Author: Sally Thorne
Paperback, 365 pages
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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 THOUGHTS
I’ve been wanting to read The Hating Game since I heard there was going to be a movie made. And it’s been awhile since I picked up a Contemporary novel. The Hating Game was a light and fun read about two nemesis co-workers who make a point to make each other's life a living hell. Their ‘games’ get more combative when they compete for a upper management position.
The Hating Game was a quick, fun, brain candy chick lit. I love the Enemy to Lover trope and seeing Lucy and Josh fight the chemistry brewing between them. And while I enjoyed it for the most part, the plot was predictable. Its always everyone else but the characters who realize that they're deeply, madly, in love with one another. Josh was an unexpected surprise. His character had so much depth and emotion. Even I was falling in love with Josh! Lol. I liked Lucy character but she had her moments. I wasn’t a fan of her being so clingy, borderline obsessive stalker-ish. She also kept sexualizing Josh, it was kind of gross. Of course, men do it all the time, but it doesn’t mean I like reading about women doing it. It’s off-putting either way. But Lucy 2.0 towards the end I liked. The confident, take no shit Lucy. Her speech with Josh’s dad was everything. Talk about a smack down!
The Hating Game was a nice break from my usual YA and Fantasy books. It was a really fast read and I finished the book in 3 day(it normally takes me a week or two). All in all a solid good read.
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