Published on , Loathing You is the breakout debut novel by Amina Khan, a queer South Asian author from Birmingham, England. Khan initially shared early chapters of her manuscript on Wattpad under the handle @author.blueebiirdd . The story quickly garnered over a million reads , prompting Khan to independently polish and self-publish the full 483-page dark contemporary romance.

At its core, "Loathing You" is an enemies-to-lovers romance set in the elite Richmond Academy. The story revolves around two polar opposites: Juliette, an heiress to a multimillion-dollar empire, and Adaline, a hardworking scholarship student who identifies as bisexual. Their dynamic is captured perfectly in the tagline: Hate. Detest. Despise. These words define their relationship, which is fueled by a deep-seated, mutual loathing. However, as the plot unfolds, their forced proximity and shared secrets lead them to discover that their hatred might be masking a far more complicated attraction.

Loathing You centers on an unnamed narrator’s intense, visceral hatred for another person — not a simple dislike, but a consuming, almost intimate revulsion. The piece uses second-person address (“you”) to implicate the reader or a specific unnamed target. Themes include emotional manipulation, toxic attachment, and the fine line between loathing and obsession.