There were some lovely aspects - like the Shah's family dynamics and Liya's group of female friends, but overall it just could have been developed more! you nod, “good, because you’re doing it anyway.” he says, patting your shoulders as if you’re about to go fight a battle.

I shrugged. “Maybe we like the same drinks.” Or maybe Wendy had told me the other day when she balanced three cups of coffee in the elevator. what,” you whisper, chest heaving up and down and he shakes his head. “the lights..someone’s walking in there.”

he sighs, “you shouldn’t even have a problem here, as far as i know, you don’t even have a real job.”

like how one session where he had brought his entire dinner set at the library, eating while joking around with the first years and making you lose your mind. both of you look at who has fallen, confused yet alert as the man on the ground lifts his head up and suddenly you want to faint. raising an eyebrow at his hand you squint your eyes, slowly shaking his hand with a suspicious nod. and then proceeded to hit a few in pitch darkness, on that one day when the streetlights decided they wouldn’t work. you’re so sure you hit people with the broom that their voices echoed in your ears even hours later.This was such an incredible debut from Sajni Patel, and I'm already counting down the days until her next book. She's got a fan. it’s the first time you’ve heard that man- seonghwa’s voice and it makes mr. rai nod his head vigorously. this goodbye didn’t last very long because the very next day, he kept following you around the school. begging you to teach him as he promises to concentrate and not bring food to the library. he frowns, biting his granola bar slowly as you retreat to the chair you were reading. you hear him sigh before he grabs your chair and slides it closer to him, “w-what’re you doing?” The Trouble with Hating Youhas delicious banter, deep wounds, heartwarming friendships, and a path to love that often feels impossibly hard, and the payoff is satisfying enough to give you a book hangover the size of Texas.” - Sonali Dev,USA Todaybestselling author