Loved itThe Hating Game by Sally Thorne, one of my first ever like romance books and still one of my all-time favorites.
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The Hating Game (2016)
Others: Mostly positive For Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, executive assistants to the CEOs of newly merged Bexley-Gamin Publishing, it's hate-at-first-sight. So begins a series of daily passive-aggressive maneuvers, including the staring game, the mirror game, and the HR game, each played with the intensity of the Hunger Games. Their mutual antipathy grows when a new executive position opens at Bexley-Gamin, and both their bosses put their names up for the promotion. Then, the high-stakes games begin! After another 60-hour work week, Lucy logs off her computer and hops on the elevator to head home, as does Joshua. When Joshua hits the emergency button and stops the ride, Lucy is certain her nemesis is going to kill her. Instead, he plants a kiss on her, and Lucy begins to wonder if she really does hate Joshua after all, or if this is yet another game. --
- ISBN:
- 9780063240766
- Length:
- 384 pages
Genres: romance
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Loved it
Not a fanthis one was cold this had gone off this was curdled and moldy I don't want this one you can keep it
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Not a fanThe title lies there was nothing to me of substance in this book zero chemistry overall. I think I'm mainly sad that I wasted my time this should have been a dnf.
Loved itit is a really wonderful book it's an enemies to love a story a workplace romance about Lucy and Joshua who sit across from each other every day and hate each other except maybe they don't
Loved itBut when I did first read it, it put me in a huge reading slump and I don't ever really get into reading slumps. So, this one really affected me. It was so fun, so cute, so sweet.
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Loved itthis book is one of the best enemies two lovers I have ever read it was so enjoyable I like binge it on audio I just stayed up late to finish it was so good
Loved itI actually read the hating game after this and I liked the hating game but the writing for 99% mine was very bizarre
Loved itI literally laughed out loud every single chapter because it was so funny and witty and just fresh
Loved itshe really just likes him and just like gets freaked out when she kind of feels herself falling for him and it's super cute
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Loved itI really enjoyed this book I gave it a 4.25 it's a new adult romance novel and I don't talk about this book enough but it is so adorable