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paigeclark0498's review against another edition
4.0
I go back and forth on if I liked it or not. There were definitely parts that I loved that were fast and kept me reading. And then there were parts that were slow and that annoyed me. I’m not sure I loved Lucy, but I loved Josh and his moody personality. The way that the book was written was another thing that was interesting, but to each their own. It is a book I would recommend, but not one of my top 5 favorite books
stupidforcupid's review against another edition
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eltcdm's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
teavani's review against another edition
1.0
read in 2 days
the hating game is a romance novel focusing on lucy and josh, co-workers at a publishing firm that “hate” each other and follows their competition for the same promotion.
my main gripe is with the characters themselves. both joshua and lucy are extremely emotionally unintelligent, confusing, and just heightened altogether. like, i get it- she’s short and sassy and he’s tall and broody. i understand that she wears red lipstick and he has a nice body (which is referenced way too many times). but there’s not much more to the book. “main” plot is abandoned throughout the book in favor of a weird energy that
1. this is not an enemies to lovers book. the first kiss is very out of the blue and doesn’t have nearly enough build up or tension.
2. what was the point of giving us the strawberry farm parent backstory if it didn’t add anything to the plot or character depth? on a similar note, what was the point of mentioning val?
3. the ending??? why don’t we find out if she gets the promotion? is there a second book on the way or something? why’d he drop out?
4. the fact that “when we kiss, i hear some applause.” is an actual sentence in the book…
the hating game is a romance novel focusing on lucy and josh, co-workers at a publishing firm that “hate” each other and follows their competition for the same promotion.
my main gripe is with the characters themselves. both joshua and lucy are extremely emotionally unintelligent, confusing, and just heightened altogether. like, i get it- she’s short and sassy and he’s tall and broody. i understand that she wears red lipstick and he has a nice body (which is referenced way too many times). but there’s not much more to the book. “main” plot is abandoned throughout the book in favor of a weird energy that
1. this is not an enemies to lovers book. the first kiss is very out of the blue and doesn’t have nearly enough build up or tension.
2. what was the point of giving us the strawberry farm parent backstory if it didn’t add anything to the plot or character depth? on a similar note, what was the point of mentioning val?
3. the ending??? why don’t we find out if she gets the promotion? is there a second book on the way or something? why’d he drop out?
4. the fact that “when we kiss, i hear some applause.” is an actual sentence in the book…
dunlophl's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
tine29's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
5.0
vmusing's review against another edition
4.0
I LOVED THIS SO MUCH! Josh is one of the best love interests, he was actually so sweet.
My only complaint is that the steamy scenes weren’t steamy enough to me. Felt like a lot of build up, and not much payoff.
My only complaint is that the steamy scenes weren’t steamy enough to me. Felt like a lot of build up, and not much payoff.
hailey_engel's review against another edition
5.0
Comfort movie turned comfort book...even if it's cheesy. Everything about this was just so sweet from the witty banter to the declarations of love. It makes my heart happy. That is all.
obiwan's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
didn’t care about a single thing that happened but this was fine background noise.
and we get it sally thorne, lucy is the tiniest most petite little woman to ever exist
and we get it sally thorne, lucy is the tiniest most petite little woman to ever exist