Much Ado About Hating You, Sarah Echavarre Smith
Much Ado About Hating You, Sarah Echavarre Smith
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Much Ado About Hating You

Author: Sarah Echavarre Smith

Narrator: Cindy Kay, J. F. Harding

Unabridged: 7 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/27/2025


Synopsis

Enemies by day. Spicy fanfic author and devoted reader by night.

Things are about to get downright Shakespearean.

All’s fair in love. And war. And fandom.

Financial auditor Micah Mila is used to being the bearer of bad news, and her latest assignment in the local university’s English department has been especially taxing—no thanks to a literature professor who clashes with her at every turn. Thankfully, she has an after-hours escape: reading spicy Shakespearean fanfic.

Professor Aidan Scott is damn good at his job. But Micah has been a thorn in his side since the moment he laid eyes on her—eyes that really like what they see. Yet, with his job on the line, there’s no room for distractions. At least, not beyond the sexy fanfic he secretly writes.

When Micah discovers the man getting under her skin is the writer heating her up, their enemy vibe turns steamy. But with Micah’s audit due and Aidan’s career at risk, separating fantasy from reality becomes more than a little complicated…  

Much Ado About Hating You by Sarah Echavarre Smith

Shakespeare, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, secret romance, hot professor, “good girl,” dirty talk, hot nerd hero, black cat girlie, working together, praise kink, she comes first, high heat level, “I hate you but I love f&*$ing you”

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About Sarah Echavarre Smith

Sarah Echavarre Smith is a copywriter-turned-author whowants to make the world a lovelier place, one kissing story at a time. Her loveof romance began when she was eight and she discovered her auntie’s stash ofromance novels. She’s been hooked ever since. When she’s not writing, you canfind her hiking, eating chocolate, and perfecting her lumpia recipe. Follow heron Instagram and Tiktok: @authorsarahs


Reviews

Goodreads review by Iqra on March 26, 2025

I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this as much as I did but damn was it a fun fast paced book. I binged it within a couple hours and I’ve not done that in so long. The chemistry was so hot 😮‍💨🪭 it did feel like it went from zero to hundred at first but I don’t care I had funnnn Their annoyance to mutual ha......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on May 12, 2025

Oh boy. I just really thought this would be fun. It was just very basic. The enemies to lovers was been there done that. The hockey player turned Shakespeare prof felt very surface level. The sex scenes were hot but did nothing for me. The writing was nice, though, and it was a quick read. Also his......more

Goodreads review by Dannica 📚 on February 23, 2025

i wanted to love this book. the premise had everything I adore—academic rivals, secret identities, spicy fanfic, and Shakespearean drama. but somewhere along the way, this story went from Much Ado About Nothing to A Comedy of Errors, and not in the good way. first off Micah and Aidan have the chemist......more

Goodreads review by BONNIE on May 18, 2025

Always a fan of books about books, Much Ado About Hating you has an interesting meet cute. Micah, an auditor, is often loathed by those she works with. Her job is to report to a facility and figure out how to cut the fat. In this case, she reports to the college where Professor Aidan Scott happens to......more

Goodreads review by a foray in fantasy on May 27, 2025

I didn't feel very connected to the first third of the book, including the initial chemistry. I absolutely enjoyed the other part of the book, though. The fanfic sections were cute and the text-based flirting was surprisingly less cringe-y than expected. It was fun, flirty, and felt emotionally conn......more