Two assistants share an office, sit desk-to-desk, and have turned mutual loathing into a daily competition. When a promotion puts them in direct contention, the line between rivalry and something far more complicated starts to blur. It’s an enemies-to-lovers workplace romance built on sharp banter and slow-burn tension.
Get the The Hating Game Audiobook on AmazonListen on Audible · also in Kindle & printWhat The Hating Game is about
Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman work for the same company after a merger forced two very different publishing cultures together. They sit across from each other all day, keeping score through an escalating series of private games designed to needle, unsettle, and outdo one another. Lucy is warm and people-pleasing; Josh is cold, exacting, and infuriatingly composed, and she’s certain he can’t stand her.
Then a single promotion goes up for grabs, raising the stakes between them and threatening to tip their rivalry into open war. As the contest intensifies, Lucy starts to wonder whether everything she assumed about Josh, and about herself, has been wrong. Told entirely from Lucy’s first-person point of view, the story leans on quick dialogue, simmering attraction, and the question of what’s really driving all that hostility.
| Author | Sally Thorne |
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Why The Hating Game is great on audio
Because the whole book lives inside Lucy’s head, audio is a natural fit, letting her running commentary and the rapid-fire back-and-forth land with comic timing. The tension between the two leads is carried largely through dialogue, which gives a spoken performance plenty to play with. If you enjoy banter-driven romances, it makes an easy, bingeable listen for commutes or chores.
Who should listen
Listen if you love enemies-to-lovers, workplace settings, and a slow burn full of witty sparring and will-they-won’t-they tension. It suits readers who like character-driven contemporary romance over plot-heavy stories. You might skip it if banter and interpersonal tension aren’t your thing, or if you prefer action, suspense, or a faster-moving plot.
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How to listen to The Hating Game
The Hating Game is available on Audible and Amazon. If you’re new to Audible you can listen with a free trial, or buy the audiobook (also in Kindle and print) on Amazon.
Get the The Hating Game Audiobook on AmazonListen on Audible · also in Kindle & printFrequently asked questions
How can I listen to The Hating Game audiobook?
It’s available on Audible and Amazon. If you’re new to Audible, you can start with a free trial and use it to begin listening, or you can simply buy the audiobook on Amazon.
Is The Hating Game a standalone story?
Yes. It’s a self-contained contemporary romance with a complete arc, so you don’t need to read or listen to anything else first.
What genre is The Hating Game?
It’s a contemporary romance, specifically an enemies-to-lovers, workplace slow-burn with a strong comedic streak driven by banter between the two leads.
Whose perspective is the story told from?
The story is narrated in the first person by Lucy, so you experience the rivalry, the assumptions, and the growing tension entirely through her point of view.