The Boy I Hate (The Road Trip) - Teen Romance Novel for Young Adults | Perfect for Road Trips, Summer Reading & Book Club Discussions

The Boy I HateBy: Taylor Sullivan5 out of 5 starsThe story The Boy I Hate by Taylor Sullivan is a new adult/contemporary romance book. Samantha Smiles finds herself in a situation where she is on a cross-country trip with the one guy she has always hated, Tristan Montgomery. Her best friend, Renee, has asked her to be her maid of honor and as luck would have it her only way to get there is to share a ride with Tristan. Tristan is her best friend’s brother. Renee always could count on Samantha not to be like all the other girls who only wanted to be her friend to get close to Tristan. However, there is something that Renee doesn’t know. A secret kiss that happened between Tristan and Samantha which she has been trying to forget. Emotions she felt that she can’t seem to find with anyone else. What is in store for these two as they make their way across the country? Will the mood be strained or will Samantha find a different side of Tristan that she has never seen? What would happen to her friendship with Renee if she discovers the secret that Samantha has kept from her? Will their friendship be over?This is a story that had me hooked early on and I found myself not wanting to stop reading until the end. I just had to know what happens between Samantha and Tristan. This is an author that has written a story about two people who I just knew liked each other however they kept pushing each other away. When Samantha and Tristan first started their journey the conversations were confrontational and sarcastic. Then it started to change and they began to talk to each other about their lives. Samantha has always had the view that Tristan only cares for himself. That he knows that he is good looking and he always seems to get his way. Could it be that she has misjudged him? During this journey, you can feel a connection growing between these two. Will they act on their feelings? There are times when actions are taken that lead to hurt feelings. Hurtful words are spoken. Will careless statements and actions taken by these two cause them to walk away from each other or will they finally realize that they have a connection that is meant to be? Read this story to find out if Tristan and Samantha find their happy ending.