Name: I Need You to Hate Me
ISBN: 9780645010824

Genicious

I Need You to Hate Me

A passionate and enthralling college romance. Two damaged souls on a path to obliteration. When they collide, will they heal each other, or are they damaged beyond repair? What's worse than losing someone you love? Blaming yourself for their death. Two years after a devastating accident, Calla is still full of guilt. But beyond the blame, other demons are prowling. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Poor grades. Insomnia. Estrangement. Calla is hopeful for a fresh start. A new beginning. She's in for an inscrutable surprise when her path collides with Ace's. Ace is an asshole-there's no denying that. He's rude, arrogant, and impulsive. A magnetic force comes out to play, hurling Calla into Ace at full speed without brakes to decelerate. And there's no fighting fate, no matter how cruel or unfair it seems. Soon, Calla is addicted. Addicted to Ace-addicted to the elation he makes her feel. And she realizes that perhaps, they aren't so different after all. However, secrets are deeply entrenched and woven through their souls. When they finally unveil, will Calla be able to look past them, or will everything shatter beneath her?

I Need You To Hate Me

This was too fast paced and it was a 1.5 star until the very end. I might pick up the sequel 

Kate W

Calla, a rising journalist, is obliged to write an article on the famous and successful Ace Blackwell, their paths collide once more. History repeats itself - secrets arise, deceptions consume, and a menacing enigma lingers.Ace is the youngest boxing champion in the world. He's dangerous, heartless, and always gets what he wants. Calla's career is her priority. She's willing to do anything it takes to rise to her potential. That includes swallowing her past and interviewing the man she has avoided for the last four years.This time, the passion is steamier, the emotions are heightened, and everything is placed at risk. Will the stars align, or is this the final push towards the closure they both sought?Sexy, brilliant, and suspenseful, I Need You To Love Me is the second book of the compelling I Need You series.

I Need You to Love Me

Beatrix Haase

I was lucky enough to be chosen to get an ARC of this book, so thank you Genicious. I want to first say that I love the writing and how Genicious portrays Ace and Calla. In this review, I am going to try not to spoil things and not put a disclaimer of spoilers ahead. 

Plot:
We follow Ace and Calla when they are around 22-23 years old and they are navigating the world without each other and trying to move on. Emphasis on trying. Of course, they thought about each other and of course they eventually come face to face with each other after 4 years of not seeing each other. I think the storyline was absolutely amazing. Genicious did a really good job at making the plot flow without any missing plot points. 
I love the way that Ace and Calla meet for the first time after a long time, and then how the two different power complexes work. Calla really did step up into herself and be more confident in who she is and holds a power over Ace that Ace isn't ready for. 
The dynamic between the two in this book is amazing (also the smut... oof)

Characters:
Calla: I love that she got stronger and more confident but she still holds herself back. She's realistic, everyone has their demons, you can grow and get stronger and be more yourself but those demons are always going to be there, pushing you down and making you second guess yourself. I think Genicious really did make this character into a character that is realistic to the power of the past. I can't wait to see how her character grows in the third book.

Ace: Like Calla, he has demons in his past, but unlike Calla instead of holding herself back, he chooses to fight it. His demons are demons that you fight and are at war with. Ace's character really did grow just like Calla, but he grew in a completely different way, instead of trying to heal and trying to fix himself. He built an empire to hide his wounds and leave them open. I can tell that Ace will continue to grow and once again I can't wait to see what happens to him in the next book.

A short and sweet review, I will post a longer one on my site (there will be spoilers... so take that as you will). I can't wait for the third book to release, I want to see them grow, I want to see what happens. We got left on a cliffhanger, and it makes me want more. 

Thank you again to Gencious for the Advanced Reader Copy (ARC). I can't wait to purchase this book for real, and the many more you may come out with :)

<3 Bea

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Together they are nothing more than madness, but they say there's always some madness in love Six years have passed since he destroyed her life. Four years have passed since she's brought him to his knees. Ace became the youngest boxing champion in the world. He's dangerous, heartless, and always gets his way. Calla moved to New York to chase her career. She's driven, determined, and willing to do anything it takes to rise to her potential. That includes swallowing her past and interviewing the man she has avoided for almost half a decade. History repeats itself - secrets arise, deceptions consume, and a menacing enigma lingers. But, this time...the passion is steamier, the emotions intensify, and everything is at risk. Will the stars align, or is this the final push toward the closure they both sought? Sexy, brilliant, and suspenseful, I Need You To Love Me is the second book of the compelling I Need You series.

I Need You To Love Me

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hannah :)

this series... man this series. i have one thing that i must say before i start this review and it is for the author, Genicious: I Need You To RELEASE THE NEXT BOOK! (please and thank you😊)

i absolutely adore these first two books in the trilogy and need to know what happens next. Ace and Calla have come so far from their passionate college romance in book one and are slowly beginning to heal one another whenever they're together. yet whenever the stars align, they're only then to be torn apart and my heart breaks for them.

it's not just these two charcters that complete this series though. it's the fact i have laughed and i have cried and i have fallen in love with not only Ace and Calla, but also Mia and Oreo and Theo and Josh and Ellie and so many other amazingly written characters. 

the spice is spicy and the plot is so fantastically written. there isn't too much else i can say as i don't want to spoil too much but oh my god,  if you haven't read this series and love new adult, heart wrenching, soul breaking romance with dark aspects and love that almost always pushes through, this is definitely a trilogy for you. 

Olivia Mattiske

I was lucky enough to win a giveaway and receive this book from Genicious - it was an anticipated read for me so I had high hopes.

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed this book. I thought it was a cute and easy read, and there were definitely parts of the book where I felt all warm and fuzzy inside, and I really liked most the characters.

That being said, I found the plot to be really predictable. Within the first few chapters, I had already predicted the ending, so it kind of took the fun out of reading the book a little, since it was obviously building towards the ‘surprise’ ending. In addition to this, there were some parts of the book that didn’t quite flow for me.

I would have absolutely adored this book if I read it whilst I was a teenager - it had all the bits I loved in a romance book at that age. But considering I am that bit older now, I just can’t give it a four star rating because of the predictability, and I also felt very unsatisfied by the ending - maybe I need to read the sequel though?

⭐️⭐️⭐️✨/5 (rounded down to 3/5)

Mimi D

Ellaline Cami

I knew this story was familiar reading the first chapters. I’ve read this book on wattpad! It’s crazy knowing that it got published but it’s such a good book!

Kayla Kennamore

Cristina Martinez

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A passionate and enthralling college romance. Two damaged souls on a path to obliteration. When they collide, will they heal each other, or are they damaged beyond repair? What's worse than losing someone you love? Blaming yourself for their death. Two years after a devastating accident, Calla is still full of guilt. But beyond the blame, other demons are prowling. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Poor grades. Insomnia. Estrangement. Calla is hopeful for a fresh start. A new beginning. She's in for an inscrutable surprise when her path collides with Ace's.Ace is an asshole-there's no denying that. He's rude, arrogant, and impulsive. A magnetic force comes out to play, hurling Calla into Ace at full speed without brakes to decelerate. And there's no fighting fate, no matter how cruel or unfair it seems. Soon, Calla is addicted. Addicted to Ace-addicted to the elation he makes her feel. And she realizes that perhaps, they aren't so different after all. However, secrets are deeply entrenched and woven through their souls. When they finally unveil, will Calla be able to look past them, or will everything shatter beneath her?

I Need You to Hate Me

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