{"id":4027,"date":"2021-10-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kildarelibrariesblog.com\/?p=4027"},"modified":"2021-09-29T11:15:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T11:15:17","slug":"book-review-the-hating-game-by-sally-thorne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/book-review-the-hating-game-by-sally-thorne\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/25883848._sy475_.jpg?w=315\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4029\" width=\"300\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Title: <\/strong>The Hating Game<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong> Sally Thorne<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Romance, contemporary novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Review by:<\/strong> Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>Lucy Hutton, charmer, assistant and professional &#8220;Nice girl&#8221;, is waging war. She&#8217;s got the entire office on her side except tall, dark and charmless, Joshua Templeman. He&#8217;s been nothing but hostile since the moment they met. Now absolutely nothing seems more vital than their own personal &#8216;Hating Game&#8217; which includes but is not limited to, &#8216;The Staring Game&#8217;, &#8216;The Mirror Game&#8217;, &#8216;The HR Game&#8217;.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucy refuses to let Mr. Charmless beat her at anything. So when the two must battle for a position at their firm, it&#8217;s game on for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Review:<\/strong> <em>The Hating Game<\/em> features two characters who have tangoed in arbitrary office games for as long as memory serves. Lucy is tenacious when it comes to their office divertissement. It&#8217;s a matter of pride that she wins each and every round, regardless of whether or not it&#8217;s &#8220;Work Appropriate&#8221;.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>When it&#8217;s revealed that the two must battle to cement a permanent position at the firm or risk losing their job&#8230;Lucy and Joshua are prepped and ready. They&#8217;ve been unwittingly working toward this pinnacle moment everyday they walked into work and waged war. However along their way, they discover that a fascination with childish games isn&#8217;t the only thing they have in common.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the two statisticians still maneuver as if they&#8217;re dancing across a chess board in this no-holds-barred battle, slowly but surely they find they&#8217;re not exactly working to win the game as much as they are moving each piece to win each other.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would recommend The Hating Game for young adults and adults. The amusing progression from enemies to frenemies and on to so much more, is really well worth the read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can order a physical copy of this title by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/librariesireland.iii.com\/iii\/encore\/record\/C__Rb4908045__SHARRY%20POTTER%20AND%20THE%20PHILOSOPHERS%20STONE__Ff%3Afacetmediatype%3Aa%3Aa%3ABook%3A%3A__Ff%3Afacetavailability%3Atrue%3Atrue%3AAt%20the%20library%3A%3A__P0%2C1__Orightresult__U__X2?lang=eng&amp;suite=def\" target=\"_blank\">req<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/librariesireland.iii.com\/iii\/encore\/search\/C__Sthe%20hating%20game__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&amp;suite=def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uesting it online<\/a> from your local library and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kildare.ie\/library\/OnlineBookingSystem\/\" target=\"_blank\">make an appointment<\/a> to visit your local library and collect it when we notify you it has arrived.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: The Hating Game Author: Sally Thorne Genre: Romance, contemporary novel. 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