How spicy is Hate to Want You?
by Alisha Rai
Spice: about 3–4/5 (Moderate to High, estimate)
Kindle Unlimited: Not checked yet
Content warnings: Mental illness
Based on 5 sources. How we rate
Sources for these ratings
- ambsreads.wordpress.com: Notes a main character who struggles with depressive episodes, and says the book uses the second chance romance trope with a yearly meet-up structure. Covers spice level, tropes and content warnings.
- dearauthor.com: Notes several sex scenes, including one with no condom in use, and covers mental illness and strained family dynamics alongside workplace conflict. Covers spice level and content warnings.
- allaboutromance.com: Notes the author's high heat level and describes yearly meetings of two characters from feuding families, centered on those encounters. Covers spice level.
- readingbookslikeaboss.com: Lists tropes including second chance, forbidden love, and dueling families, and compares the book's family drama to a related series. Covers tropes.
- romanticparvenu.com: Discusses the book's tropes, identifying a second chance romance with former lovers reunited in close proximity and a forbidden-love setup. Covers tropes.
Tropes
Content warnings (1)
- Mental illness (moderate)
Facts
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- Ending:
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- Standalone or series:
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- Series completed:
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- Darkness:
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- Pairing:
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Like this but spicier
- Blood Mercy: Also forbidden love; spice about 5/5 vs about 3–4/5 here
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Ratings last checked Oct 19, 2026. The Kindle Unlimited line carries its own source or check date, when there is one.
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