Hate Tea Love You - Review

𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕖 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨

𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘢 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 by Annie Charme

⭐⭐⭐⭐

“After washing up in the bathroom, I add a little lippy and powder to my face so I don’t look like I’ve just been f***ed to the other side of Christmas.”

This quote is not romantic or sweet or poetic. But it’s a damn funny one and why I love Annie’s books so much. I love how she puts her own language in the way her characters speak. It adds that extra layer of storytelling that makes you think about the character, where they’re from, and why they say certain things in such a way. But Annie also has a way of inserting these sentences that just slap a cackle out of me.

And I love the dedication:

“For all my readers…I hope you can have a little escape of your own with this story, and a little Tranquili-tea.”

This was a little tranquil love story, an escape into a cozy little Christmas town in Florida. It kind of felt like a fairytale. And boy does Annie know how to write the best book boyfriends. Grayson is definitely my cup of tea ☕. A cup I wanted to keep scolding if you know what I mean. My only complaint is that it’s a novella and I wanted more! But the story was perfectly laid out with angst and spice and a happily ever after.