The Love Haters is my first Katherine Center book and oh boy - I absolutely stayed up way too late on a school night finishing because I just had to know what happened next and how Katie's (our FMC) story arc would go. If you're in the market for a rom-com about self-love and acceptance with a side of shitty boss and family drama - this is it. 

Katie Vaughn is sent to Florida to do a story on her boss's brother, Hutch, a coast guard rescue swimmer who became famous after a daring rescue of a dog. Cole, Katie's boss, passes this off as an opportunity for Katie to make herself indispensable at her job where people are being laid off left and right. In the process, we are introduced to Aunt Rue, the property manager for a set of cottages (and shops) in the Keys where Katie stays, Katie's best friend Beanie, and The Girls, a group of older women who all stay at the cottages with Aunt Rue. 

So much of the book is the love story between Katie and Hutch that survives miscommunications galore, lies from Cole, and a rescue at sea. But, one of the best bits is truly seeing Katie develop a better relationship with her body through her own hard work and the support of both Beanie and Aunt Rue. 

For a heartwarming joyful read (and couldn't we all use one right now?) I can't recommend it more. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced copy.