However, I want to mention that while I appreciate and like the themes this book dealt with, I want to emphasize how little romance plays a role in this book and how it doesn’t become very relevant until around 70%. Addiction, along with sub-topics like grief, anger, denial, control, and more, roams the topic of addiction, making the read pretty angsty, melancholy, and emotional.

The topic is not lighthearted by any means. This is why I think mentioning the fact that this felt more like a love story than a romance is essential for future readers of this book. I believe if I had been “warned” about how much personal reflection and individual focus this would have, I would have enjoyed it more. Being with you and not having you love me the way I need you to. You’re like the fucking sun, burning so bright, everything that comes too close gets burnt to fucking hell. “Because when all you drink is hate, that’s all there is inside you.” It’s been by his side all along.Īn 80,000-word friends-to-lovers story about fighting the demons within and trusting in the love that takes its place. It’s not until the haze lifts that Monroe can truly see what he’s been searching for was never in the bottom of a bottle. Dubbed Sydney’s bad boy, he spends more days drunk than sober, and the only person who’s stuck by him through it all is his best mate.īut when Monroe hits rock bottom, Erik gives him an ultimatum, and his entire world comes to a grinding halt. Inheriting the family company and wealth means nothing, and his spiral of self-destruction is widespread and spectacular. Monroe Wellman lost his parents three years ago and never grieved, never recovered. He’s also secretly in love with his best friend. He works hard, he’s grounded, he’s brilliant.

Despite his inherent wealth, he holds his own. Erik Keston, son of the Keston Real Estate empire, knows what it takes to be successful.

The Hate You Drink by N.R. Walker