I mean, I always knew that it was there, but waiting for it to evolve in the story was killer. “Books were, and always would be, something a little magic and something to respect.”Īs the story progresses, the attraction between the two becomes more undeniable. Right from the start, they had me completely hooked. It was too funny listening to their back and forth, passive aggressive banter. They spend their days antagonizing each other and verbally sparring. The story of The Hating Game by Sally Thorne revolves around Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, two executive assistants forced together when rival publishing companies merge, making their respective bosses co-CEOs. Or maybe this is just another game.īook Review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to a head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job…īut the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn’t hate Joshua. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy’s overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and Pollyanna attitude. Lucy can’t understand Joshua’s joyless, uptight, meticulous approach to his job. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome. Narrator: First person from Lucy’s Point of viewīook Summary: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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