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Oct 29, 2017 FangFan rated it it was amazing

I had seen a lot of raves and recs for The Hating Game on various book discussion boards, but the ebook price was a little too steep for me to pay for an unknown author. But along came another surprise settlement from the Apple ebook lawsuit, and I figured that I would use part of that money to splurge on this book. If I had had any idea how much I would enjoy reading this book, I would have used my own money to read it a long time ago.😍

Other reviewers have quite nicely summarized the plot, so I I had seen a lot of raves and recs for The Hating Game on various book discussion boards, but the ebook price was a little too steep for me to pay for an unknown author. But along came another surprise settlement from the Apple ebook lawsuit, and I figured that I would use part of that money to splurge on this book. If I had had any idea how much I would enjoy reading this book, I would have used my own money to read it a long time ago.😍

Other reviewers have quite nicely summarized the plot, so I won't go into any details. IMHO, this was an astonishingly well-written romance for a first time author, and I'm definitely looking forward to reading more from her. Both the H and h are well-drawn, likeable characters, and I thoroughly enjoyed their witty banter and not exactly friendly rivalry. One other reviewer mentioned that the h was a little too concerned about the negative impact an office romance might have on her career, but I think the author was trying to insert a little note of reality into her story. I'm not sure that too much reality has any place in a romance, but I do appreciate that the author realised this might be an obstacle in the course of true modern love. It also added some additional conflict for the H and h to overcome. We all know that the course of true love (at least between the pages of a romance novel) never runs smoothly.

I have to say that, for me, the H was what made this story so compelling. He's complicated, vulnerable and so obviously completely in love with the h. As for the h, one of my favorite scenes in the book is when she defends the H in one of the best smack downs I've ever read in an romance novel. I normally dislike any h who is described as feisty, but this h is feisty in the best sense of the word. She is more than willing to stand up for someone she cares about and isn't afraid to be brutally honest when the situation calls for it. I totally believed in the HEA for these two, and when I reached the end of the book, I gave a happy little sigh. I really can't ask for much more from a romance.

I really enjoy a well-written, enemies to lovers, slow burn romance, and this book just zoomed to the top of my favorites list. 😊 ...more

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Aug 24, 2018 April rated it it was amazing

Well, that was just delightful!

If you're in the mood for contemporary romance and the kind of delicious tortured love/hate that makes you wish ...

... things ... (sigh).

Um, anyway, I always appreciate a fearless heroine, even when she gets tangled in the sheets of the bed she makes. And grumpy, mind-reading heroes? Perfect.

A thoroughly enjoyable read-in-one-sitting kind of book with some pretty impressive kissing.
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Aug 03, 2016 Chele rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: heroine-pov-only, ebook, author-editor-or-publisher, h-h-initially-dislike-one-another, genre-chic-lit-womens-fiction, coworker-colleague-associate, office-romance, family-dysfunctional, desc-humorous-witty-funny, hero-gruff-grumpy-brooding

We only get the heroine's pov. The one upmanship trope is not my favorite. And this went on for 12 chapters. It was childish rather than funny banter. It got better from the 13th chapter on. I didn't connect with the H because we don't get his pov. He comes across like a mean girl. It needed an epilogue. But not bad for the author's debut novel. ...more

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Dec 22, 2016 DemetraP rated it really liked it

I just read a great contemporary romance. It was so funny that I laughed out loud multiple times.

The hero and heroine are both personal assistants at a publishing company to 2 separate co-ceos. They fight with each other and try to outdo each other at work. It's a constant competition between them. They have some really good zingers when they are having conversations with each other. When they fall for each other, it's beautiful. The hero says the most romantic things. The hero does the most ro ...more

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Feb 01, 2017 Victoria rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Fantastic! I want to re-read right away.

Really enjoyed the writing, the characters - I did book and audio simultaneous - both were great. The characters were fun, the story sweet and exciting. This was one of those books I didn't want to put down, nor read it too fast so I could savor it as much as possible - I couldn't decide which! *laughs* Also, I was dying for a different POV, still it read great as is.

Highly recommended! ...more

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Apr 23, 2022 Rachel-RN rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2022

Lucy and Josh work together at a publishing company. They also hate each other. Or do they? Things come to a head as they both apply for the same promotion.
This is a good example of the enemies to lovers trope. There is banter back and forth. I thought this worked because it took time for them to work out their feelings towards the other. It took time to build up. I could (kinda) believe them as a couple. What did take away from this book was Josh's behavior. WTF dude? I had a hard time liking h ...more

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Jan 17, 2023 Tiffany rated it it was amazing

Shelves: forced-proximity, contemporary-romance, workplace-romance, enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract

GENERAL INFO

Year Pub/Re Pub: 8/9/16

Book's cover: nice blue-Joshua's favorite color :)

Format: Kindle

Source: Purchased

Page Count: 369

Book's Price: 12.99

Price I'd Value: 9.99

Genre: CR

Tropes: enemies to lovers, office romance

Standalone/Cliffhanger/Part of a Series: standalone

HEA/HFN ending: HEA.

Epilogue Included: no

Character(s)POV Spoken: h Lucy

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Synopsis/Plot Summary: Up for the same promotion, Lucy and her nemesis Joshua play staring, hating, and silent "games" to see who will fold f ...more

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Jun 24, 2018 Melindeeloo rated it really liked it · review of another edition

3.5 stars - it took a bit for this to get rolling storywise and for me to get used to the leading lady's 'voice ' but this ended up a pretty good enemies to lovers story - I loved the part where she stands up for her former nemesis. ...more

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