

Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been bitter rivals for all of high school, clashing on test scores, student council elections, and even gym class pull-up contests. The Hating Game meets Booksmart by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgettable romantic comedy about two rival overachievers whose relationship completely transforms over the course of twenty-four hours. Add a dash of a sweet romance and it’s a good book.“Brilliant, hilarious, and oh-so-romantic.” - BuzzFeed This is fast paced, coming of age, taking those steps into adulthood kind of YA read. I enjoyed the audio version and had no issues with the narrator. And mixed in with a really neat scavenger hunt idea this was a hard book to put down. There’s a lot of great discussions throughout on multiple important topics. I think some of the drama was a bit dragged out and I could have done with a little less of that in the end. They are a classic high school rivals to lovers and the forced proximity of the last day of school helped them realize all of those connections. That’s short, ya know? But I looooved the way this was developed and how it all unfolded. I honestly didn’t know what to think about a book that takes place in roughly 36-48 hours. Tomorrow … maybe she’s already fallen for him. And, perhaps, this boy she claims to despise might actually be the boy of her dreams. But after learning a group of seniors is out to get them, she and Neil reluctantly decide to team up until they’re the last players left-and then they’ll destroy each other.Īs Rowan spends more time with Neil, she realizes he’s much more than the awkward linguistics nerd she’s sparred with for the past four years. When Neil is named valedictorian, Rowan has only one chance at victory: Howl, a senior class game that takes them all over Seattle, a farewell tour of the city she loves. While Rowan, who secretly wants to write romance novels, is anxious about the future, she’d love to beat her infuriating nemesis one last time. The Hating Game meets Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgettable romantic comedy about two rival overachievers whose relationship completely transforms over the course of twenty-four hours.
