Why am I passionate about this?
Iām a contemporary romance author who loves to feature my own messy heroines ā mostly because they are the type of women I read! So my favorite books often feature women who are complex and even stereotypically unlikeable. I love seeing my expectations subverted and a more winding, emotional way to a happy ending.
Ali's book list on romances with complicated heroines
Why did Ali love this book?
This is billed as a modern When Harry Met Sally tale of frenemies who meet over the years and eventually become friends then lovers. But this book is so much more than that.
I loved the heroine, Ari, so much in this book. She is a comedian, so sheās hilarious, but sheās also a mess. And I love my messy women. This book is incredibly fun and filled with so much tactile New York goodness that it instantly became a favorite I know Iāll read over and over.
1 author picked You, Again as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢ A commitment-phobe and a hopeless romantic clash over and over againāuntil heartbreak and unexpected chemistry bring them together in this āfunny, warm, and quite addictiveā (The New Yorker)enemies-to-friends-to-lovers debut romance.
āFresh, witty, and utterly romantic.āāAli Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis
Can they stop hating each other long enough to fall in love?
When Ari and Josh first meet, the wrong kind of sparks fly. They hate each other. Instantly.
A free-spirited, struggling comedian who likes to keep things casual, Ari sublets, takes gigs, and she never sleeps over after hooking up. Born-and-bredā¦