Cathy Geha
The Hate Project by Kris Ripper The Love Study #2 Adored this Carina Adores romance! It had me smiling, caring, chuckling, and hoping for the best for two rather prickly characters. I will say that the story grew on me and I was not enamored at all by the end of the first chapter BUT by the end of the second chapter I was invested and wanted to know what would happen. What I liked: * The slow build of the relationship * That the two men were not “easy” to love from the first moment you met them * The group of friends that go by a name that would be censored if I typed it in her…they are there for one another no matter what. * Being able to read and understand this book without having read book one in the series first * Stepping into a world that is not my own * Oscar: anxiety plagued, quirky, caring, organized, interesting, a person that as explained helped me understand better someone I know. * Jack: bright, cautious, caring, loves his grandmother, a person with potential that is tapped in this story. * That both characters became more and more real as I read, I was invested in them and their HEA was something I truly wanted them to achieve. * Evelyn: Jack’s grandmother is a character and oh so lovable! * The way the hoarding aspect of the story was handled * Finding out what “The Secret” was * All of it really except… What I didn’t like: * Having to say goodbye to the characters when the book ended… Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin-Carina Adores for the ARC – This is my honest review. 5 Stars