Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren Review

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4 Smooches

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Synopsis

All’s fair in love and work. The first standalone romance by New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren (Beautiful Bastard) is a sexy, compulsively readable romantic comedy that dives headlong into the thrill and doubt of modern love.

Despite the odds against them from an embarrassing meet-awkward at a mutual friend’s Halloween party, Carter and Evie immediately hit it off. Even the realization that they’re both high-powered agents at competing firms in Hollywood isn’t enough to squash the fire.

But when their two agencies merge—causing the pair to vie for the same position—all bets are off. What could have been a beautiful, blossoming romance turns into an all-out war of sabotage. Carter and Evie are both thirtysomething professionals—so why can’t they act like it?

Can Carter stop trying to please everyone and see how their mutual boss is really playing the game? Can Evie put aside her competitive nature long enough to figure out what she really wants in life? Can their actor clients just be something close to human? Whether these two Hollywood love/hatebirds get the storybook Hollywood ending or just a dramedy of epic proportions, you will get to enjoy Christina Lauren’s heartfelt, raucous, and hilarious romance style at its finest.

Review

I am a massive Christina Lauren fan. Have been since I first found their books in 2013 and have devoured each they have put out since. Dating You Hating You was was very different but still had the quintessential Christina Lauren feel to it. Their ever present witty dialogue was present as well as a very well written story.

Dating You Hating You was an office romance with an enemies to lovers twist to it. With Evie and Carter having instant chemistry and hooking up and then they soon find out that they are vying for the same job. Antics start and while they want to take the other down they also feel the constant pull they would love to deny. This was a fun and easy read very reminiscent to Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game which was one of my top five reads last year.

If you love enemies to lovers romances and office romances than you won’t want to miss this one. While it might not be my absolute favorite that this duo has produced I definitely think I you should give this one a try.

~miranda