Listen free for 30 days

  • The Hating Game

  • A Novel
  • Written by: Sally Thorne
  • Narrated by: Katie Schorr
  • Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (546 ratings)

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
The Hating Game cover art

The Hating Game

Written by: Sally Thorne
Narrated by: Katie Schorr
Try for $0.00

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $31.46

Buy Now for $31.46

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.
activate_primeday_promo_in_buybox_DT

Publisher's Summary

Debut author Sally Thorne bursts on the scene with a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.

Nemesis (n.)
1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
2) A person's undoing
3) Joshua Templeman

Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. She's charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley & Gamin. Everyone except for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual.

Trapped in a shared office together 40 (ok, 50 or 60) hours a week, they've become entrenched in an addictive, ridiculous never-ending game of one-upmanship. There's the Staring Game. The Mirror Game. The HR Game. Lucy can't let Joshua beat her at anything—especially when a huge new promotion goes up for the taking. If Lucy wins this game, she'll be Joshua's boss. If she loses, she'll resign. So why is she suddenly having steamy dreams about Joshua and dressing for work like she's got a hot date?

After a perfectly innocent elevator ride ends with an earth-shattering kiss, Lucy starts to wonder whether she's got Joshua Templeman all wrong.

Maybe Lucy Hutton doesn't hate Joshua Templeman. And maybe he doesn't hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.

©2016 Sally Thorne (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers

Featured Article: Best Romance Authors For a Little Love Into Your Life


You can never have enough romance in your life. If there isn't enough in the real world, there's always an entire history of romance novels to get lost in, from the Victorian stylings of Jane Austen (who doesn't dream of Mr. Darcy?) to contemporary romance authors like Talia Hibbert After all, who doesn't love a good swoon from time to time? You can't beat a good love story, and there are many reasons why television and cinema are filled with their adaptations.

What listeners say about The Hating Game

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    353
  • 4 Stars
    124
  • 3 Stars
    41
  • 2 Stars
    14
  • 1 Stars
    14
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    334
  • 4 Stars
    98
  • 3 Stars
    24
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    5
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    296
  • 4 Stars
    102
  • 3 Stars
    37
  • 2 Stars
    15
  • 1 Stars
    15

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

so much fun

the narration was good, the story was adorable, and the over experience left me in a great mood.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

LOVE LOVE LOVE

I see some reviews discussing the lack of realism in this book, or the lack of "depth" in the characters. Firstly, if they went anymore in depth I would have been bored. This is supposed to be a light fun read, and that is exactly what it is. I found the writing and wit, to be much more appealing then the Sophia Kinsella book I had previously read. These books are fun, funny, heart fluttering and dreamy. If you're not a romantic who thrives on the highs and lows of a good story, this may not be for you. The details and description paints a picture of every scene so intimately. The metaphors and comparisons of movements & emotions created lasting impressions for me.

I loved it, and I'm very sad that its over. Time to find another one!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Good book, great narrator

I loved this book (although it was a little bit predictable)! The narrator does a FANTASTIC job and makes the whole experience even better !

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Okay book

This book was okay overall. Very slow to start Takes hours to get okay. Wouldn’t recommend it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Heartwarming, easy listen.

This had all my favourite tropes of enemies to lovers. Katie as the narrator had distinct voices for each character which really helped bring the story to life. If you’re looking for a heartwarming, sexy story this is the one for you!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

I keep coming back to this book!!!

I bought this ebook and loved it. I listen to a lot of audiobooks so I bought it again on audible. It's funny, engaging, has just enough emotional depth to be real but not depressing and has a happily ever after. Such a keeper!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Amazing

not what I expected but better than I thought! loved everything about it! can't wait for the movie!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
  • KR
  • 2019-01-01

Loved it!

Listened to this book non-stop. The narrator was great! Amazing story - I can’t believe this is a debut novel.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

just grab it!

it is the best i have read... and the best i have heard. i adored everything about it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved everything about it

Loved the story , the characters, and the narrator a lot!! HIGHLY recommend giving this one a go

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!