The Hating Game by Sally Thorne – Book Review.
Lucy Hutton is kind, fun, and easy going. Joshua Templeman is abrasive, uptight, and feared. The two hate each other. Lucy and Josh are forced to work together daily as executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company, Bexley & Gamin. Their feud should ramp up when a promotion becomes available, but instead Lucy starts realizing maybe there’s more to Josh than she originally thought. Maybe she doesn’t actually hate him…
I loved this one- the characters, the setting, the drama, and the banter! I read a few reviews after finishing and thought it was interesting how polar the opinions were (although overall a very high star rating)! It seemed it all fell on whether or not you liked the character of Lucy. I personally loved her and thought she was hilarious. She’s a huge dork and I was here for it.
I really liked it! Great for those who love hate-to-love, a slow burn romance, witty banter, and some steam.
The Hating Game is being made into a movie and I’m so excited for it! I usually don’t like envisioning certain actors as characters before starting a book, but I think Lucy Hale will make the perfect Lucy Hutton. I think that actually made me enjoy the character more for once!
Rating: 4/4.5 stars
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN: 9780062439598
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Summary from publisher:
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.
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne Book Review.
