Review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

4 stars for The Hating Game by Sally Thorne.

The Hating Game is a great exploration of workplace dynamics between two employees, Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, who also happen to be mortal enemies. There is actually nothing hateful in The Hating Game, in fact, I more than welcome the change from my previous read, a dystopian crime fiction to this light-hearted, humor-packed romance novel.

Truth be told, this is my second try at reading. I am not sure why I did not manage to sneak past chapter one the first time round which is rather strange because the humor starts right away after the first couple of pages. I am just so glad not to have cast this book aside eternally but revisit it at some point in time when the stars are aligned.

Well, if you can agree to it that both love and hate are mirror versions of the same game, then you may be up for the challenge to play the Mirror Game, or the Staring Game, or the HR Game, or the Spying Game, or the Racing Game or even the Act Natural Game. The question is, are you game for The Hating Game?


Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication date: 9 Aug 2016

*** Favourite quote 1 ***

We’re evenly matched, but we are completely at odds.

*** Favourite quote 2 ***

The look of shocked surprise on his face is magnificent. I want to commission a portrait artist to capture it in oils, so I can pass it down to future generations. It. Is. Priceless.

~ The Hating Game
Sally Thorne

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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 except 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 entrenched in an addictive, ridiculous never-ending 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 Hutton doesn’t hate Joshua Templeman. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.

*Blurb from author's website*

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