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A review by bookishrealm
#Hater by Cambria Hebert
2.0
Ughhhh I have so many problems with this book.
I definitely expected it to be better, but unfortunately it wasn't. I really enjoyed the first book so I won't discourage anyone from trying the series, just know that this book was not a strong follow up to the first book.
Honestly, I was disgusted with the book. Keep reading to see what I thought about the plot, characters, and writing.
Plot
The plot was a tad bit forced. First of all, the character who causes so much trouble in the first book comes back in this follow up and begins to acts completely and totally crazy. Crazy to the point that I genuinely thought something was seriously wrong with him. I feel like the author to it too the extreme which was unnecessary for the context of the book. Another part of the plot that I didn't like was Romeo's journey to have a career in professional football. Clearly, the author didn't do any type of research because she stated things like "I just got signed to the NFL." First of all, no one gets signed to the NFL. You get signed to a team by entering the draft not by simply being given access to the NFL because someone thinks you're good. That's ridiculous. At another point in the book, the author indicates that the quarterback is tackled by the running back. First of all, these two positions are both offensive. There is no way in hell that you would catch a running back tackling the quarterback. It just showed things were added into the plot for the hell of it.
Characters
I still enjoyed Rimmel as a character. She's still cute and adorable, but I think in this book she's forced to be more dependent on Romeo because of the way that the plot is laid out and because of this Romeo becomes the strong, big guy that comes in and always saves the day. It's frustrating and annoying and I think that when she had the opportunity to defend herself she couldn't because Romeo became superman. It was ridiculous. And please don't get me started on Romeo's mother. She's an ass. I know parents need to protect their children, but that doesn't mean you have to treat someone like shit in the process especially a person that hasn't done anything wrong.
Writing
Honestly, this was the best part of the book. The writing was easy and I flew through the book. I do enjoy her writing style, I just don't think she has a good execution of characters and plot.
I definitely expected it to be better, but unfortunately it wasn't. I really enjoyed the first book so I won't discourage anyone from trying the series, just know that this book was not a strong follow up to the first book.
Honestly, I was disgusted with the book. Keep reading to see what I thought about the plot, characters, and writing.
Plot
The plot was a tad bit forced. First of all, the character who causes so much trouble in the first book comes back in this follow up and begins to acts completely and totally crazy. Crazy to the point that I genuinely thought something was seriously wrong with him. I feel like the author to it too the extreme which was unnecessary for the context of the book. Another part of the plot that I didn't like was Romeo's journey to have a career in professional football. Clearly, the author didn't do any type of research because she stated things like "I just got signed to the NFL." First of all, no one gets signed to the NFL. You get signed to a team by entering the draft not by simply being given access to the NFL because someone thinks you're good. That's ridiculous. At another point in the book, the author indicates that the quarterback is tackled by the running back. First of all, these two positions are both offensive. There is no way in hell that you would catch a running back tackling the quarterback. It just showed things were added into the plot for the hell of it.
Characters
I still enjoyed Rimmel as a character. She's still cute and adorable, but I think in this book she's forced to be more dependent on Romeo because of the way that the plot is laid out and because of this Romeo becomes the strong, big guy that comes in and always saves the day. It's frustrating and annoying and I think that when she had the opportunity to defend herself she couldn't because Romeo became superman. It was ridiculous. And please don't get me started on Romeo's mother. She's an ass. I know parents need to protect their children, but that doesn't mean you have to treat someone like shit in the process especially a person that hasn't done anything wrong.
Writing
Honestly, this was the best part of the book. The writing was easy and I flew through the book. I do enjoy her writing style, I just don't think she has a good execution of characters and plot.