Because You Love to Hate Me is a collection of short villain stories where authors are paired up with booktubers/bloggers for prompts. Most of the authors here are new to me except Nicola Yoon and it gives me an idea which writing style I prefer. Ameriie wrote a solid introduction and as for the stories, majority of them are a miss and okay-ish and only five stood out in my opinion. 
 The Blood of Imuriv - Renee Adieh | Prompt by: Christine Riccio 
 - Props to Renee Adieh's descriptive setting and the prompt is clever. The story was okay. It's a little boring and the villain is too weak for my taste 
 Rating: 2.5/5 stars 
 Jack - Ameriie | Prompt by: Tina Burke 
 - I'm just in a few pages and I'm drawn on this Jack and the Beanstalk inspired story. However, I wasn't familiar with the tyrant. The prompt was a great combination and I really enjoyed the story. The execution is brilliant and wicked. 
 Rating: 4/5 stars 
 Gwen and Art and Lance - Soman Chainani | Prompt by: Samantha Lane 
 - Damn this one is disappointing! I love the prompt (Modern King Arthur and Hades / Persephone = KICKASS PROMPT) but the story turned out cheesy. I didn't like it. 
 Rating: 1.5/5 stars 
 Shirley & Jim - Susan Dennard | Prompt by: Sasha Alsberg 
 - Sad to say it didn't give me a slightest villain vibe. MEH 
 Rating: 1/5 stars 
 The Blessing of Little Wants - Sarah Enni | Prompt by: Sophia Lee 
 - Interesting prompt but the story was so confusing. Someone enlighten me on this. 
 Rating: 1/5 stars 
 The Sea Witch - Marissa Meyer | Prompt by: ZoA<< Herdt 
 - The story was inspired from The Little Mermaid. It's a mildly dark tale and I'm hooked with the story. A mermaid banished by her own kind and deceived by a human she fell for then turned into a sea witch. Too bad this is short. I want more! 
 Rating: 4.5/ 5 stars 
 Beautiful Venom - Cindy Pon | Prompt by: Benjamin Alderson 
 - I'm sold it's a Medusa inspired story and more sold when Cindy Pon turned it into an Asian version. By the way, I really like her writing style. It's well detailed. 
 Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars 
 Death Knell - Victoria Schwab | Prompt by: Jesse George 
 - Out of the tales, this is my most favorite. It has a great concept and Victoria Schwab delivered it amazingly. I wish this one is a full length novel. 
 Rating: 5/5 stars 
 Marigold - Samantha Shannon | Prompt by: Regan Perusse 
 - The story was okay. I've got to admit, I forced myself to finish this one. I almost fell asleep. 
 Rating: 2/5 stars 
 You, You, It's all about You - Adam Silvera | Prompt by: Catriona Feeney 
 - I like the story --it has a Harley Quinn and Joker vibe but something was missing on it. 
 Rating: 3/5 
 Julian Breaks Every Rule - Andrew Smith | Prompt by: Raeleen Lemay 
 - Yes to psychopath story but I want it darker and creepy. The story was lighthearted and the writing style wasn't my cup of tea. 
 Rating: 3 / 5 stars 
 Indigo and Shade - April Genevieve Tucholke | Prompt by: Whitney Atkinson 
 - I like Beauty and the Beast inspired story but this one was ended so fast. I know this is supposed to be a short story but I guess I want at least 5 more pages. 
 Rating: 2.5 / 5 stars 
 Sera - Nicola Yoon | Prompt by: Steph Sinclair and Kat Kennedy 
 - Badass. I didn't expect to enjoy a gender flipped God of War and it's remarkable. This is a proof Nicola Yoon can write both heartfelt contemporaries and edgy, vicious tales. 
 Rating: 4.5 /5 stars 
 (Full review posted)