Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 I've been struggling to write this Dating You/Hating You review for weeks, simply because I'm worried I won't be able to convey how truly wonderful I thought it was. But I'm going to do my best, because this is a pretty worthy competitor for my favorite book of 2017. It's funny, feminist, and a great example of a modern romance. I should also mention that this is a complete standalone and not tied to any of their previous series. 
 Okay, first off, Evie is amazing and will go down in history as one of the best heroines I've read. 
 Evie loves her work and specializes in feature films. She's also in her early thirties, making her older than Carter, who is twenty-eight. Her boss, Brad Kingman, is a dick of epic proportions and not in a good way. A few years ago, Evie had a client bomb in a huge movie and Brad frequently brings it up as a way of undermining Evie's work and her current successes. 
 Brad also uses coded language to minimize and belittle Evie. 
 There's another instance where Evie kind of loses it with Carter and he has this slow realization of how different things are for him. He never has to worry about being too pushy because he'll be seen as ambitious, while Evie has to walk this fine line of being confident, but not smug. Aggressive, but not bitchy. Nice, but not a pushover. Evie's work life is something that will resonate with many women, though I will warn you it's incredibly frustrating to read, namely because we've all been there. 
 I liked Carter as a hero. He's balanced. Not too demanding or domineering, but I wouldn't classify him as a beta hero either. He's stylish and smart. And man, the guy knows how to give an apology. Though Evie and Carter do get into a prank war of sorts, I never felt that it was malicious. It wasn't career-ruining stuff. Instead, there was changing Carter's coffee lifeblood to decaf or switching out Evie's lotion for a self-tanner. Goofy stuff. 
 Best of all, Evie is the heroine you want to cheer for, be best friends with, and she'd definitely come over at 2am after a date-gone-wrong for a good wine & kvetching session. While romance is well...about romance, it's also about sharing women's stories. Which brings me to what I truly loved about Dating You/Hating You. Evie is the star. It's her story. She shines and Carter, as a character, takes a backseat. I didn't feel deprived of the romance or felt that I was missing anything. He was a wonderful support for Evie, both as a partner for her and keeping the tension going for readers. 
 And while Evie's was falling in love with Carter, I was definitely falling in love with Evie. 
 If you want the book-form of a great, contemporary rom-com (since those seem to be nonexistent from the theaters these days), Dating You/Hating You will scratch that itch. No, not just scratch it. Massage it. A full body, deep-tissue Swedish massage that will leave your bones feeling like jelly, where all you can do is close your eyes and let out a deep, satisfying sigh. 
 - Amanda