Hate Mail by Winter Renshaw is a fun and addictive romance with a unique twist. The story kicks off with an anonymous email exchange that’s filled with witty banter, snark, and undeniable chemistry. The premise is fresh and engaging, keeping you hooked as the mystery of the sender's identity unravels.

The characters are well-written, especially the strong and relatable heroine. While some parts of the story were a bit predictable, the emotional depth and satisfying romance made up for it. It’s a fast-paced, entertaining read that’s perfect for fans of modern romance with a bit of humor and heart.

This was too much insta love and not enough plot development for me. I think the writing was a bit juvenile and I failed to connect with the main characters.

3.5 stars

This is an arranged marriage trope which I don’t tend to read a lot of however the title and how it would tie into the story intrigued me!

The story follows main characters Campbell and Slade. The two have been promised to each other by their separate families since they were just little kids. Destined to marry regardless of whether love was involved.

This story is told in a dual POV with both perspectives being narrated in the audiobook. It was easy to listen to and I liked the inclusion of the “hate mail”.

I always think there’s an innocence that shines through when children are involved in a story and as you get to see glimpses of their younger selves, this is brought out as Campbell and Slade start to communicate.

The story takes a very wild turn about 75% of the way through the book. I honestly had not been expecting it at all so it was totally out of the blue. Unfortunately it was really quickly done and dusted so could have probably been left out of the story altogether.

I love audiobooks. I love how they bring a story to life, especially when the narration is fun, sexy, and engaging. Nick Mondelli and Fiona Aarington fulfill these criteria. They both bring that little bit extra to their characters.

From a young age Campbell knew she was going to marry Slade. She also knew he hated her. Encouraged to write letters to each other Slade took the opportunity to discourage Campbell by writing hateful things to her. As you might expect things change a lot once they get to know each other more.

I enjoyed the premise of this book. The reading of the letters at the beginning of the chapters kept it interesting. I was also curious how the relationship would develop and work out. Overall this was a fun listen.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook for an honest review.

"Love is a journey that isn’t always easy but is always worth it."

When I tell you I ATE this up....girl!! This is everything I look for in a romance book - a strong female lead, slow burn, enemies to lovers, and a good twist toward the end. I read it in less than 24 hours.

The wealthy Wakemont and Delacort families have arranged their marriage from birth. From a young age, Campbell and Slade were forced to interact with one another, mostly through letters - which is why the book is called "Hate Mail." Through a series of increasingly angsty situations and witty banter, they both slowly come to realize they don't "hate" one another. Their romance won my heart, and I cannot wait to read more in this series.

Is it perfect? No, but I enjoyed every minute.

Thank you to NetGalley, Dreamscape Audio and the author for the chance to listen to and review this ARC!

I absolutely loved this enemies to lovers romance.

The characters were relatable and well developed and I loved the banter between them!!

The storyline was interesting and although it was slow at times, the execution made it quite interesting.

The Narration was enjoyable as well

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy. I really enjoyed this and will be getting copies for my shop.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! No spoilers. Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to. Truly Amazing and appreciated the whole story. This is going to be a must read for many many readers. Maybe even a book club pick.

DNF.

While the premise was interesting, I just couldn't get through this story when the MMC is a person who never seemed to grow out of being a child. As a kid his disdain for the FMC would make some sense, but as an adult it was so weird that it felt like he was both taking and not taking accountability for a dynamic he started. All while he acted like he was a gift to the world and above others.

I loved this book up until almost the end. I thought that the tension between the characters was amazing. I think that the plot was interesting and unique.

However, some things seemed to progress way too quickly. As well, the tension from the climax was over before I could even worry for the characters. Even so, the twist did catch me off-guard. I never saw it coming, but at the same time, all of the signs were there.

★★★☆

I wanted to enjoy this book and in many spots I did. Other things made me scratch my head in confusion. The first half of Hate Mail was great. It had everything you could expect from enemies to lovers and unwanted arranged marriage. Them being pen pals was nice too. But things started going downhill a bit. Slade didn't grovel as much as I expected him to. His apology kinda lacked too. And his uncle was great until he wasn't. To be honest, Campbell and Slade had enough potential to be their own drama without an outside force. The thing with the uncle was so out of the blue and unnecessary.

☞︎︎︎𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔+𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔☜︎︎︎
• arranged marriage
• forced proximity
• hate to love
• billionaire romance
• bully romance
• enemies to lovers
• forced marraige
• grumpy x sunshine
• he falls first
• morally grey
• mutual pining
• one bed
• pen pals
• unwanted marriage
• virgin heroine

Campbell and Slade have been promised to one another since birth. Arranged marriages have always been a tradition for the Wakemont family. Now, when it comes to slade and Campbell. they have always hated one another. As they grew UP, they would write letters to one another, and they would express their hate to one another. Campbell is now 24, and that means both Slade and Campbell must marry even though they both know that they will absolutely be miserable... right?

Hate mail is a fast-paced, character driven novel that grips you to really want to know more about the characters.

I found both characters for the most part to be enjoyable. The romance was definitely sweet. The spice in this book was pretty clean, so one chili pepper for the spile rating.

The twist that occurred around the middle of the book was very obvious, but it did not ruin the book for me. I look forward to reading more books in this series.

If you want a fast-paced romance and like the arranged marriage trope, then definitely give this book a try.

This is the first Winter Renshaw book I've had the honor of reading and when I started it I didn't know what to think. What would you do if, from the moment you were born, you were promised to marry your parent's friend's son? Not only are you promised to him, but you're made to write letters through the years, in order to learn more about one another, in the hope that when you're meant to marry one another, it should be enough for you to happily be married. Seems wild, I know. Despite the way that sounds, I really did like this book and the weird banter between the characters in their letters to one another through the years and even into their marriage.

Cameron and Slade are arranged to be married, from the moment Cameron is born. Their parents have encouraged them to write letters to one another, but from their first letters, they read more as hate mail, rather than a love letter. Once Cameron turns 24, she and Salde are married in front of six hundred guests who have traveled from around the world to attend the wedding of a couple they believe are in love. Little do their guests know, they hate each other. What happens when that hate turns to love?

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the free audiobook of Hate Mail by Winter Renshaw for my honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and Dreamscape for an ARC for an honest review.
The narration was executed well. This was my first sample of Winters books.
The storyline and characters were strong and well written. This isn't everybody's genre though.
A good read.

Hate Mail
Book 1 in the Papercuts series
by Winter Renshaw
Narrated by Nick Mondelli; Fiona Aarington

Rating: 3.5/5.0

I thought that the summary of the book sounded fun and was the perfect setup for a tension building romance. Unfortunately, it just fell flat for me. At the beginning of each chapter, we hear a few back and forth letters that Slade and Campbell have been writing each other since they were kids. I just found that kind of annoying and it didn't add anything to the story for me.

Slade and Campbell have been promised to each other basically since they were born. It's an agreement between their very rich fathers. The story starts about 6 months before they're to be married, I think it was? Anyways, there wasn't much in the way of character development, nor romantic development between the two of them. Yes, Campbell thinks Slade is good looking and Slade has been with tons of women. Okay, great. All of the sudden, it ends up being a match made in heaven. This definitely isn't the worst story I've listened to, so please don't think that. I just think that there was a lot more opportunity for character development that would have gotten the reader invested and rooting for them. The narration was fine. No complaints there.

Thank you to NetGalley, Dreamscape Audio and the author for the chance to listen to and review this ARC!

I voluntarily listened to an eARC of this book via NetGalley and Dreamscape Media. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Rating: 4/5 Stars
Publishing: October 3, 2023
Audiobook

“Hate Mail” by Winter Renshaw was a very good listen. I love the tropes that were involved in this listen (i.e., enemies to lovers, forced proximity, arranged marriage, billionaire). You have the H/h whose parents arranged their marriage from the time they were born…awful for the recipients but a lifetime dream of the parents who are best friends. The banter between the main characters through emails until the wedding day was funny. When the two are in close quarters, the chemistry between them is undeniable. Although there is not a lot of intimacy/steamy, I thought the story was very well written and the narration was executed extremely well. Recommend the audiobook listen.

I was approved for the audiobook version of Hate Mail by Winter Renshaw. I really enjoyed the banter between the main characters and the plot moved along nicely.

Thanks to Netgalley and the author for an audio copy of this book. I’ve read some of Winter Renshaw’s books and enjoyed them in the past. The author’s writing is consistently good, the plotting and characters all interesting and absorbing making for a very enjoyable story. I enjoyed this audiobook and it was narrated well with some good intonations for change of character, especially different gender to the narrator. It wasn’t perhaps Renshaw’s best, but I came to really like both characters and their struggles. The structure was a challenge as was the forced marriage premise- framed as it was by emails exchanged between the two main characters as they grew up, alternating with a narrative set in the present day.

Campbell and Slade’s parents arranged that the two would get married from the time they were born. It’s a dream many sets of parents who are best friends might have for their children who are similar in age, in this case the parents forged an alliance not only through friendship, but also through business ties, making it impossible for the two engaged to have any other choice growing up. It hampered romantic attachments for the two in their teens and later. Such a choice inspired dislike between the two from the beginning as they parents made them exchange emails through the years so they would get to know each other, in addition to summer visits. Now in their mid 20s, the two are about to get married and as the day approaches, events in the past and the present continue to affect them in ways they didn’t expect.

The narration of the story was well executed and both narrators gave depth to the characters which help to give the story a good pace and keep the listener’s attention. The story was good and though the premise and structure may have been a challenge, it was executed well.

Hate Mail by Winter Renshaw is a slow burn enemies to lovers romance. I'm a huge fan of Winter Renshaw. I've read many books by her and she's never disappointed me yet. I immediately fell in love with the main characters Campbell and Slade. Their chemistry is undeniable. The story was a bit slow moving for my tastes. The book was less steaming, more on the clean side. I'm not a huge fan of the billionaire trope but this was still a good book with a decent storyline. 3½ Stars out of 5 round up to ⅘ stars. Thank you Netgalley for sharing this book with me in exchange for my honest review.

Audio listener
Slade and Campbell knew they would be marry in a young age so there parent suggested they write each other letter to get to know each but instead slade was being hurtful and sending Hatemail and Campbell responding back as well but also trying to know Slade and the things is he was having a difficult child hood because his mother was sick. It's understandable for a young child to feel this way and the more the mom was getting sicker the meaner Slade was it was kind of his outlet.
Campbell is having doubts but her parent told her she has to if not Slade will lose his inheritance and she will watch another marry him.
But the twist just didn't see coming and felt a little rush as well vou just don't see coming.
it was a good storyline and some repeat on chapter and when they were sending letters to each other.