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A review by monaws
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Their were many things about this book that I did dislike. In fact, they overpower the things that I did like about this book.
First, it fixates on the main characters appearance. It fixates and focuses on how tiny she is, how little she is, how little her hands are, and how everyone loves this. It’s fetishization of her being tiny. It’s pedophilic. It’s weird. It makes me insanely uncomfortable to the point where I had to skip over those parts. how he’s constantly saying how he loves how tiny she is. That’s fucking weird. And it made me extremely uncomfortable to the point where, if they didn’t include those segments in the book, maybe I would have liked it more.
secondly, this is not the enemies to lovers thought it was. They liked each other from the beginning. They had romantic interests and affiliations from the beginning. There was not that intense, brooding, and passionate enemies to lovers.
The dialogue was unrealistic. You’re telling me that these are conversations that mature, working adults have every day? No. It’s giving Wattpad.
Also, everybody has flaws. Everyone has a little things wrong with them, and that’s what makes life beautiful. They’re acting as if these characters are flawless. Not to mention their is no diversity.
I could’ve given this book a lower rating, but the only thing that justified it were the last 70 pages. I know they weren’t the best, they did bring the book justice.
First, it fixates on the main characters appearance. It fixates and focuses on how tiny she is, how little she is, how little her hands are, and how everyone loves this. It’s fetishization of her being tiny. It’s pedophilic. It’s weird. It makes me insanely uncomfortable to the point where I had to skip over those parts. how he’s constantly saying how he loves how tiny she is. That’s fucking weird. And it made me extremely uncomfortable to the point where, if they didn’t include those segments in the book, maybe I would have liked it more.
secondly, this is not the enemies to lovers thought it was. They liked each other from the beginning. They had romantic interests and affiliations from the beginning. There was not that intense, brooding, and passionate enemies to lovers.
The dialogue was unrealistic. You’re telling me that these are conversations that mature, working adults have every day? No. It’s giving Wattpad.
Also, everybody has flaws. Everyone has a little things wrong with them, and that’s what makes life beautiful. They’re acting as if these characters are flawless. Not to mention their is no diversity.
I could’ve given this book a lower rating, but the only thing that justified it were the last 70 pages. I know they weren’t the best, they did bring the book justice.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Stalking
Minor: Body shaming