I Hated You in High School is a graphic novel about Tessa, who returns home to find Olive living in her parents' house. Tessa has big feelings about Olive, who was a friend and then a bully in high school, and must work through those by talking to Olive about her own experiences. I loved all the different characters we meet, and I liked the high school flashbacks, but the relationship progressed a little fast for my taste. I still had a fun time reading this and enjoyed the art style. Thanks to Andrews McMeel and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I Hated You in High School is a feel-good friends to enemies to lovers story with beautiful representation of queer friendship, love and joy. It can be somewhat formulaic at times but that’s not necessarily a bad thing - romance tropes such as forced proximity work well in this queer story, and I will never complain about more sapphic romance representation! Overall I had a good time with this graphic novel and felt that the characters were very relatable, particularly Tessa. I also appreciated the healthy communication between the characters, something which I feel can sometimes be lacking in the romance genre as a whole. I do wish the ending hadn’t felt quite so quick, though, and that the epilogue provided more info on what our characters are up to now.

I didn't realize that this wasn't a regular book, but a graphic novel. Unfortunately I am not a fan of these, so I didn't read it.
However, if you are a graphic novel fan, it would be worth checking it out. The graphics looked well done from what I saw.
I receive an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

"I hated you in high school" by Kathleen Gros is a super quick, cute and fun read, that I thoroughly enjoyed!

Distrust, Friendship, Romance
Three topics in this book, a book that stole my heart. The dynamics, the characters, the art style. This book was a feel-good one, a refreshing switch from what I usually read.

I loved the wide array of characters, the friendly and family relationships, and the (predictable) twists. The plot was fairly predictable, which threw me off but also made me feel good because I knew how happily it would end.

I Hated You in High School is the story of Tessa who just lost her job and comes home to see her parents and organises their anniversary celebration. The thing is, her high-school nemesis Olive lives with her parents and Tessa will have to spend time with her..

I loved this story, it was so so cute. Her relationship with Frankie was amazing too and I loved that we got to see Tessa’s diaries!

I can only recommend it and would give it 5 ⭐️!

A little bit insta-lovey (not a bad thing, in my opinion) because even though their history is prevalent the length is shorter which speeds the plot up. I loved the queer energies and communities of friend and family relationships. All in all a super cute, fun, quick read.

This delightfully queer graphic novel follows Tessa as she goes back home for the first time in years, only to find out that her high school nemesis, Olive, is now living in her parent's basement. Now they are forced to be together and see if they can work past old hurts.

Overall, I LOVED this graphic novel! The storyline, the plot, the yearning !!! I felt as though the author did an amazing job being able to show how much both FMC's cared about the other, both in the past and in the present. The side characters were also all amazing, and I would love to see more stories of their lives! I do wish there would have been more of the story during the HEA; it felt as though it ended abruptly.

I would definitely recommend this novel to anyone that loves a good queer story, or enjoys the enemies-to-lovers genre!

A queer and contemporary friends to enemies to lovers was a refreshing read. The plot and the characters felt real and well thought through. I really enjoyed the texts between Tessa and Frankie, that felt so real to me. Queer people all went through a 'do they like like me or are we just friends' situationship. I wish this comic was in color and we saw more of Tessa and Olives lives individually. I'd recommend this one to the queer kids that are looking for a little hope and a little romance.

This graphic novel is so CUTE! Like butterflies in your stomach and feet kicking cute. I had such a fun time reading and it was so easy to relate to both Olive and Tessa. The art style is amazing and I love the color scheme! The only thing I feel is a little off is that the book is marketed as enemies-to-lovers but there wasn’t much enemy-ing going on.

Thank you NetGalley, Andrews McPeel Publishing, and Kathleen Gros for the ARC!

aah this was cute

firstly, I love it when we get character's who call themselves butches. Such important representation.
I really appreciated that the characters actually communicated like adults and resolved their issues. I wish that was more common in romance stories. I also loved the friendships and family relationships, I feel like it was all balanced very well.

If you are looking for a quick read with realistic queer representation (with beautiful and engaging artwork) this is for you!

I personally wouldn't have forgiven Olive, which is the main reason why I'm not giving a higher star rating. But that's just personal preference.

4.5/5

This was a cute and short enemies to lovers graphic novel. After losing her job and heading back home to Toronto our main character Tessa discovers her parent's new tenant is none other than her high school nemesis. After many miscommunications, mishaps, and recovered memories can she still call her a nemesis? I enjoyed Tessa's character and found their lack of chill relatable. I enjoyed her interactions with her parents, sister, and roommate, their relationship with all of them is wholesome. I wish Olive and Tessa's relationship had more time to develop. An advanced copy of this graphic novel was shared with me in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to NetGalley for sharing.

This is a cute story that brought back all the awkward teenage feelings—crushes, uncertainty, and the small moments that feel like everything. The characters are relatable and will strike a chord with many readers, especially those who have navigated young queer love. The Canadian setting adds an extra layer of warmth; as a Canadian, I enjoyed spotting the little Easter eggs, but even non-Canadians will feel at home in this world.

The story itself is light and predictable, but that’s part of its charm. Sometimes, you just want a cozy, feel-good romance, and this delivers. While it may not be a book that lingers in my thoughts long after, I enjoyed the journey while it lasted. A sweet, easy read for anyone looking for a queer love story with heart.

AAA omg I loved this book!! I've been struggling with reading in the past few months and haven't been able to write reviews in ages but this book is helping me get back into it.

Lesbian protagonist, they/them brown(?) femme bestie and flatmate, bisexual crush/nemesis

I usually don't like teenage drama too much but it was kept in the past in diary form with some little breaks into the present, and the now adults deal with the situation in a very mature way and TALK about their feelings and work on healing their pain even if they each other caused it (between the sisters, between the main character and her high school nemesis).

The art is really cool, mostly monochrome like black and white but with some green incursions and the characters are really cute.

I think I might need to buy a paper copy when it comes out!

I got a pdf advanced reader copy through NetGalley. The pages looked a bit pixellated like a bad photocopy but I expect the final version will be high quality

Sapphic enemies to lovers? Sign me up!! I was really quite glad to be able to read this and genuinely enjoyed my experience. Read this all in one sitting! The art style and colour pallet chosen for this graphic novel was not what I was expecting but worked really well.

I will say I was a bit thrown by what caused them to be enemies. It really struck me to my core, and I felt the progression from enemies to not-enemies in the book happened a bit... quickly. Obviously, everyone deals and processes things differently, and I respect that. But the acknowledgement and reconciliation did not endear me to Olive as much as it did to Tessa. Obviously, these are my personal feelings on what transpired and how I would have dealt with it. So, while I was thrown, I still really enjoyed watching the two main characters fall in love with each other after moving past their tension.

Overall, I would highly recommend this for anyone looking to read a cute sapphic graphic novel!

This was a really entertaining queer graphic novel! I liked that we saw some experiences that are pretty common among queer afab people through the development of the relationship between Tessa and Olive, both as teens and as adults. The resolution was quite linear and direct, maybe more than I normally like, but I liked the humor and the overall sense that I knew where we were going. Also I appreciated that there was no miscommunication in the present timeline.

This book was so sweet! I loved Frankie's character, they were amazing to Tessa. This book portrayed Olive's internalized homophobia so well. She wasn't the best to Tessa in highschool, but the way it was explained showed empathy towards Olive, with out Tessa fully forgiving her yet. Tessa realizing she did in fact have a crush on Oliver in high school, was such a real and related moment! Overall this book was super sweet and such a cozy read. The art style was drawn so well and the color scheme matched along so well!

This was an ARC read from Netgalley

Thanks for NetGalley to letting me read this book and then review it.

This graphic novel was an easy read for me. I loved the exploration of Tessa’s relationship with Olive and how that changed over time.

One thing I would’ve liked though is there to be color, like in the cover, instead of the monochrome/greenish colours. I understand that this may be a stylistic choice though. Or perhaps when Tessa and Olive were younger then make it dull, but when it is present day make the colours pop.

This was everything I was hoping for and more. As a queer, nonbinary Canadian in my late 20s, this hit way closer to home than I was expecting (I actually had no idea this was about a Canadian couple at all) in all the best ways. The storyline is SO relatable to so many queer people, and to see Tessa & Olive's love story play out (twice) in such a realistic and true-to-life way was so refreshing. I would read a thousand graphic novels about their relationship and their lives, easily.

An advanced copy of this graphic novel was shared with me in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to NetGalley for sharing.

I really enjoyed reading this book. The art style was really expressive and the story was paced to my liking. The love story and characters were really cute and I liked their interactions but i would have prefered a bit more drama and bender to accentuate the shift between enemies to lovers. Overall a very nice and quick read!