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Love & Hate #2
All About Me
I’m the monster, a bloody human incapable of emotion
I soon realise that my revenge didn’t make me feel any fucking better about myself, instead it pissed me off to realise that I’m in love with her.
Two days later the letter addressed to me arrives in the post and the ground moves beneath my feet, because the whole truth about India is out in the open and the pain punches me so hard that I can’t breathe, darkness crawls through me, sparking all the insecurities and fears about my dead brother back to ugly reality.
Then off I go with my apology, trying to fix this fucked up situation but she doesn’t want to listen. Every time I do something the guilt is burning my gut, pushing her further and further away from me.
She even goes an extra mile making me feel like a prick and she gets involved with someone else just to get back at me. She pretends that the event in the restaurant didn’t mean anything to her, like she is immune to my actions.
India’s pain is raw, deep and whenever I lay my eyes on her I remember the cruel things I’ve done.
The next couple of months I focus on getting her back. This is the only thing that matters to me now. I must redeem myself; forget about anger, other birds and parties.
India is the only person that I want, I love her and only her but the problem is that she hates my guts, so I’m the last person that she wants.
I must prove to India that I’m worthy of her love.
I soon realise that my revenge didn’t make me feel any fucking better about myself, instead it pissed me off to realise that I’m in love with her.
Two days later the letter addressed to me arrives in the post and the ground moves beneath my feet, because the whole truth about India is out in the open and the pain punches me so hard that I can’t breathe, darkness crawls through me, sparking all the insecurities and fears about my dead brother back to ugly reality.
Then off I go with my apology, trying to fix this fucked up situation but she doesn’t want to listen. Every time I do something the guilt is burning my gut, pushing her further and further away from me.
She even goes an extra mile making me feel like a prick and she gets involved with someone else just to get back at me. She pretends that the event in the restaurant didn’t mean anything to her, like she is immune to my actions.
India’s pain is raw, deep and whenever I lay my eyes on her I remember the cruel things I’ve done.
The next couple of months I focus on getting her back. This is the only thing that matters to me now. I must redeem myself; forget about anger, other birds and parties.
India is the only person that I want, I love her and only her but the problem is that she hates my guts, so I’m the last person that she wants.
I must prove to India that I’m worthy of her love.
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First published January 31, 2014
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About the author
Joanna Mazurkiewicz
105 books781 followersJoanna Mazurkiewicz was born in Poland. She moved to United Kingdom when she was only nineteen and just finished high school. She had aspired to be a writer upon completion of the Harry Potter series but also enjoyed reading books like ‘Gone with the Wind’, ’Animal Farm’ and ‘The doll’. She graduated from Swansea University with a bachelor degree in American Studies. While studying in the UK she made a decision to start writing fiction in English.
The “Whispers of the Sprite” is her first debut novel and she is currently working on other projects. Joanna lives in Cowbridge, a small town in South Wales near Cardiff with her boyfriend Bruce. She enjoys cycling around Welsh countryside some of which has become the settings in her first series.
The “Whispers of the Sprite” is her first debut novel and she is currently working on other projects. Joanna lives in Cowbridge, a small town in South Wales near Cardiff with her boyfriend Bruce. She enjoys cycling around Welsh countryside some of which has become the settings in her first series.
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February 2, 2016***SPOILERS***
I am thoroughly confused.
I had to stop reading several times and go back and check to see if I somehow missed a book between one and two because there was so much unexplained stuff.
In the last book we left off with Oliver threatening the h and telling her to leave and in this one all of the sudden there's like a huge time jump and they were somehow together in the interim which completely blindsided me. There wasn't much in the way of explanation we just had to sort of guess as we went along.
Also I was really confused because the heroine mentioned giving away her virginity in the first book to some random guy, but in this one it says she was actually raped by the brother.
I have no idea what's going on. I won't rate these, and I mean this in the nicest way possible. The plot was great in theory, but this storyline could use some major work.
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September 2, 2021no omg i acc cant finish this. its so bad omd 😭, literally theres this massive time jump n i acc thought i was missing a book bc somehow they go from literally hating eachother, which is where book 1 ended, to of been together then broken up, it was literally wank i cant. i could write a better book n im not even being dramatic
October 24, 2019
3.5 ⭐️s
March 9, 2016
This book is the second in a Series and for me it just didn't have the same spark as the first book which I could not put down.
I enjoyed the whole love/hate drama as it is an original storyline for me, I still liked the book but It took me a lot longer to finish reading and I just wasn't that excited about it.
The characters were not as exciting or realistic as in the first book it could be the change in pov, but it just seemed drawn out and then the finish just speeds up and that's it.
I think the author could have looked at the storyline a bit different towards the end, I was expecting some big sad drama to happen to make India realise that Oliver was the one for her but instead the bets come into play again and it felt overdone, and over dramatised.
I still recommend this book if you have read the first book, for some closure but for me it just seemed to fall short.
I enjoyed the whole love/hate drama as it is an original storyline for me, I still liked the book but It took me a lot longer to finish reading and I just wasn't that excited about it.
The characters were not as exciting or realistic as in the first book it could be the change in pov, but it just seemed drawn out and then the finish just speeds up and that's it.
I think the author could have looked at the storyline a bit different towards the end, I was expecting some big sad drama to happen to make India realise that Oliver was the one for her but instead the bets come into play again and it felt overdone, and over dramatised.
I still recommend this book if you have read the first book, for some closure but for me it just seemed to fall short.
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September 27, 2014
I had to jump right into this one because the ending on the 1st book left me shattered. This book was fantastic. I felt for Oliver and the unbearable pain of what he knew he destroyed. When he was reading India's letters...Wow! So freakin sad!! He had to go through quite a lot to win her trust again. I like how he made Dora wake up and get back with Jacob. Ha, ha. His friendship with Jacob was fantastic...loved how they had eachother's backs! The trip to Italy was so sweet...I wanted more, but at least we got a little taste. When they finally get bak together it's sexy and sweet and just feel good fantastic. The twist toward the end was another brutal blow to our beloved couple. Could they get a break! The ending was sweet!
March 23, 2015
This book was a little better than the first one but still needs so much work and so much character development. The first book was written from India's point of view. This time it is written in Oliver's point of view. At the end of the last book, Oliver destroyed and completely humiliated India and broke her heart. He realizes that he let his immaturity, his hurt, and his sense of betrayal to pay her back but in the end he loses too. He realizes that he was in love with her and the time he was with her that it was the only time he felt at peace and happy. In this story, Oliver is doing everything he can to prove to India that he does love her and he is worth her love.
March 3, 2016
This could have been a much better series. The synopsis was great. Intriguing. Then the first small one was decent too. It held promise for this one.
But after reading this it just blew up. It started from nowhere. Like there were gaps. How they got together or Wat happened. It was missing pieces. It just didn't flow well.
Personally I felt I didn't enjoy myself as much as I could have. This could have gone in a differ direction if it was fully explored.
But after reading this it just blew up. It started from nowhere. Like there were gaps. How they got together or Wat happened. It was missing pieces. It just didn't flow well.
Personally I felt I didn't enjoy myself as much as I could have. This could have gone in a differ direction if it was fully explored.
July 18, 2016
I don't like to give bad ratings, but I don't have a choice here. I was hoping that maybe the second book might help me like the series a bit more. Unfortunately, there were again too many grammatical errors and the story was boring. A total waste of time.
March 8, 2022
This book was even worse than the first. Though the first book was boring, at least it's storyline wasn't THIS shitty. Oliver fucked up any chance he had to be a good character PLENTY of times during the second book. Bets on top of bets. He only thought about the way that he felt about all of this but so did India.
India's selfish ass couldn't stand being alone so she brought in Mr. Second Choice to fill the gap in her heart that poor lil Oliver tore. Pretty much making him feel like shit after thinking he had a chance with her. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??
She gets her feelings hurt and just drags along any other guy that makes her feel good even though she still had feelings for the fuckup. Not to mention, once Oliver's bitchass wins her back, she suddenly turns to be even more annoying than before.
It's like, she believes anything she sees. India completely forgets that Oliver can have a side to his story as well. WHO KNEW?? All she does is run without asking him if the thing that made her upset was true. no communication from this bitch at all.
Overall, it was shit. Dry sex scenes, shit characters, and storyline was not worth it.
April 9, 2020
After reading the first book of this series I was looking forward to this book, but I was very disappointed. The time gap between the two books had me thinking that I missed a book somewhere as it was an important part in the storyline. After continually looking back to see if I missed a book, I realized that the storyline was skipped completely. Without that part of the storyline, where Oliver and India were actually together for a bit, I didn't feel any 'pull' for them to be together. With 80%+ of this book being about Oliver trying to win India's forgiveness, I found it boring as I was apathetic towards her forgiving him or for them being together.
Something else that I just couldn't get past was the fact that in the previous book India said she just gave her virginity away to some bloke she didn't love after what Christian had done to her at the party, but in this book it was revealed that Christian raped her at the party when she was a virgin....too important of a detail to have conflict.
In the end I did finish this book, only because I hate to leave a book unread and I held on to a small glimmer of hope that things would turn around and I would enjoy some part of it.....unfortunately that wasn't the case :(
Something else that I just couldn't get past was the fact that in the previous book India said she just gave her virginity away to some bloke she didn't love after what Christian had done to her at the party, but in this book it was revealed that Christian raped her at the party when she was a virgin....too important of a detail to have conflict.
In the end I did finish this book, only because I hate to leave a book unread and I held on to a small glimmer of hope that things would turn around and I would enjoy some part of it.....unfortunately that wasn't the case :(
September 10, 2021
Oliver is determined to win India back, but when he is one step further from gaining her trust he's ego gets in the way. He screws up again. It's time to truly make things better, because if he doesn't he's screwed. He loves India and wants to be with her. She meets Russell and starts to like him, because at this moment he is the only person here who hasn't betrayed her. Heartbroken and sad she decides to be with Russell, because she thinks that he won't betray her. But deep down her heart wants Oliver and she hates it for that. Only time will show if these two will get back together, but either way it will be a long road to go.
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August 20, 2021
At the end of Book 1: Oliver humiliating India ,pranks ,etc….
Beginning of Book2: they were together broke up as he made another bet to make her fall in love with him and he won the bet OBVIOUSLY!!!! said he doesn’t want her and Sam i guess recorded the entire thing .
when did all of this happen i thought that i accidentally dropped a book but i didn’t and over three chapters it’s not a story about there toxic love it turned to be like Oliver’s daily vlog and I wish i had the book so I can break its damn spine as a punishment
first DNF and hope it’s the last
Beginning of Book2: they were together broke up as he made another bet to make her fall in love with him and he won the bet OBVIOUSLY!!!! said he doesn’t want her and Sam i guess recorded the entire thing .
when did all of this happen i thought that i accidentally dropped a book but i didn’t and over three chapters it’s not a story about there toxic love it turned to be like Oliver’s daily vlog and I wish i had the book so I can break its damn spine as a punishment
first DNF and hope it’s the last
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September 14, 2021
Oh my god. This book is sooo exhausting! Seriously, the story keeps dragging on itself and it never seems to end! The smut parts (that are few, unfortunately) are good, and that is the only reason why I gave it 4 stars, because, dude, this characters are fucking annoying. And I can't bloody believe that there are more books after this one. HOW CAN YOU KEEP READING THIS???? That is THE question that remains unanswered to me. Plus, if the world keeps getting on your way, THAN MAYBE YOU ARE NOT MEANT TO BE FUCKING TOGETHER!!!
December 30, 2022
I'll give this a 3.5.
I did enjoy this just not as much as All About You. I almost wish we could still get some of Indias perspective in this book. It felt almost like reading half of the story. I know we only got her perspective in book 1 but, I had just gotten so used to it that I just didn't enjoy reading from Oliver's perspective as much. But hey, I still love the characters and I loved seeing them get their HEA.
I did enjoy this just not as much as All About You. I almost wish we could still get some of Indias perspective in this book. It felt almost like reading half of the story. I know we only got her perspective in book 1 but, I had just gotten so used to it that I just didn't enjoy reading from Oliver's perspective as much. But hey, I still love the characters and I loved seeing them get their HEA.
January 1, 2018
Wow
Shocking how people turn on each other or one friend when losing money but it sad that you play with someone emotions to get there for another person mistake. I know it was hard for both of them to forgive and start over but it also makes a relationship stronger after all the pimps are forgiven
Shocking how people turn on each other or one friend when losing money but it sad that you play with someone emotions to get there for another person mistake. I know it was hard for both of them to forgive and start over but it also makes a relationship stronger after all the pimps are forgiven
September 4, 2021
It’s good but it gets confusing cause the scene from the end of the last book is said that it happened in a diner in this book but it happened in a laundry room while she was looking for something to cover herself when a fire alarm rang in the dorms , and he says they we’re together for a few weeks even tho it wasn’t mentioned in the book
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February 2, 2017
I liked this one. I am coming in the middle of the series but enjoyed it anyway. Very intense story. Heartbreak, excitement, sad, anger. Full of emotions and was fun to read. I was given a review copy and voluntarily review it.
February 24, 2018
The book was ok, not sure I would have read it if I wasn’t a continuation of the first book, left a gap of time between books and made you try to piece the time between together, i kept thinking I missed a book in between!
May 22, 2018
All About Me was a very intense story. This story had many different feelings to it: Excitement, heartbreak, sadness, and made me angry. A major emotional rollercoaster. Highly recommend both All About You and All About Me.
May 13, 2022
Book two picks up from book one. Oliver realizes he made a mistake and even feels worse when he reads India's letters. Now he will do anything to get her back. With vengeful ex he could oose her forever
November 1, 2024
What a thoroughly unpleasant main character. There's nothing remotely romantic in anything Oliver does and wow did I really read
February 18, 2017
I absolutely loved it!!!! The way Oliver Morgan fought to get the love of his life back was AMAZING. Can't wait to read the next book.
April 6, 2021
It feels like reading a book written by an absolute amateur. What a disaster.
August 31, 2021
i had to force myself to finish it
i kept going bcz i wanted to know what happens bas bro the writing is so bad
im like relieved it’s done bcz it felt like it was going on and on and never ending
i kept going bcz i wanted to know what happens bas bro the writing is so bad
im like relieved it’s done bcz it felt like it was going on and on and never ending
September 6, 2021
wtf was that ending 😀, like when? what? huh? just no, i honestly regret so much listened to booktok like what was this? please don’t waste your time like i did, read something else ❤️
February 25, 2017
Amazing sequel!
This was a great continuation to the story begun in book 1. Many of the questions were answered. A few more were raised and answered. Oliver's ability to be a jerk continued and then he spends a great deal of time and effort working to redeem himself. He wants to win the girl back! Which girl? That's why you need to read the book! Great story!
This was a great continuation to the story begun in book 1. Many of the questions were answered. A few more were raised and answered. Oliver's ability to be a jerk continued and then he spends a great deal of time and effort working to redeem himself. He wants to win the girl back! Which girl? That's why you need to read the book! Great story!
March 29, 2015
This is the second book in the Love and Hate series. You can find the review for the first volume, All About You, here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Oliver has screwed up and now India hates his guts. Too late he realized his mistake and no amount of apologies will set things right.
I was one of the lucky ladies who got to read the book before being published and I really liked it. This time we get to see things from Oliver’s perspective and we get to listen to his side of the story.
He and India had a huge amount of bad luck and Oliver’s misfortune started the day he was conceived.
This story is the perfect example of how a bad decision, the inability to stand up for yourself, may change your life and the lives of those around you forever.
Both India and Oliver had made bad decisions. Her in not talking to someone, not confessing what happened the night of Christian’s going away party and Oliver in not listening later on.
What could have been a beautiful love story turned into an ugly mess of hate, betrayal, lies and disappointment.
What could have been a life full of happiness turned into hate and resentment.
I was kind of expecting for the other shoe to drop when Oliver changed his attitude towards India in the other book but I wasn't expecting for him to go so far.
What I liked about her is that she doesn’t forgive him right away even if she loves him deeply. I like her strength and her determination even when being far means pain and tears.
Love might mean forgiveness but there’s always a limit to how many blows a heart can take before completely shattering.
I really think you’ll enjoy the Love and Hate series. Joanna has done a great job. I recommend.
Happy Reading!
Oliver has screwed up and now India hates his guts. Too late he realized his mistake and no amount of apologies will set things right.
I was one of the lucky ladies who got to read the book before being published and I really liked it. This time we get to see things from Oliver’s perspective and we get to listen to his side of the story.
He and India had a huge amount of bad luck and Oliver’s misfortune started the day he was conceived.
This story is the perfect example of how a bad decision, the inability to stand up for yourself, may change your life and the lives of those around you forever.
Both India and Oliver had made bad decisions. Her in not talking to someone, not confessing what happened the night of Christian’s going away party and Oliver in not listening later on.
What could have been a beautiful love story turned into an ugly mess of hate, betrayal, lies and disappointment.
What could have been a life full of happiness turned into hate and resentment.
I was kind of expecting for the other shoe to drop when Oliver changed his attitude towards India in the other book but I wasn't expecting for him to go so far.
What I liked about her is that she doesn’t forgive him right away even if she loves him deeply. I like her strength and her determination even when being far means pain and tears.
Love might mean forgiveness but there’s always a limit to how many blows a heart can take before completely shattering.
I really think you’ll enjoy the Love and Hate series. Joanna has done a great job. I recommend.
Happy Reading!
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February 14, 2018No. Just NO.
I was so engrossed in the first book that I really had no doubts surrounding this one. When I finished All About You, I immediately bought the sequel on kindle. Now I regret spending $3.67 on this book.
I can't even say what was wrong with it, because the answer is - everything. It was boring and lacked action. Oliver's pov proved to be extremely dull and I struggled with every page until I just couldn't take it anymore. I read almost half of the book and it wasn't worth it.
I can't seem to wrap my head around how the same author can write such a good first book with interesting characters and then completely change everything by writing a sequel, which disappointed me on so many levels.
I was so engrossed in the first book that I really had no doubts surrounding this one. When I finished All About You, I immediately bought the sequel on kindle. Now I regret spending $3.67 on this book.
I can't even say what was wrong with it, because the answer is - everything. It was boring and lacked action. Oliver's pov proved to be extremely dull and I struggled with every page until I just couldn't take it anymore. I read almost half of the book and it wasn't worth it.
I can't seem to wrap my head around how the same author can write such a good first book with interesting characters and then completely change everything by writing a sequel, which disappointed me on so many levels.
July 25, 2016
All about me,
( Love Hate Series #2 )
By Joanna Mazurkiewicz.
I'm a human incapable of emotion - I'm a monster.
I soon realized my revenge didn't make me feel any f***ing better about myself. If anything it made me realize I'm in love with her.
My whole world stops when the letter arrives from her. A letter that shakes my entire world to the core. The truth about my India is out in the open, and the pain punches me in the gut. I can not breathe.
My dead brother manages to rear his ugly head again.
All about me #2 I found an enjoyable read. I enjoyed seeing things fro Oliver's point of view! I loved him, even though he was a complete jerk!
I was looking forwards to this book after the Cliff Hanger of book one, and am happy I skipped onto book two!
It's a good story with enjoyable characters, it could have done with a little more complexity but still a good read!
I found once I got into Oliver's story of getting his India back I couldn't put the book down and finished it quite quickly.
I'm a satisfied customer, and will keep an eye out for more books by Joanna.
( Love Hate Series #2 )
By Joanna Mazurkiewicz.
I'm a human incapable of emotion - I'm a monster.
I soon realized my revenge didn't make me feel any f***ing better about myself. If anything it made me realize I'm in love with her.
My whole world stops when the letter arrives from her. A letter that shakes my entire world to the core. The truth about my India is out in the open, and the pain punches me in the gut. I can not breathe.
My dead brother manages to rear his ugly head again.
All about me #2 I found an enjoyable read. I enjoyed seeing things fro Oliver's point of view! I loved him, even though he was a complete jerk!
I was looking forwards to this book after the Cliff Hanger of book one, and am happy I skipped onto book two!
It's a good story with enjoyable characters, it could have done with a little more complexity but still a good read!
I found once I got into Oliver's story of getting his India back I couldn't put the book down and finished it quite quickly.
I'm a satisfied customer, and will keep an eye out for more books by Joanna.
February 11, 2017
Amazing follow up
This story is another great tale to finish the first one. I am so glad I continued to read this story.
This story is another great tale to finish the first one. I am so glad I continued to read this story.
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