The Hating Game Published by William Morrow Paperbacks by Sally Thorne
on May 16, 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Humor, New Adult, Romance, Women's Fiction, Chick-Lit
Pages: 384
Source: Purchased
Format: Paperback
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ISBN: 0062439596
Rating:
Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture!
USA Today Bestseller!
Debut author Sally Thorne bursts on the scene with a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome;2) A person’s undoing;3) Joshua Templeman.
Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. Hate. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy can’t understand Joshua’s joyless, uptight, meticulous approach to his job. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy’s overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and Pollyanna attitude.
Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to a head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job…But the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn’t hate Joshua. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.
Soooo, this book was an addiction. A momentary, one-day, full-on, I can’t focus on anything else–addiction.
No, I haven’t seen the movie. But I’m going to just take a stab that it won’t be as good as the book. Are they ever?
Lucy was an absolute delight. She was tough, witty, and sarcastic… But there was a vulnerability underneath it all that made her incredibly realistic and human.
Let’s be honest–Joshua came off as a bit of an ass. I mean, here you have this perky, sweet woman (who gets along with everyone) and he’s just so rude to her! There was no doubt, though, from the beginning–that there was more than what we, the readers, were seeing. Joshua’s obviously was being an ass to keep his real feelings from coming out.
Same for Lucy. She was just protecting herself from Joshua’s attitude.
Knowing all of this, it was clear that this was going to be a fun story of how these two were going to let down their guards. And it was so worth it!
There were some seriously humorous moments, some more serious ones where I really felt for both characters, and sometimes when I wanted to throttle both Lucy and Joshua.
This book was so well-written. Even though it was a pretty standard rom-com–and the ending wasn’t too hard to figure out–it was full of moments that I didn’t want to miss. So it kept me reading until I was completely through with it.
About Sally Thorne
Sally Thorne is the USA Today bestselling author of the office rom-com The Hating Game (2016). It is her debut novel that has sold in over twenty-five countries and is being made into a major motion picture, directed by Peter Hutchings and starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell. Filming wrapped in December 2020. It was named in the top 20 romance novels of 2016 by the Washington Post and was a top ten finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards romance category. The Hating Game has been cited as a book that has reinvigorated the romantic comedy genre.
Sally’s much anticipated second novel, 99 Percent Mine, was released on 29 January 2019 by William Morrow Books and debuted at #37 on the USA Today Bestseller List.
Sally’s third novel Second First Impressions is released AU/NZ 31 March 2021, and US/CAN 13 April 2021.
Sally lives in Canberra, Australia, with her husband- plus a pug called Delia and a horse called Louie.
I didn’t even know it was a movie. I really enjoyed this book too. It was a lot of fun to read.
Since the movie came out (which I haven’t seen yet either) I’ve been really wanting to read this book. I’m so glad you enjoyed it and I hope I will too!
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YESSS! I just recently read this one for the first time, as well. I loved it. I will say that I actually really enjoyed the movie, which I watched after I read the book. Of course it wasn’t as good as the book, but they were fairly faithful to the plot and it brought the characters even more to life for me. Great review!
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