To Hate Adam Connor by Ella Maise

To Hate Adam Connor

Hollywood’s Worst Neighbor (And Best Fantasy)

Written byElla Maise
Length11h44m
Release dateSeptember 13, 2016
LanguageEnglish
★★★★☆ 4.6 (6 ratings)

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Quick Facts

AuthorElla Maise
NarratorLidia Dornet, Sebastian York
Runtime11h44m
PublishedSeptember 13, 2016
Rating★★★★☆ 4.6 / 5 (6 ratings)
CategoriesErotica, Literature & Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
FormatAudiobook (Digital)
PlatformAudible

About This Audiobook

If you’ve ever fantasized about loathing—and then lusting after—the infuriatingly charming celebrity next door, *To Hate Adam Connor* delivers that fantasy with razor-sharp wit and unapologetic heat. Ella Maise doesn’t just write enemies-to-lovers; she crafts a battle of wills so deliciously petty and chemically charged that you’ll rewind scenes just to savor the verbal sparring. The dual narration by Lidia Dornet and Sebastian York isn’t just a performance—it’s a masterclass in auditory tension, with York’s smoldering, slightly smug delivery of Adam’s lines making you understand *exactly* why the heroine wants to strangle him (and then do other things).

What sets this apart from the rom-com pack? The stakes feel real. The heroine isn’t just a plucky everyman; she’s a woman with a spine of steel, and Adam isn’t a cardboard cutout of a famous heartthrob—he’s a flawed, self-aware mess who weaponizes his charm like a pro. The audiobook’s pacing mirrors their push-pull dynamic: slow-burn one moment, white-hot the next, with the narrators leaning into the humor and the heat without ever veering into caricature. If you love romance that’s equal parts laugh-out-loud and *lock-the-door*, this is your next obsession.

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  • Expert narration by Lidia Dornet, Sebastian York brings every character and scene to life across 11h44m of immersive audio.
  • Highly rated at 4.6 stars by 6 listeners.
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Editor's Review ★★★★☆

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I’ll admit, I side-eyed the premise at first—*another* grumpy-sunshine romance with a celebrity? But *To Hate Adam Connor* won me over in the first 30 minutes, and it’s all thanks to the narration. Lidia Dornet’s dry, exasperated delivery of the heroine’s internal monologues had me cackling during my commute, while Sebastian York’s Adam is the perfect blend of smug and vulnerable. His voice drops into this low, amused rumble when he’s teasing her, and you *feel* the heroine’s blood pressure spike right alongside yours. The production quality is flawless, with seamless transitions between perspectives and zero distracting background noise—just pure, unfiltered chemistry. That said, the middle act drags slightly with repetitive bickering (yes, we get it, they’re *both* stubborn), and a subplot involving Adam’s ex-wife feels undercooked compared to the main conflict. But the payoff? *Worth it.* The sex scenes sizzle without being purple-prose ridiculous, and the emotional beats land harder than you’d expect for a book this playful. What really stuck with me, though, was how Maise balances humor and heart—this isn’t just a fantasy about bagging a hot actor; it’s about two people who *annoy* each other into growth. If you’re tired of romance heroes who are either alphaholes or golden retrievers, Adam Connor’s particular brand of ‘I know I’m insufferable, and I don’t care’ will feel like a breath of fresh, infuriating air.

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