The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Why, oh why, have I not read this book before now! If you have not read it, get it now! Buy it, check it out from the library, borrow it, whatever you have to do. I adore this book. I laughed from start to finish.
“I type my password: IHATEJOSHUA4EV@. My previous passwords have all been variations on how much I hate Joshua.” –Lucy
This was the beginning of my love affair with this book.
Lucy:
Lucy was a total sweetheart, torn by her interest in and hate for Joshua. She was loved by everyone, except Joshua, her archnemesis. She is very work oriented and has become lonely due to a merger at her job that cost her best friend a job. No friends, no love prospects and her overwhelming annoyance with the coworker seated right in front of her.
Joshua:
Cold, cynical and absolutely gorgeous. Lucy drives him crazy because she is the complete opposite of him. Everyone is afraid of him, with his reputation of being hard and strict. He just can’t seem to get Lucy out of his head.
Overall:
The banter was absolutely hilarious. I rooted for them through the whole book. It shows how people can be so misunderstood. The romance and sexual banter was steamy and totally absorbs you in this book without going overboard. Sally Thorne has written a masterpiece I was honored to read.
Stars:
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A podcast I listen to reviewed this and loved it. Now after reading your review I’m convinced I need to read it
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It was the best! I haven’t laughed like that in a long time😂
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This book sounds super cute!
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It was! Lots of laughs
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This book still on my TBR. 🙃 Hope to read it soon. 🤞🏻
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I hope you enjoy it as much as I did😊😊
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I hope so too. 😉 Been seeing so many good reviews about the book, so yeah I’m looking forward to read it.
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Yay for chick lit!!!! Sounds like a hunky blast.
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It was so fun! I loved the banter
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It sounds like such a fun read!
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It really was! And kept me laughing
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This book is on my TBR! Great review love! 💕
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Thank you! I hope you enjoy it😊
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I have seen so so many shining reviews on this book – so glad to hear you enjoyed it as well! We can always use more books out there that make us laugh! 😀
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Yes I agree!
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I’ve seen this book pop up quite a few times recently – now I definitely need to read it!
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It is so much fun! I hope you enjoy it
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I LOVE this book so much mostly for its humor and heart! Have your read Sally Thorne’s new except for her Jan 2019 book yet??
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No I haven’t. Is it good? It must be😍
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I feel like it wasn’t enough to get a peek at what the characters were like, but it was just enough to get you hooked lol
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Thank you Colleen! I enjoy talking with you!
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YESSSS!! One of my all time favorite books ❤
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Me too! I hear she is coming out with a new one. It will be a must read for me
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**immediately gets on Goodreads to check** … EEEEEEEEE!!!!! ❤
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Yes!!!
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Hallo, Hallo,…
Happily I can say, this particular book has been on my radar as well! Sadly I can’t remember who/whom actually clued me into it in the first place – was it a book I spied coming in from my local library? was it a tweet s/o? someone w/in our #blogging4books group? Honestly it could be a combination of ALL of these *threads of discovery or none of them at all! I’ve been starting to visit blogs again with better regularity so in theory I could have found it through one of those wanderings as well! lol
I love how you’ve written an atypical short review! Meaning – I like how you gave more of yourself into this review! I’ve read loads of shorter reviews which seem like a cookie-cutter variation of each other – you haven’t done this – you took a different route! You’ve re-defined your perimeters of what you wanted to focus on – blessedly, the insights you’ve given the individual characters are similar to what I do on my audiobook reviews – and you’ve inserted me a bit into the plotting & sequencing for how this story unfolds – #blessed!!
I want something to chew on when I read book reviews and you’ve given that to me! I need to sort out if I requested this book OR can request it — or maybe, is it an #audioread? Hmm. Need to pop into my Scribd and find out! Esp as I have that two month trial!! (cheers)
* the password was quite cheeky, I agree!
* their chemistry & insta-connection was a brilliant move on the author!
* their angst & vexations with each other being *oppositional* in personality was classic!
Thanks for re-convincing me to keep this on my TBR!
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I hope you enjoy it! It has been a favorite of mine. Thank you for your lovely comments😊
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