Dating You / Hating You
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4.0 • 46 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
A sexy, compulsively readable romantic comedy that dives headlong into the thrill and doubt of modern love by exploring what two high-powered agents will—and won’t—do to get everything they ever wanted, from the New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners and Love and Other Words.
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 get to enjoy Christina Lauren’s heartfelt, hilarious story of romance in the modern world.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Witty banter, behind-the-scenes peeks into a glamorous industry, and two attractive, sparring leads make Dating You, Hating You a fun and sexy read. Evie and Carter are rival celebrity talent agents who shamelessly exploit the rules of hard play. But even as they sneak around trying to trip up each other, their strong chemistry proves hard to resist. Christina Lauren has written another smart contemporary romance, avoiding romantic clichés with two genuinely diabolical leads waging sometimes hilarious office warfare.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The first standalone contemporary from Lauren (the Wild Seasons series) is an entertaining but uneven workplace romance in which the well-realized relentless atmosphere of Hollywood talent agencies provides the backdrop for a relationship that's in trouble almost as soon as it begins. Evie Abbey and Carter Aaron, both agents at different firms, hit it off after meeting at a friend's costume party and are eager to act on their robust chemistry. When their agencies unexpectedly merge and Evie and Carter find themselves in direct competition, their fling takes a detour into mischief and antagonism until they realize they have a common enemy. Their childish antics are sometimes amusing, but at other times their attempts at sabotage have exasperating consequences, and Carter's occasional obliviousness to the sexism Evie has fought throughout her career is particularly off-putting. On the other hand, Evie and Carter function well together when they're focused on the same objective, whether that's a night of fulfilling sex or an agency retreat, and their lively group of friends sweetens the deal.
Customer Reviews
Boring and slow
This book was boring and slow. I had high hopes after the first few chapters- the story line seemed interesting and the dialogue was funny, the romance was warm- but it quickly dropped off and dragged.
The story itself wasn’t so much the slow part- I think it was the writing. I think the text was so weighed down with descriptions,characters and information. There were so many minor characters I didn’t even try to keep track.
The romance started off right but quickly goes off the rails. Evie and Carter are not a healthy relationship. I could not see them being long term successful or just getting over the issues so fast. It seemed unrealistic and cliché.
I will say I felt the sexism and misogyny was acutely written. I think the author did a lot of research into the industry and that came through. However, I also felt like Evie was way too lenient for Carters behaviour (#redflag)
Overall, I did not enjoy this one and won’t be reading it again.