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Books like The Hating Game
The best books like The Hating Game are Normal People, Me Before You, and Conversations with Friends. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne is about enemies to lovers, workplace tension, vulnerability and defenses. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Normal People
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Sally Rooney · Literary fiction
Normal People follows Connell and Marianne from their small-town Irish secondary school through their years at Trinity College Dublin.
A kindred romance read.
Read the summary → - Me Before You
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Jojo Moyes · Romance
Louisa Clark is twenty-six, cheerfully aimless, and loses her job at the local café on the same day.
A kindred romance read.
Read the summary → - Conversations with Friends
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Sally Rooney · Literary fiction
Conversations with Friends is told by Frances, a twenty-one-year-old Dublin student who performs spoken-word poetry with her best friend and ex-girlfriend Bobbi.
A kindred romance read.
Read the summary → - The Love Hypothesis
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Ali Hazelwood · Romance
Olive Smith is a third-year biology PhD student who impulsively kisses a stranger to convince her friend that she's moved on from her ex.
A kindred romance read.
Read the summary → - It Happened One Summer
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Tessa Bailey · Romance
Piper Bellinger is LA royalty — or at least she was until a very public, very filmed party incident lands her in her stepfather's office facing consequences.
Both dig into enemies to lovers.
Read the summary → - The Spanish Love Deception
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Elena Armas · Romance
Catalina Martin needs a date for her sister's wedding in Spain, and she needs one fast.
Both dig into enemies to lovers.
Read the summary → - The Unhoneymooners
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Christina Lauren · Romance
Olive Torres has always been the unlucky twin.
Both dig into enemies to lovers.
Read the summary → - Happy Place
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Emily Henry · Romance
Harriet and Wyn were the couple everyone else wanted to be.
A kindred romance read.
Read the summary → - Hook, Line, and Sinker
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Tessa Bailey · Romance
Hannah Bellinger has always been the dependable one — her sister Piper's anchor, the practical twin who keeps things running.
A kindred romance read.
Read the summary → - One Day in December
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Josie Silver · Romance
Laurie spots a man through the window of a London bus in December and feels an immediate, overwhelming certainty that she knows him — that he is, in some uncomplicated way, meant for her.
A kindred romance read.
Read the summary → - Part of Your World
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Abby Jimenez · Romance
Part of Your World opens with Dr.
A kindred romance read.
Read the summary → - The Bride Test
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Helen Hoang · Romance
The Bride Test is the second novel in Helen Hoang's Kiss Quotient series.
A kindred romance read.
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Books like The Hating Game: quick answers
What are the best books like The Hating Game?
The best books like The Hating Game by Sally Thorne are Normal People by Sally Rooney, Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Hating Game, such as enemies to lovers, workplace tension, vulnerability and defenses.
What should I read after The Hating Game?
A natural next read after The Hating Game is Normal People by Sally Rooney. A kindred romance read. Other strong choices are Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood.
What books are similar to The Hating Game by Sally Thorne?
The Hating Game centers on enemies to lovers, workplace tension, vulnerability and defenses. Books with a similar feel include Normal People by Sally Rooney, Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey, The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
