thomas Nelson, and Bethany Turner for this free ARC in exchange for my honest review.