Can this book pleaaaase be adapted into a movie? 🙏🏻
Title: The Hating Game
Author: Sally Thorne
My Rating: 4.5 stars! ⭐️
Description:
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.
My Review:
WOW! This book has definitely got to be my new favorite romance/contemporary book...of all time! I had such a blast reading it, to the point where I was compulsively flipping the pages because every chapter had me totally invested in the story and the characters!
First of all…this book is seriously funny. Literally from the first couple of pages when it’s revealed of what Lucy’s password for her computer was, I was already hooked! The book definitely starts off with a bang, and it continues to be that way throughout the whole course of the novel.
Secondly, the romance is A+! We love healthy, supportive relationships on this blog, and this book is a perfect example of that. Seeing their relationship evolve throughout the course of the book was so satisfying to read, especially with that enemies to lovers trope that is a total auto-read for me! Plus the banter between Lucy and Josh is something that you cannot help but love! It’s so ridiculous and hilariously funny and I could totally picture them bickering in my head.
I also really liked how much I learned from this novel, especially about how the publishing industry really works, because guess what, these two characters work in a publishing house! (I mean we really are getting the whole package deal with this book!) It’s something I never read in a book before, and something I definitely took a liking for!
The reason I docked off half a star was because there were some scenes (especially near the last half of the book) in which I wanted a little more substance to. They were executed great, it was just that I wanted it to be discussed a little more thoroughly.
As funny as this book is, there are also a whole bunch of scenes where I felt a little emotional too! This book is written so well that some of the lines really hit home and make you feel and understand the characters so much more! A definite props to the author for all the lovely quotes I bookmarked the shit out of! 😂
And for the characters themselves, Lucy is a great protagonist! She’s seriously dorky and adorable, which is the perfect contrast to Josh, who is portrayed to be more brut-ish. Their relationship definitely gave me all the feels and butterflies, (and pretty much had me squealing in adoration with every single interaction these two had!)
All I can say is READ THIS BOOK! (And it really should be made into a movie because rom-coms need to make a comeback!)
Thanks for reading!
-Ashley
May 29, 2018 at 3:27 pm
I’ve heard such mixed reviews on this one but after your review I’m 100% reading it!!
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May 29, 2018 at 5:37 pm
IT’S SO GOOD! I wish I didn’t read it that fast lol
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May 29, 2018 at 4:17 pm
I must admit that I love the hate to love trope. I couldn’t put this book down when I read it! Great review! 💖🍻
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May 29, 2018 at 5:38 pm
Thank you! And I totally agree, this trope is awesome! I’m currently hunting for more books like this 😂
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May 29, 2018 at 5:40 pm
Ooo, let me know if you find any! 👍
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May 29, 2018 at 5:20 pm
Great Review😍 Love how the healthy relationship souuunds! They are so hard to fiind haha
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May 29, 2018 at 5:39 pm
I know, it sounds awful but it’s true! But yeah, the romance in this book is great, it definitely made me want to read more contemporary books!
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May 29, 2018 at 11:56 pm
I’ve seen so much love for this book! I’m glad you enjoyed it too! And I adore hate-to-love tropes so this is right up my alley! Lovely review! 🤗
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May 31, 2018 at 3:42 pm
Thank you! It really was such a fun read!
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May 30, 2018 at 1:33 am
Yay I’m so glad you enjoyed this! I’ve had this on my TBR for the longest time and I hear nothing but good things about it!
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May 31, 2018 at 3:42 pm
It’s REALLY GOOD! I wish I didn’t read it that fast lol
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May 30, 2018 at 2:57 pm
Wonderful Review, Ashley! This is one of my favorite ROM-COM’s and I’m so glad to hear that you loved it. I loved Lucy and Josh! They’re pretty hilarious! 🙂
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May 31, 2018 at 3:43 pm
Thanks Raven! The book was so enjoyable, I couldn’t stop reading!
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May 30, 2018 at 6:28 pm
Ooh, this one sounds great! I don’t put much faith into contemporary romance, but I’ve discovered in recent years that I’m more of a sap for romance than I thought, and a healthy dose of enemies to lovers trope is something that always hits home for me. DEFINITELY TBR’d. 🙂 Amazing review as always!
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May 31, 2018 at 3:44 pm
Thank you! I’m more into romance in fantasy novels, than just purely a contemporary book, but I’m super happy I picked this one up because it’s so fun!
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May 31, 2018 at 5:27 am
I’ve never heard of this book before, but now I’m SUPER curious about it! I do love humorous contemporaries, and that romance trope is also one I love a lot. ♥ So glad you enjoyed this; lovely review!
– Aimee @ Aimee, Always
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May 31, 2018 at 3:45 pm
Same here! I think I saw it around a lot, but never really paid much attention to it until recently! I really hope you enjoy it once you get to it, it really is a great romcom!
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June 3, 2018 at 1:32 pm
Fab review! Good to hear you enjoyed this one as well… It’s one of my favorite romance stories and I’m not even a fan of the genre. 😉
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June 22, 2018 at 10:19 pm
I loved this book! I loved it so much in fact that I ended up reading it twice, back to back! I”m so looking forward to the author’s next book. Wonderful review!!
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June 22, 2018 at 11:08 pm
Thank you! I loved it so much as well! I just wish I didn’t fly through it that fast and saviour it instead!
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