After reading a serious mystery thriller, I had been in search of a sweet YA (,because it's my comfort genre, if that's even a term!) novel and though this was far from sweet -until the very ending- it did the job pretty well.

The story spans twenty-four hours, a single day, that changes the lives of Zoey and Gordon.

One misunderstood conversation leads to a day full of destruction, hurt, revenge plans and broken dreams.

But the story ends on a positive note, and that's what made me raise up the rating to four. I loved the ending!

Love Between Enemies is the perfect read if you're looking for something short sweet and hundred percent YA! ( )

**I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley. This is a voluntary review; all opinions are my own and not influenced by my source.**

I had an absolute blast reading this book!

I'm a sucker for a great enemies to lovers book and this one delivered in every way. We get just a taste of these two in the previous novel, Love in the Friend Zone and I couldn't wait to uncover all the tension that lies between them.

Oh and what fantastic tension we get!

I loved these two immediately. It helps that we get some solid character development at the start of this novel to set the stage for what is about to happen. These two have been friendly rivals for so long that they don't see the similarities they share or the attraction that has been lurking under the surface.

Which is what makes this book so wonderful to read. Gordon and Zoey are perfect for each other in every way but they've never taken a step back to see the other person. Sure, they make great rivals--constantly driving the other to put forth their best work--but they'd also make great partners if they could see that.

It was such a treat to watch them discover that as the party went on. As the reader, you feel every range of emotion. You swoon at the cute moments they share; you laugh at the antics that occur around them but you also have this impending feeling of dread because you know Zoey's plan for revenge is going to stop this wonderful partnership from truly starting.

I was completely addicted to their story. From the banter, to the competitions to the moments of vulnerability, this book had everything I love in a great YA romance.

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Actual Rating: 5/5 ( )

Love Between Enemies is one of those reads that practically turns the pages for you--it's that readable. The whole book (with the exception of a tiny prologue) takes place in a single day--the bulk of it during the evening, at their graduation party--hence the title. It occurs simultaneously with books one and three in the series ( Love in the Friend Zone and the as-yet unnamed book featuring Lennon and Jade) and though you get tiny glimpses into the drama that is going on with the other couples at the party, each works fine as a standalone and the order you read them in shouldn't really matter.

Though the aforementioned glimpses pretty much ensure you want to read them all...

To be honest, for most of the book I liked Gordon more than I liked Zoey (though his misunderstanding of their mini-almost-non-conversation in the prologue felt a bit forced, it was necessary for the plot) because her need for revenge for what he does on the morning of graduation felt way, way out of proportion given their different situations, especially since she admits herself that a whole lot of people didn't "get" that he'd even dissed her. Her plan and its possible implications could have had real and lasting effect on years of his life, not just embarrassed him and made him cry once. She manages to make it okay in the end, but can you say overreact much?

Knowing the potential disaster that the two of them were barreling toward gave reading this a train-wreck-is-going-to-happen-any-minute-and-I-can't-look-away-from-it-just-in-case feel. The climax is truly horrifying, and Zoey fortunately pulls out all the stops in trying to make amends (as she should!). Though the fixes seem a bit too easy, they're what probably should have happened all along, so it's hard to be too nitpicky. The two of them really are cute together, which kind of makes everyone involved a bit sorry they've wasted most of the book not being cute together--but hey, those last few pages are adorable!

How soon until book three?

Rating: 4 stars / B+

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. ( )