Although I question the ease with which a black kid from a sketchy neighborhood seemed to fit into a wealthy suburban neighborhood, I found the book a vey enjoyable coming of age story. Tyson Trice is almost killed when his father murders his mom and then turns the gun on himself. When Trice’s grandfather dies, Trice goes to live with a black family in a wealthy California neighborhood. The family know Trice because he would come when his grandfather mowed their lawn. Trice and Nandy, the young girl in the family were close friends when they were preschoolers. There’s lots of teenage angst and romance. I am impressed that the author was able to create individual personalities for all of the characters when it would be so easy to make cookie cutter personalities for the high school kids. There’s plenty of “well, we didn’t do that when I was a kid” moments for me, I found the kids could all use their brains well. And the girls weren’t necessarily pushovers for the boyfriends in their lives.

This story was well written. I enjoyed it but, the story is kinda predictable and the characters fit into the average stereotype. There are very heart warming moments in this novel, I did enjoy it! Definitely will look into more by this author.

I'll be honest, I'm extremely late in getting this review written. It wasn't for lack of trying but I honestly didn't know how to properly review this book. I had to sit and think on it for a little bit to not offend or do the book injustice. I feel like when it boils down to it, this book just wasn't for me. I think that this might be super impactful to others and maybe even a favorite of some, but for me it just missed the mark completely. The romance which is what I was looking forward to the most fell extremely flat. One of my favorite tropes to read about is hate to love, and having both in the title sounded like it was going to be a really enjoyable read! But once I got into the story more, I realized that it felt more forced than anything. It almost felt wrong. I found myself rooting for the main character to go a different path completely and when things starting taking a turn it just rubbed me the wrong way. Also how much judgment and anger can there possibly be with these characters? I felt like this was an anger driven story. So much aggression and hatred and animosity it was a little uncomfortable to read at times. 

I also saw a common theme among other reviewers that this was an extremely stereotypical book. The stereo types were strong. From one extreme to the next and I won't get into any details or go down this road because I honestly don't feel like its my place and I also really do NOT want to offend anyone so I'll just leave it with I agree. It is strong on the stereotypes and doesn't do much to prove any of them wrong. Which is a shame. 

I think that this book had the potential to be fantastic and really stand out in the Romance genre but in the end it all fell a little short. The romance wasn't the right fit, forced almost from the start. The characters were judgmental and angry. I honestly had a hard time connecting with the story from the start. BUT, like I mentioned above, I think that maybe this book will speak to the right person and be a great romance for them, it just did not work for me. I still appreciate the opportunity to read this and hope that it finds its perfect audience.

When Tyson Trice reappears in Nandy Smith's life 10 years after she had last seen him, she knew right away, he wasn't that same seven year old boy she used to play with. Trice is coming to live with the Smith's after the tragic death of his parents. He is angry and hurting and this is the last place he wants to be. But will he be able to come out of his funk and find the friendship he once had with Nandy? Will he be able to step away from his old life and try to build a new one with these people who are nothing like him?

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I could not put this book down. I read it all of the time. I stayed up late, I got up early. Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen, I was shocked by what actually did happen. This is a story about young rekindled love.

Trice and Nandy first meet each other when they are seven years old. Trice's grandfather does yard work in the neighborhood where Nandy lives and Trice plays with her while he does his work. Trice let's Nandy boss him around and they have a little puppy love. Then all of a sudden the visits stop and Nandy doesn't hear from Trice again until he's 17 and a very different person.

Did you ever have someone in your life when you were a kid that you played with all of the time and just knew you were going to be friends forever. But something happens and they are no longer a part of your life. You always wonder what happened to them and what would have happened if there were to stay in your life. What would you do if you had the opportunity to have them in your life again? Do you think you would rekindle old feelings or would you have moved on by then?

I really enjoyed this debut book by Whitney Grandison. I hear she has been writing quite a bit on Wattpad, so I may have to jump over there and check some more of her writing out. I hope this is a first of many books I get to read of hers.

I received this book for free from Harper Collins in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.I'm such a sucker for a good rom-com, like 10 Things I Hate About You and To All The Boys I've Loved Before. Now, we've got A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandison. Two childhood friend reunite under the same roof and everything seems set against them, including each other, but as they say, there's a thin line between love and hate.
About A Love Hate Thing:

IMHO: A Love Hate Thing
Ooooooo this is so good! A Love Hate Thing is a modern rom com with all the hallmarks of making a great movie.

It's also a love letter for late 90s/00s pop culture. They met as children, so a lot of their initial connection is rooted in that nostalgia and it's celebrated. I don't think it's too old or dated. The timeline works for when they were kids and it makes sense. I do think Gen Z's have more appreciation for Millenial pop culture than Millenials for Boomers, so there isn't going to as drastic a change in references yet. Plus, there's plenty of current pop culture as well so it's a good mix.
I totally got why Nandi and Tyson bumped heads and fought. I can't STAND when the conflict doesn't make sense or can be solved with a talk. They did talk. Then things changed, they fought, and talked again. It's not always smooth and easy sailing for love, which is always good to see in fiction. I'm tired of the instant clicking couple, TBH.

I looooove the supporting cast of friends. I read in the author's note my two favorites were inspired by The OC, which totally makes sense. Such a sucker for everyone in here, actaully.

When the shy girl stepped up & started dancing on Travis?? SO PROUD. Literally met her for like 5 pages, but my heart swelled. Kyle, my sweet nerdy, Kyle *squee*



I'm so down with more Pacific Hills teen drama and just more from Grandison generally.

Favorite Quotes:
Like Joseph GordonLevitt cute.


"The only thing worse than existing in a world of notoriety is knowing that you don't matter to the one you want the most.


A quote by Marianne Williamson came to mind, and I knew that I couldn't let the fear of not being good enough beat me.


He was risking everything he'd built to save a past he needed to escape.

When Tyson Trice ends up in Pacific Hills, a wealthy Southern California community, he doesn’t know what’s going to happen to him. And he doesn’t care. Meanwhile, Nandy Smith has lived all her life in the area and does what she wants with her life. Little does she know it’ll be changed sooner than she thinks. How will she and Trice get on? Will romance blossom or will they be awkward around each other?
A Love Hate Thing is a novel that makes you think and is a story of hope, trying to move on and fit in.

This is Whitney D. Grandison’s debut novel and it has a smooth pace and well thought out characters although I did find it would have been better to have had references to current cultural trends eg music and TV shows since it’s a book written in 2020. I liked each character’s voice and hiw there was a real sense of Tyson’s feelings when arriving in the area. I felt what he did.

Both characters are straight-talkers and I felt Whitney D. Grandison painted a real picture of teen love, although there were some stereotypes. I like the bright cover of this novel and was pleased to review it. I hope to review more by Whitney D. Grandison.

Thanks to Whitney D. Grandison and Inkyard Press for my ARC in exchange for an honest and voluntary review. This novel was part of my YA Blog Tour for Inkyard Press.

4 stars

*I received a copy of this ebook through NetGalley in return for an honest review*

My Thoughts:
It is not often that I DNF a book, and sadly this is one of them. As a teenage love story, it was highly unoriginal and drab. I felt like there was potential for there to be this amazing redemption of the main character, Tyson, but I honestly couldn’t get through half of the book. You have a boy from the wrong side of the tracks submerged into a rich girl’s family. He has a haunted past that he can’t let go of, while she practically eats diamonds for breakfast. The scenario is one that I’ve read a hundred times over, but better written ones.

The only thing that I appreciated in this story, really the reason I picked it up, was the promise of diversity. But it wasn’t enough to keep me wanting to read.

Would I recommend:
No. This book just wasn’t for me. I was looking for something different, and all I got was the same story I’ve already read, just with worse characters.

Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing, Netgalley, and Inkyard Press for this free copy. All quotes in this review are taken from the Advanced Reader Copy and may change in final publication.

Man. I was really hurt reading this one, yet again. I swear, does Inkyard Press specialize in writing some hard core YA contemporary books meant to break you down and make you see the tough side of life? Because this is not the first book that has done that to me and it certainly won’t be the last if I see their pattern. That darn Inkyard Press!

And I mean that with all the love possible.

The first thing that really had me on edge about this book before I even started it was that our main guy Tyson recently got shot and was basically living in the streets in an unsafe environment. Why? Because I feel like that is such a norm these days for young black men, and I didn’t want to have to see that being portrayed in a “fiction” novel. But I mean, if I can’t handle what’s happening in real life – which I absolutely hate that this happens and I can’t do anything about it that will make a difference for everyone, which sucks – then can I even handle it in fiction? Should I complain about it? Which don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining about having a character with a real background that is in the real world, that isn’t a cookie cutter back story that we got a lot of times with contemporary novels back in the day, but I just want to see some stories without black men or women having to come from suffering into a life of happiness or love. Let them have happiness, let them have love, without having to fight from the very bottom to get it.

And I get it. Tyson’s life is troubled, but HE himself is not trouble. I think that’s where I get upset with Nandy’s misconception about him in the beginning, when her parents take him in. Like, thank gosh Nandy’s family took Tyson in so he could be away from that kind of environment, but that doesn’t make him a bad person, or someone that’s full of trouble, and I’m kind of ashamed that that was the first impression before it was the first impression, if that makes sense. Sure, having another person in your house that you aren’t used to is going to mess up your flow because you already have a system, but that doesn’t make that person TROUBLE. Ugh I don’t know, that just hurt me because I could imagine my own brother being in Tyson’s situation if we grew up differently, and I wouldn’t want someone saying that he was trouble because of what he had to go through.

Plus are your summer plans really more important than someone’s livelihood? Priorities, Nandy.

Normally when I read a book, while I visualize things in my head, it's not normally full motion vivid images, but with this book, I had a running movie in my head the whole time.

While this book is told in alternating first person narrative between Nandy and Trice, in my mind it is very much Trice's story and he is the one I fully connected with.

Tyson Trice has been through so much pain and loss. He's afraid to love again and doesn't feel like he deserves a future. I felt all of his pain so deeply. He's so sweet and loyal behind a tough street-wise outer layer. He's creative and thoughtful and makes connections so easily, even though he thinks his heart is surrounded by ice. He's the type of character you want to comfort and protect, but know that you have to let do what they need to do, so you just have to support them and let them be.

Nandy on the other hand, is a bit harder to connect with. She's never had to suffer in the way that Trice has and has always been given whatever she wants. In the beginning she's judgemental and selfish, and quite snobby. She does have a growth arc, and underneath really does care about people, but she still seems kind of self-centered throughout the story.

The supporting characters are pretty much all wonderful. A few of Trice's friends from the old neighborhood leave a lot to be desired, but for the most part, all of the friends, old and new are pretty wonderful, loyal, and have Trice's and Nandy's best interests at heart. The adults are all pretty awesome as well... for the most part anyway, Shayne's dad leaves a lot to be desired and Chad's parents are pretty obnoxious. My favorite of the supporting characters are Prophet, Travis, Max and Jordy.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. There is an emotional roller coaster ride throughout, a great plot line, and well defined characters.

Disclaimer: I am participating in a blog tour through Harlequin. I received an eARC of this book through Net Galley on behalf of Harlequin and Inkyard Press in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for the e-arc and to Inkyard Press for having me on the tour!

This book surprised me with how much I loved it. I honestly thought it was going to be a cute, fun read, which it was BUT there was a lot more depth than I was expecting. And some really good quotes! I have a lot to say about this book so hang on to your horses.

Grandison covered a lot of issues. Race, feminism, community, stereotypes to name a few. I actually thought she did a really good job of it. The way she didn’t go super into each topic but enough to get young readers interested in the seriousness of what is going on.

Tyson, that sweet boy, is amazing. He comes from a neighborhood and home life that wasn’t good. He made the choice to not become a product of his environment. It’s a HARD choice. My husband comes from a similar home life as Tyson (minus the good mom and minus the shooting), so I know it is hard to leave everything you know and were raised to be, to be a better person. The courage Trice had to walk a better path is something to be commended.

Another issue Grandison brought up was how boys are not taught emotions growing up, resulting in them acting out in inappropriate ways. And them thinking they don’t need help/ therapy. This is a HUGE problem with our society.

Nandy was a bit stand offish in the beginning but I liked her character development. She judged Trice (Tyson) to be someone bad, just because where he came from. And she quickly found out she was wrong about him. She then turned quite likable and a great character to read about. I loved how she saw the good in everyone.

And lastly, the lerrrrve. Okay, it was cute. They met and were friends as kids then reconnected as teens. It sort of reminded me of Sweet Home Alabama in that sense. Absolutely adorable. And they went from friends, to enemies, to lovers. It’s my favorite trope.

I honestly could write a lot more about this book but I don’t want to give away spoilers and what the characters have to go through! And I don’t want this to take a million years to read.

I honestly should have just DNFed this one but I pushed through resulting in me just skimming the last 20%. I understand that this is a YA love story but the teenage angst is at an all time high in this one. I love a good hate to love romance but the constant back and forth of these too was a bit extreme. Overall the length of the book also held it back in my opinion. By the time the action started in the story line I had checked out. The diverse cast of characters was nice to see but even they all felt like stereotypes.

Thank you netgalley and Harlequin Teen for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I don't read a ton of contemporary YA but the premise of this one piqued my interest and I wanted to check it out. It was definitely a compelling story that delved into subjects such as stereotypes, perceived status, racism and more. I can't speak to the accuracy of the representation, but I really enjoyed the progression of the story and characters. There were characters that I wish we'd had more of an insight into, as they were a little two dimensional. I found myself wanting to know more about their back stories so that I could understand some of their actions, but since they weren't the main characters I do understand why there wasn't more about them.

The pacing and switching off of the POVs made this a really fast read and the story kept moving really well. There were definitely some sections that made me anxious because of what was happening which to me is a good sign of the quality of writing. Overall this was a really compelling and worthwhile read that I thoroughly enjoyed.

A Love Hate Thing is Whitney Grandison's first YA novel. It's a slow burn wrong-side-of-the-tracks romance, that is a little wanting in originality. It is also an Own Voices novel. It contains gun violence, detailed scenes of car theft and deep discussions of race and society.

What it lacks in originality, it makes up for in depth. Tyson recently lost his entire family due to gun violence. Old family friends take him in, and they live in a much nicer, expensive area than he grew up in. He and his old friend Nandy reconnect after ten years, and she helps him learn how to cope and thrive in this new place. Tyson also helps Nandy learn that life about more than being someone else's version of perfect. The story is told through both Nandy and Tyson's perspectives.

This book does a great job at working through the character's emotions and challenges, most of all with Tyson. Throughout the book, Tyson goes from someone who doesn't believe he can love again to someone who can. Grandison spends a lot of time showing us how Tyson is feeling each step of the way when it comes to accepting his mother's death and his future.

It also focuses heavily on race. Nandy and Tyson have a lot of discussions about what it means to be a Black American, the history of race in America, and specifically, the stereotypes rich communities have about "the ghetto." Grandison does an amazing job at tying these pieces of real life into her characters' stories.

I have to say A Love Hate Thing is very cliche. A boy from the wrong town falls in love with the popular girl who already has a boyfriend. Full of stereotypical high school drama, and 2-D characters. It's been done thousands of times, and honestly it has been done better. This book is long and it's a slow read.

It's also anticlimactic. The moments with big fights and reveals just disappointed. It took me a long time to get through this book because I didn't particularly like any of the characters. I think this is a YA book meant for a younger audience, and it just was not suited for me.

Whitney D. Grandison’s emotional debut, A Love Hate Thing, first caught my eye because of its title and that gorgeous cover. The promise of my favorite romantic trope, hate to love, called to me like a siren. What I got, however, was so much more than just a love-hate story. A Love Hate Thing is just as much a coming of age story as it is a love story, and it’s also a story about second chances and making the most of them.

I fell in love with the protagonist Tyson Trice, who goes by Trice, as soon as we were introduced to him. He’s a young man who comes across as vulnerable but yet also tough as nails. A tragic event has left Trice without parents and recovering from a gunshot wound. In hopes that he’ll be able to eventually heal and move forward from this tragedy, Trice has been sent to live with old family friends who happen to live in a safer and more affluent part of town. Trice knows he doesn’t fit in, but all he’s really focused on at this point is trying to cope with what happened and get his life back on track, which starts with summer school in his new neighborhood. Trice is such a sweetheart that it’s just impossible not to love him and want the best for him. What I liked the most about Trice is that he’s determined to stay true to himself. He has no interest in trying to fit whatever mold the “in” crowd at his new school thinks he should strive for. I always love a good underdog so watching Trice navigate his way through these privileged and elitist types is totally my cup of tea.

Not so easy to love, however, is his counterpart, Nandy Smith. I’ll be honest and say up front that I did not like Nandy at all when the story first opened. Nandy’s family is who Trice ends up moving in with, and as soon as Nandy hears the news, she starts acting like a brat. She’s considered a big shot at her school and is obsessed with maintaining her golden girl image. She is not about to let some homeless boy from the wrong side of the tracks wreck her summer or damage her reputation. From the first moment Trice enters her home, Nandy is rude and obnoxious, to the point where even her little brother tells her she needs to back off and stop acting like a jerk. I didn’t start to warm up to Nandy until she started to warm up to Trice and actually get to know him. Once she began to show tremendous growth and development as a character, I started to love her too.

The changing dynamic between Trice and Nandy was what really sold me on this story. There’s history between them that accounts for some of Nandy’s early behavior and I loved learning about that and then watching their relationship evolve from there, especially as they are caught between their two worlds. Can Trice fully let go of his past and embrace the second chance he has been given? Can Nandy let go of her obsession with reputation and just be herself and be there for Trice?

A Love Hate Thing is an emotional roller coaster filled with heartwarming moments as well as its fair share of tearjerker moments. If a story about family, belonging, love, loss, and ultimately finding a way to move forward sounds like your kind of read, give Whitney D. Grandison’s A Love Hate Thing a chance.

*Book Review copy provided by Harlequin Trade Publishing via NetGalley for blog tour in exchange for an honest review*

In all honesty, this book wasn’t for me. This doesn’t mean it might not be a fantastic book for another reader, it merely means that for me it didn’t check some of my reader-love boxes. I typically steer away from contemporary YA for this reason.

While I found Trice’s character compelling at certain points at other points wondered if his character veered too close to being stereotypical. Meanwhile, I loathed Nandy and her rich, privileged upbringing even if she was a dedicated student and did a lot for her community. I could never identify with her or even understand all of her actions.

At times I found myself skimming and finding parts of the book melodramatic. There’s nothing wrong with melodrama if that’s your thing, it just isn’t something I love to spend my time on.

I think this is a decent debut novel and I can see the author’s talent only growing from here and I will definitely keep an eye out for her future work. I will definitely being looking for #ownvoices reviews of this book because I would like to hear their thoughts on the book. As I mentioned, I think some folks will really love this book and even the target demographic of teenage readers may well enjoy this book more than me as reader in her late twenties who has different priorities and concerns.

The last place seventeen-year-old Tyson Trice wants to spend his summer is with a family he hasn’t seen in ten years. And to make things worse, he is coming from Lindenwood, a very rough neighborhood. He will be thrown into the wealthy community of Pacific Hills to live with a family he barely knows.

But the Smiths are a caring family, willing to welcome this now teenager into their family. After all, they became attached to him year’s ago when he used to come with his grandfather, who cared for the Smith’s lawn. And at that time the Smith’s daughter, Nandy, and Tyson played together and became good friends.

But Nandy who has worked the last ten years to fit in her elite neighborhood is unwilling to do anything but think about herself. She offers no welcome mat to her onetime good friend. Nandy is also harboring hurt feelings from when he disappeared from her life.

Tyson, who now wants to be called Trice attempts to fit in his new surroundings but soon realizes that Nandy isn’t aware of why he’s living with them. Nandy’s parent’s feel it is Trice’s story to share when and if he is ready to.

Of course the present day Nandy is in no way the girl Trice remembers from childhood. She seems to be more interested in the perfect boyfriend, perfect little clique to belong to, perfect grades, and the need to keep up the perfect facade.

Will Trice, who is totally from the poor side of town, destroy all Nandy has worked to achieve? And will Trice be able to fit in a completely different society?

Thank you to Inkyard Press and #NetGalley for giving me a chance to read and give my opinion of this eARC.

What Concerned Me
1. Right off the bat, Nandy’s rude behavior turned me off. She quickly became a character who was easy for me not to care much about.

2. And while the f-language was probably fine for the setting, I wasn’t fine with so much of it.

3. Also, the Smith parents felt really naive at times. What did they think their daughter was doing? Did they think the snooty neighborhood would eagerly welcome Trice?

4.And the differences between Pacific Hills and Lindenwood felt too exaggerated. Trice had been living a very real, hard life, while the Pacific Hills rich and famous, socialites made it hard for me to finish the book. Had it been toned down, I’m sure I would have enjoyed the story more.

As you can tell, this story didn’t click for me. It’s probably one of those books that you really love or it’s quite the opposite. There may not be a lot of middle ground in the ratings.

What I Liked Most
At times Tyson Trice’s story felt very real and touching.

Recommended for
those who like to read coming-of-age stories with the type of characters that I’ve described. And even though the dialog is believable, it’s best not to mind some strong language. If a love-hate type of relationship sounds good, then this book should work for you.

3.5 rounded up! A Love Hate Thing tells the story of a boy and girl, both friends at a young age, but 10 years removed from one another and on completely different paths. Nandy has grown up privileged and her life is filled with cotillions and popularity. Trice on the other hand has grown up in Lindenwood, a rough and tough urban city with a bad reputation. As far as Nandy is concerned, everyone from Lindenwood is a hardened criminal and thug who can't be trusted. This means that she is both upset and confused when her parents tell her that Trice will be moving in with them permanently. She has no clue why he's here, but she knows it's going to ruin her entire summer. She's not completely wrong. While her summer isn't ruined, Trice arriving causes a definite shake up in her summer and her life. She's faced with the boy who she hasn't seen since she was 7 and he's different that she remembered, just like she's different for him as well. He remembers a sweet bossy girl who loved to have fun, but now she's just a stuck up princess. She remembers a sweet boy who followed her around, but now he's full of hurt and anger that she doesn't understand. It won't be easy for them, but who said love or hate was ever easy right?

Overall thoughts on this is that it was a great story. Whitney Grandison touched on love, hate, family and self applied pressures, grief, abuse, and so many other things with this one book. The best part of this story for me wasn't the love interest, but the story of grief and healing. I'll be honest and say that I found Nandy's character pretty much insufferable. She was needy, selfish, irritating, and completely naive. That's not to say that she's the first teenage girl in the YA world to be that way and certainly there are girls that reflect that in real life, but it was really hard for me to find redeeming qualities in her. I understand that things are tough and she's been sheltered so she has a lot to learn, but I found her getting on my nerves more than not. Her boyfriend Chad was equally insufferable. I think my biggest issue with the Chad Nandy dynamic is that Chad is made to seem redeemable because Nandy THINKS he is, when in fact he's a complete douchebag. Nandy refuses to see it and even when Chad does obvious bone head things, she may call it out but still writes it off just as how he is. I know the story isn't about Chad, so I'll let it go, but....yeah no he's a jerk and an asshole.

Trice's story was an interesting one and it drives the entire plot. For most of the time he's stuck between making this new life in the Hills and being drawn back to his old life in Lindenwood. He struggles with the grief of losing two parents to one incident, making it out of that incident alive, trying to overcome some bad choices and abuse. For most of the story he fights his new life because he doesn't think that he deserves it. It's hard to start fresh when everything you know is gone and your inner voice is telling you that it's unfair that you made it out and others didn't. In the meantime, he has Nandy making his life very complicated. He's scared to let anyone in, but she seems to be the person who may just break down his walls.

Like I said, I loved how this book approached grief and getting a second chance at life more than I loved it for the romance piece, but it was great to see two black teenage characters in a book like this one. While the romance just didn't do it for me, Trice and his character development did and that's definitely a story that I can get behind.

This is a great modern romance.

I loved that Nandy and Tyson came from two completely different worlds, yet they made such a good couple. Nandy is from Pacific Hills, which is a wealthy community. Tyson came from Lindenhood, where he was involved with dangerous people. They still found common ground, though they had very different upbringings.

The story was fast paced. Though it was long, there were so many ups and downs, so I was always kept guessing as to what would happen next. There was loads of tension between Nandy and Tyson, so I kept wondering if and hoping that they would get together.

I was a little confused about the ending. I had an ARC of the book, so it may have been different in the final edition. My copy had it ending in the middle of a conversation. I’m not sure if that’s what was supposed to happen because it was kind of abrupt.

I really enjoyed this book!

Thank you HarperCollins for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

"A LOVE HATE THING" BY Whitney D. Grandison

I thoroughly enjoyed this heartwarming read about Tyson Trice and Nandy Smith. Tyson who has a protective shell he has built around him from living in a tough neighborhood and now have undergone a terrible family tragedy and now will need to live in Pacific Hills an upscale and rich neighborhood. A huge change for him coming from Lindenwood. Nandy Smith has a reputation to uphold having lived in Pacific Hills her life. Now will she risk her reputation for her family taking in a troubled boy Tyson.
I found the story to be heartfelt and emotional. I enjoy a the to love relationship where the attraction is undeniable. I found that over the time reading this lengthy book, I did form an attachment for the characters especially reading about Tyson's troubled past. Overall, I was satisfied with the ending and this was a great love story that Grandison was able to execute. I enjoyed this read very much!

My emotions are all over the place.
First read of 2020 and it's a 5 star read that's gonna be hard to top in the YA/Romance department.! THIS is what I call a NOVEL.!
A Love Hate Thing reads like a movie. I could see it all in my head.

Nandy and Tyson.
just. ugh. Love. It's not love at first site. It's a slow burn. It's hate to love.
And I know that's so many people's favorite thing, but it's never been mines.
But if more hate-to-love stories are done like this?!
I'm all in.

A beautiful, tragic, emotional love story that tugged at my heart strings and totally Blew Me AWAY.!
I was shocked, blown away, laughing, in tears, just all over the place.!
Everytime I put it down I was drawn right back in because I just had to know what happens next?!
(I Know it's a Really good book when I start telling people around me about it and I was shouting about A Love Hate Thing from the rooftops nearly.!)
Every character was fleshed out. Even the side characters got complete stories and personalities. And I just loved so many characters in the end.
I need More.! I need this to be a movie that I can watch over and over again and again.!

Yes to diversity.! Yes to being honest and real about teen's sex lives.!
As I said before, Yes to fleshing out All the characters.! Yes to Tyson's entire life story.! Yes to Travis being so friggin hilarious and awesome (he's my favorite.!) Yes to so many inspirational quotes throughout.! Yes to two POV's.! And Yes to having a playlist in the back that I'm gonna keep on repeat for awhile especially whenever I think back to Trandy.