I'm happy to announce the The Hating Game is one of the few romances in my life that I've read and was actually looking forward to picking it up each time (or hitting play, since I listened to it). While I tend to listen to a lot of nonfiction via Audiobook; I had been listening and reading some heavy titles and was looking for a quick & cute palate cleanser - this was just what I needed! 

This story is following Lucy and Joshua, co-workers and mortal enemies who are forced to work in a confined space together and ultimately finding themselves competing for a new, bigger and better position. They both worked for publishing companies where they were assistant to the head until the two companies merged together. Their disdain for each other has turned into a game - one that they're each aware the other is playing in their own way. Whether it's sarcastic, inappropriate comments that land them in HR or comments meant to directly agitate the other; this enemies to lovers book is bound to keep you laughing. 

As the story progresses, you'll learn more about each of them individually in ways that I think anyone can relate too. Lucy stresses with moving away from her family and their farm and lives with the guilt of not being there to help while she's trying to live her own dream. She's also gunning to make Joshua jealous while in major denial because like, she HATES Joshua. Joshua is dealing with the stress of being known as the family disappointment after not completing medical school as his family had hoped. (There is a scene where Lucy tell's off Joshua's Dad and let me just say if you'd ever watched the person you love be belittled or treated poorly by someone - this scene gives you #goals.) Together, they're really just the same person who is trying to survive and get by doing the best they can with what they have. 

Overall; this was funny, light-hearted, fast-paced, and just enough to leave you smiling and rooting for them both in the end! I highly recommend if you're a fan of banter and enemies to lovers trope! 
(I also hear it's a movie..so I'm definitely going to have to check that out!)