I first read this series in 2020, it was actually the first series I read by Tate James. I remember this being such a hit when it released and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. When I heard that the series had been picked up by SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books, I could not be more happy for this author. This was the first book I read by Tate James, and I have continued to read and support her ever since. With the new release/covers of the series I wanted to go back in time and experience the series once again. Even though I have read many books since then, it not deter my enjoyment at all.

“Madison Kate Danvers was murdered tonight.” Such an iconic line and I still feel the same way reading it. It’s been awhile so I don’t remember a whole lot of the series to be honest. It was like being reacquainted with old friends. The story grips you and you can feel the passion of these characters, and the tension between them as well. Madison Kate has lived a privilege life but it’s not without its hardships. Especially, the beginning of the book. Fast forward to later and she is most definitely not having a good time. Well, maybe occasionally good.

This was not my first RH and it definitely was not my last, but one thing you need to remember is that all characters need to be distinct. It’s easy for them to mold into one and that’s definitely not the case with this series. Each of the men has their own personality, their own way of speaking, and their actions are individualized as well. Within a few chapters I knew who my favorite was, I know we shouldn’t pick but we all know we do.

The book ended with a decent size cliffhanger, and the mystery and drama is just beginning. We’re not close to a HEA, the romance still has awhile to go and you don’t know who to trust and who to be wary of.

I cannot wait to dive into the rest of the series for nostalgia. However, I really don’t remember that much so it’s kind of like reading it again. Love this author, love the series and I’m looking forward to this journey.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for the opportunity to read this book. All opinions are my own.

Thank you to Netgalley, Bloom Books and the author for allowing me access to this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

« Variety is the spice of life, Steele. Why choose? »

Rating: 3.5 ⭐️
Genre: Dark Romance
Format: ARC Ebook
Pages: 418
Spice: 2 🌶️
POV: First POV
S/S: Madison Kate #1
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I ate this up so quickly.

An addictive writing style, banter to die for, and tension that could be cut with a machete. And three obsessed tatted men? What more could a girl ask for?

Madison Kate, MK for the besties, love her even though she’s just the tiniest bit stubborn.

Steele, Kody, and Archer. Yummy.

Fuck her dad. Still don’t understand that whole relationship.

And the stalker bit? I’ve got theories but I’m so confused.

Would love to have more of the background gang lore in the second book.

As well, wouldn’t mind more spice… Did not expect a why choose slow burn romance?? Not mad tho, not mad.

Favorite quotes (MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS):

« I thought I recognized that ass. Now what is a girl like you doing in West Shadow Grove, Madison Kate Danvers? »

« So that was three. Three men, all undoubtedly a whole lot bigger and meaner than me. I was so fucked. »

« I know you’re still here. I can practically smell your fear. Where are you hiding, little mouse? »

« Steele. What a stupid fucking name. It suited him. »

« The edges of my black bra showed, and I gave zero fucks because it was a bra, not a butt plug. »

« I’m not sorry for kissing you. I’d do it again, if you didn’t slap so hard. »

« Girl, the sexual tension between you two just made me wet. Please tell me you’re planning on riding him like your personal pony. Soon. »

« Now was it just me, or did that have a dangerously sexual hint to it? A girl could dream. »

« Doesn’t have to be just on the kitchen counter. I’m adept at fucking on all kinds of surfaces. »

« It was a shame they’d tried to screw me so hard a year ago, because I might have just found my soul mates. »

« Apparently I wasn’t getting any D in my V just yet. Fucking cunt-blocker. »

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Thank you to Netgalley for a digital arc in exchange for an honest review. Hate is the first book in the Madison Kate series. This is an enemies to lovers why choose with suspense, mystery, and spice (Tate wrote it of course it's top tier.) Madison Kate goes down for a crime she didn't commit. She thinks the boys framed her. To her surprise when she gets back to town, the boys (all 3 of them) are living in her house. This is forced proximity, it's hate to lovers, and I have never loved why choose more than when I can have all three book boyfriends without having to pick. This is one of my Roman Empire books and Tate is an auto-buy author for me. Just make sure you have the next book in the series ready cause the author sure knows how to write cliffhangers.

🖤 pet names
🖤 gangs
🖤enemies to lovers ish
🖤 why choose



Quotes

“This was clearly early onset Stockholm syndrome setting in, where I started humanizing my enemies. I needed to cut it off before it got any worse.”

“Girl,” she said with a laugh, “the sexual tension between you two just made me wet. Please tell me you’re planning on riding him like your personal pony. Soon.”



I know this book has been out a while but I received a copy from NG for the new cover release. I haven’t read it before so I was excited to be offered this! Thank you!


The book starts off with a bang. Literally.
Madison Kate snuck off to the other side of town where she shouldn’t be as a high profile girl in town but she wanted to watch the underground fights for one guy. But while she’s there shots ring out and everyone flees. She’s spoted by a Realer who chases her down but some mysterious men save her from him. But they ended up framing her for crimes she never committed that night.

She serves her time and lives across the world to better her father’s image but her father could have put an end to all of it and not let her go to jail. Majority of people believed she was innocent. Her father summons her home but then leaves for 8 weeks while she starts college in town. She now has 3 new roommates, one of which is her future step brother. Those 3 roommates happen to be the 3 guys who set her up for the crimes the year before. Archer, Steele and Kody.

She does everything she can to get them out of her hair. Pranks and retaliation on all sides. But the guys are trying to protect MK because she has a crazy creepy stalker. Juggling all three guys but not committing and i totally get it because girl has a crazy life at the moment. But def don’t choose just one girl. 😘

I really enjoyed this book. I knew I would as I have read the hades series before. I can’t wait to hop right into the next book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for providing me with an eARC of Hate by Tate James in return for my honest opinion.

Tate James you have very quickly got me in a choke hold with your Madison Kate series, it is so bloody good! It is so refreshing to read a good reverse harem series with an actual plot!! The plot is fast paced and incredibly addictive, it make it so hard to put it down!

Madison Kate is such a badass FMC, I love her and her snarky, takes no crap attitude! I do think her need for revenge did almost go a little far at times, but I ‘m glad there were no real repercussions from some of her damaging plans on the three guys she blames for ruining her life (spoiler they didn’t but she doesn’t know that yet!).

I adore all three MMC’s, Archer, Steele and Kody are all very different and this helps make them all loveable in their own dark and twisted ways (but they do all share the ‘mean to everyone but her’ vibes bunt that’s certainly not a problem haha). It also means that they’re able to form different kinds of relationships with MK, which really helps with the plot and believability of the relationships.

That ending though? What a cliff hanger!! I immediately ran to NetGalley and requested the next book!!

This story is amazing and the chemistry between the characters wow.
It’s well worth the reading. I haven't read many reverse harem books, but this one was so fun. I loved all three guys and how they were actually different and had different kinds of relationships with Madison Kate. I honestly can't choose who I like more?? They all wanted to protect her and I need to know what's going to happen next after that ending! I didn't give it a full five stars, though, because I got a bit bored in the middle when all they were doing is going to parties and hanging out. Give me one new adult romance where the heroine isn't picked up and thrown over the shoulder of a hero. BUT the plot and pacing really picked at the end and I couldn't put this book down! I need answers now!!

DNF at 36%
i like madison kate’s character and the plot (kind of) but everything else wasn’t really appealing to me. I didn’t like the mmcs, they gave me the ick big time so i didn’t care to see their romantic relationships develop

thank you to Bloom and netgalley for an ARC in exchange of an honest review!

Wait.
Wait.

Wait.

What was this book??? And why does it have me in such a choke hold. I’m obsessed.
Maddison Kate was Bratty. Bold. Brave. Annoying. Childish. Funny. She was everything we want from our FMC also she is surrounded by sketchy people like her dad is a giant AHole and her bestie is sketchy AF
Yet this Why choose slow burn romance has us as readers gripped from the first page.

Also all the MMCs were top tier alphas who are awful,, arrogant and full of themselves yet sweet and soft for her

Book one of four, ends on a cliffhanger and there is a lot of unfinished story to fill four books. It’s a reverse Harem, in this book she only engages with one of the guys, even though she hates them for setting her up. Mk also starts to have an emotional connection with another of the guys and has a hate-hate relationship with the third guy. Definitely has enough substance to continue reading the next books.

Wow! What a wild ride! I was surprised with each page that I read. I absolutely can’t wait to see what else Madison Kate does to and with the trio of men. I am incredible thankful to the publisher for the e-arc and I CANNOT wait for the next book.

Part murder mystery, part angsty forbidden romance with lots of tension filled love to hate vibes, Tate James’ Hate is perfect for those looking for a spicy why choose romance with a strong plot and a fierce female main character.

Hate kicks off with an intense, heart pounding opening scene and doesn’t ever slow down. This book introduces us to the series cast of characters and I appreciate how the author takes her time developing the characters and slowly building the relationships and connections over the course of the book. I love how the FMC develops her own unique relationship with each MMC and I’m excited to see how everything plays out. In the meantime, I’m definitely enjoying the banter and delicious tension between MK and her guys.

Be prepared, Hate does end on a pretty big cliffhanger but for me, it just makes me all the more excited for the rest of the series!

5/5 ⭐️
2/5 🌶️

This is my third time reading the Madison Kate series and it is still one of my favorite reverse harems.

MK is such a baddie and I cannot explain how much I love her character and her inner dialogue. I love seeing how fierce she is and how even though she’s been through a lot of trauma, she never gives up. She keeps pushing forward.

This book has so many twists and turns and it had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I love all of the boys in this book and even though they’re a bunch of a-holes, I know there’s more to the story. The cliffhanger at the end was amazing and I cannot wait to dive into book 2 again ☺️

I loved this book so much! The plot is full of mystery, thrill, and spice! The banter between Madison Kate and her three new roommates had me laughing, and the tension had me wanting more. Besides the fact that Madison Kate had tried to turn her life around after being framed for an outburst at Riot Night (Hey, remember those three roommates?). Lets not forget to mention that she now has to rely on those guys to protect her from her stalker.

This reverse harem will keep you on intrigued by the storyline and spice. I don't want to spoil to much, so definitely give this a read!

Trigger warnings: Violence, Stalker, Death, Bullying, Controlling behavior,

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book!

Hate came from somewhere I don’t want to be. The past. That past where it was OK for men and boys to grab a woman or girl and it was somehow “sexy”. I cringed so much as I read this book which was half high school stupid drama and half 60s romance novel. At first there was hope that the characters were doing what they were doing for some good reason. As the story went on it became clear that nothing would excuse this behavior. You’re my kindof stepbrother who framed me for several crimes and grabbed and kissed me without consent, but your eyes are so beautiful (these three men were literally only differentiated by their eye color) that I must have you! Gross.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC for an honest review.

Hate is the first book in the Madison Kate series. She's framed for a riot, spends some time away, and then finds herself living with the three guys who framed her. She's stuck with three people she hates... so she retaliates.

This is a why-choose romance (reverse-harem is hinted at heavily for later on). I'm usually not really into why-choose romances, since they're often hard to follow and I inevitably end up prefering one of the guys over the others. Not in this one! Each hero had their own distinct personality and voice, and I actually liked them all. I probably liked the guys over the heroine (who was at times annoying and immature).

My one gripe with the writing is that it was very repetitive. Maybe that was just the heroine (the POV) being annoying, but she really drilled in little tid bits (like bringing up reverse harems sarcastically, as if it would never happen to her!). Apart from that, it was a fun and quick read, and I already sought out the audiobooks for the rest of the series (duet narration!).

Love. An easy five star read. This book is everything if you love a spicy book- this was my first reverse harem and won’t be my last. MK is such a good FMC and I loved reading how she builds relationships with the boys *fans myself*. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

I love Madison Kate. She has such a killer personality, and her antics had me gasping out loud. The dynamic between her and Archer is to die for, I love Kody’s endearing personality, and the mystery that is Steele. This book kept my guessing the whole time, with shocking plot twists and a killer ending. Can’t wait to pick up book two!

this is one of my favorite books of all time 😭😭 the mystery, the spice, the sass on MK. ugh it’s just a slay.

Someone is going to pay for derailing Madison Kate's carefully laid out future. Someone is going to catch the full force of her hate. How very convenient that someone just moved into the bedroom down the hall from her. Archer and his boys messed with the wrong chick and they’re about to learn just how cold Madison Kate’s hate can run.
This why choose, new adult, dark romance is book 1 in the Madison Kate series. I've heard nothing but good things about this series, so this evidently wasn't for me. I never really got into it or cared about any of the characters, who I thought were all immature and annoying, which is often the impression I get when I read new adult/college books. MK was supposed to be a bad ass, but she came across as a whiny and bitchy 10 year old whos idea of revenge is switching the salt and sugar, and in the end, she lets the MMCs walk all over her. This series has a very high rating, so don't take my word for it, I just didn't vibe with it.
I received an advance review copy of this book for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The book was good, was hoping it would be better… this is my first book I read by this author. I will try reading other books to see where it goes. Thank you.