Dear Enemy

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I also loved Delilah for her steadfastness, her loyalty, her unshakable love for her sister although she wasn't blind to Sam's many flaws (boy, did I hate her). Both of the main characters experienced immense growth that left me completely satisfied in the end. 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. I'm a huge fan of Kristen Callihan's writing - I loved every single book I read by her in the past. She writes with heart and humor, her heroines and heroes are always strong, people who seem real with all their flaws but still so darn likable. DEAR ENEMY falls right into this category. I'm now looking forward to what she has next in store for us. Maybe we get a book about North, Macon's awesome bodyguard? I think he deserves a HEA.

Ever since they were young, Macon and Delilah have hated each other. He was mr popular and could get away with almost everything and she was just his girlfriends annoying little sister. After graduating high school, Delilah and her family moved out of that town and never saw Macon again. That is why I think I should give this one another go when things have calmed down a bit... Maybe I will feel completely different about it... It has been known to happen ;)

Both hiding from the world, they seem to push each other’s buttons and not in a good way. However, they finally manage to form a friendship with Emma discovering Lucian’s hidden baking talent. Something that comes to the rescue at a wedding, they attend together. Where they explore their growing attraction to each other. But the road ahead of them isn’t plain sailing, can they make this work beyond their time in hiding? 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.

Secrets and feelings are revealed and Delilah will discover that every memory has two sides of a story. But will she be able to let go of the past and build a future with Macon? Or is the past and her hurt too strong for that? Then there is that aspect of the story line that Sam is Macon ex girlfriend which is something that I really dislike. It is purely subjective thing and I wouldn't say that will impact any other reader and it didn't made this book any less. Is just something that I don't care about. Besides that characters didn't really stood out. 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?” Now as much as I enjoyed reading it...I wasn't blown away by it. For some reason, I just couldn't fully connect with the story or the characters and I even found myself skimming every now and then. It was all just a bit too slow for my liking...There was just enough resisting that it wasn’t considered “miscommunication” and the first kiss scene made me scream out loud. Childhood enemies to lovers? I'm in. Unfortunately, everything went downhill when I hit the 88% mark. Delilah pauses long enough to catch sight of my expression. “[...] I lied for her and caused you pain. You want space. Yes, Macon, I’m going to talk to my sister.” The heroine was adopted. What was the freaking point? No blood, all good? It changes absolutely nothing especially because the hero didn't know. I love Kristen Callihan's style of writing and am glad to see she has a new publication out. 'Dear Enemy', as the title suggests, has a hate-to-love storyline and is also a slow-burn. (The bath scene is one of the best I've read.) Love a SB!