The Hating Game

Man. This was the perfect book to get me back into reading. It's fast, frothy and fun. But it's not completely frivolous. You know the old trope of two beautiful people hate each other, but then find out they LOVE each other? That's this book. Which you could probably figure out from the title alone.

PLOT: Josh and Lucy work together at a publishing company run by two completely opposite personalities. The company was formed when two struggling publishing houses merged to make one stable(ish) company. She's the executive assistant to one CEO, and he's the executive assistant to the other. They play games with each other, they steal things off each other's desks, and other generally childish nonsense. Then, one day, he kisses her and everything changes. Could this actually work? And what about that "no fraternization" rule? Can their relationship survive them competing for the same promotion? Or a weekend trip to his brother's wedding - a weekend full of family drama? I bet you can guess the answer.

Despite the overabundance of cliches, this book is as feel-good as they come. You know what's going to happen, and you're going to get mad at Lucy because she is so obtuse. But when it's over and you put it down, you're going to long for something romantic to happen to you.

As I was reading it, I thought that it would be a great movie. And it turns out so did Hollywood, because they're making it. Looks like it's still in pre-production, so it will be a while before it comes out, but the cast looks decent - not too different than I imagined them in my mind.