A fast paced, easy read. Full of action and great description. At first, the term Hater threw me off, I kept thinking of unhappy skaters. But, the name was explained a bit, and seemed to fit after awhile. I will be awaiting the sequel. ( )

Great concept that, to me, failed in execution, especially as the book continued. I will follow the series since the concept is excellent, but I do hope the characterisation improves and becomes less two-dimensional. ( )

When I dove into Hater blind, it was what I typically expect from books following this theme. The structure was similar, right down to the brief scenes of others being affected, slightly formulaic in fee, but the way in which Moody introduced and described the 'Haters', I felt there was more to be expected.

The third act was a complete mind fuck.

I am now looking forward to reading the rest of the Hater series, but I will say that reading Hater - published in 2010 - in 2023 during the January 6 hearings, while QAnon conspiracy theories are overwhelming the main-stream and "Hate" groups becoming more and more predominant while society's middle ground rapidly shrinks away to a vague line in the sand... it's hard not to feel like Moody saw it coming.

“If only it were so simple!” cried Solzenhitsyn from behind the Gulag’s barbed-wire: “If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?” ( )

CW: Sexual content. Extreme violence.

2.5 Stars ( )

I love post-apocalyptic fiction. Always have. Lately it's been in the zombie vein. Hater has sort of that same viral take on an epidemic, but with an interesting twist to the story. Can't wait for the next book in the series. ( )