The Hating Game
Sally Thorne, 2016
Romance Contemporary fictionGraphic novels & humour
Two rival publishing assistants share an office, a promotion and a mutual loathing so intense it starts to look like something else.
Feels like tenderness. About love and home.
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The unsettling physics of hating someone you can’t stop thinking about.
I have a theory. Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love with them. I’ve had a lot of time to compare love and hate, and these are my observations.Love and hate are visceral. Your stomach twists at the thought of that person. The heart in your chest beats heavy and bright, nearly visible through your flesh and clothes. Your appetite and sleep are schredded. Every interaction spikes your blood with adrenaline, and you’re in the brink of fight or flight. Your body is barely under your control. You’re consumed, and it scares you.Both love and hate are mirror versions of the same game - and you háve to win. Why? Your heart and your ego. Trust me, I should know. Sally Thorne.The Hating Game was adapted into a 2021 film starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell.
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- What is The Hating Game like?
- Feels like tenderness. About love and home.
- What should I read after The Hating Game?
- If you liked The Hating Game, try The Spanish Love Deception (Elena Armas), King of Wrath (Ana Huang) and To Sir Phillip, With Love (Julia Quinn).
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What it means to stop pretending and simply claim what you want.
Because when I finally take those lips in mine, it will be the furthest thing from pretending. I will not be showing you what it would be like if you were mine. I’ll show you what it is. And I sure as hell won’t be showing how good I could make you feel if you called me yours. You’ll already know that I am.
The Spanish Love Deception · Elena Armas
What it means when someone brings back the thing you miss most.
You can’t see the stars in New York,” Dante said. “So I brought the stars to you.
King of Wrath · Ana Huang
What if the thing you apologise for is the thing someone loves most?
I always loved everything about you, of course, but for some reason I always found your impatience especially charming. It was never because you wanted more, it was because you wanted everything.
To Sir Phillip, With Love · Julia Quinn
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