Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

39 reviews

mommarex1221's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.0

Perfect for stans of the (very) slow burn enemies to lovers trope. I spent the first 7 chapters disliking both characters and the rest of the book falling for them. Pretty damn fitting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Medical content, and Stalking

_tamara_'s review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Stalking

Minor: Vomit

readerette's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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? Yes

4.0

Fun, predictable, will-they/won't-they, office romance romp. At times the story leaned too far into the trope of a "little lady" wanting to be protected by a "big, strapping man" for my personal taste, but it wasn't egregious enough for me to want to stop reading. The pacing and writing was good, though there were a few little comments dropped in that I found distasteful for a book written in the 2010s, that also seemed out of character (and therefore unnecessary). The chemistry between the two romantic interests is cute, if a little overdramatic at times (it is a romance novel, after all).

If you're not in the mood for a romance where you'll find yourself thinking "just TALK to one another, you dopes," don't read this one. Otherwise, The Hating Game is an easy recommendation from my perspective.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

alsoandperhaps's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Very predictable and cheesy but insanely cute. It got repetitive but still a fun read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia, Bullying, Ableism, and Cursing

hannah_steven's review against another edition

funny 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing and Vomit

Minor: Addiction

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

This book was pretty alright. I do not believe it lived up to the hype however. It seemed a little more forced than other slow-burn/yearning type books I read. Also, the end felt incredibly rushed and there were some kind of awkward or uncomfortable moments towards the end imo. Overall it was good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

michellemaas's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

3.0

I want to put a disclaimer that I read this book directly after reading The Spanish Love Deception and I'm 100% sure that it affected my reading experience, and will therefore affect my review. 

I am going to start by saying that if you liked this book you'll also like The Spanish Love Deception and vice versa. Cue my problem. It was for the most part the same book. Short girl, super tall guy, a wedding where they go as fake dates to not be embarrassed in front of family members and ex, a work environment where they met and consequently don't get along, the male character having daddy-issues . . . Just take my word for it that a lot of the aspects are the same. By that, I'm not saying that it's a word-for-word match or anything, since the actual plot of this book does focus on different things than The Spanish Love Deception despite having a bunch of similar scenes and settings, and this doesn't take away from the fact that it's still a good book but I had to mention it. I also don't read a ton of contemporary romance novels (I'm more of a fantasy reader) so it is very possible that all books in the genre have this same premise and that I'm complaining about nothing.

That being said, I liked the relationship between Lucinda and Joshua and the book was entertaining. It's just overall creativity causing me to knock a few stars down. As I said, it was a good contemporary romance but it didn't blow my mind as I was hoping it would. Still, a worthwhile read though because Lucy and Josh are adorable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

audreyyu213's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.75

soooooo cute and sooo good! very similar to spanish love deception, but also different. loved how they slowly got together. lucy is such a fun character especially when josh is involved. loved all their shenanigans and overall an indulgently sweet read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Sexual harassment and Medical content

whatrhireads22's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Cursing, and Vomit

Minor: Medical content

tiitu's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Ableism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content, Ableism, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Medical content