300 pages foreplay - who's got time for that?!
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Lucy has a lot of games going on with Joshua - her colleague and rival at work - the Staring Game, the Mirror Game, ... in the end she only wants him to crack up, but sssh! - she doesn't know that yet, or at least chooses not to. Josh and Lucy are both assistants to their CEOs and forced to share a room since their companies merged. Lucy HATES Joshua, for no other reason than him being so seemingly unfriendly, whereas Lucy doesn't even manage to say no to anyone. Not even to Joshua, as we soon get to know, and it is not a great spoiler when I say that Lucy, OF COURSE, doesn't hate Joshua. And Josh, surprise surprise!, also has romantic feelings for Lucy. This is really obvious from page 1 and therefore the whole book felt like one really long foreplay. Everyone knows where Josh and Lucy's passionate feelings will lead them. And OF COURSE a wedding has to be attended together, where emotions and lust will reach their climaxes.
There is a bit of background story - poor Josh has some unresolved family issues and Lucy and Josh are both up for a big promotion at work, but only one of them can get it. But these are dealt with very quickly and easily.
To compare Sally Thorne to Sophie Kinsella (as I've read somewhere) is really not fair to the genius of Kinsella! Her books always live from surprising twists and revelations and hilarious humor. Neither you find in 'The Hating Game'. There are no surprises whatsoever and I rather laughed because of the predictability of it all than of humorous writing.
This is a book for those who love dreaming about Prince Charming, the one who's tough on the outside but oh so soft on the inside. The one who is the perfect gentleman and patiently waits for you to realize what a great guy he is. It is for girly girls who dream about big weddings and boyfriends who have just the right amount of jealousy when they see their girl talking to some other guy. I would say it is for romantic women in their 20s. Me, I'm a mother and wife - I've got no time for this. ;) If you love someone, don't waist one day - tell them. Your Happily Ever After will last even longer!