Book Review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

Title: The Hating Game

Author: Sally Thorne

Series/Standalone: Standalone

Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Adult Fiction

Pages: 387

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks

Year Published: 2016

Format: Audiobook

"Debut author Sally Thorne bursts on the scene with a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.

Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.

2) A person's undoing

3) Joshua Templeman

Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. She's charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley & Gamin. Everyone excepts for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual.

Trapped in a shared office together 40 (OK, 50 or 60) hours a week, they've become entranced in an addictive, ridiculous never0ending game of one-upmanship. There's the Staring Game. The Mirror Game. The HR Game. Lucy can't let Joshua beat her at anything- especially when a huge new promotion goes up for the taking.

If Lucy wins this game, she'll be Joshua's boss. If she loses, she'll resign. So why is she suddenly having steamy dreams about Joshua, and dressing for work like she's got a hot date? After a perfectly innocent elevator ride ends with an earth shattering kiss, Lucy starts to wonder whether she's got Joshua Templeman all wrong.

Maybe Lucy doesn't hate Joshua Templeman. And maybe, he doesn't hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game."

My Rating:  3/5

This wasn't what I thought it would be based on the ravings I heard from other people. This one might have been more compelling to me if I had ever worked in the corporate world. I never have entered that realm of existence. I will say that the banter was amazing and I do love the hate-to-love tropes. This book overall was fun, but it wasn't the most memorable. I am watching the movie currently and I think that I like it more than I liked the book. Easier to visualize. Maybe just not into office romances.

Thanks for reading,

Sidny