the hating game reviews

Okay, so, I’ve been seeing this book, “The Hating Game,” pop up everywhere, right? On my social media, and even people talking about it. So, naturally, I got curious. I decided to give it a read, thought it might be just another cheesy romance, you know?

I started flipping through the pages, not expecting much. It’s about these two colleagues, Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman, who apparently despise each other. They’re always competing, always at each other’s throats. It’s like they thrive on making the other miserable. They work together, and they are always making fun of each other.

As I delved deeper, I noticed something interesting. There’s more to their so-called hatred than meets the eye.

Getting it

• Started reading: I found myself actually enjoying the banter and the tension between them.
• Laughed out loud: There were moments when I genuinely laughed out loud. The humor is pretty good, I’ll give it that.
• Smutty but not gross: Okay, there’s some steamy stuff, but it’s not over the top or anything. It’s tastefully done, I guess.
• Emotional rollercoaster: It wasn’t just fluff. There were some genuinely emotional parts that surprised me.

Then I went down this rabbit hole of finding out that there’s a movie adaptation. Of course, I had to watch it! It’s directed by Peter Hutchings, based on Sally Thorne’s novel, which I just read.

I finished the movie, and you know what? It wasn’t bad. They kept a lot of the things from the book, which I appreciated. And the actors playing Lucy and Joshua had some serious chemistry. It was fun to see their dynamic play out on screen.

Now, I found out that there is no sequel. But the author did put out the original epilogue. I went ahead and got that version, just to see how it originally ended.

Turns out, Joshua was in love with Lucy all along! He’s just emotionally stunted, so he acted like he hated her. Makes sense, I guess, in a weird way.

So, that was my little adventure with “The Hating Game.” Started with a book, ended up watching a movie, and even digging up an old epilogue. It was a fun ride, I have to admit. I think that’s the most fun I’ve had with a book in a while. Not bad for a book I picked up on a whim.