The Way I Hate Him

The Way I Hate Him is one of Meghan Quinn’s contemporary romance novels, with the title pointing to the enemies to lovers trope that contemporary romance has used in many variations. The way I hate him framing positions the central romance as starting from initial hostility or strong negative feelings between the central characters, with the slow recognition that what looked like hate has actually been something more complicated driving the wider romance forward.

Meghan Quinn writes contemporary romance with sharp dialogue and a real ear for the way friends and family members actually talk to each other. The enemies to lovers trope is one of the most reliable in contemporary romance, and Quinn handles the conventions with the practiced confidence of a writer who knows exactly what her readers want.

For readers who enjoy Lauren Layne, Christina Lauren, Helena Hunting, or Tessa Bailey, Meghan Quinn is squarely in the same neighborhood. The Way I Hate Him is a comfortable entry into her catalogue.