Loathing You by Amina Khan Summary
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A 19-year-old's dark sapphic romance that exploded from Wattpad to viral TikTok sensation. "Loathing You" captivated over a million readers with its gritty, shameless portrayal of queer love. What makes Adaline and Juliette's toxic chemistry so addictively unputdownable?
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The Battlefield of Desire and Hatred
Have you ever hated someone so fiercely that it consumed your thoughts, only to realize that beneath that hatred burned something far more terrifying? This is the explosive reality for Adaline Emery and Juliette Kingston, whose five-year war at Richmond Sixth Form Academy masks deeper emotions neither is prepared to face. Adaline, a brilliant scholarship student from South London's council estates, navigates this privileged world with quiet determination despite her traumatic past. Meanwhile, Juliette - copper-haired heir to the Kingston Pharmaceuticals fortune - rules the social hierarchy with calculated precision while hiding her own painful secrets. When their stern biology teacher forces them together for tutoring sessions, their carefully maintained battlefield transforms into something neither can control. Both women carry profound trauma that shapes every interaction. Adaline grew up with an abusive alcoholic father who blamed her for her mother's death, repeatedly telling her that "love destroys." After his death, her brother Adam went to prison for burning down a rapist's home, leaving Adaline essentially alone save for her surrogate mother figure, Miss Kim. Juliette's perfect exterior conceals equally deep wounds - her father Julian abandoned the family for another man after years of physically abusing her mother Samantha to hide his homosexuality. This transformed Samantha into a virulently homophobic woman despite her otherwise progressive politics. What makes their dynamic so compelling is how their wounds mirror each other. Both learned destructive lessons about love - Adaline that it destroys, Juliette that it leads to betrayal and shame.
When Hatred Burns Like Desire
Battling Internalized Homophobia and Trauma
The Price of Vulnerability
Breaking Generational Cycles
The Courage to Choose Your Own Path
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
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