On the contrary, The Hating Game was a funny, sweet, adorable, intoxicating office romance about two sworn enemies that fell in love.

The movie's kissing and sex scenes are less explicit than the ones in the book, but one does show a man's naked behind, and there's passionate kissing and some fairly explicit sexual references.

And in this passage she compares "scary-looking woman" with the fortune teller, so that clearly depicts how Lucy sees them. I did expect it to be this white because there is not one POC in this book which it's weird because the worls IS NOT WHITE, PEOPLE. I don't know if the author has a concussion but I as reader don't so please stop mentioning her fucking height to me every two paragraphs. If you like any (or all) of those things in a romance novel, shuffle your TBR queue and move this one to the top.

When she asked him why he kissed her, he just said “I had to prove a theory” and ignores her wonder because he really didn’t answer her question.If this keeps happening, publishers and authors will see this sells and abusive heroes sell and heroine being fatphobic sell and IT'S NOT OKAY. Delirious, our heroine wonders how strange it is he's being so nice to her while he's so mean all the time. In the book, they leave from work, eat at a diner, and she takes a turn driving his car before they arrive at the hotel. I had a smile on my face the entire time I was reading and I love their witty banter and the fact that they work in publishing together and just EVERYTHING about this book makes me happy.

This time around I will admit that the she doesn't realize he loves her stuff at the end seemed far more annoying. Polar opposite- extreme sexual attraction- dirty silly funny games they play- rivalry at work place- sunshine meets the grump troupe! And the tension between the two characters is so visceral and delicious, pretending to hate each other when really they want each other bad. Told entirely from Lucy’s POV, “The Hating Game” has one of the best slow burn relationship I’ve read in a while. I was torn between the two, but this is indeed a pretty accurate explanation of what was ratting in my head during this book.

Delighted by the ins and outs of the publishing world, delighted with the dialogue between them, delighted by the wit that Lucy demonstrates in her inner monologues. Debut novelist Sally Thorne positions herself as the next Sophie Kinsella in this sassy, sexy romance that brings new energy to the trite enemies-turned-lovers narrative. Hilarious banters, crackling tension, tenderness and passion, The Hating Game has everything you could ask for from a romance novel.

She takes things the wrong way, so she'll perceive slights when there are none and refuse to believe otherwise.

A funny and fluffy contemporary is what I asked for and a funny and fluffy contemporary is exactly what I got! I feel so much affection for them both--it's one of those things where you come out so pleased that they found each other. I will say however, this re-read was done mostly via audiobook and I will say I didn't enjoy it as much that way as I did by just reading the physical book. 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.