In the beginning I was super excited and thought “wow this is going to be one of my new favorites”. He was Samantha’s beau.” I hate the term beau. It sounds so old fashioned, but there’s also something so much more to it than boyfriend—a solidity, a sense of time and history. It makes me cringe. Macon was the perfect hero - growing up he was a real jerk to Delilah but there are just enough hints to give the reader an inkling that this isn't just pure malice, that there is something cooking we aren't privy to yet. Over the course of the story I fell in love with Macon's kindness, his thoughts about Delilah and how he opened up to her about his childhood and youth. i loved both Delilah (h) and Macon (H) but i loved Macon waaay more. i never really connected with Delilah and i have no idea why that is. i don't know how to explain it but Macon just had that oomph that Delilah didn't have. and, im always gonna praise this but MACON AIN'T A MAN HO. thank you jesus. After that it all went a little downhill in my opinion. I really disliked how the book ended, not just bc the plot went bad but also because it was unnecessary and because it felt like some things were just thrown in there because they had to be solved somehow.

Her blatant disdain and attitude is such a relief. It is fresh air. I need to breathe it in deep or suffocate. Or maybe it’s just the devil you know.Das Buch wird abwechselnd aus Delilah´s und Macon´s Sicht erzählt, was ich bei New Adult Romanen immer gerne mag, da man die Handlungen und Gedanken unserer Protagonisten so besser verstehen und nachvollziehen kann. Trotz des Tropes "Enemies to Lovers" mochte ich unsere beiden Protagonisten gleich gern, da Macon nicht unbedingt der typische Badboy bzw. das stereotypische Arschloch ist, was man bei einer solchen Geschichte vielleicht erwarten würde. Absolut gehasst habe ich allerdings Delilah´s Schwester Sam. Selten einen so unsympathischen Charakter gelesen. I smile, showing teeth. “I thought you two were plastic. Not faking a relationship.” FAKE. Now I just needed a confirmation that they never had sex. Easy, right? THE PERFECT SOLUTION. Her sister was also his only girlfriend. That makes the heroine his second girlfriend. He dated twice in his life and he went from one sister to another. I'm dying of romance here. Too many feels, send help. #sarcasm With Delilah I got one of my favorite heroines - sassy, snarky, smart, deeply loyal and adaptive. A person who keeps the hero on his toes, who listens and learns, who makes mistakes and knows how to say sorry and how to forgive. And there was a lot to forgive when it came to Macon - he really was the worst and total punk as a teenager. For Delilah it wasn't the grudge that was hard to get over though but her insecurities that Macon caused and they would flare up frequently. Macon's openness and his true remorse helped her to get over it though and earned him her absolute trust. He didn't let up when he realized that it was his childhood enemy he wanted and went after her with every tool in his repertoire.

Dear Enemy is hate to love story that starts when our protagonist were children and expanded into their adulthood. Delilah and Macon hated each other pretty much from the moment they meet. This book was an absolute hit for me. I literally love anything enemies to lovers related, so when I saw that this trope was going to be included, I knew I had to read it. I read this within a day, and when I finished, I felt so sad because I just wanted more aGH.Among a bouquet of perfect roses, Delilah is much like her namesake flower—unexpectedly vivid and complex—making you realize that roses are boring in comparison. If you have read Vicious and thought the hero there was too cruel you might like this book, because of the watered down version, but it was not for me. Dear Enemy will go down as one of the most disappointing books for 2020. I am a big fan of Kristen Callihan's books and some of them are favorites that I read over and over again. So when I saw this baby and read the blurb I knew I had to give it a go. Besides,” she says, walking toward the bedroom door. “There are things that I need to discuss with my sister.”

My issue with DEAR ENEMY is more than just in the continuity or inconsistencies (which, fair, could be corrected between now, March third, and the release, March thirty-first). The origin of this pairing begins when they are young, pre-teen or so, and how they meet again ten years after highschool. It's one of those hate-to-love romances where the premise is setting things up one way at the get-go and we seem to be finding things are maybe not as they may seem later on. Someone has secrets, I imagine we'll find there were reasons why certain people behaved in certain ways and they will be forgiven for it, and oh hey, there was always this big connection between them, despite the fact that he dated her sister for other reasons, and blah blah. Delilah's sister has stolen a valuable heirloom from Macon, now a rising Hollywood star, and he intends to collect his due. One problem: Sam has skipped town. When Macon looks at me, it’s as if I’m the only thought in his mind. It’s always been that way, only now, instead of seeing resentment and irritation in his eyes, I see genuine pleasure.P.S. for all you non-Southerners out there. I googled it before it was mentioned in the book. It's Macon like Bacon. Not like Mason - the way I was saying that name for years! ☺ I guess, the fact that Sam was an a-hole should have helped? With a sister like that everything is legit? H (Hero) rating: 4 stars. Macon. I liked him. I thought he made up for his past behavior with the h. I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher (thank you!) in exchange for an honest review. ** A little wrinkle forms between her brows. “You said you need space. I’m giving it to you. What did you expect me to do?”