Is The Hating Game Worth Reading?
by Sally Thorne
Ada’s Score
Sally Thorne's 2016 debut rom-com pits Lucy, a cheerful people-pleaser, against Joshua, the cold and handsome man who shares her executive assistant title at a publishing company formed by a merger, in an escalating war of office games and stolen glances. Thorne has a sharp ear for banter and a gift for building palpable sexual tension through the tiniest interactions — a staring contest, a temperature war over a shared thermostat. The enemies-to-lovers formula is deployed with genuine craft, and the emotional payoff lands with full force. It launched a wave of office-romance novels that are still arriving.
Deep Dive“Thorne understands that great tension is built in tiny moments. Every shared glance in this book crackles.”
The Art of the Perfect Literary Enemy
Sally Thorne understood something fundamental about tension: it isn't about what characters say to each other, it's about everything they're desperately trying not to say. The Hating Game turns a single elevator, a shared wall, and two desks facing each other into the most electrically charged small space in contemporary romance. If you've ever wondered why enemies-to-lovers works so reliably on readers, this book is essentially a masterclass in the answer.
Ada Brief
AI reading intelligence“Thorne understands that great tension is built in tiny moments. Every shared glance in this book crackles.”
The Art of the Perfect Literary Enemy
Sally Thorne understood something fundamental about tension: it isn't about what characters say to each other, it's about everything they're desperately trying not to say. The Hating Game turns a single elevator, a shared wall, and two desks facing each other into the most electrically charged small space in contemporary romance. If you've ever wondered why enemies-to-lovers works so reliably on readers, this book is essentially a masterclass in the answer.
Book Details
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
- Published
- January 1, 2016
- Pages
- 374
- Language
- ENG
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Ada’s Score
4.2
Ada’s editorial score — not an aggregate of reader reviews.
Common Questions About The Hating Game
- Is The Hating Game worth reading?
- Thorne understands that great tension is built in tiny moments. Every shared glance in this book crackles. Ada rates it 4.2 out of 5.
- How many pages is The Hating Game?
- The Hating Game is 374 pages long — around 7–8 hours at an average reading pace.
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