The Hating Game - Sally Thorne

What a fun read! This book is the definition of adult rom. The clichés, characters, and overarching story are just perfect to give you the right vibes you get while watching a romantic comedy film.

The book is about two colleagues, Lucy and Josh, who hate each other. Really hate each other. When a promotion comes up, their rivalry reaches an ultimate high. Feelings get confusing and maybe, just maybe, they don't actually hate each other as much as they thought?

Aaaah Sally Thorne wrote a little wonder which I adore. I cannot wait to reread it! I just feel that this is one of these books that'll give me comfort in difficult times and I need to escape to a safe world that can make me feel better.

Lucy and Josh are just such a funny dynamic duo. The sexual tension is just cutting so much in everything they do. The hate being described is so intense that you can just tell from the beginning what the end of the book will be - which was fine by me hehe -, but I didn't expect the scenes to be this heated! Their chemistry is incredible and I didn't expect it to be so hot - believe me . . . - and so sexy. The dialogue, wasn't cringe somehow? No idea how Sally did that, because every cliché in the book was used!:
- Unexpected first kiss-moment
- Getting a fake date to make the other jealous-moment
- You're sick so I'll take care of you-moment
- . . .
AND SO MANY MORE!!!! BUT I DON'T WANNA SPOIL IT FOR PEOPLE hehe. I found a lot of joy in how these clichés were used because the comfort of knowing what will happen next is something that makes you keep on reading. 

"Then why doesn't this book get 5/5?" you ask me. Well, there were certain things I wished the author would've elaborated on. I wanted to see Josh meeting Lucy's parents. In the beginning, Lucy's dad makes clear that he will give Josh a hard time if he ever meets him. That's just something I would've loved to see in the book! Josh being grilled. Also, he always talks about the strawberry farm and how he wants to visit. Sally could've written an extra 100 pages showing this because it felt as if it was gonna happen somehow? Anywho. . . Another thing I wanted to see was a follow-up on the relationship between Josh and his dad. It ended on such an epic note thanks to Lucy, but I wanted to know the aftermath. Is Anthony now trying for his son? Does he contact him? Does he feel guilty? I WANT TO KNOW. In other words, the ending didn't give me the closure I needed from this book and I feel that a lot of things are unsaid and promises made by the author have not been worked out completely. 

Despite certain things, this book still deserves an amazing 4/5⭐️'s!