Set in the Florida Keys, Katie gets sent to FL to help produce profile on the Coast Guard and Hutch. While I normally love Katherine Center and all she does this book didnt work for me. I struggled to care about Katie and Hutch's relationship as well as there felt as if there was too much going on at time between the famous ex, the body image, the fake relationship it all felt over the top and forced. I absolutely loved the side characters and the setting and will continue to read what Katherine Center does next!

I was very excited to get an advanced copy of The Love Haters because Katherine Center is an automatic read author for me. I have so many thoughts about this book and the more I think on it, the more things bother me.

Katie and Hutch were cute, I'll give it that. I absolutely LOVED Rue's character and George Bailey? We love a gentle giant.

But I feel like the body loving storyline was overdone. We get it, Katie is overcoming her obstacles and has to learn to love herself, but this went over the top. Literally EVERYTHING about Cole was obnoxious. I don't see why Katie would ever agree to go along with his lies. And then the big drama at the end felt like it came out of absolutely no where.

Overall did I enjoy this and read it pretty quickly? Yes - it was cute and an easy read. But as far as a KC read, this was unfortunately pretty low on my list.

Thank you NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I think I have loved all of Katherine's books - and this one is no exception! I will be getting a physical copy to add to my collection of the rest of her books for sure. I am a sucker for a good love story and this one even included a dog so there's a plus! I would recommend packing this one up in your beach bag this summer for sure!

Looking for a new rom-com to read this summer? Then don’t sleep on this one!

This book is a breath of fresh air. It’s fun to read from the first page to the last. Full of fun, lovable characters, drama, and romance, it is the perfect summer book!

I absolutely loved it, and read it almost in one sitting. As always, it was a cute, sweet, memorable book.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, received from the publisher and author through NetGalley. However, all thoughts and views reflected are strictly my own opinions.

Like all of Center’s novels, this was incredibly sweet. I love her slightly ridiculous plot lines paired with tender and earnest interactions with people. I thought some of the scenes were a little annoying but then also found myself laughing out loud (especially Cole’s dialogue). Another really wonderful book by Center that I definitely recommend.

I thought The Love Haters was going to be a romance book, but it feels like it's more of a women's fiction. I gave it the requisite 50 pages for shorter books and it's a DNF for me. The FMC's body issues were not what I signed up for. Her inability to swim, but then lying about it to get this youtube type job sent me over the edge. That's a safety issue not only for her, but for anyone else in the water with her. And I just couldn't get that out of my head. I made it to 18% of the arc and we just finally got the MMC. For a book that's just over 300 pages, that feels like a very late introduction.

And then the writing. I've only read one other Katherine Center book and I don't have very clear memories of it, other than I enjoyed it. But the Love Haters is just full of short choppy sentences, with short choppy paragraphs. It feels simple and it's obviously designed as a quick beach read. But the FMC's self-esteem issues didn't fit in with the simple writing and it just allowed me to completely gloss over the fact that she needs a job and therapy, not a romance. And that's where I threw in the towel.

The Love Haters just wasn't going to work for me. Thank you to Netgalley and St Martin's Press for the arc for review purposes.

Katherine Center has become one of my favorite authors and is an automatic read for me.


This book was especially enjoyable as we followed the main female character, Katie, as she takes on a challenging work assignment in order to prevent losing her job.

She's also dealing with previous heartbreak. And a lack of confidence in her body. As cute as this romance was, I do think the bigger story was Katie learning to love herself and learn to not be a love hater.

I do recommend this book for anyone who loves rom coms and women's fiction.

thank you to the publisher and net galley for the arc.

You can always count on Katherine Center to deliver a heartfelt romance filled with humour and an emotional undertone that pulls on your heartstrings.

What to expect:
- worplace-ish: video producer and the man she's profiling
- hate to love (hence the title!)
- banter that will have you laughing out loud!
- slow burn, closed-door romance
- FMC's realistic struggle with body image and self-doubt
- fun side characters, including a cutie pooch!

I look forward to seeing what Katherine Center writes as I am often entertained and usually really appreciate the FMC in the novels. While I wasn't as enamored with the FMC as some of the past ones, the love interest and side characters made up for it. I absolutely would LOVE more of the older women community in Key West and their stories as they all seemed SUPER interesting and I love their found family. This one was good, but not great. I still will absolutely devour any novel written by Center and am already looking forward to her next one (probably a backlist as I don't know if I can wait for her next new release!)

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Mrs Katherine could publish her grocery list and I would read it, no questions asked! What an absolute treat this book was. I have to admit a little different from her other love stories. I loved the way she carefully portrait body image and self love and at the same time weaving relatable love story. Having lived in Miami it was a huge plus to have this set in the Keys which contributed to loving way more the story. As amazing as always!

I generally enjoy Katherine Center’s books but I found these characters so incredibly irritating. I totally get body image issues caused by trauma but I felt it was almost taken to a weird extreme. I honestly didn’t finish this one, as I was so annoyed and I didn’t want to ruin myself for Center’s future books.

Kathrine Center did it again!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
I wanted MORE Hutch and Katie and was so sad when the book ended!! Loved Auntie Rue and The Gals!! I highly enjoyed the body positivity representation! I loved how she took us on this journey of self discovery with Katie on learning to love herself! Andd she got the hot guy at the end too! I kid you not, I got butterflies as I was reading this and loved every minute of it!
Also, I need to see this promo video! 😂
Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC

OH MY GOODNESS, one of my new favorite books! "The Love Haters" by Katherine Center was wonderful, fun, and hilarious. I loved the characters and storyline, was delightful and feel good the whole read through. Thank you for that! Thank you NetGalley, the author and publisher. All opinions are my own.

This is probably the 4th or 5th book that I have read by Katherine Center and I think she just keeps getting better and better. I adored this book!

I absolutely adore Katherine Center, and all of her books are always a balm to my soul. The Love Haters was cute, but does not hold a torch to her previous novels. Unfortunately I didn’t like the body dysmorphia angle, I felt as if Katie was so self deprecating and it made it hard to connect with her. Hutch, his beloved aunt, and his silly Great Dane really made the story what it was.

love love love katherine center! she has not missed a bit and i finished this book in one sitting! thank you so much netgalley for the chance to read this book in advance!

The Love Haters was the perfect book to kick off the summer!!! First, I will read anything by Katherine Center - I have yet to meet a book of hers I didn't fall in love with. And trust me when I say I fell in love with this book. You have an awesome scene for a beach read - Key West! You have the hunky heroic male character who doesn't realize how awesome he is, so it makes you fall even more in love with him. You have Katie, who is struggling to move on in her life, save her job and learning to love herself all at the same time. You have all of the ancillary characters that you want to be your new best friends. Oh, and there is the most adorable dog ever George Bailey!! Put it all in a mixing bowl and out pops the perfect summer beach love story! This book has all the feels!! Make sure you add this book to your summer reading list!!

My thanks to Katherine Center, St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I’m a Katherine Center completist. I have adored her since “How to Walk Away” and every book has been nearly 5 stars for me. I have also had the privilege to meet her multiple times and she is ridiculous, unequivocally lovely and kind.
That’s why I hate to share…I didn’t like this book very much. The characters were likable enough; Katherine Center’s kind, easy voice comes through in every character she writes. I wanted good things for them. I just didn’t find them believable as people. I don’t mind to suspend disbelief for a love story; I crave it. But the world she created in this one – down to the situations the characters found themselves in – just didn’t feel like it could exist anywhere.
I’ll keep reading and loving her books, but I would love to see her veer back to the more realistic spaces she explored in her earlier works.

I absolutely loved every aspect of this book. Katie was one of my favorite characters that I have read; she was relatable, witty, and endearing. Hutch was complicated yet lovable. The minor characters (Cole, Rue, Sullivan, The Gals) added so much to the storyline and I enjoyed their presence just as much as the main characters. Once I thought the plot was over, another event happened that was thrilling and suspenseful. Even though the novel as a predictable rom com path, Katie changed so much as a character on her own, regardless of the love story, that it made the story so much more impactful. The Love Haters was a quick, humorous novel that is a PERFECT summertime read.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an ARC of Katherine Center’s Love Haters. The book offers a fun premise with Center’s signature charm and humor, but it didn’t quite land as powerfully for me as some of her earlier work. I found it entertaining and easy to read, but it wasn’t the most memorable.

I still enjoy her novels, for sure. My favorite remains her 2018 novel, How To Walk Away.