Tell Me You Hate Me

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Ten Things I Hate About You meets The Bachelor in this modern, meta twist on a familiar trope. It's the beginning of junior year and Diana Rishi Tahir already failed. Her goal of graduating without causing another scandal is upended by a night out that she can barely remember. When a ranting video about her favorite bookish enemy boyfriend goes viral, she suddenly finds herself thrust back in the spotlight and bombarded by a barrage of men trying to date her. Now she's being harassed on campus, receiving strange letters and training for a triathlon she doesn't remember agreeing to. When her best friend's boyfriend's best friend, Asher Collins-Zhang, approaches her with a proposal—help him secure a scholarship by turning her video into a college dating show and in exchange he'll train her for the triathlon—she reluctantly agrees. With her long-time crush, Nico, now a contestant, Rishi begins several whirlwind romances complete with absurd triple dates, impromptu debates and an ever present overzealous virtual audience. Torn between the pressure from her family and the lurking fears of her past, can Rishi trust her instincts long enough to survive this ordeal or will it all come crashing down?