Books, Books and more Books: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

First of all, I can't even begin to tell you how manic my degree has been this past month! But anyway, we are back at it, reviewing more books.

This week we will be diving into The Hating Game by Sally Thorne.

Blurb

NEMESIS [n]

1) A long-standing rival; an arch-enemy

2) A person's undoing

3) Joshua Templeman

Lucy Hutton, baker-of-cakes, charming assistant and professional 'nice girl', is waging war. She's got the whole office on her side - except for tall, dark and charmless Joshua Templeman. He's been nothing but hostile since the moment they met and now it feels like nothing matters as much as taking him down. 

Trapped together under the fluorescent lights, they become entrenched in an addictive rivalry. There's the Starting Game, The Mirror Game, The HR Game. Lucy can't let Joshua beat her at anything, especially when a huge promotion comes up for grabs. 

Finally, she's going to destroy the man she can't seem to get out of her office, the man taking up far too much space in her head, the man she hates. Or does she? Perhaps the real games have only just begun...

Review 

This was my first time reading a workplace romance novel, and let's just say it wasn't as enticing as I thought it would have been.

Don't get me wrong, it was very funny in places, but the characters just didn't ignite me. Josh and Lucy's arguments and banter were entertaining to read, and they realistically portrayed the enemies-to-lovers theme.

I guess both characters were pretty odd at times, hence why they eventually kind of clicked with one another.

What I did really like, funnily enough, was the height difference between Josh and Lucy. Lucy definitely took advantage of this as Josh would constantly pick her up when the pair fell for each other.

Finally, my favourite part of the novel was the nickname Josh gave Lucy, shortcake. She grew up on her family's shortcake farm, but she tells Josh numerous times that she hates it, and he uses it to his advantage.

This is a good read for those interested in office banter and enemies-to-lovers romance.