Her blatant disdain and attitude is such a relief. It is fresh air. I need to breathe it in deep or suffocate. Or maybe it’s just the devil you know. Denn ab der Hälfte war es für mich ein richtiges 5-Sterne-Buch. Die Emotionen, sowohl Hass als auch Leidenschaft und Liebe kamen so gut rüber und vor allem mit Delilah konnte ich so gut mitfühlen. Es tat stellenweise richtig weh. So muss so eine Geschichte erzählt werden! Delilah's sister has stolen a valuable heirloom from Macon, now a rising Hollywood star, and he intends to collect his due. One problem: Sam has skipped town. I let out a long breath. “This is getting us nowhere. I need to clear my head. I can’t do that with you around.”

Delilah wanted to be friends. Macon did the verbal 'pulling-the-little-girls-hair' thing and they've been enemies ever since. But they're still always in each other's presence, because Macon and Deliah's sister Sam have been a 'thing' since that very first day. On and off again all through school. My issue with DEAR ENEMY is more than just in the continuity or inconsistencies (which, fair, could be corrected between now, March third, and the release, March thirty-first). The origin of this pairing begins when they are young, pre-teen or so, and how they meet again ten years after highschool. It's one of those hate-to-love romances where the premise is setting things up one way at the get-go and we seem to be finding things are maybe not as they may seem later on. Someone has secrets, I imagine we'll find there were reasons why certain people behaved in certain ways and they will be forgiven for it, and oh hey, there was always this big connection between them, despite the fact that he dated her sister for other reasons, and blah blah. With Delilah I got one of my favorite heroines - sassy, snarky, smart, deeply loyal and adaptive. A person who keeps the hero on his toes, who listens and learns, who makes mistakes and knows how to say sorry and how to forgive. And there was a lot to forgive when it came to Macon - he really was the worst and total punk as a teenager. For Delilah it wasn't the grudge that was hard to get over though but her insecurities that Macon caused and they would flare up frequently. Macon's openness and his true remorse helped her to get over it though and earned him her absolute trust. He didn't let up when he realized that it was his childhood enemy he wanted and went after her with every tool in his repertoire. Delilah pauses long enough to catch sight of my expression. “[...] I lied for her and caused you pain. You want space. Yes, Macon, I’m going to talk to my sister.” When Macon looks at me, it’s as if I’m the only thought in his mind. It’s always been that way, only now, instead of seeing resentment and irritation in his eyes, I see genuine pleasure.i loved the beginning of this BEFORE the MCs got together cuz the slow burn, sexual tension, and banter was just *chef's kiss* but all in all this was just meh but in a good way. the drama at the end was kind of weird and unnecessary tho but i guess it was just there to solve the whole Sam situaion and to add a little angst.

While Delilah and Macon were enemies when they were children, their reunion and debt agreement felt like they were reuniting after 10 years. Which, yes, they were, but it's as if the enemies were never even there. For starters, the two were already commenting and how attractive the other was from the start. And also, Macon was never mean to Delilah. He implied he could make her a life a living hell, and while I was actually hoping for that NOT to happen, I honestly expected him to be mean. Most of it is because Macon never wanted to be mean to Delilah in the first place, so I guess it changed the story for me. As kids, they hated each other. Macon Saint was beautiful, but despite his name, Delilah knew he was the devil. That he dated her slightly evil sister, Samantha, was no picnic either. When they broke up, it was a dream come true: Delilah never had to see him again.After meeting them in Make it Sweet, I knew that I needed to find out the details behind Delilah and Macon's love story. Honestly, I was wary after reading the blurb since bully romances aren't really my thing and I wasn't keen on the hero having dated the heroine's sister (in Middle and High School). Kristen Callihan made me a believer though and I was pulled right into this story. Dear Enemy is hate to love story that starts when our protagonist were children and expanded into their adulthood. Delilah and Macon hated each other pretty much from the moment they meet.