The Hating Game: A Novel

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First impressions will not always be as we expect them to be because not everyone is the same. First impressions are one-of-a-kind experiences that have different impacts on different persons; I have this thing for hate-to-love relationships that I never seem to get over. Why is this my favourite kind of falling in love? No one knows, not even the divinities above us. The idea is that yes this was about to be good. And it actually was and it actually did not disappoint me. I record whether you’re wearing a dress or skirt. D, or S. I make a mark when we argue, and I make a mark when I see you smile at someone else. Also, when I wish I could kiss you. The dots are just my lunch break.” What do you do when you’re the nice girl at the office who has an evil nemesis? I guess you just deal with it, and Lucy Hutton has had to deal with this for far too long. Joshua Templeman is the bane of her existence. They share an office together and it’s torture for her- but what would she do without Josh and their hating game? The elevator scene. I don't get it. When you say two characters truly hate each other, I expect hate, but this wasn't it. It was nineteen percent in and they were already throwing lustful eyes at each other.

And you know, personally, I don’t like sweat. It’s quite . . . gross. It’s normal, of course, but gross. Josh was working out, so Lucy says “I want to see you all sweaty.” She gets to his apartment and sees him, then she runs up to him and smells him, describing his sweat as “[rainwater and cedar], leaving a faint rosemary-pine tingle in my nostrils.” Regarding the characters, I was simply charmed by both. They were so good at their jobs, yet they were so childish, and from time to time they were so cruel to each other, yet they were so humane and they had such a heartwarming relationships with themselves that it really made them seem real and overall well-rounded characters with whom who could cry and laugh. I loved reading about their struggles, especially with family, and the way they reacted to those problems. I believe that by having such traits, the characters really reminded me that even people in real life have personal struggles that they hide and that those could be potentially limiting them in some sort of way. Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game begins with Lucy Hutton, the narrator, telling us how much she hates Joshua Templeman. Lucy works as the executive assistant for Helene Pascal, the co-CEO of Bexley and Gamin, a publishing house that had once been two. Originally, Gamin had been a small independent publisher, but it had merged with the corporate Bexley so that both houses could survive the recession. When the two merged, they moved into a new building where Mr. Bexley and Helene shared the top floor behind closed doors. In the lobby, which was made entirely of reflective surfaces, Lucy sat across from Mr. Bexley’s executive assistant, Joshua Templeman. The two of them played immature and unprofessional games with one another all the time, and Lucy did not do anything at work without turning it into a competition with Josh, who she thought of as her nemesis.These two are so ADORKABLE together. Their banter, their stupid fights and games, their flirting, gah . . . their dynamics is everything! Being in their presence is so addictive. I couldn’t wipe the grin off my face even if I tried. They are so much fun to hang around I never wanted this book to end! There's not really much to go into regarding the plot here, as you pretty much get the details you need from the synopsis, but this book is just what it sounds like, a book all about two people concentrating on winning "The Hating Game", a past time where they spend every free moment plotting on how to sabotage one another. Lucy and Joshua work together for a publishing house that consists of a merger between two very different CEOs, and as Lucy and Josh find themselves up for the same promotion, they are forced to declare all out war, and as the tension builds they discover that maybe they have been wrong about each other all along.

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. There’s a fragility in this kiss I would have never expected. It’s the same as the knowledge that one day this memory will fade. He’s trying to make me remember this. It’s so bittersweet my heart begins to hurt. But the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn’t hate Joshua. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game. I LOVE big, tall, grouchy, intimidating, perceptive, neat freak, and smart as a whip JOSH. He’s almost never nice, but who wants nice anyway? (LOL I’m going to get trolled over this. But no ladies, please find yourself a nice guy.) Anyway, it doesn’t matter bcs his heart is in the right place. He’s misunderstood and a little shy. He’s actually a giant softie. Strangling you. Bare hands.” I can barely get the words out. I’m huskier than a phone-sex operator after a double shift.If there was one thing I didn’t like about "The Hating Game”, then it was the fact that the ending was so abrupt. Well, at least for me it was. I really would have liked to have a little more closure, but that’s just the romantic in me, so I guess others might be fine with the way it is. XD I wish I could use my thumbs to pull his mouth into a huge deranged grin. As the police drag me out in handcuffs I'll be screeching, Smile, goddamn you."

I just don't even know what this means, why was this written, why do you want to keep saying this in your novel. in: The office gang has a paintball match. Danny, a designer who used to work with Josh and Lucy, is clearly interested in Lucy, and in that moment, she is as well. Danny tries getting close to Lucy but Josh snaps at Danny when he talks to her. He also shot him with his paintball gun when Danny waved to Lucy. Like, seriously?? You’re that jealous??? In July 2021, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. [8] Reception [ edit ] I don't know whether there's even much point in telling you the premise of the book itself. Or reviewing it. My feelings towards it are intense and irrational, if you haven’t gathered that already. I think it's one of the best love stories that I've had the pleasure of reading. It's hilarious, heart-warming and the development of it all is spot-on. So well done! I cannot recommend it enough.While I would have liked a few chapters from Josh's POV, I enjoyed Lucy's narrative so much! She was such a sweet and funny and adorable person, and you could understand her reservations and her fears!