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The Hating Game - Sally Thorne

🍓💋The Hating Game👔🚙

Author: Sally Thorne

Themes: fake dating, enemies to lovers, office romance, he falls first

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My review: I really loved this book! I love Josh and how he cares for Lucy. After I finished the book I watched the movie. I was quite disappointed by the film. They left so much out of the movie and skipped completely over Josh’s background and what made him who he is.

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