The Hating Game

A Novel

De: Sally Thorne

Narrado por: Katie Schorr

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 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.

©2016 Sally Thorne (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers

So good!

I loved everything about this book. The humor, the dialogue, the characters, the narration, I hated for it to end, and may have to listen again soon!

Really good.

Hooray for this first time author! I liked everything about this one-- story, characters, dialogue, and pacing. Whatever she writes next, I'm in!

Wonderful!

Absolute delight from beginning to end. Did the audible version and it was fantastic! Laughed out loud many times. Well done, narrator was terrific. Enjoy!

In love with hating

I wholeheartedly loved this book. Listened to over the span of one day I was so obsessed. Slow going in the most seductive way. It kept me wanting more from the very first page. I want sequel upon sequel because it was truly that great.

Lovely

I was skeptical at the beginning of the book as I'm tired of novels that idealize bullies/codependent alpha jerks. I'm glad I decided to give it a try. There is nothing unkind about the hero, and after the first few pages, the heroine is funny and relatable in every single chapter. The dialogs are engaging and intelligent. Five solid stars.

Pleasantly Surprised! A New Favorite!!

I loveeeeeeeeeeed this book! I never wanted it to end. I wasn't sure if I was going to like it, but it quickly became a "page turner". Love and lust, without being dirty. I got all the feels of falling in love just by reading this book! This is the first time I may listen to an audiobook more than once. I want more from this author!

Quirky RomCom

Characters are fun and quirky. It’s a nice light romantic comedy that brightened my week. Narrator did a great job bring it to life. It’s the type of book I will come back to when I need a cheering up.

One of Best and Delightfully Fresh

Well worth multiple credits. If you appreciate linguistic gymnastics driven dialogue then you’ll love this romantic story. The love to hate banter between Lucy and Josh propel you into a tightly scripted journey that includes humor and heart-warming sentiments. Excellent narration.

Hilarious and Sweet

This is a story of Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman who are coworkers who have been playing this hating game. They competing to see who can up each other as they compete for the same position. Their comments to each other are hilarious.

Love it love it love it

Great characters and wonderful storyline. Beautifully crafted story that may be fiction but it's as real as you're going to get. I laughed and felt the love hate relationship right along with them.