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The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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britwalsh16's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I made the mistake of watching the movie first. I usually like to read the book before watching the movie, but I really wanted to watch the movie & I kept putting the book off. & then the movie really made me want to read the book.
I really loved the book! The chemistry between Lucy & Josh is amazing! I really wish I didn’t know when certain scenes were coming, or what was gonna happen before I started to read it. But that’s the price i paid for watching the movie.

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audrey_earl's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-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

4.0

Did anyone else feel any, “Twilight,” vibes when they were reading this? Hating each other but really they like each other, he shows up randomly to take care of her and a doctor helps her out, she obsesses over his body, etc. Still a cute book though, but whoa, there seemed to be a lot of similarities.

⚠️ Strong language is used throughout the book. And it is a romance book so there was some sexual talk and a more open door sex scene but it wasn’t terribly graphic— but I also didn’t pay too much attention to that part so maybe I don’t know what I’m saying 😅

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psliz's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.0

thought it was okay but upon further inspection, it's terrible because its characters are horrible people

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miranda_is_reading's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I watched the movie last year and liked it. There are similarities and I think I liked both equally for different reasons. This story is cute and an easy read.

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linnea_tornblom's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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maddisonjane's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

I just read this book for the second time and I think I fell in love with it even more. I absolutely adore Sally Thorne’s writing style, I can’t wait to read more of her books. Lucy and Josh are such beautifully written characters, I feel like I know them and I want to be friends with them. I love office romances and then fact that it’s enemies to lovers who may or may not have loved each other from the first moment they met makes it even sweeter. I can tell this is going to be a frequent re read of mine.

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joensign's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

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jamespotterluv's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

1.75

honestly this book was so disappointing. i genuinely struggled SO MUCH to finish it. it didn't have me gripped, the "plot" was nonexistent. it felt like the writer wrote it as an excuse to j write an enemies to lovers trope and it wasn't well written. the enemies to lovers trope was generically written at best. the writing wasn't cohesive, i honestly hated the writing style. it's ableist and sanist too btw which is never a good sign. the characters were not diverse at all. every scene felt like the writer was just trying to place fillers to get to the smut (which might i say, was also terrible. i've never seen anything so badly written.) the ending seemed rushed, and honestly i j didnt like the overall book. the only likeable character was joshua which is a complete surprise considering the writer's depiction of him. lucy was bland and i didn't like her at all. there was j no substance to the book. there were some cute moments and some good dialogue that were Okay but the rest of the book was just so bland w no plot or endgame. genuinely idk how i finished it.

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elisabethdoss's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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allidone's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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