I absolutely loved this book! It’s funny and lighthearted, the plot twists are interesting and I didn’t see them coming but they made so much sende and helped with uncovering the Luca mystery!

Hate Mail follows Naomi and Luca, who have been pen pals since 5th grade. Naomi has not received a letter from Luca in two years, and then all of a sudden she gets one, with no return address. Naomi and her friend Anne decide to track Luca down, going to different states even, to track down Naomi’s penemy. Naomi is also starting a romance with her hot neighbor, but these letters and Luca are also important.

I thought the letters that Naomi and Luca sent to eachother gave this book a lot of humor, it really showed that they were friend-enemies but with a pen - penemies. I kept laughing throughout the book, but there were moments that really made me feel emotional, such as the revelations about Luca’s family.

I also liked the fact that Naomi had nicknames for people, such as Caterpillar Kid, because that is something I had done in thr past and thought it made Naomi even more of a realistic character. Jake the neighbour was really swoon-worthy, a vet that works at an aquarium and fosters kitties and puppies? Love! Luca was super mysterious but also really funny, he really tried to win each round of letter writing throughout the years, despite all he went through.

I absolutely loved Hate Mail and I am giving it 5 stars, it’s such a great romcom and I would not object to this being made into a movie!

you had me at hate mail.

i really enjoyed this book and how it was written. i liked the snippets into childhood penemies and beyond, they had a 20year pen pal relationship but they were certainly a constant for each other. i liked the dual pov, reading the letters and I really liked Lucas character. Naomie was a great character but there is a part towards the end where she frustrates me, I'll leave it at that as i don't want to give anything away. I'm glad i read this book and was able to finish it in one sitting its a quick lighthearted read (does touch upon some tough topics) its witty and has a bit of steam.

I would recommend this book to my fellow romance readers especially if you love a bit of enemies to kinda friends and lovers. It has minimal angst. I did work out very quickly where, what and how this book was going to go but it didn't diminish the enjoyment. I've rated this one 3.5 stars overall.

This was a cute and easy read! I enjoyed the characters and their banter throughout the book. I think many people would enjoy this story.

Sadly this was a DNF for me. I was so excited about this one after reading the blurb and I felt it would be a perfect read for me. But I couldn’t stand Naomi, I felt she acted like a teen and was a terrible friend to Anne, who just wanted to help Naomi while she was constantly hiding some stuff from her.
You’ll find the “plot twist” in the first few chapters and that made me feel like I will waste my time reading the book.

A different spin on a typical love story. I loved this book and found all the mean letters they sent to one another quite hilarious!

The book touches on some difficult subjects but it's all done with wit and humour, so that reading about a difficult childhood doesn't feel like a chore.

I also enjoyed getting to know Luca through the eyes of his friends and even his ex(!), rather than everything being told in the first person.

All the characters are cute and likeable, I found caterpillar girl especially endearing :)

A cute p'enemies to lovers romcom that had me laughing out loud.

**Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC of this novel. All opinions are my own.

A lovely romance for people looking for the perfect spring read!
Absolutely loved the characters, their relationship as well as the storyline. It has the the ideal vibe for this moment when the first sun rays shine outside, as it is fresh, fast-paced and packed with snappy dialogues and lines that will make you giggle.
Highly recommend!

I love to read a romance novel after I’ve read a heavy fantasy book and this one did not disappoint.
This was such a cute and cosy romance book which follows a young Naomi at school as she writes a penpal letter as part of an assignment, to an unknown person. That unknown person is a boy named Luca who definitely doesn’t want any part of being a penpal and writes back being mean in hopes of ending the exchange. Naomi ends up writing back with an equally scathing letter. It doesn’t take long before the pair continue to exchange similar letters throughout the years before they abruptly stop when Luca stops responding. Only for Naomi to receive her letter back after Luca has moved and not passed on her new information. I loved seeing how the pair developed through the letters without having meet in person.
When Naomi meets her handsome new neighbour more drama ensures, as she ends up torn.
I loved the dual POV of the characters as it gives us insight into both characters feelings and emotions.
This is such a light romance read and I definitely recommend.

Thank you to Netgalley, the Author and the Publisher for an eARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Loved this! Such a cute story and concept that I've never read before.

Luca and Naomi have been pen pals or rather penenemies since 5th grade although Naomi hasn't received a letter in 2 years she suddenly receives an envelope at work. Could this be the start of the letters again?

This book has romance, puppies, kittens, hot boys and mystery, what more could you want?

Up until the last minute I had no idea what was coming, the mystery element was a really good added bonus to the already interesting romantic elements.

Highly recommend if you are looking for a new adventure within a book!

Thank you to Chloe Cummings at Harper Collins for sending me this book in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own*

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I do love some witty banter. Hate Mail features the pen pal letters between Naomi and Luca since they were in the fifth grade, and man, they have some creative insults for each other.

The story alternates between current day Naomi and her historical letters with Luca. After a “return to sender” letter comes back a few years ago, Luca writes to Naomi at her TV station—where he basically challenges her to find him (no return address, of course).

The hijinks that follows is kind of ridiculous, yet humorous. I still can’t believe the lengths Naomi goes to find Luca. The storyline is a little predictable, but I still enjoyed seeing their relationship grow through letters (and in person!). Be warned there is a minor third act break-up, but the resolution is quick!

Overall, Hate Mail was a funny, lighthearted, and cute romance.

Thank you to One More Chapter UK for the review copy.

I want to thank NetGalley, Publishers HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter, and the author Donna Marchetti for providing this e-ARC. Which, I will be giving my honest and sincere review.

This is the most adorable thing ever. And the cover OMG I need this book fiscally.
The book starts with Naomi in school writing a pen pal, the letter has an assignment to someone, but she doesn't know who, to her surprise, a boy starts writing back Luca, but he's mean. So they start a pen pal journey. but suddenly the letters stopped, Naomi never thought she would care that Luca disappeared but his last letter came without an address and he challenged her to find him.


This is the cutest thing I have to repeat myself. It's descriptive, and a perfect Summer book, I don't know why but something about exchanging letters reminds me of summer break.
The last chapters were so nice I SOOOO recommend it to everyone, reading this review.

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I really really liked this book. I've seen a lot of hype for it so I was curious to see if it lived up to expectations and it did (for me). I enjoyed the different media used in the book. It was a good read and an unexpected plot.

This book hooked me in from the first chapter. I loved the character development and how the story progressed.

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collin’s UK for this arc in exchange for a review. I really enjoyed Hate Mail. I think Naomi and Luca were meant to be and I very much enjoyed this funny and cute romcom. I also really loved the fact that we were given a dual pov giving us both sides of their story. As we definitely needed to know both sides to understand the relationship that developed amongst these two pen-pals, only one that they would understand but what would be considered disturbing to others. I really enjoyed the storyline and how it developed I just wish the ending slowed down a bit more instead of just rushing to be done with it. I would have loved reading a bit more about them as they progressed. I definitely recommend to others for a fun refreshing romcom!

The premise for this caught my eye right away, reminding me of Love, Rosie, but much funnier.

Hate Mail uses a dual perspective format to follow two characters: Luca and Naomi. Fifth-grade Naomi is really excited to have a pen pal, but her dreams are dashed when her assigned partner, Luca, is less than kind. Luca, meanwhile, doesn’t want to do this stupid pen pal thing, so he writes exactly that, hoping his pen pal will get offended and stop writing him. Instead, Naomi writes back, equally scathing. And thus begins their lifelong correspondence, years of handwritten letters that are half insulting, and half actual life updates. And then Luca abruptly stops writing and Naomi’s new letters get returned, telling her that Luca has moved — this time without telling her his new address. Life goes on, and so does Naomi, who now works as a meteorologist/weatherwoman. When she starts getting to know her handsome upstairs neighbor, she realizes that this could be something real...and then she gets an envelope.

The plot is overall a really fun and light-hearted one, and pretty expected; there’s a twist that might not seem like a twist if you already know it’s coming, which I definitely did. However, it did require some suspension of disbelief on my part. Yeah, I didn’t really expect to say that about a book that’s a very simple contemporary romance, but this is what I mean: while the ending is pretty predictable, the way we got there was kind of outlandish. As long as you don’t expect some very profound backstory, you’ll be fine and get a good laugh out of it.

Now, the characters. They’re okay. The letters between young Naomi and Luca are very endearing and reading their silly insults put a smile on my face.

On the other hand, I really wanted their adult versions to deviate from the goofiness and be more serious; they certainly did in the sense that they weren’t rude to each other anymore, but not in the sense that I felt their relationship was emotionally deep. I couldn’t really connect with them. The romance felt very surface level, like seeing two people see each other in a coffee shop and exchange phone numbers. It’s realistic, but it’s just not very interesting.

The side characters, are typical “friends” that you see in chick lits; Naomi’s friend is a little too pushy for my liking, but she does the job as a helper of plot development.

Overall, I think this was a fun read — like most books in this genre it’s really easy to sit down and read through it in one go. It’s not really memorable or one of my favorites but anyone who reads this will have fun.

While I enjoyed Hate Mail from the start and blitzed it in a couple of days, I did feel that the book overall was a bit disappointing.

I loved the letter writing aspect and the penemy introduction to both MCs. Naomi's brutal letters to Luca were entertaining and I enjoyed her friendship with Anne, especially when they started travelling the US trying to find Luca.

Hate Mail was a super quick read but I figured out the 'twist' and when it felt like the twist was being twisted it became a bit too contrived for my liking. It evolved into a mess of misunderstanding, miscommunication and pointless conflict. It wasn't the direction I thought the book was going in and while sometimes I can appreciate that that is a good thing, in this situation, I didn't have the patience for the last minute squabbles.

Hate Mail is a cute romcom with an interesting premise: what if elementary school penpals kept on writing to each other, right into adulthood, but those letters were more hate than love? This is what happens with Naomi and Luca: does the hate mail conceal something deeper? I laughed out loud at times, I enjoyed the mild spice, and would definitely read more by this author.

The story starts with Naomi and Luca as penpals, it follows them from childhood to adulthood. The banter happens right off the bat, we love enemies to lovers.
Naomi finds herself torn wanting to date Irl but also having this pen relationship with Luca little did they know that they hand an invisible string that strung them together.

This is a cute easy cute read although repetitive at times it was a good storyline.
For debut Author Donna Marchetti!
Thank you Netgalley, HarperCollins Uk, and One more Chapter for this arc

Hate Mail is the perfect story for those who love watching how relationships evolve over time, especially from animosity into affection. The novel traces the journey of two characters who begin as nemeses exchanging antagonistic letters during their youth. Despite their apparent disdain for one another, a deeper bond secretly blossoms between them. Their barbed words hide an underlying current of curiosity and fascination with their pen pal. As they grow older, their correspondence continues, and they find themselves confiding their innermost thoughts and feelings within the safety of their letters. Their tones soften; their language becomes tender. Animosity shifts into understanding and then into love. They become each other's closest confidante and support system, despite having never met in person. The author beautifully captures the push and pull of their changing dynamic over the years. Watching the hostility melt away into genuine caring and romance is deeply satisfying. Their witty, lively letters reveal two kindred spirits forming an unbreakable connection through writing. Hate Mail is for anyone who enjoys watching relationships evolve in surprising ways, and who roots for unexpected pairs to overcome their differences. It's a heartwarming, rewarding read.

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I'd like to thank Netgalley for approving me for an ARC of this book.

✒️ Penemies
💜 Romance
🥰 He Falls First
😆 Banter

This was a fun and easy listen. I found it entertaining, especially the letters, and enjoyed theorising as the story developed. Special thank you to my fellow buddy readers @bex_boys_and_books @agirlreadsbookss 💜

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Thank you to NetGalley for giving this ARC, and this doesn't influence my review. This was a very cliche and not well written book in my POV, sorry I just didn't like it. The synopsis was better.