#cbr10bingo Not My Wheelhouse This book was a gift from Malin during last year’s CBR book exchange. I had mentioned that I don’t read much in the Romance genre but would be interested in trying, and she sent The Hating Game, a favorite among Cannonballers. *Note: the first square that I filled on my bingo card was with a book from Malin, and the first review I wrote for CBR10 was for a book from Malin. Next bingo cards needs a square called “Malin Recommends”! […]
CBR Bingo: Not My Wheelhouse
There are not many genres I consider “Not in my Wheelhouse” but I don’t think I have reviewed a single kissing book during my time as a Cannonballer so I took to Twitter and the overwhelming suggestion y’all gave me was for The Hating Game. Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other; they spend their workday, in their shared office, playing passive aggressive games in hopes of irritating the other person. A new position at their publishing company is created which puts them at even […]
Comfort re-reading while I keep my tiny human alive
This is my fourth re-read of The Hating Game, and my original review for the book can be found here. Also this book will contain mild spoilers for the story, so if you haven’t read it, drop everything and come back once you have (it’s awesome, I promise), you may want to avoid this until then. It’s difficult for me to pinpoint exactly what I find so comforting about this book, but it really does work for me on every level. This was my favourite book of […]
It’s Fun to Watch Opposites Attract
While romantic comedy movies are on the short list of My Jams, I am pretty new to romantic books. I’ve read four in my life, counting this one. So, please go into this review knowing that I am out of my element. Lucy Hutton is a solid protagonist. She’s a successful important person at a publisher, hard-working, into retro fashion, kind of goofy, and her parents run a strawberry farm. I liked Lucy. I had a Fiction Crush on Lucy. Lucy is fun, and it’s […]