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The Hating Game
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Sally Thorne
Nemesis (n.)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 as ...more
1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome;
2) A person’s undoing;
3) Joshua Templeman.
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5 Stars!!
I honestly think 'The Hating Game”' is that kind of book anyone would enjoy – wonderfully written is a very entertaining way, griping from the very beginning and perfect if you love enemies to lovers stories. I’ve read many books with this trope, so trust me when I say Sally Thorne’s debut novel was a great one. More than great actually. It was fabulous! It was fan, entertaining and so refreshing. Needless to say, I devoured this little gem from start to finish.
I honestly think 'The Hating Game”' is that kind of book anyone would enjoy – wonderfully written is a very entertaining way, griping from the very beginning and perfect if you love enemies to lovers stories. I’ve read many books with this trope, so trust me when I say Sally Thorne’s debut novel was a great one. More than great actually. It was fabulous! It was fan, entertaining and so refreshing. Needless to say, I devoured this little gem from start to finish.
“I'm twenty-eight year...more
This is somehow a magical blend of adult Sarra Manning + Sarah Mayberry + Jennifer Crusie. It's funny and sharp and serious, with seething workplace rivalry and career drama coupled with crazy great chemistry and delicious banter. It also has unbelievably sweet and tender moments (view spoiler), though you'll easily laugh a minute after that! It captures that weird obsessive behavior you can't help when you first fall in love,
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5 stars!!!
What did I love about The Hating Game? Everything. I loved everything about this book. There is nothing better than finishing a book by an author you’ve never read and having this flying high feeling. I feel freaking giddy right now. I listened to the audio and I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. I got asked why I was in such a good mood more than once over the few days I listened to it. That, my friends, is an epic book!
What do you do when you’re the nice girl at the office who ...more
What did I love about The Hating Game? Everything. I loved everything about this book. There is nothing better than finishing a book by an author you’ve never read and having this flying high feeling. I feel freaking giddy right now. I listened to the audio and I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. I got asked why I was in such a good mood more than once over the few days I listened to it. That, my friends, is an epic book!
What do you do when you’re the nice girl at the office who ...more
"I want to know what's going on in your brain. I want to juice your head like a lemon."
➦This is Sally Thorne's debut novel and I have to say - job well done! I love romcoms and this one certainly hit the spot. A book about two co-workers battling it out in the office. You see, there is an opening for a job which they both want. Let the games begin.
"-What are you imagining? Your expression is filthy."
"-Stangling you. Bare hands."
➦Lucy is a sweetheart and a people pleaser. So why is it so ...more
5 HR STARS
Lovers of the enemies to lover’s trope will inhale this well written love story. If you are back and forth due to the pricing of this story please note that it is worth the price tag and I don’t regret my purchase in the least. The story is 5 star quality for its chemistry, banter, and unique story line. I adored both characters and their fall but those games were such a good time over 5 stars for entertainment value.
When two companies merge mixing stuffy suit types with the creative ...more
Lovers of the enemies to lover’s trope will inhale this well written love story. If you are back and forth due to the pricing of this story please note that it is worth the price tag and I don’t regret my purchase in the least. The story is 5 star quality for its chemistry, banter, and unique story line. I adored both characters and their fall but those games were such a good time over 5 stars for entertainment value.
When two companies merge mixing stuffy suit types with the creative ...more
4 Stars!
What a perfect combination of cute and sexy. I kept seeing The Hating Game on my Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads timeline and since it's been gathering high ratings, of course my curiosity was piqued.
Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, both executive assistants to the co-owners of Bexley & Gamin, have always been at a clash with each other. They share an office room together but they don't get along well. When their respective bosses announced that one of them will be promoted as the ...more
What a perfect combination of cute and sexy. I kept seeing The Hating Game on my Twitter, Instagram, and Goodreads timeline and since it's been gathering high ratings, of course my curiosity was piqued.
Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, both executive assistants to the co-owners of Bexley & Gamin, have always been at a clash with each other. They share an office room together but they don't get along well. When their respective bosses announced that one of them will be promoted as the ...more
Aug 24, 2016
Alienor ✘ French Frowner ✘ (of badger and SNAKE)
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liked it
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In two words : YES BUT. The Hating Game is such a cute, well-written and funny romance, and I very much enjoyed Lucy and Joshua together, BUT :
✘ There was no character growth, or barely, and their reactions were sometimes so over-the-top that it was a bit annoying. Take their hate game, for instance. If for the reader it's very obvious that their feelings are different from what they show, it took FOREVER for them to fucking get it (well, mostly Lucy). At some point, the whole situation became ...more
Heartwarming (adj.):
Causing pleasant feelings of happiness (and silly, stupid tears you can't stop).
By all means, it was not a sad book. On the contrary, The Hating Game was a funny, sweet, adorable, intoxicating office romance about two sworn enemies that fell in love. And I'm crying because it filled me with so much joy, and hope and love my body can barely contain!
Josh is Lucy's ne ...more
Causing pleasant feelings of happiness (and silly, stupid tears you can't stop).
By all means, it was not a sad book. On the contrary, The Hating Game was a funny, sweet, adorable, intoxicating office romance about two sworn enemies that fell in love. And I'm crying because it filled me with so much joy, and hope and love my body can barely contain!
“Both love and hate are mirror versions of the same game-and you have to win. Why? Your heart and your ego.”
Josh is Lucy's ne ...more
Aug 20, 2016
Jessica ❁ ➳ Silverbow ➳ ❁ Rabid Reads
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Okay, seriously . . .? This book was AMAZING. It's so hard to find a fun, clever contemporary romance that doesn't at least occasionally cross over into cornball territory.
Lucy was a tiny little spitfire, Josh was just damaged enough to be interesting without being angsty, and together they alternately hys-freaking-terical and so adorable I literally CANNOT EVEN.
Sally Thorne . . . I've got my eye on you, woman. *tips hat*
Full RTC.
Lucy was a tiny little spitfire, Josh was just damaged enough to be interesting without being angsty, and together they alternately hys-freaking-terical and so adorable I literally CANNOT EVEN.
Sally Thorne . . . I've got my eye on you, woman. *tips hat*
Full RTC.
Imagine sitting across from your arch nemesis every single day. He stares at you. You stare at him. You hate everything about him. He is too dang perfect and has his shirts on rotational days. One day it's white shirt, then cream, then mustard yellow..and so on. Wait! Who wears mustard yellow? Joshua Templeman and the bad thing is..he makes it look good.
Lucy hates him. Her password on her computer is IHATEJOSHUA4EV@ and she lives to break him.
Joshua feels like-wise about Lucy. She is messy, dre ...more
Lucy hates him. Her password on her computer is IHATEJOSHUA4EV@ and she lives to break him.
Joshua feels like-wise about Lucy. She is messy, dre ...more
Jan 30, 2017
Mikee Andrea (ReadWithMikee)
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really liked it
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❝Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love with them. I've had a lot of time to compare love and hate, and these are my observations....more
Love and hate are visceral. Your stomach twists at the thought of that person. The heart in your chest beats heavy and bright, nearly visible through your flesh and clothes. Your appetite and sleep are schredded. Every interaction spikes your blood with adrenaline, and you're in the brink of fight or flight. Your body is barely under your control
Jan 31, 2017
kazzexual
rated it
it was amazing
Recommended to kazzexual by:
i blame jia, cait and joshua templeman
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first, i'd like to state for the record that i'm never reading another chick-lit ever again i keep getting dangerous ideas about l*ve and it's just not realistic, Next
second, is anyone
....i should mention that the ultimate aim of all our games is to make the other smile, or cry. it’s something like that. i’ll know when i win.
tbh i feel like i should be as ...more
Review at Of Pens and Pages.
Reasons why I loved The Hating Game
1. Lucy Hutton
2. Josh Templeman
3. The banter
4. The chemistry
5. SLOW.BURN.
6. Matchbox cars
7. Smurfs
8. White, off-white stripe, cream, pale yellow, mustard, baby blue, robin's egg blue, dove-gray, navy, and black business shirts
9. CUDDLING
10. Hate to love
I devoured this book. Completely devoured it. I was looking for a slow-burn, hate to love office romance, and this was it. I am so happy right now, you guys. I'm literally grinning ...more
Reasons why I loved The Hating Game
1. Lucy Hutton
2. Josh Templeman
3. The banter
4. The chemistry
5. SLOW.BURN.
6. Matchbox cars
7. Smurfs
8. White, off-white stripe, cream, pale yellow, mustard, baby blue, robin's egg blue, dove-gray, navy, and black business shirts
9. CUDDLING
10. Hate to love
I devoured this book. Completely devoured it. I was looking for a slow-burn, hate to love office romance, and this was it. I am so happy right now, you guys. I'm literally grinning ...more
I'm twenty-eight years old and and it seems I've fallen through the cracks of heaven and hell and into purgatory. A kindergarten classroom."
Witty banter, phenomenal character development, slow-burn-holy-hot-chemistry, and just great writing. LOVED IT! One of my top reads of 2016!
Jan 31, 2017
TheCrazyWorldOfABookLover
rated it
it was amazing
Shelves:
favorites,
let-me-have-your-babies
I didn't love this. No. I need a stronger word than love.
Obsessed? Infatuated? Giddy? Whatever, take your pick. But Oh My Joshua, I am crazy for everything about this book. The writing, the humor, the lust, the sexual tension, the emotion, the slow delicious burn. This is probably the best enemies to lovers stories I have ever read.
Lucy Hutton and Josh Templeman work together at Gamin Publishing and Bexley Books and they have hated each other from the moment they met. They spend their days tryi ...more
“Lucy,” is all he can seem to say. “Lucy. How am I going to walk away from tonight? Seriously. How?”
I get goosebumps. I’m wondering the same thing. I let my head drop to one side, and we kiss.
I’m hoarse and breathless. “I’m gonna die tonight. Please take your pants off.”
“I want that embroidered on a pillow.”
True story – earlier this week I reviewed the amazing Burn Down the Night by M. O’Keefe and I said it was my favorite book so far in 2016. The very next book I read happened to be The Hating ...more
I get goosebumps. I’m wondering the same thing. I let my head drop to one side, and we kiss.
I’m hoarse and breathless. “I’m gonna die tonight. Please take your pants off.”
“I want that embroidered on a pillow.”
True story – earlier this week I reviewed the amazing Burn Down the Night by M. O’Keefe and I said it was my favorite book so far in 2016. The very next book I read happened to be The Hating ...more
Solid 3.5 "DIE-JOSHUA-DIE" stars.
If you are getting tired of me bitching about every single book, check out my buddy reader, Hayley's review. I promise you, she is a much nicer person than i am. :D
I got obsessed with the idea of this book as soon as i heard about this.I am a sucker for love-hate relationships or opposite attraction, and this promised both. However, it wasn't as great as i made it in my head to be, but it wasn't a bad book by any means. The Hating Game was a very cute, amusing l ...more
If you are getting tired of me bitching about every single book, check out my buddy reader, Hayley's review. I promise you, she is a much nicer person than i am. :D
I got obsessed with the idea of this book as soon as i heard about this.I am a sucker for love-hate relationships or opposite attraction, and this promised both. However, it wasn't as great as i made it in my head to be, but it wasn't a bad book by any means. The Hating Game was a very cute, amusing l ...more
*Full Review Update* 4.5 Stars - mostly because it had me so addicted and I couldn't put it down. Though- at times I wanted to lower it to 4 just because of some silly dumb stuff but screw it.. I had a lot of fun reading this one!
So I've never actually read just a purely romance based contemporary before. I decided to give this one a go mostly because it sounded like a cute Rom Com and I needed to give my brain a small break from fantasy. It definitely didn't disappoint.
Here's the thing though ...more
So I've never actually read just a purely romance based contemporary before. I decided to give this one a go mostly because it sounded like a cute Rom Com and I needed to give my brain a small break from fantasy. It definitely didn't disappoint.
Here's the thing though ...more
The Power of the Book Buzz
Holy Shamoly!! This book was awesome. The hype really is deserved when it comes to The Hating Game. The characters, the storyline, the sizzling tension and the banter makes this one of the best books of 2016. I even did one of those giddy sit up straight, clap my hands and look around for someone to smile at, goofy faces. Come on, don’t deny it you do something similar...don't you? I finished it ran to my computer and now I’m trying to be smart and witty at nearly 11:00 ...more
“You hate me so much, and I can’t take it much longer.” I’m pathetic. I hear it in my voice.
“Shortcake.”
“Stop calling me Shortcake.” I try to roll onto my side but he presses the heels of his palms lightly against my shoulders. I stop breathing.
“Watching you pretend to hate that nickname is the best part of my day.”
I think it’s been long enough-I am just sitting down, taking the time, and finally writing a review for one of my favorite contemporaries ever. You’ll rarely see me read a conte ...more
Sep 12, 2016
Ⓐlleskelle - teamSøren♗ ⊲I like big b00ks⊳
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
I’m twenty-eight years old and it seems I’ve fallen through the cracks of heaven and hell and into purgatory. A kindergarten classroom. An asylum.
I check Joshua, who is glowering at me with contempt. I stare back. Now we are playing the Staring Game.
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne was just what the doctor ordered to lift my mood last Friday. I’ve been eyeing this little nugget of happy feels for a couple of weeks, weighing up and down my curiosity for it ( as everyone was talking about ...more
★★★★★ 5 Stars ★★★★★
Loved this!! So much ❤
Slow burn - Yes
Love/Hate - Yes
Arrogant Hero - Yes
Redemption - Yes
Great Banter - Yes
Loveable Heroine - Yes
The Hating Game is about two people who are complete opposites - one bubbly and quirky heroine, and one grumpy and ornery hero. They work together as personal assistants to the head honchos in a publishing house and ever since the first day their two companies merged together as one, they have been at war.
Loved this!! So much ❤
Slow burn - Yes
Love/Hate - Yes
Arrogant Hero - Yes
Redemption - Yes
Great Banter - Yes
Loveable Heroine - Yes
The Hating Game is about two people who are complete opposites - one bubbly and quirky heroine, and one grumpy and ornery hero. They work together as personal assistants to the head honchos in a publishing house and ever since the first day their two companies merged together as one, they have been at war.
"You've broken me down so completely, I can't...more
I foolishly thought that I would learn a lot about book publishing by reading this chick-lit story. It’s not realistic AT ALL. Just another rom-com.
4 IHATEJOSHUA4EV@ stars!!!
“I have a theory. Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love with them."
The Hating Game is a sleeper hit, it feels like it came out of nowhere and everyone seems to love it. After dragging my feet for a long time, I finally got my rear in gear and checked out this lovely from the library, and it was the perfect escape.
Lucy and Josh work in the same company in the same room. The two have hated each other since they first laid eyes on each other and ...more
“I have a theory. Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love with them."
The Hating Game is a sleeper hit, it feels like it came out of nowhere and everyone seems to love it. After dragging my feet for a long time, I finally got my rear in gear and checked out this lovely from the library, and it was the perfect escape.
Lucy and Josh work in the same company in the same room. The two have hated each other since they first laid eyes on each other and ...more
When Nancy, a friend from the Avon Addicts Group, couldn't stop raving about The Hating Game, I knew I had to give it a try, even though the angst-ridden, bitter rival stories seldom work for me because...well...they're angst-ridden. And bitter. I know a lot of people love this in their romance reading, but I'm not one of them. That said, The Hating Game was all kinds of angsty, but in a fun, snicker-out-loud sort of way.
Josh and Lucy are both amazing characters, each flawed in a way that makes ...more
Josh and Lucy are both amazing characters, each flawed in a way that makes ...more
DNF @ 9%
I just cant read more of this nope. Lucinda (is that her name?) and Joshua sound extremely annoying. I don't care about how much she hates Joshua 4ever. I simply don't care enough to continue reading this.
And here i was hoping this gets me out of a slump.
I just cant read more of this nope. Lucinda (is that her name?) and Joshua sound extremely annoying. I don't care about how much she hates Joshua 4ever. I simply don't care enough to continue reading this.
And here i was hoping this gets me out of a slump.
***3 STARS***
To me, the book started out a bit slow. So slow that I just finished reading it about an hour ago and I can’t even remember the beginning of the story. LOL, LOL, LOL!!!!
I think it was something along the lines of – she hates him, he hates her, they work together, they don’t like working together, blah, blah, blah. They talk a lot of shit to each other and the entire office notices how much they argue and fight. (It’s sounding very teenage like, right?) Okay, that sounds about right. ...more
To me, the book started out a bit slow. So slow that I just finished reading it about an hour ago and I can’t even remember the beginning of the story. LOL, LOL, LOL!!!!
I think it was something along the lines of – she hates him, he hates her, they work together, they don’t like working together, blah, blah, blah. They talk a lot of shit to each other and the entire office notices how much they argue and fight. (It’s sounding very teenage like, right?) Okay, that sounds about right. ...more
I feel like I just played The Hating Game with The Hating Game.
Much like our two lovebirds, I started off loathing the story and nearly everything about it, but about halfway through, things started to... transition a little. Saying I loved it would be reaaally stretching it, but it sure did pick up in terms of getting me to swoon. (I mean, isn't that the one thing us romance junkies look for in the first place?)
Now, don't get me wrong— not for a second did we step out of Trope Nation here. Be i ...more
Much like our two lovebirds, I started off loathing the story and nearly everything about it, but about halfway through, things started to... transition a little. Saying I loved it would be reaaally stretching it, but it sure did pick up in terms of getting me to swoon. (I mean, isn't that the one thing us romance junkies look for in the first place?)
Now, don't get me wrong— not for a second did we step out of Trope Nation here. Be i ...more
Feb 01, 2017
Dilek VT
rated it
it was amazing
Recommended to Dilek VT by:
Tracy
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successful-writing,
heart-warming-story,
cute-story,
hilarious,
must-read,
hate-love,
beautiful-love-story,
fun-romance,
adorable-heroine,
hot-fun-romance,
adorable-couple,
office-romance
OK, seriously, I have fallen in love with this book and I am still on its high. It deserves more than 5 stars...
This is a hate/love novel, and you may wonder what is so different or special about it. It is the way it is told, the story-telling and the adorable characters that are portrayed that make you fall in love with this book.
It is Sally Thorne’s first novel and I would like to congratulate her on this debut novel of hers because if she is going to write like that, I will read whatever she ...more
This is a hate/love novel, and you may wonder what is so different or special about it. It is the way it is told, the story-telling and the adorable characters that are portrayed that make you fall in love with this book.
It is Sally Thorne’s first novel and I would like to congratulate her on this debut novel of hers because if she is going to write like that, I will read whatever she ...more
4.25/5
Oh my gosh.
This book was a blast and a half. This is what I looked like when I was reading it:
Well, in my mind at least. In actuality I was reading it off my laptop at 2 a.m., eating cherry water ice and grinning like an idiot. The glow of my laptop screen probably made me look like a jack o’lantern. But I’d like to think I am sometimes at least almost as cute as Rapunzel.
This book was, yes, of course, a lil trope-y. Okay, very. So I can’t really give it 5 stars. But god, at least they wer ...more
Oh my gosh.
This book was a blast and a half. This is what I looked like when I was reading it:
Well, in my mind at least. In actuality I was reading it off my laptop at 2 a.m., eating cherry water ice and grinning like an idiot. The glow of my laptop screen probably made me look like a jack o’lantern. But I’d like to think I am sometimes at least almost as cute as Rapunzel.
This book was, yes, of course, a lil trope-y. Okay, very. So I can’t really give it 5 stars. But god, at least they wer ...more
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Sally Thorne lives in Canberra, Australia, and spends her days writing funding submissions and drafting contracts (yawn!) so it’s not surprising that after hours she climbs into colorful fictional worlds of her own creation. Sally believes that romance readers are always searching for intensity in their next favorite book—and it isn't always so easy to find. The Hating Game is her first novel.
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“It's a corporate truth universally acknowledged that workers would rather eat rat skeletons than participate in group activities.”
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“I have a theory. Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love with them. I've had a lot of time to compare love and hate, and these are my observations.
Love and hate are visceral. Your stomach twists at the thought of that person. The heart in your chest beats heavy and bright, nearly visible through your flesh and clothes. Your appetite and sleep are schredded. Every interaction spikes your blood with adrenaline, and you're in the brink of fight or flight. Your body is barely under your control. You're consumed, and it scares you.
Both love and hate are mirror versions of the same game - and you háve to win. Why? Your heart and your ego. Trust me, I should know.”
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Love and hate are visceral. Your stomach twists at the thought of that person. The heart in your chest beats heavy and bright, nearly visible through your flesh and clothes. Your appetite and sleep are schredded. Every interaction spikes your blood with adrenaline, and you're in the brink of fight or flight. Your body is barely under your control. You're consumed, and it scares you.
Both love and hate are mirror versions of the same game - and you háve to win. Why? Your heart and your ego. Trust me, I should know.”
Jan 14, 2017 06:58AM
Thanks so much, Chelsea! Hope you enjoy this one as well! ;) xx
Jan 14, 2017 07:00AM