This is one of my favourite tropes in romance but before you stop reading any more, it’s so much more than a romance. The premise of the book is simple – girl hates boy, boy hates girl, elevator kiss, hmm…maybe they don’t hate each other…maybe they do…okay, it’s definitely love. The Hating Game is the book you would see twice at the cinema, buy the DVD, then buy another DVD with special features. It’s pretty much all of the things that you’d look for in a good romantic comedy in book format. It’s sweet, funny, sexy, realistic, far-fetched and loads of fun. I love good dialogue, so I jumped on this book straightaway. More recently, said internet started going gangbusters over this book from the snappy conversations to the OMG-ness of the hero. Many months ago, I added The Hating Game to my book wish list notebook (yes, I have such a thing) after it was more than likely mentioned somewhere on the internet. Why I chose it: Begged Hachette for a copy because everyone on my feed has been raving about it. The not-so-good: I cannot work out where this story is set and it bugs me. The good: The wit of the conversations between Lucy and Josh crackle with sexual tension.

It’s all about getting one-up on him until she realises the hating game might not be the right one to play… He’s a colour-coordinated, diary marking devil. Except for Joshua Templeman who sits opposite her. In brief: Lucy is pretty sure she has it all and then some at work.

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