And you know, personally, I don’t like sweat. It’s quite . . . gross. It’s normal, of course, but gross. Josh was working out, so Lucy says “I want to see you all sweaty.” She gets to his apartment and sees him, then she runs up to him and smells him, describing his sweat as “[rainwater and cedar], leaving a faint rosemary-pine tingle in my nostrils.”

Romance: I liked the pace at which romance blossomed between Lucy and Josh. The sexual tension between the two was evident and it slowly built up to such an extent that it gradually burst into a smouldering HAWT and unexpected kiss. The pacing of the book is just right. 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! There's not really much to go into regarding the plot here, as you pretty much get the details you need from the synopsis, but this book is just what it sounds like, a book all about two people concentrating on winning "The Hating Game", a past time where they spend every free moment plotting on how to sabotage one another. Lucy and Joshua work together for a publishing house that consists of a merger between two very different CEOs, and as Lucy and Josh find themselves up for the same promotion, they are forced to declare all out war, and as the tension builds they discover that maybe they have been wrong about each other all along. The vehemence with which I hate tiny spritely Tinker Bell-esque romantic leads who ~just don’t know they’re beautiful~ has only grown in the last four years, as I have continued to be a tall girl who can only uphold a manic pixie dream façade for a few dates max.Both love and hate are mirror versions of the same game-and you have to win. Why? Your heart and your ego.” This was such an awesome read! I’m not exaggerating when I’m saying this was one of the most entertaining enemies to lovers story I’ve read so far. Lucy and Josh’s story was fun, sweet and so well done. Told entirely from Lucy’s POV, “The Hating Game” has one of the best slow burn relationship I’ve read in a while. I loved how the relationship between these two unfolded. The transition from enemies to lovers was perfection IMO, gradual, believable and gave me tons of butterflies. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Thorne, Sally. The Hating Game. New York: Harper Collins, 2016. I mean who wouldn’t enjoy reading banter like that? It was amazing and I couldn’t wait to read more about them! I swear their conversations were addicting and I loved the way Lucy narrated the story. I mean seriously! THAT GIRL!!! *lol*

I’d have to be a thousand years old to forget the way he kisses me. It’s the fresh new bud of something that could one day be something remarkable…” And guess what? The most romance-y novel I found agreeable was a book with the title The Hating Game. Anyway, I'm not sure what to say about this that hasn't already been said. If you're looking for a fantastic romance novel that will keep you smiling throughout, this is the book for you.

I want to start by talking about the book overall. I loved how funny it is! Everytime that I read it (which I have done about four times now), I laugh so much that my family thinks that I am crazy since they were quite used to me crying all the time while reading. The way the scenes are constructed are brilliant, they are so easy to imagine and be part of and you are able to feel all of those crazy emotions, like the shame, the warmth, and the laugh. WOW! OMG! WHAT DID I JUST READ?! I AM NOT FUNCTIONING RIGHT NOW! MY HEART IS ON THE VERGE OF FAILING.

I'm currently at work and I cannot, for the life of me, stop thinking about this book. It's only been a day, but I thought about it constantly before I went to bed, whilst in bed. I thought about it on my way to work and now, whilst I'm at work. I know it's a romance book. I know, alright. But I like to think readers have gotten a little more sophisticated in their choice of romances. Side plots involving the protagonist's family and/or career are typically told alongside the main romance plotline now. In July 2021, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. [8] Reception [ edit ] But in The Hating Game, the only plot thread that is tied up is her and Josh's relationship. We don't find out if Lucy gets promoted. We don't find out if she goes home to visit her parents. It's like those things don't matter, which seems dangerously regressive. Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game begins with Lucy Hutton, the narrator, telling us how much she hates Joshua Templeman. Lucy works as the executive assistant for Helene Pascal, the co-CEO of Bexley and Gamin, a publishing house that had once been two. Originally, Gamin had been a small independent publisher, but it had merged with the corporate Bexley so that both houses could survive the recession. When the two merged, they moved into a new building where Mr. Bexley and Helene shared the top floor behind closed doors. In the lobby, which was made entirely of reflective surfaces, Lucy sat across from Mr. Bexley’s executive assistant, Joshua Templeman. The two of them played immature and unprofessional games with one another all the time, and Lucy did not do anything at work without turning it into a competition with Josh, who she thought of as her nemesis.

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Lucy was an awesome narrator and a fantastic, endearing heroine. I loved her portrayal. She was sweet, kind, considerate and so much fun. She was a genuinely good person, a refreshing, relatable character I’m sure many readers will love from the very beginning. I think what I loved the most about her was the way she pushed Josh’s buttons. *grin* Pure entertainment! As for our male main character…Josh was so much more than I’ve initially thought he will be. He was arrogant and a little cruel, but not too much to be annoying and like Lucy he loved their “silly” games. Btw, I totally loved their games myself. 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. reread and I’m still, and will probably never, be bored by this book. Had me losing my mind all over again. Obsessed is not enough of a word. And while I realize there needs to be some sort of will-they-won't-they tension, I would appreciate it if the author put a little more thought into it than she did this time around. I’m out stalking,” I call. It doesn’t come out the way I’d intended. It’s not lighthearted or funny. It comes out like a warning. I’m one scary bitch right now. I hold my hands up to show I’m not armed. My heart is racing.

The romance element is there, sure enough. This book is a trope encyclopedia. And though I am not the best at rating spice, I guess a 2/5 seems adequate. But the -com is pretty weak. None of the scenes are particularly funny. Only once did I actually find the dialogue moderately so. And speaking of scenes, that elevator scene is a red flag central. So much so, that after finishing the book I watched the trailer for the film adaptation to try and figure out whether it’s as underwhelming as the book (according to the Guardian, yes it is) and I noticed that they made some pretty significant changes to that scene in the film, so clearly it can’t be just me who found it problematic.And nothing, nothing, makes my heart pitty-pat as hard as a couple who start out with a mutual disgust for each other.