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The Hating Game

  • 2016 first published
  • 379 pages
  • ★ 3.6 (28 ratings)
  • 10 editions

The Hating Game is a 2016 novel by Sally Thorne. The story is set in Strawberry farm, in Current times. It features Smurfs and Thelma And Louise. Key subjects include publishers and publishing, man-woman relationships, man-woman relationship and work environment.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.6 out of 5 from 28 ratings, and 1,047 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

At about 379 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About The Hating Game

For Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, executive assistants to the CEOs of newly merged Bexley-Gamin Publishing, it's hate-at-first-sight. So begins a series of daily passive-aggressive maneuvers, including the staring game, the mirror game, and the HR game, each played with the intensity of the Hunger Games. Their mutual antipathy grows when a new executive position opens at Bexley-Gamin, and both their bosses put their names up for the promotion. Then, the high-stakes games begin! After another 60-hour work week, Lucy logs off her computer and hops on the elevator to head home, as does Joshua. When Joshua hits the emergency button and stops the ride, Lucy is certain her nemesis is going to kill her. Instead, he plants a kiss on her, and Lucy begins to wonder if she really does hate Joshua after all, or if this is yet another game. --
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Tropes

Setting

  • Strawberry farm

Era

Characters

  • Smurfs
  • Thelma And Louise

Subjects

  • Publishers and publishing
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Competition, Psychology
  • Contemporary romance
  • Contemporary Women
  • Humorous
  • Romance
  • Contemporary
  • Love stories
  • Romance fiction
  • Man-woman relationship
  • Work environment
  • Interpersonal relations

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Hating Game?

The Hating Game was written by Sally Thorne and first published in 2016.

How long is The Hating Game?

The median edition has 379 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Hating Game?

Readers who like it often enjoy Red, White & Royal Blue, Corrupt and Heated Rivalry.

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