I'm with you on the squats mate. I actually dread doing them but once you get into them its fine. I actually prefer front squats personally though, whilst I can't go as heavy it makes my form much cleaner. I have a problem with squatting where I struggle to keep my back perfectly straight and my arse starts to stick out but on front squats there is no option but to keep your back perfectly straight.
Dumbbell Pullover, Military press and incline dumbbell presses are probably my favourite.