This enemies to lovers romance is Sajni Patel’s debut novel. Despite the disapproval of her Indian parents and their community, Liya, a biochemical engineer, lives on her own, dates, doesn’t want to marry, and has a snarky streak a mile-wide.

Liya’s parents ambush her with dinner with a potential husband for her and his mother. Upset, Liya runs out, knocking Jay, the gorgeous would be suitor to the ground in her haste to get away.

The twist comes when Jay is brought in to help the firm Liya works for. So of course, they’re constantly thrown together. Romantic tensions rise but so does the apprehension because Liya and Jay both have traumas from the past shaping their lives.

Loved the descriptions of the celebrations and the food had me drooling. I enjoyed that Liyya and Jay helped and supported each other. Fun debut!

Thanks to Forever and NetGalley for the ARC.

There's no better feeling that seeing a book on NetGalley, getting intrigued, reading it with no outside opinions to bolster you beforehand, and falling in love with it on the spot.

That was the magic of reading Sajni Patel's debut novel The Trouble With Hating You.

The enemies-to-lovers storyline in this book was truly *chef's kiss* and didn't rush into things. The two main characters were wonderful and self-actualized adults who took time to sort through their problems. The fact that Liya was casually a biochemical engineer was even better. A little repetition aside, I was hooked from start to finish and read the novel in one sitting.

This was such an incredible debut from Sajni Patel, and I'm already counting down the days until her next book. She's got a fan.