Book - PS. I hate you / Lauren Connolly

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I don’t think I’ve given a book infinity rating yet (well since I’ve been reviewing)

I freaking LOVED this book. Maybe im just emotional at the moment but boy, the way this book broke my heart then made me laugh a second later.

Let’s start at the beginning, which is the end of Maddies brother Josh’s too short life. We meet Dom, her brothers best friend, who we can tell she’s had some sort of fling with which didn’t end well. Yeah she’s a bitch to him, but she just lost her brother and she needs to vent at someone. Dom becomes the perfect outlet.

Up to 30% in, I’m like, ok girl, I get you hate him, but you know, give the guy a break…. And then we relive THE scene that brought about these feelings. And let me tell you, I HATE HIM TOO!! Girl I have your back.

But reading through their journey together to say goodbye to the brother and best friend they lost, you start to get an inkling that this guy is ok, there must be more to the story.

It’s a beautiful, heartbreaking but at the same time laugh out loud story. So so many highlights to share with you, just of Maddies sarcastic humor(which I’m totally here for!) and her heartbreaking battles with insecurities.

I can’t make you read this book, but you NEED to read this book!!

The tea ☕️

💔 - journey through grief
⚔️ - haters to lovers
🗺️ - forced proximity trips
🛌 - one room
😒 - moody MMC
🌦️ - grumpy/sunshine
❤️ - 2nd chance
🚫 - brothers best friend


—- HIGHLIGHTS —

Dear Control Freak,
On my way.
Sincerely,
I Don’t Use Phones Because That’s How The Aliens Find You

Somewhere in the world, he’s angrily growling my name, and that brings me an immense amount of satisfaction.

But he still looks hot, fuck him very much.

“Can you tattoo this on me? Exactly as he wrote it?” I hold the precious letter out to Reggie and point to the signature. Love, Josh

“I know the world tells us that we need a mom and dad. But we don’t, Magpie. We need each other. You have me. Always.”

Has a woman ever wanted to both strangle and fondle a man so much?

“And do you see me now?” I whisper, the sound more vulnerable than I ever thought I’d let myself be with Dominic Perry again. He doesn’t hesitate on his answer. “You’re all I see.”

It feels like more. Like all the barriers I put in place have cracks in them and Dom is finding his way through to the center of me. And having him here, so close to my heart, is wonderful and terrible. Because I don’t know how to trust it. How to trust him.

I don’t know when it happened. Maybe I’ve been breaking every day of my life. Little fractures that have slowly built into the shattering, and now I am simply pieces of a person that I have to hold together with my own will. Without the help of anyone else. Because how can I trust that their hold will remain? How can I trust anyone else to keep the pieces of me together? I can’t even keep the pieces of me together.

He looms once more, voice deep with warning. “Get this straight, Maddie. I won’t go.”

“No, the ridiculous man presses a kiss against my hair, then speaks to me in a low soothing voice

“And I love him so much I think it’s a mortal wound.”

I received an advance copy of this book to review from Quercus Books, via NetGalley. I really appreciated the opportunity to do this!

I so rarely describe a book this way, but this was life-changing. I am struggling to come up with the words to accurately convey how good this book is, and how much I loved it. I was hooked a few pages in, and the story consumed my thoughts from every moment thereafter.
This is not only a beautiful romance, but a raw and honest journey of grief.
I was smiling, laughing, crying, swooning...you name it! And sometimes multiple of those from the same page. I felt every emotion as if I was Maddie. I felt her grief. I understood her insecurities. I celebrated her triumphs. And I definitely live for her snarky humour.

Lauren Connolly - you and your team have done something so special here. This book deserves every accolade sent its way. I look forward to seeing this grace the best seller's lists when it's released!

I could not recommend this book more. Please read it!

Thank you again!

What a read this was!
A sibling bond that is truly unbreakable even in death. I adored everything about this book.... the characters, the plot, and the fact that it had me smiling one minute then sobbing at the end. Perfection!