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Hate Mail

By: Donna Marchetti
Narrated by: Norma Butikofer
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Naomi and Luca have been pen-pals since fifth-grade. Well, more like bitter rivals caught in an epic battle of insults and verbal jousting…

But what starts as a hilarious chain of hate filled letters, slowly develops into a friendship spanning coasts and years. That is until one day, years later, when the letters suddenly stop.

It’s been two years since Naomi last heard from Luca. Two years since the letter that changed everything.

But when a new envelope turns up out of the blue at her desk at the local news station, Naomi is determined not to let Luca have the final word.

©2024 Donna Marchetti (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: Romance
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I love it ❤️❤️

So good and sweet I love it so much
Luca is my dream man I love him so much
I hope for book about Anne she is funny girl

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My favorite of 2024!

Romance was so cute and authentic. Plus the mystery element made this story really pull me in. Please write another with Anne!

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LOVED this!

Wonderful narration. Great acting and timing, this had me laughing out loud over and over! The story is fabulous. This is a must. If you’re reading this? Go for it. You will be glad you did!

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Very good

I really enjoyed this audiobook. Highly recommend it great romance comedy. This was my first audiobook ever.

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The plot

I loved every second of this book. So far, I have not come across a storyline quite like this. This one had me assuming one thing and then changing my assumptions. I liked that that I wasn’t able to tell exactly how the book would play out, right off the bat.

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Hate Mail - Donna Marchetti

Norma Butikofer - Narrator
Narrator Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
She did an excellent job and made listening enjoyable!

My Review:
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶🌶
Pages: 380
Genre: Romance
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Rom-Com, Grumpy/Sunshine

Naomi and Luca have been pen pals since 5th grade. A class project that they continued for two decades. Naomi’s letter starts out sweet. Luca’s start out grumpy and rude. BUT because 5th grader Naomi signs her letters “Love, Naomi”. Luca decides to also “Love, Luca”. Along the way it sometimes changes to XOXO

Their letters continue through major life changes, moves across the country, stints in the Marines, college degrees until one day Luca doesn’t answer her mail.

Two years later she gets mail from Luca at the TV station where she’s a meteorologist. Trouble is there is no return address so she can’t answer his mail.

Naomi is now obsessed with finding Luca. She and her best friend (Ann) take several weekend trips to his past addresses asking neighbors if they know where he now lives.

Their letters will have you laughing til your sides hurt. This book is a cute rom-com complete with two kittens and a deaf puppy! I highly recommend you read this book! Hard to believe this was the authors debut novel. I loved it! Read to find out what happens when Naomi finally finds Luca AND where she finds him!

It gave me “You’ve Got Mail” vibes and a tad bit of “Gossip Girl”.

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Very good!

It was very cute story with a little bit of spice, very good as an introduction to the world of spicy novels. Has a slice of life feeling and a good ending.

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Super cute!

Luca 😍

Predictable in my option but still so so cute. Loved so many things about this story, it’s hard to even pinpoint what I loved most.
It made me laugh, made me sad, I wanted to shake some sense into Naomi about 20 times, but overall a great read.

There is spice - it’s low though!
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loved every minute of this one!

great characters loved the way the characters developed.
such a cute story great narration. perfect amount of spice without going overboard.

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Kind of a snooze

The narrator isn’t terrible, but if there is dual POV then I just feel there should be a female and Male narrator. Some narrators can pull off both but this one just fell pretty flat. (Maybe I’m just spoiled at this point) The plot line was so cute and unique but it was more juvenile than it was funny and more predictable than I initially expected while also being More “Unlikely” for a Rom-Com than I have a thresh hold for it. And somehow the combination of these things made for a sometimes entertaining but mostly boring listening experience.

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