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The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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landawn's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

- Lucy is annoying and oblivious.
- the MCs’ main characteristics are their size/height.
- the progression from enemies to lovers is so abrupt and could easily have been harassment/assault.

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rensreading's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

i read this in one sitting (5hrs and 19mins according to libby). i loved that the spice was sprinkled in so soon, it kept me interested and invested in the will-they-wont-they feeling going on for the first half of the book.

oh man so many people said josh should’ve had a restraining order put against him for how creepy and stalkerish he was, but everyone absolutely failed to mentioned that lucy matched his energy tit for tat. they’re insane4insane in such a good way too lol

idk which book came out first but since it was the last book i finished reading, i kept comparing this to the spanish love deception. the fact both books are an office rivals to lovers story where they

get together after attending a wedding

and mention their size difference so much while the woman is battling crippling loneliness on top of all that? that’s a little too on the nose. i will say though, the hating game did the spice scenes a lot better than the spanish love deception. definitely a 3🌶 rating from me, so pretty mild in general terms

i like that there was no third act breakup like every other rom com seems to have at the moment. i hate those with a passion. the plot was pretty good too. i liked lucy but she showed her obsessive tendencies by page 3 so josh isn’t the only weird one in their relationship and that should definitely be mentioned more. their banter was funny and natural and the flirting in the office? *chef’s kiss*

all in all, i’d rate this a 3.75 star rating (:

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mengzhenreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was very fun for what it was, and I can definitely see why a lot of people really enjoyed it. Honestly though, I just wasn't that connected with the characters and didn't really find myself gushing over this book in the way that many others have. If you like enemies to lovers office romances, this is a great pick but it just wasn't personally for me.

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rachaelm13's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I don’t like the book, I like Josh. There was a lot of problematic things in the book like ableism, making comparisons of wanting to see someone to addiction and OD, addiction is a serious thing and not remotely close to wanting to visit your boyfriend. Even what she called Josh’s boss didn’t feel right to me.

There was about 50 whole pages of her being sick and for someone with emetophobia I just wanted it over.

Lucy was not a loveable character. The last half/third of the book was better but she was just very annoying to be honest. And this book was written entirely from her 1st person perspective.

The “I’m so small” didn’t have to be mentioned every chapter.

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capybooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

As far as the enemies-to-lovers trope goes, The Hating Game takes the cake. There are so many things I love about this novel - the elevator scene in chapter 6, Josh looking after Lucy when she was ill, the flowers Josh sends Lucy (THE NOTE 😭🥺), Lucy standing up for Josh against his father. All brilliant scenes! One slight issue I had was I feel like ‘hate’ is too strong a word for this story. The characters say they hate each other, but do little to actually show that, although I do understand the whole idea is them saying they hate each other as opposed to admitting the feelings they both have. The Hating Game is a lighthearted, hilarious and feel-good novel, and I can’t wait to read it again soon.

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evicteline's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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forgetfulreader's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book came out in 2016, and you can tell by how the characters act and talk, so I kept that in mind when reading it, and I think many should do the same since lost has changed since then. But, I did like it a lot more than I thought I was; it's a very easy read and keeps you entertained on every page. I wish the ending were longer idk it felt rushed, almost like it stopped right in the middle.

*Spoiler*

I would have loved to see josh meet her parents. That's where I thought the book was going to go.

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