A Love Hate Thing

By: Whitney D. Grandison

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Barrie Buckner

Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

"If you love a good enemies-to-lovers trope, run - don’t walk - to the nearest bookstore or library near you." (BuzzFeed)

"I couldn’t put it down!" (New York Times best-selling author Simone Elkeles)

When Tyson Trice finds himself tossed into the wealthy community of Pacific Hills, he expects not to belong. Not that he cares. After recovering from being shot and surviving the rough streets of Lindenwood, he doesn’t care about anyone or anything.

Golden girl Nandy Smith has spent most of her life building the pristine image it takes to make it in Pacific Hills. After learning that her parents are taking in a troubled teen boy, Nandy fears her summer plans and her reputation will go up in flames.

The wall between their bedrooms feels as thin as the line between love and hate. But their growing attraction won't be denied. Soon Trice is bringing Nandy out of her shell and Nandy's trying to melt the ice around Trice's heart. But with the ever-present pull back to Lindenwood, it’ll be a wonder if Trice makes it through this summer at all.

Also by Whitney D. Grandison:
The Right Side of Reckless

©2020 Whitney D. Grandison (P)2020 HarperAudio

Such an Exploration of Paradoxes

I think that capturing the essence of being a teenager in this world is very hard... this comes from a teenager herself. Grandison does such an amazing job of creating a beautifully crafted exploration of two worlds separating, then colliding again. The side characters were also just as interesting as the main ones, which is novel gold. This is my second time reading the book, and it’s arguably better than the first.

I only wish Trice always spoke for Trice and Nandy always spoke for Nandy. Otherwise, I love it!

5 stars

A great story about diverse lifestyles and a two lives tested by time and troubles along the way.
Narrative was Great as well!

The love story

This coming of age book was written well. I liked how the story unfolded and how their loved developed over the years. The way they came back together over the summer and how he never stopped loving her after a decade touched my heart. Honestly my favorite part of the book was how Travis and Shane was his best friend and was in his corner the entire time. I was worried how he was going to be received by the kids in the neighborhood but no one treated him worst than Nandy and her ex boyfriend. The best supporting actors go to Travis and Shane. I want to hear the love story of Kyle and Shane too.

in love 😍

I have gotten soooooo attached to this book that when it ended I had tears in my eyes. there are so many life lessons and power coming from this that its unbelievable. I really hope that there would be a part 2 but at the same time I dont lol 😅. but all an all this is a great book.

-tamii

2hours too long

Story was stretched for too long. Coulda been wrapped up in 8 hours but hey... Male narrator was perfect but the female narrator sounded like fingernails on a chalk board. As a first round draft pick for the devil's advocate crew (lol) I really wanted Shane to have a happy ending w/ ol boy. But Oh well... it is what it is

Must Read !!!

This was so good ! The story line had me completely hooked and the reading was phenomenal. Definitely recommend.

Love too strong for 17

The story was okay with a nice ending it kind of dragged for me on some parts, like get to it already. The main thing that got to me was the age of the characters, the emotions they were feeling were too adult. Like anyone older than 20 knows 90% of the time your 1st love won’t be your last, so it just seemed fake in that aspect. Like you guys are STILL in high school and any emotions you feel at 17 are childish. If they were college students and not high school students it would have made me want to feed into the love story more.

Well…THAT was dramatic!

Definitely enjoyed it, and though it was a bit too over the top for my adult self, teen me woulda probably eaten this AWL the way up! Glad the HEA happened, because there was a moment where I definitely wasn’t sure it was coming, LOL

Narration was decent—definitely like the male narrator’s voice better for age and accents, but Adenrele is a pro, so she wasn’t shabby either, just clearly an older voice,

Hooked from the beginning!!!

I literally finished in 3 days...I just couldn't stop listening!!! I definitely recommend it!!!