52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody

52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody

Review of 52 Reasons to Hate My Father

Title & Author:
52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody
Publisher:
Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication Date:
July 03, 2012
Pages:
335
Source:
ARC from Publisher

Being America’s favorite heiress is a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it.

Lexington Larrabee has never to work a day in her life. After all, she’s the heiress to the multi-billion-dollar Larrabee Media empire. And heiresses are not supposed to work. But then again, they’re not supposed to crash brand new Mercedes convertibles into convenience stores on Sunset Blvd either.

Which is why, on Lexi’s eighteen birthday, her ever-absent, tycoon father decides to take a more proactive approach to her wayward life. Every week for the next year, she will have to take on a different low-wage job if she ever wants to receive her beloved trust fund. But if there’s anything worse than working as a maid, a dishwasher, and a fast-food restaurant employee, it’s dealing with Luke, the arrogant, albeit moderately attractive, college intern her father has assigned to keep tabs on her.

In a hilarious “comedy of heiress” about family, forgiveness, good intentions, and best of all, second chances, Lexi learns that love can be unconditional, money can be immaterial, and, regardless of age, everyone needs a little saving. And although she might have 52 reasons to hate her father, she only needs one reason to love him. – Goodreads

I’m not going to lie, I kind of loved 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody.

It was a little predictable, yes. But even more than that, 52 Reasons to Hate My Father was cute, fun, giggle-inspiring, and surprisingly moving – I even teared up a couple of times.

Lexi was totally a spoiled brat. She was and she knows it. But I rooted for her the whole time. Her childhood sucked. Anytime she’d talk about how she was raised, that’s when I started to tear up. I can’t imagine not having my dad around – to have him alive and there, but never there? If that makes sense. So even though Lexi was spoiled, I still loved her character and enjoyed watching her grow – which she did, by leaps and bounds.

I loved the romance in 52 Reasons to Hate My Father. There was lots of bickering between Lexi and Luke, and I loved the changes he brought in her, and her in him. They balanced each other out perfectly.

There were some additional elements in 52 Reasons to Hate My Father that really helped to add to the story – the speech to text transcripts of the reports Lexi would leave for Luke every few weeks. It helped to develop the relationship between Lexi and Luke, but also documented the gradual change in Lexi’s attitude. And also, they were just kind of a fun idea.

Also, a little twist gets thrown at the end that wraps everything up and seriously, just one of the most perfect endings ever.

I definitely recommend 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody to lovers of cute contemporaries with a darker side. 52 Reasons to Hate My Father has a fun story to tell with a helping of cute romance and a side of sadness.

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