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The Hating Game [Paperback]

Talli Roland (Author)
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Book Description

March 2011
When man-eater Mattie Johns agrees to star on a dating game show to save her ailing recruitment business, she's confident she'll sail through to the end without letting down the perma-guard she has perfected from years of her love 'em and leave 'em dating strategy. After all, what can go wrong with dating a few losers and hanging out long enough to pick up a juicy GBP200,000 prize? Plenty, Mattie discovers, when it's revealed that the contestants are four of her very unhappy exes. Can Mattie confront her past to get the prize money she so desperately needs, or will her exes finally wreak their long-awaited revenge? And what about the ambitious TV producer whose career depends on stopping her from making it to the end?


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About the Author

Talli Roland has three loves in her life: rom coms, coffee and chocolate. Born and raised in Canada, Talli now lives in London, where she savours the great cultural life (coffee and chocolate). Despite training as a journalist, Talli soon found she preferred making up her own stories -- complete with happy endings. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Prospera Publishing (March 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1907504036
  • ISBN-13: 978-1907504037
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,091,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Talli Roland writes fun, romantic fiction. Born and raised in Canada, Talli now lives in London, where she savours the great cultural life (coffee and wine).

Despite training as a journalist, Talli soon found she preferred making up her own stories--complete with happy endings. Talli's debut novel The Hating Game was short-listed for Best Romantic Read at the UK's Festival of Romance, while her second, Watching Willow Watts, was selected as an Amazon Customer Favourite. Her novels have also been chosen as top books of the year by industry review websites and have been bestsellers in Britain and the United States. Build A Man is her latest release.

To learn more about Talli, go to www.talliroland.com or follow Talli on Twitter: @talliroland. Talli blogs at talliroland.blogspot.com.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Clever Premise! December 1, 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
The first line hooked me:

"`IF I GET PNEUMONIA, HE'S GOING to pay,' Mattie Johns muttered as she gripped the chains of the dunk- tank swing and looked down into the murky water."

The first scene already had me laughing so I was hooked. The story unfolds seamlessly. When I began the book, it was a busy time for me but I made time to read. I finished it in four days.

At first I found Mattie unlikeable. But even in the beginning, I could detect her vulnerability within her uncompromising exterior. This is a woman who wants to be in control, so it's interesting to see how she grows as her life becomes more and more out of her control.

Every character has depth in this story, which is a feat because there are quite a few important characters. Too many books have a friend who is little more than a sidekick, only existing to provide humor. I liked the best friend and learned much about the main character through her. The ex/love interest isn't too domineering or too wimpy. I found myself rooting for him early on, even when Mattie seemed to have good reasons to stay away.

The premise is clever. Reality TV with all the behind the scenes backstabbing exists in spades. I had a hard time putting the book down, wondering what would happen next. No predictability here.

This book is appealing to read and would make a great film. I could see the movie version clearly - probably because much of the time the reality television show is filming. And if this becomes a movie, I will definitely see it.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Top 5 reasons anyone would enjoy The Hating Game:

5. It's original. So many rom-com/chick lit books are all the same. I've never seen anything like The Hating Game, and yet it still has the fun, feel-good factor you want from a rom-com.
4. No stereotyped characters, no women that are too stupid to live, no men with throbbing, well, anything. The main character is anything but loveable in the beginning, and yet I connected with her. I really enjoyed the journey she went on in the book. This book is fun, wacky, and sometimes sweet, but it also has depth.
3. A hilarious look behind the scenes of a reality TV show. If you've ever watched a show like Four Weddings or The Bachelor and felt smugly superior, then this book will make you laugh out loud.
2. It's just a hella good read.
1. Every time someone buys a copy of The Hating Game, a TV producer chokes on a sausage. (Okay, that's only going to be funny if you've read the book-So go read it!)
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Sweet and entertaining November 25, 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
Talli Roland's "The Hating Game" is all you could expect from a good romantic comedy: fun, light, sweet and highly entertaining. Her story-telling is great (kudos for the stats on the beginning of each chapter, which are hilarious), her characters are lovable and her wit and quick pace turn this book into a real page-turner. It's a must-read for anyone who loves authors like Sophie Kinsella, Helen Fielding and Marian Keyes.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Wonderful tongue in cheek take on reality shows
One of the first books on my new Kindle and a funny entertaining read. As a huge fan of reality shows this tongue in cheek made me laugh out loud. Read more
Published 7 days ago by KindleNewb
rude, crude, and unattractive
A whole story written about no characters you can care about. This was a disappointing story of a desperate girl who just gets more desperate.
Published 7 days ago by Reynolds
Terrible Plot, Terribly Written
DO NOT waste your time or money on this book. Not only was it poorly written, but the plot and story were so unbelievable that I wish I could have the 2-3 hours that it took to... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Hils
The Hating Game by Talli Roland
Mattie Johns runs a recruitment agency, but things are not going too well for her. When she broke up from her ex Kyle Cook, he had taken almost half her clients when he had set up... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Nikki Bywater
This book was AWFUL.
What a waste of money. I could have cared less if the main character wound up happy or not. Mattie is a miserable person. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. PAGE
Wonderfully original!
Wonderfully original storyline, Talli kept me reading when i should have been doing other things. It was a a couple months ago that i read this book but i can still remember the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by TuiNZ
Didn't like
This was a book with a boring plot and characters with no depth. I really wanted to enjoy this book, but sadly i didn't. The main character wasn't in any way likable... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jess
A wonderful new writer, I'll be looking for more.
The Hating Game is a fun read that cleverly underlines our obsession with money and fame, and the destructive nature of both. Read more
Published 6 months ago by LibraryLady
One not to be missed!
Mattie Johns is one of the feistiest characters I've met in a chick lit book for a long time. She's quite abrupt at first until you realise, as the layering builds up, that this is... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mel Sherratt
I hate this book
It is beyond me how people rated this book so high. It is one of the stupidest, silliest, unimaginative books I've ever read. Read more
Published 6 months ago by S. Shamma
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