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ARC provided by Berkley through NetGalley.

4.5 stars! �

This may have pulled me out of my reading slump, but also I think Lauren Connolly needs to pay for my therapy bill after the emotional roller coaster this book put me through.

PS: I Hate You is an exceptionally written contemporary romance featuring forced proximity, brother’s best friend, and hate to love; but it’s also so much more. It explores complex family relationships, found family, coping with grief, and mourning the loss of a loved one.

Maddie is a complex character that readers will come to love if they give her a chance. She has a lot of emotional pain and anger, stemming from abandonment issues and childhood trauma. As the story unfolds, it was so rewarding to see her work on herself to come to a place where she was able to learn forgiveness and start a healing journey.

The relationship between Dom and Maddie was complicated but so angst filled that I could have read about it for hundreds of pages more. There was a lot of history (and hurt) but from the very beginning of the book it was clear that their chemistry was steamy and I was hooked from chapter 1. One of my favorite aspects of the story was how the book takes place over the course of a couple years, so the pacing felt very natural. I loved following along on their adventurers to give Maddie’s brother and Dom’s best friend, Josh, one final goodbye.

Apparently Rom-Traums are my new favorite genre, because a lot of the romance books I’ve absolutely loved lately have had a healthy dose of emotional trauma sprinkled in. If you enjoy hot, angsty romance, emotional healing, and a super compelling story about love, PS: I Hate You needs to be on your radar.