This book hooked me in from the very beginning! It was funny, relatable, and heartwarming. The narrator was also fantastic! I wish there would have been an additional narrator for Sebastian’s chapters. I also think there was a lot of build up for Brynn’s reintegration into Adelaide Springs, but her reunions with her friends and community kind of fell short for me. I wish we got more details on that front, but overall I enjoyed the characters, the banter, and the setting. Makes me want a mountain getaway!

This is a fun read with a dry sense of humor and sweet romance. Brynn's character growth over the course of the story, as she (repeatedly) attempts to extricate her foot from her mouth gives the story substance. Recommended for fans of inspirational romance. The audiobook narrator does an admirable job of giving voice to the story, including good comedic timing in the delivery.

Thank you to Thomas Nelson for providing a complimentary copy of the the audiobook via NetGalley for review purposes.

3.5 stars

This is a small town, enemies-to-lovers romance, following a talk show anchor trying to make peace with her past. I thought it was pretty well paced and had some fun side characters that I wouldn't mind learning more about.

Brynn is used to bottling her feelings and pasting on a smile for the camera and her coworkers. Outwardly, she appears friendly and accommodating, but inside she's sick of being fake. I understood that and didn't begrudge her feelings toward the town she was raised in, but she kept making assumptions that made her seem awful and I thought her characterization was skewed a bit too far into being a jerk.

Sebastian was easier to like, he loves the town and is trying to be practical about what they can do to bring in money. He had some funny moments, like his karaoke with the PTA ladies, and I thought his mental health struggles were realistic.

I enjoyed listening to this one and wish I could check out this cute town!

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All opinions are my own. Thank you to Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Audio and NetGalley for the copy.

I was first drawn to this book by the cover. I just love the colors used and the animation with the pup and the mountains in the background. This book delivers on the enemies to lovers trope, but I felt like overall it was just a decent average romance. My favorite parts were all of the pop culture references (like One Direction) and that both characters had backgrounds in journalism. The writing style was good with lots of punchy quick dialogue, and since I listened to the audiobook, I enjoyed the narrator's voice acting.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the audiobook in exchange for an honest review!

I really wanted to enjoy this book more. I typically love a good grumpy x sunshine trope - this one just fell a bit flat for me. Sebastian was a great character and I really liked the grump, but he wasn't the only one who didn't like Brynn. While it all worked out in the end - it felt rushed and a bit forced. Overall it was a cute read, but not one I would pick up again.

I really enjoyed this book! Brynn and Sebastian’s rivals to lovers arc was so fun - the banter was great and their coming together was so sweet. It was really nice to see them work through their personal traumas throughout the book while simultaneously watching them fall in love. I also loved the setting! Adelaide Springs was super cute with fun, charming locals. I also really enjoyed the third person POV with both perspectives. Specifically with the audiobook, the narrator did a fantastic job! I love how she actually sounded like a news anchor - fit perfectly with Brynn and her career. Overall I thought this was a fun read and would definitely recommend!

Up and coming news anchor Brynn is about to lose her job for an on air comment about her hometown. In hopes to save her image and win her viewers back , she flies home for damage control and hopefully catch it on film.
Brynn is unlikeable, fake, business/career focused, and willing to say whatever she needs to in order to keep her job. Sebastian is the perfect man everyone loves instantly. I instantly liked him. I wanted more.
I do wish to have 1st person point of view from both characters if it’s going to jump back and forth. I thought that was different and would like to know why the choice in that decision.
Unlike the stereotypical enemies to lovers where we have to grow to like the male character, we have to grow to like Brynn. Unfortunately I just never did. I loved Sebastian but found Brynn to be so self centered and hard to like. The author did a great job on building an unlikable character but I felt like the ending was rushed where everything happened quickly and I never had the chance to enjoy the changes in Brynn to make her a likable person or to see what Sebastian actually liked. Overall it was a cute story. I would rate it 3.4-3.5

Thank you to NetGalley, Bethany Turner and Thomas Nelson for an audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Brynn and Seb, oh how you made my heart squeal!!! I am an enemies to lovers fan through and through and this was perfect! I connected with Brynn on so many levels. I blew out of my small town and said I was NEVER coming back too! And then ended up owning a business there 6 years later! Anyways, Brynn messed up big time, not knowing the camera was live she told the entire country what she truly thought of her small town, and its people. Seb as an outsider but now member of the community is put in charge of Brynn when she comes back to apologize for what she said on National tv. I loved their banter back and forth. The love her community showed her when growing up steadily reminds her of what she left behind. Now she must choose if she wants to let that back into her broken heart.

This was a super cute enemies to lovers/ small town romantic comedy! I listened to the audiobook and thought the narrator did a great job. Laughed out loud a bunch and enjoyed the book!

To be completely honest, this story one have rated way higher than three stars for me if it wasn’t for one thing. Why, dear Lord, did the author choose to flip back and forth between first person and third person for the two man characters?!

I absolutely adored Sebastian from his first chapter, could not stand Brynn, and adored the rest of the residents of Adelaide Springs.

Talon David was FANTASTIC with her narration and I loved the way she brought the tension to Brynn and Sebastian’s relationship—especially their first meeting.

If you can get past the back and forth from first to third person, this is a fantastic read with moments of heat and humor.

This reverse grumpy-sunshine set in a small Colorado town showcased a wonderful cast of characters and interesting situations.

Brynn left town and never looked back...until a huge mistake on air forces her to return to a not-so-warm welcome. Sebastian found a home and refuge in Adelaide Springs and doesn't want that to change. The premise was intriguing--two newscasters (or former ones) battling it out, especially as their on-air personas are so vastly different from their real life characters.

I loved the heartwarming feeling of home and mending fences, along with discovering deep inner truths and life desires. With almost an enemies-to-love feel, the interactions propelled the story right along. Brynn is a prickly, bitter character with many facets to discover, while Sebastian seems to have found contentment living a low-key life.

Things I enjoyed listening to:
🎙️PTA night
🎙️very old school karaoke
🎙️snowy beauty
🎙️mutual friend in the cameraman
🎙️romantic tension
🎙️rekindling relationships

This is a sweet and enjoyable romcom.

Content: mild romance

Though it took me a bit to get in to, I really enjoyed this story and the small town of Adelaide Springs. I liked Brynn and Sebastian and their connection, though I feel like the title of the book is a touch misleading. Yes there's a bit of hate to love between them, but this book is so much more than that. It's about community and home and forgiveness and growing from your past. I also really liked the writing style. It was smart and deep without being flowery or dense, though if you don't like pop culture references in your books, this might not be the story for you. There were A LOT.

3.5⭐️s
**Thanks to NetGalley, Thomas Nelson, and Zondervan Audio for access to this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. I received it after the pub date.**
Brynn is a popular tv morning show host, who experiences a fall from grace when her off-hand/rude comments are accidentally caught on air. The only way to “fix” her mistake is to return to her hometown and make nice with her old friends & neighbours. She quickly meets Sebastian, an unfamiliar local, who “hates” her for disrespecting the town and the people who welcomed him into their community.
-definite Hallmark-y vibes; the big-city woman has to go back to her hometown and learn how to be a good person again
-I thought it had a great opening, setting up her hosting job & the promised “fall”. I was looking forward to seeing how Brynn would redeem herself/have character growth, since she starts off pretty annoying/cringe with her stubbornness/lack of self-awareness.
-I’ve seen other reviewers call it grumpy x sunshine, which I’m not sure is that accurate. Brynn is fake sunshine (playing into stereotypes for ratings and her career) and Sebastian has fake grumpy moments (not so much grumpy, as rightly annoyed at a perceived slight)
-clean romance version of forced proximity (Sebastian is babysitting/chauffeuring Brynn around town, so they have to keep talking to each other) and enemies to lovers
Overall, it was a cute story with several fun pop culture references. The narrator did a good job, switching between Brynn & Sebastian’s voices.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️// 5

This was a cozy and cheesy book that was perfect between my mystery and thriller reads. All of the characters were (mostly) likable and it didn’t end like a typical romance.

My favorite thing about this book was the internal dialogue that the author included. I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks so many things at once! 🤪

The humor, old band tees, and eye-rolling kept me listening even when I figured I would give up on it. I’m glad I stuck it out because I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Also, if you listen to the audiobook, the narrator is amazing 🙌🏼

Thank you @netgalley for this audiobook!

Thank you NetGalley and the Publisher for an advance copy of Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other by Bethany Turner in exchange for an honest review.
Bethany Turner's novel, Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other, is a captivating and entertaining read. The story follows Brynn and Sebastian, two high school students who are forced to work on a project together despite their mutual hatred for one another. As the two work together, they gradually come to understand each other and form an unlikely friendship.

Turner does an excellent job of developing the relationship between Brynn and Sebastian. Their interactions are both humorous and heartfelt, and the reader can't help but root for them to become friends. The book is full of unexpected twists and turns, and it culminates in a satisfying conclusion.

Overall, Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other is a charming and enjoyable read. Turner's writing style is engaging and her characters are well-developed. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a light-hearted and entertaining story.

First days on the job are tough for everyone, but no one has had it worse than morning show host, Brynn Cornell. An accidental on-air rant about her hometown of Adelaide Springs, Colorado, lands her in hot water with the network and viewers. In an effort to make things right, Brynn must return home and convince everyone she is truly sorry. Can Brynn make things right, or will her first day as morning host be her last?

Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other, written by Bethany Turner is a clean romance that features:
•enemies-to-lovers
•grumpy sunshine
•small town (mountains)

****Despite touching on some difficult subject matter (PTSD and emotional/ verbal abuse) this book is rather light-hearted. Turner does not go into great detail about either subject besides offering character development.*****

I had the pleasure of both listening to and reading Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other. While my preferred format will always be physically reading, I did enjoy the audiobook version. I felt Talon David did a great job narrating and making the story come to life.

Special thanks to Netgalley, Bethany Turner, and Thomas Nelson- Fiction for allowing me to read/ listen to this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

I really enjoy a multi genre storyline. Hate to love, romantic comedy, small town, workplace drama and more. Brynn has spent her entire life running from who she was and where she came from and unsurprisingly has morphed into someone who isn’t terribly kind or likable. Honestly I had a moment of thinking she was so rude that I almost stopped listening. So glad I continued. Sebastian lost his mojo and is hiding from life. They seem to be completely opposite and yet when Brynn make an enormous faux pas at work their paths connect and it doesn’t start out well. With some sarcasm, snark, honest emotions, wit, humor and a bit of self reflection, we get to a fun fabulous happily ever after. I didn’t spoil anything as we all knew it was coming! This was a really smart fun well narrated listen.

Finally got around to listening to this one and it did not disappoint! After messing up at her job, Brynn gets sent back to her hometown to try to save her career. Sebastian gets appointed to escort her around town. Their relationship starts rocky, but they both learn a lot about themselves and each other over the course of her stay.
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice Level: 🌶️/5
I received a free copy of this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

DNF at 6%.

The setup is agonizing. I appreciate that we're supposed to cringe a little as the heroine goes on this long soliloquy about how much she hates her home town. But I was cringing TOO much. She just comes off as unthinking and idiotic. How could you spout off so negatively in front of someone you hardly know? On the first week of a new job? I like smarter heroines.

I received this as an audiobook advanced reader copy, but I refuse to submit to bad books.

I really enjoyed this book. Even though I didn't necessarily like Brynn initially, once I got a better understanding of her background, it definitely made a difference.

Brynn and Sebastian are like two negatives of a magnet. They continually bounced off of each other because they couldn't understand why the other person did what they did. Any thing one person would say or do was automatically heard or received in a negative way by the other person. This all made for a true enemies to lovers trope.

I really enjoyed seeing Brynn fall in love with her hometown all over again. After learning some of the things her mother had done, it was easy to understand why she'd left Adelaide Springs and never looked back. Yet, you do feel for the friends she'd left behind. The fact that they will talk to her at all when she goes back speaks volumes about their history and how close they'd all been.

The slow burn way that Brynn and Sebastian go from being "enemies" to somewhat friends and eventually lovers was well done and gradual. This made it believable and more satisfying.

I found this story to be heartwarming and a testament to the resilience of friendship and love.

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: I thought the audio was done well. I enjoyed the narration and felt it fit the characters. 4 stars

Thank you to NetGalley for early copies of both the ebook and audiobook. I voluntarily chose to read/listen to and review them both and the opinions contained within are my own.