It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Then it’s business as usual.

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MY REVIEW OF HATE F*@K PART ONE

ARC received from the author in exchange of an honest review but it didn’t affect my opinion about this book.

I have mixed feelings for this book.

Hate Fuck Part Two continues where Hate Fuck Part One left. With Cole suddenly appearing in TV when he got arrested, Hailey is determined to become his alibi just so he could be free. Meanwhile, the Horus group is determined to find out who killed Anabeth Fletcher but as they dig deeper into it, they find out that somebody is intentionally creating chaos to cause an international incident. Hailey and Cole developed this, well, it’s not exactly a relationship since they didn’t say anything yet, but it’s there. They’re dating, I guess?

My summary doesn’t make sense but if you read the book or HFP1, you’ll get it.

Most of the time that I was reading this book, I had been bothered with the lack of background information in the book. I still didn’t fully understand what the Reid family actually was except that Morgan Reid, Hailey’s Daddy-o, was one of the richest men in the world and was into shady sexcapades and that both parents pretty much ignored both children. I faced the same situation with the Horus group. They were not exactly a mercenary group or a vigilante group. They cover up their clients to avoid them from getting arrested but they didn’t exactly kill anybody too. I was still confused as to what they were because suddenly the World War III was mentioned and then different embassies were involved. I was just completely baffled by it.

Cole and Hailey, when left alone together, were still explosive. Yum. Yum.

Cole was just so freaking sweet when he was with Hailey.

But their relationship—lol, what relationship? They’re not exactly together yet but [Cole already said the L-word!!!1111!1111!one ONE1!

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Warning: This is just the start. This doesn't end well. And it's going to get much worse before it gets better.

Jesus, life is too short to not laugh regularly.

He kisses in a way that needs consent, that makes you feel like you've been stripped bare and fucked hard. This kiss is going to leave me achey and satisfied, even though the bare part can't happen.

Another reason we can't do this—he could have me on my knees, desperate for scraps of his attention, with no effort at all.

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The progress of the story was just right, it wasn't too fast or too slow; the plot wasn't your typical 'boss falls in love with secretary' type of story; the characters had depth. Basically everything in this story is perfect. 

But what I loved most were the characters.

Gabriel Bishop was really magnificent. Dreamy sigh. You know, before I read this story, if you asked me who my favorite book boyfriend was, I would probably give you at least five names because I couldn't decide who to say. Not because I love them all but because none of them had the perfect combination for me. Some were way too possessive, too territorial, too controlling, too intense. But now, I could say it right away, it's Gabriel Bishop and here are some of the reasons why:

• He knows when to apply the macho Neanderthal attitude.

Why is this a big deal for me? Men like Gabriel were very protective of the people they love which might sometimes drive them to be impulsive. When he found out what happened to Charlie, I expected him to be like, "What's the name of that bastard? I'm gonna kill him blahblahblah" but he wasn't. He knew what Charlie needed. Instead of putting himself first, he prioritized Charlie's comfort over his anger ang frustration.

• Gabriel works. I read a lot of stories where heroes held high positions in a company. They could leave work right away or have a lot of free time or something. (I thought that happened when they retired.) They always made it seem that their work was easy when the really it wasn't. Gabriel worked more than twelve hours a day, seven days a week. How he managed that was beyond me.

• He was an athlete then a businessman. As if it wasn't enough that he was athletic, he had to be smart too. You couldn't ask for more.

With Charlotte Baird, I had to give it to her. She was also amazing. I've always admired women who managed to move on after their abuse.

• Charlie proved that you didn't need to be assertive in order to be strong. Despite what happened to her in the past, she didn’t allow that to pull her down, instead she strived to become a better person. 

• Even if Charlie was timid, she kept Gabriel on his toes with their banter.

• She threw a cupcake at his head. Oh, and did I mention that she also threw an industrial-sized stapler at him too?

I'm pretty sure my review didn't give the book justice on how good it is. *sigh* Up to this moment, it still brings a smile on my face whenever I read from how they started, how Gabriel was really patient with Charlotte, how they were finally together. I know this kind of story is common nowadays but the delivery of this story is perfect for me.